Web/Video Conferencing Lab

Google Hangout Web Conference

On Friday, yes Friday, November 16, Kyle, Brian and I met for the third time to discuss our Group Leadership Project. After a couple virtual meeting attempt failures, we were finally successful!

As stated in a previous blog, we attempted to meet using Vyew but had some sound and audio difficulties and we could not record. Our next option was Jing but later learned we could only record five minutes. Then we attempted to use Camtasia but found there was a $99 dollar fee. So in the end we reverted to Google Hangout+. Even though neither of us were very familiar with Google Hangout+ (some of us had only done it once before or seen it done), we quickly caught on and the meeting went smoothly. There were no awkward moments. We

Web conference

spoke a few times prior so I think we all were comfortable during our meeting. I could not see my group partners but that was not a problem. Our meeting was still productive. I think we will continue to use Google Hangout+ for meetings. We know how to use it and upload the video and then download the video or send the video and post the video, etc...
   Someone did mention how convenient this tool is and how it can be used in the classroom for parent-teacher conferences, or with colleagues. I could see myself using it in Spanish class; possibly conversing with native Spanish-speakers somehow.