Gmail as a Real-time

Communication Channel

Tonya Oaks Smith

Shari Erwin, Aaron Rester, and Tonya Oaks Smith

How do you search?

Google does more than search

Shari Erwin, Aaron Rester, and Tonya Oaks Smith

How do you email?

Photo: @onthelevel

Shari Erwin, Aaron Rester, and Tonya Oaks Smith

What else can Gmail do for us?

What else?•Facilitate collaboration•Store documents•Create platforms•Document contacts

How about real-time

communication?

Shari Erwin, Aaron Rester, and Tonya Oaks Smith

Google Hangouts does that

Shari Erwin, Aaron Rester, and Tonya Oaks Smith

Why use Hangouts?

Shari Erwin, Aaron Rester, and Tonya Oaks Smith

Why use Hangouts?•No added cost•Single application•Ease•Integration

Shari Erwin, Aaron Rester, and Tonya Oaks Smith

Step 1

Go to ualr.eduor my.ualr.edu

Step 2

Log in using your netid

andpassword

Step 3

Choose Mail

Step 4

Chat pane is located in the

bottom left

Step 4.1

If you need to download the Google Hangouts plugin, you

will get a prompt

Step 4.2

You may also need to add contacts if you want to talk to someone outside

the UALR.edu domain.

Step 5

Chose and click on a person’s name.

A chat window will pop up.

Step 6

Choose voice, video, or multiple-person

communication

We’re talking Hangouts today

Step 7

Wait for your

partner to join

the call

Step 8

Talk away

Step 9

Hang up

You can also mute your mike or turn off your camera

Shari Erwin, Aaron Rester, and Tonya Oaks Smith

AssignmentSometime in the next week, hit me up on Gmail chat - Hangouts, voice, text all work

For help?

ualr.edu/itservices/help