Transcript Welcome to Skype and Google Hangouts

Welcome to
Skype and Google
Hangouts
Skype
Google
Hangout
 Always one-on-one visual
 One-on-one conferences
 Video calls
 Group conferences
 Authors will skype
 Circles – set up your own
groups of people for
different reasons , such
as various study groups,
family, college classes,
colleagues in district and
out of district
 Students can have study
buddies
 Parent conferences
 Career Day
Let’s take a look at Skype !
Did you know Skype was
around during the 1960’s?
Google+ Hangouts is a free video chat service
from Google that enables both one-on-one
chats and group chats with up to ten people at
a time. While somewhat similar to Skype,
FaceTime and Facebook Video Chat, Google
Hangouts focuses more on "face-to-face-toface" group interaction as opposed to one-onone video chats, and utilizes sophisticated
technology to seamlessly switch the focus to
the person currently chatting.
So let’s get started.
First , we will look at setting up a
Skype account .
So let’s get started!
• You need to have a g-mail account set up to have a
Skype
• Go to web link: www.skype.com
• There are some tutorials from the site to explain
what Skype is and how to sign up. Be sure to fill in all
the required fields.(Run execute file)
• This is a free site for” video calls” which provides one
to one connection with no fee.
• You can sign up for “phone call”, but there is a slight
fee for this service. You can also have more than one
person on at a time ,but a fee is attached for this
service.
• If you go to “Skype for Educators” an abundance of
ideas are ready to be looked at and offered for your use.
Instructional suggestions—
1. Use to bring authors into the classroom to discuss
a book or tell what it’s like to be an author.
2. Students use Skype to study for a test, work on a
project together at a distance, or to practice lines for
a play.
3. To talk to other kids living in different areas of the
world, such as Australia
4. Like “Pen Pals” have “Skype Pals”
5. Career Day—specialists can’t leave the office,
but can Skype into your classroom and give you a
tour of their workplace and present a talk from their
office area.
Google Hangouts is another web tool. I see it basically used
among colleagues in the district and those in education
worldwide who would be willing to share ideas and concepts.
Google Plus for Education has some tutorials to help explain
what “Hangouts” are and how to create them.
You can create circles for particular groups of people with whom
you need to keep in contact, such as family, group of teachers,
or classmates.
You can also create your own demos using Google.Plus.
Unlike Skype, you can have up to ten people on at the same
time for no extra cost.
You can share documents, You Tube presentations, and
pictures through the screen share.
Classes can also take place on Google.Plus
There is an age requirement for its users so elementary
students would not benefit from this web tool.
Teachers~yes!
You must have a g-mail account to get started.
Go to www.google.plus through your g-mail. Fill out the
required fields, then go to Start a Hangout.