Presentation defines Google Hangouts and discusses benefits of using Hangouts in the Community College.

1. What are Google Hangouts?
Google
provides free
video
conferencing
called a
“hangout.” Up
to 10 people
can join the
hangout.
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2. How Can Hangouts be used in
the Community College?
If you do not
want to use
video, you can
use the multichat feature,
also referred
to as a
Hangout.
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3. Benefits to Hangouts in the
Community College
As you know,
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many community
college students
have jobs and
families. They do
not have a lot of
extra time to be
hanging around
campus to work
on group projects.
Google Hangouts
provides an
inexpensive means
for students to
work together on
group projects.

4. What will the Student Need?
Students need a
Google account,
which is free. They
also need a
computer with a
webcam. Webcams
can be purchased
very inexpensively.
We sell them in our
bookstore for around
$17.
Many students use
their smart phones.
You can download
the free app to your
iPhone or Android.

5. Faculty Can Hold Office Hours
Community College
students no longer
come to the faculty
member’s office as
they once did. Create a
Hangout visible only to
your students. Keep
the window opened for
a specific length of
time. Students can
drop in and out during
this time.
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Up to 10 students can
join your Hangout at a
time.

6. Work with Students on Campus or
Those at a Distance
You might consider
opening a Hangout to
help support foreign
language development.
The extra hours of faceto-face practice will pay
off.
Online Speech classes
can also benefit from
Hangouts.
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7. Help Students Connect
Students in
online classes
can feel
isolated.
Students
sometimes
feel like they
miss out on
classroom
discussions.
Hangouts can
simulate a
classroom
discussion.
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Microsoft.

8. Save Travel Time
Division meetings
can be conducted
over Hangouts
saving valuable
office time and
travel money. Some
committee meetings
work well over a
Google Hangout.
Interviews could
also be conducted
via hangouts.

9. Difference between Facetime
or Skype
One of the
major
differences for
our students is
that the Google
Hangout is
connected to
the students’
Google email
account. They
do have to
download a
PlugIn the first
time they use
it, but it is very
easy to do.

10. How to Plan a
Hangout
A Few Tips
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Designate
Determine
Introduce
Encourage
Arrive
Mute
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11. Upload Your Hangout to
YouTube
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Broadcast Your
Hangout
1. Invite circles or
individual people
to joint your
Hangout on Air.
2. A live player of
your broadcast
will be posted on
your Google+
Home Page and
on your YouTube
channel.
3. Keep in mind this
will be a public
video.
4. You can edit the
video after you
are finished.

12. For More Google Hangout Info
check out
http://carolhbates.com/tag/start-agoogle-hangout/