Gmail Tips Part 2

Why send an email when instead you can send a quick message with Google Hangouts.  It's directly connected to you Gmail.  To start a call from Gmail you hover your mouse over a contact, then click list icon (seen below under the blue person icon on the center) .  You can also simply click on the contact from the list of previously contacted people (for Hangouts) on the left side of the screen.
A new window will pop up and you can type a quick message to a colleague.

You can also use Hangout to Video Chat. You can click the video camera icon for a contact. A new window will open showing the view from your camera and asking you if you would like to invite anyone else – you can add up to 25 people in a video call in Hangouts. If you want to go audio-only, click the camera icon at the bottom to disable it; click the microphone icon to mute the line and again to unmute it.


More instructions on Hangout can be found here: Hangouts Help

Class Central

 

Class Central is a free directory of online university courses that helps users find and track MOOCs. Dhawal Shah first founded Class Central in late 2011 as a way to keep track of the online classes from different universities that he wanted to take. I have had it listed in the "On Going" section of my Professional Development list.

What is a MOOC you ask...It is a Massive Online Open Course.

Class Central has some great FREE (and low cost) Courses available this spring and many that are self paced. To view details on their course you need to create and account, which is easy to do with your school Google Credentials.

Education for All: Disability, Diversity and Inclusion From University of Cape Town

What future for education? From University of London International Programs

How To Teach Us From High Tech High

Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms From Relay Graduate School of Education

Learning Mindsets & Skills From High Tech High

Do you know a Blue Ribbon Educator?

 

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