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In preparation, you will need to set up a Google+ account with your UMFSgo account. You will need to login at http://google.com. If you have never logged in before, then your login info is as follows:

Email: [email protected] (ex, [email protected])Password: Umfs123! (You will then be prompted to change your password.)

FIRST, SET UP AN ACCOUNT ON GOOGLE+

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VIDEO TIPS AND TRICKS

Remember, we’re not going for any Oscar worthy feature films here. We just want clear images and crisp audio that will get your message across without getting lost in translation.

For more in-depth tips on how to get the best video from your smartphone camera, check out the ebook produced and written by studio.UMFS, Tales of a Cellphonographer. (http://issuu.com/kerriestellagrinnage/docs/cellphonographer)

✴ Make sure your subject (you, in this case) is well lit. If you

have a single light source, like a lamp, make sure it is in

front of you, rather than behind.

✴ Record in a quiet space. Since you’re not using an

external microphone, all of the sound in the space will be

recorded. So if you don’t want to record the hiss of the air

conditioner, you should just turn it off.

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UPLOADING A VIDEO TO YOUTUBE

The videos should be shot with great thought and care given to HIPAA compliance. If at all possible, don’t shoot the child at all and limit the use of verbal identifiers. This will provide an important layer of security.

To upload your video, select “YouTube” from your list of apps (Click the square icon next to your picture), and from there, please select “Upload”.

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Drag your video onto the screen and change the privacy to “Unlisted”. No one will be able to search for your video and it will not show up in Youtube “Recommended” pages. The only way this video can be accessed is by providing someone with the URL.

Make note of the URL of the published video and send it to the facilitator. You will need it for the meeting.

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Screencap: Youtube Upload Screen

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TIME TO MEET: GOOGLE HANGOUTS

To start a video chat, make sure that you are logged in to Google+ (plus.google.com) or you can go directly to hangouts.google.com.

To initiate a video call, click on the name of the person and then on the video camera icon.

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Screencap: Google+

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The facilitator will initiate the video chat. Once you’re in the video chat, you will see a set of icons along the side of the chat window. Select the red Youtube icon. All attendees need to agree to use the “YouTube App” in Google Hangouts in order to view the video. (See following example.)

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Screencap: Google Hangouts

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When the app has been activated, you will be able to add your video to the playlist. Copy the URL of your uploaded Youtube video and paste it in the “Add to Playlist” field. From there, everyone will be able to view and control the video, playing, pausing and speaking at will.

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Screencap: Youtube App within Hangouts

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NOTE: Videos must be “Unlisted” or “Public” in order to be shared with the group. Private videos cannot be accessed from within Hangouts.

HAVE A GREAT HANGOUT!

Questions? Contact Kerri Grinnage, UMFS IT.

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Screencap: Youtube App within Hangouts