LibGuides: Digital Learning Guide: Synchronous Learning

Using Google Hangouts

Introductory Trainings

Learn the basic features of Meet on these sites:

Hangouts Meet Cheat Sheet
Get a quick overview of how to start and manage Hangouts Meet in this document.
Hangouts Meet improvements for remote learning as of March 19, 2020
Some improvements:
— Only meeting creators and calendar owners can mute or remove other participants in a meeting
— Meeting participants will not be able to re-join nicknamed meetings once the final participant has left
Google Hangouts Meet: Getting started, joining calls, settings, troubleshooting & more
This helpful guide walks you through all of the special tools that can help make using Google Hangouts Meet more effective
Welcome to your First Day with Google Hangout Meet
These trainings from Google provide tutorials on how to access various features in Meet.

Training on Specific Functions

Learn about specific tools of Meet on these sites:

Pin, mute, or remove Hangouts Meet participants
Select a participant from the filmstrip to mute, pin, or remove the person.
Present during a video meeting
You can present your entire screen or a specific window in a meeting to share documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and more.
Record a video meeting
If recording is enabled by a G Suite administrator, you can record video meetings for other people to watch later. You can record if you’re the meeting organizer or in the same organization as that person.
Use captions in a video meeting
Automatically turn on English captions during your video meet.

There are several extensions that make Google Hangouts Meet more effective for use in distance learning. Learn more from this blog post:

Zoom vs. Google Meet: New google extensions change the game.
"Many schools are google schools. For that reason, I would go with google meet. Zoom is "nicer" in many ways, but requires a download to run correctly for students. If possible, I want to keep downloads and extra steps to a minimum."
Google Meet Grid View
Shows everyone in a Google Meet in a grid view
Nod - Reactions for Google Meet
Nod along with quick reactions for muted team members. Only viewable by moderators of Meets.
Tactiq for Meeting Transcription in Google Meet
Capture the important conversations without losing focus from writing notes with Tactiq Chrome Extension for Google Meet. Also helpful for differentiation with students.

Virtual Crew and Circle Ideas
This tool kit is designed to provide support for teams that are hoping to facilitate virtual check ins and/or circles with various stakeholder groups.

Ms Ayanna Gallant created this document to clarify expectations for Middle School students on Google Hangout.