July 16, 2017
Google Hangout
Google Hangout was a great way to collaborate with others remotely
and in real time. You must have a camera and microphone on your computer
but if you have a Google account, you simply click the Google Hangout button,
enter the email address of the person you want to "hangout" with and
start. You "answer" the call button as it lights up on your
screen and a pop up screen will display the live video of the person you
called. You can have a live chat and work on projects, or visit! My
new pal Amy and I worked on a project together and were able to upload files
from Google Drive, edit that document together and reference several other
files all at the same time. For a novice, this was super easy and I'll
definitely be using this often for PLO for myself, in the classroom for author
studies, connecting with other classrooms, buddy reading, etc.
Rubric
for Google Hangout
Not
Effective (1)
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Partially
Effective (2)
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Effective
(3)
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Very Effective (4)
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Easy to
use for a novice
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Could
not use had to change tools.
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Could
use, but with limited ability. It was complicated or ineffective.
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Used
it with efficiency and effectiveness
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Used
it with efficiency and effectiveness with no glitches.
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Accessible
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Cannot
be accessed by desktops, laptops, or mobile devices or too expensive.
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Can
be accessed by limited devices, moderate expense, requires large download.
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Can
be accessed by multiple devices including computers and mobile devices,
little to no expense, web based platform
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Can
be accessed by all devices, is available for free in web based platform with
no large file or app downloads.
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Information
sharing
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Could
not share information.
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Sharing
of information was difficult and ineffective at times.
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Information
was shared in an effective manner.
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Information
was shared efficiently and effectively with ease.
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Communication/Collaboration
Tools
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Did
not allow for good flow of communication of ideas
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Flow
of communication was interrupted and/ or it was difficult to collaborate.
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Flow
of communication was good and was able to keep collaboration going by sharing
work samples with few interruptions.
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Flow
of communication was excellent. Collaboration was easy with the sharing of
work samples was smooth with no interruptions
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Support/Help
Option
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There
was no help menu found.
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Help
menu was found, but had limited options and was not effective in resolving
any issues.
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Help
menu was easy to find and understand.
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Help menu was easy to
find and understand. Had a lot of information that was easy to sort through
and solve problems with efficiency and effectiveness
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Archived/Searchable
Topics
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Did
not archive Searchable topics
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Date
and time stamp only
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Does
archive text and transcript
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Archives
video, audio and text automatically
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Fast Communication and Notices of New Data Input
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No
notice of new data input
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Notifies
user but does not do so immediately.
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Immediate
notice with access on device with email updates 24/7
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Notifications
in real time but they are also customizable: user can turn notifications on
or off in his/her setting.
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Participant Engagement
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Did
not hold participant engagement
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Held
participant engagement for a short time and/or short intervals
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Held
engagement long enough to complete required tasks
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Held
participant engagement long enough to complete required task and participants
expressed the desire to use the tool again
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