Translation

Translation Tip Using Google Meet- from Maggie Seidel

Nancy Forsberg shared a great idea in our EP meeting on Friday about the use of Google Meet for students that need translation support in the classroom.  She suggested that the student start a Google Meet on their chromebook with a round "Puck" speaker plugged in (video can be turned off).  Turn on the closed captions and select their native language under Settings - Captions.  This would then allow the voice of the teacher to be translated on the screen for the student as a possible support for instruction.  

I tried this yesterday and it seemed to work pretty well.  While I am sure it is not perfect, it would potentially offer a scaffold that could be helpful.  

I know there are languages that are not available yet, but as you can see in the image below Google has a few more languages in Beta which is really encouraging that more options are on the way!

How to set up google meets with translation