Book Clubs Around the
World with Google
Hangouts
Joanne Kaminski
Motivating Kids to Read
 Choice
 Need tons of exposure to advertisements about books
Purpose of Book Clubs
 Introduces kids to new books to motivate them to read.
 Introduce kids to authors they might not have known
about.
How to Use Google
Hangouts
 Get a g-mail or google account.
 Two ways to start a hangout
 1. Directly through g-mail.
How to Use Google
Hangouts
 Get a g-mail or google account.
 Two ways to start a hangout
 1. Directly through g-mail.
 2. From Google Plus
Difference between
Google Air and Hangout
Difference between
Google Air and Hangout
 Hangout
 Up to 10 people (classrooms or individual students from
different locations
 Not taped
 Need an invite to attend and watch
 Hangout on Air
 Taped and aired on Youtube
 Can set up privacy features, but the world could have access to it
if you don’t set this up correctly.
 Unlimited people can watch it and be a part of it.
Skype
Differences Between Skype and
Google Hangout
 Google Hangout –
 Up to 10 classes or students at a time.
 Can be used for one on one book talks.
 More people on a call = more background noise.
 Skype
 Need to pay to have more than 1 other person on a call.
 Great for one on one book talks
Setting up Expectations
with Students
 Teach students how to use hangouts as a class.
 Set up expectations as a class using the following format.
After the Visit
 1. Chart favorite books and authors.
 2. Compare different countries and their favorite books
and authors.
 3. Challenge students to read a book that another
student from another country read.
Where to Find Classrooms
 www.education.skype.com
Live Skype Hangout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGM1ukDPlek
Opportunities are
Limitless
 Skype an author
 Skype classrooms
 Skype family members that live all over the world.
 Do a mystery skype.
Stay Connected
www.joannekaminski.com
jbkaminski@gmail.com