Description

While video-conferencing used to require expensive equipment and expert setup, it now is available on virtually any internet-connected device.  This allows faculty, staff and students to hold face-to-face office hours from home, bring in guest speakers, and connect with colleagues around the world.  Participants will examine how Christopher Newport University's official video-conferencing tools, Blackboard Collaborate and Google Meet can be used to make video calls and communicate with anyone from a distance.  This session will also include the new expanded features of Google Meet.

Assumptions

Before taking this module, participants should be able to:

• Log into CNU Connect using their CNU credentials.

Required Participant Prep Work

None.

Agenda

• Useful Scenarios
• What you need for Meet or Collaborate
• When to use Meet or Collaborate
• Using Meet
  • Chatting
  • Screensharing
  • Captions
  • Whiteboard
• Setting up Meet
• Linking to calendar events
• Starting and Ending a meeting
• Background 
• Meeting Host Controls
• Mid-Call Functions
• Background 
• Using Collaborate:
  • Screen
  • Documents
• Adding to course
• Setting up sessions
• Recording sessions
• Moderation
• Chat
• Sharing

Learning Outcomes

After completing this module, participants will be able to:

• Gather the required items for a Meet or Collaborate meeting
• Determine whether to use Meet or Collaborate for a particular scenario
• Use Google Meet to communicate:
• Access Google Meet
• Select camera/mic
• Dial in to a meeting with a phone
• Invite others to a meeting
• Use the moderation features to control Meet
• Use captioning
• Use Blackboard Collaborate to communicate
• Add a Collaborate room to your course
• Create a Collaborate session
• Join a Collaborate session
• Chat within a Collaborate session
• Share content 
• Moderate the session
• Record the session