Last night as a part of a class on self-employed teaching, a trio of us tried out the new google hangout. It is easy to sign on, and the sound quality is excellent. The other two were in Chicago and Ontario, Canada, and I in Seattle. They could see each other and me, but I could not see them, why, I'll have to investigate.
It has a chat function and claims to offer the ability to record and post to youtube the sessions. That could be very useful. It allows for desktop sharing and document collaboration, but although we could open each, we say no way to close them except to exit and re-enter.
Google hangout looks promising, and it is in beta, but for now the learning curve is too steep to employ as a classroom medium.
It has a chat function and claims to offer the ability to record and post to youtube the sessions. That could be very useful. It allows for desktop sharing and document collaboration, but although we could open each, we say no way to close them except to exit and re-enter.
Google hangout looks promising, and it is in beta, but for now the learning curve is too steep to employ as a classroom medium.
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