Suppose that you are organizing an event (for instance a science cafe) and you want to let distant people attend at it and participate using a chat. For a simple arrangement, you just need a computer with internet connection and the platform. We assume that you already have a web site for your organization, otherwise you can simply use google sites ( sites.google.com). We shall present here the case for google sites. In any case you need to have a google account ( accounts.google.com).
We want to obtain something like this: my first hangout
Steps to be followed:
Step 1.
Register yourself on the platform http://scicafe2-0.european-observatory-for-crowdsourcing.eu/
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Step 2.
Go to personal activities
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Step 3.
Add new activity
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Step 4.
Insert a title and a description for your activity
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Step 5.
Open the activity and add an hangout
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Step 6.
Start the Google hangout (you need to be logged in google)
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Step 7.
This will start a google hangout "on air" (i.e., public)
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Step 8.
You may need to give some authorizations
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Step 9.
And finally you have an hangout. This is not yet streamed publicly.
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Step 10.
You can also add other people clicking on the "people" icon
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Step 11.
Since it is public, it is visible on youtube. To retrieve this link, click on the lower left
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Step 12.
Here is the youtube view. Clearly, it simply says that the streaming will soon begin.
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Step 13.
In the meanwhile, the hangout will appear in the platform. You can "detach" it clicking on this link...
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Step 14.
and you need to copy the web address
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Step 15
At this point, you may go to your google web page, end edit it. Click on "Insert"
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Step 16.
And then on "more gadgets"
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Step 17.
Choose "iframe"
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Step 18.
And paste the address. You may also choose "100%" for the width.
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Step 19.
You can now save the page. You do not see the hangout, because the page is using the "https" protocol
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Step 20
You have to change the address using that seen by visitors (better if you keep the two pages open). See my first hangout is the page.
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Step 21.
Done. You can now start the hangout (from the hangout window).
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Step 22.
And people can comment using the chat (see "using the chat").
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