Google Hangouts!

Google Hangouts is text messaging, audio calls, and video calls all from your FISD Google account! Just open up a tab in your Chrome browser navigate to Hangouts.Google.com or download the extension from the Chrome web store. Check out some cool features of Google Hangouts and get started with the Challenges below!

Did you know?

You can keep Google Hangouts up on your Chrome browser all day and communicate with people on your team, in your department, on campus, and district wide!

Did you know?

There's an app for that! You can get the Hangouts app for your phone and respond on the go on campus. Hangouts is not blocked on Wi-fi either.

Did you know?

You can make quick audio and video calls on Hangouts. You can make these calls from the app on your phone or from a Chromebook.

(Not from your PC as you must have a webcam.)

Did you know?

You can share an image with your hangouts. Press your Print Screen button and Ctrl+V to paste the image in a Hangout text message. (The Snipping Tool can also be handy! Snag the picture, hit the copy button, and Ctrl+V in the text message.)

Challenge #1

  • Log into your FISD Google account.
  • Navigate to hangouts.google.com.
  • Create a new Hangout conversation.
    • ICs - Add your department members to your conversation.
    • Teachers - Add your team members to your conversation.
    • Office or Admin - Add APs, Counselors, or other co-workers to your group.
    • Don't have members to add to your group? Add Katrina and Nancy Jo!

Challenge #2

  • Send a text message to your team, department, or buddies.
  • Take a screen shot of something you want your hangout group to see. Copy and paste that image into your hangout and send it to your group.

Challenge #3

  • From a Chromebook or your phone (Did you download the app?) make a video call or audio call to one of your contacts that is in the room. (The Hangouts invitation has to be accepted so it's easier to do with someone close.)

Hangouts How To

Need a refresher on the content of this session? Watch this screencast video for a quick refresher! Have any additional questions or need to follow up with one of us? Send us a Hangout message!

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