Your teacher may invite you to a Google Hangout for live video conferencing. Check your email and respond to Hangout requests from your teachers. Familiarize yourself with responding to meeting requests in Gmail and Google Calendar.

Joining a Google Hangout from a Calendar Invitation

1. Accept the Google Hangout invitation and it will be added to your calendar sent to you via Gmail or posted in Google Classroom.
2. At the appointed time, go to your Google Calendar and open the invitation. Click the "Join Google Hangouts Meet" link to begin
3. You may be asked to grant Google Hangouts access to your camera and microphone. Read the on-screen prompts and click Allow to grant access.
4. Click Join now once you've granted access to your microphone and camera. Uncover your camera so that others can see you.
5. After you click "Allow" access, you may get this pop-up. Click on "System Preferences" in that window.
6. It should bring you System Preferences. Check the box next to Google Chrome.
7. After you check the box, you may get this prompt. Click "quit now" and then re-open Google Chrome and go back to your meeting. Your camera should now work.

Create a Google Hangout

Go to your calendar and create a meeting as normal.

Click Add rooms, location, or conferencing and select Google Hangout.

Invite your guests and send the invitation.

Here is a quick video (note, there is no audio in this video, just follow the steps):

Record a Google Hangout

While in Hangouts, press the 3 dots in the lower right of the screen and select Record Screen.