Google+
• Session Objectives:
– By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Identify the basic features of Google+
• Implement Google+ Hangouts in your course(s) to improve
communication and build rapport with student
• Create learning materials that aid in student understanding
of course content
• Develop an atmosphere that promotes collaboration between
students
Google+ Hangout Basics
• Google+ Hangouts are face-to-face virtual meetings (think
Skype) that allow for up to 10 people to be in one
meeting session at a time.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN38vHZjWXw
– Additionally, participants can share their screens with
others and also collectively work on shared documents.
• To participate in a Hangout one must first establish a
Gmail (Google Email) account.
Teacher - Student
• Online office hours
– Individual students and/or groups can meet with
faculty members to ask questions, voice concerns, give
feedback, etc.
• Valuable prior to exams – I’m guessing students might ask a
question or two then???
• Can provide immediate feedback and avoid confusion that
email can cause at times.
– Can screen share lecture recordings, PowerPoint presentations,
student notes, etc.
Teacher - Student
• Conduct a “Weekly Hangout” session with students
– Review of the past week’s materials
– Highlight/emphasize most important parts of lessons
– Have students post/send/tweet questions and answer
them in a Hangout
• If more than 10 students would like to view the Hangout,
the video from the session can be saved, made into a link,
and posted and/or tweeted out to students
Teacher - Student
• Live question and answer sessions with students
• Special interest groups in class – present more indepth information on a specific topic
Student - Student
• Students can work on a shared document as a
group
– Take home quiz/test, case study, problem set
– Professors can join these Hangouts – can jump from
group to group at random
– Students can also work independently from the
professor
• For grading purposes, students can score each other or save
the Hangout video for the professor to review.
Student - Student
• Students can complete group work during class
time in breakout rooms. Instead of having to
travel to each room, the professor can then jump
into a Hangout with each group
– Thus, the professor can check in with each group
without having to go to each room.
– Students can also screen share what they’re working
on to show their progress
Teacher - Teacher
• Meet with offsite personnel from your office
• Need to meet with individuals from Stillwater, the
hospital, and OSU-CHS?
• Easily share a presentation or work on a common
document during these meetings
• Have a meeting contributor that doesn’t have a
webcam or computer access? No problem –
Google+ Hangouts can incorporate phone
users…for free.
Starting a Hangout
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Establish a Google account
Add people to your “circles”
Click “Hangouts”
Click “Start a Hangout”
If necessary, install the plug-in
Join the Hangout, then invite others to join!
Once they accept the invitation, you will be able to video chat
with them.
Example Hangout
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla
yer_embedded&v=9nbnqZTKXDI
• Questions??
Join us for our next faculty
development session!!!
Workshop: Utilizing Social Media as a Teaching
Tool
Tuesday, July 15, 2 pm, E202