Group video calling
in Google Apps for Education
July 30, 2014
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On July 30th 2014 group video calling became a core service in Google Apps for Education, a suite of tools for school
GMail
Keep everything and find it fast with search
Sites
Make and manage your own sites
Groups
Create and work�in teams easily
Calendar
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instantly
Drive
Collaborate as �you create
Classroom
Send assignments and communicate with ease
Talk/Hangouts
Text chat and group video calling for up to 15 people
New: 15 person video calling now in Google Apps for Edu.
No need to turn on Google+
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10 Ways to Use
Group video calling (“Hangouts”) for Education
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Log on and create a Hangout visible only to your students. Keep the window open from 4–6pm so students can “drop in” alone or in groups.
Hangouts allow up to 15 people to video-conference at no charge.
Hold office hours without anyone having to leave home
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Build links across schools, grades, and campuses.
Have older secondary students lead Hangouts with younger children in the primary school. Give them comfort as they matriculate to the next school or grade. Or have a regular Hangout for storytelling.
Have older students connect with younger ones
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Use a Hangout to get�students home sick or�studying abroad to join the class.
Ms. Nunez, a teacher in Arizona, had to be at home to recover from surgery and Hangouts allowed her to support her students in studying for their big final exam. The video at right tells her story.
Help students home sick or studying abroad to stay in touch
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Many schools use the tool to connect students and teachers with experts locally or around the world. Students can provide Tech Support, or teachers can connect with expert educators and researchers.
Hangouts allow 15 people�anywhere in the world to�video-conference at no charge.
Connect students and teachers with other experts
In central Maine, students called “Tech Sherpas” provide technology support for teachers and to Central Maine Community College. Learn more.
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While in a Hangout you can share YouTube videos. For example, a video of a lecture you want to re-watch and pause for re-teaching.
Hangouts also allow you�to watch and speak over YouTube videos with the other participants.
Review video with students in order to teach difficult concepts
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Start a Hangout for students�in other locations to support foreign language development. The extra hours of face-to-face practice pay off.
In Hangouts the screen adjusts so that the person talking is enlarged at center to support clear exchange.
Work with students at other campuses or sites
Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig used Hangouts to teach a free online course on Artificial Intelligence, reaching tens of thousands.
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Hold a Hangout for your next board meeting to allow members to be face to face. This may help attract people to the board who wouldn't otherwise join.
Hangouts mute the audio�of those who are not the�main speaker to allow for smooth exchange.
The University of Richmond School of Law Board of Directors in Virginia, USA uses Hangouts so a member in California can contribute well.
Engage more people in Board and staff meetings
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Using their Google�Apps accounts from school, classmates or roommates�can access a Hangout to connect face-to-face when they are not in school or on campus.
Hangouts allow you to�video-conference at no charge from anywhere in the world.
Give students a way to work on a project
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Even if you are away from campus you can join important conversations�with colleagues and�students face-to-face.
Google+ mobile applications allow you to join Hangouts from your mobile device.
Attend meetings with colleagues even if you are away
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Expand the cast for Career Day. Give speakers who cannot come to school in person a new channel to reach your students. They can meet in small groups or for one-to-ones.
Hangouts allow up to 15�people to video-conference�at no charge.
Bring speakers to your school virtually
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For IT administrators:
How to enable group video calling
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Group video calling for 15 people is now included with Google Talk.
IT administrators can adjust settings in the Admin console.
Enable/disable Google Talk/Hangouts chat in Advanced settings
When you enable Talk/Hangouts you are not enabling Google+.
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There are 3 ways to start a group video call
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Add a video call name, or click to join one here
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Ready to get started?
To sign up for Google Apps for Education visit google.com/edu/apps
To get help on group video calls visit goo.gl/y9OYJ5
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