{"id":1485,"date":"2024-08-13T19:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T19:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/?page_id=1485"},"modified":"2026-05-25T03:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:07:19","slug":"google-chat","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/conference-appointments\/google-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"Using KSU Google Chat for Online Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Signing Up for An Appointment<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>During the semester, you\u00a0<em>must<\/em>\u00a0meet with me at least three times: once during each Mandatory Conference Period.<\/li>\n<li>You may also sign up to meet with me additional times, any time during the semester.<\/li>\n<li>Whether this is an optional or mandatory conference, you must sign up for an appointment.<\/li>\n<li>I use WeJoinIn for the sign-up sheets.<\/li>\n<li>These appointment sheets will be posted, one for each week, on the<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/conference-appointments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Conference Appointments<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0page. Directions on how to sign up for an appointment are also on that page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Meeting with Me for Your Appointment<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3611 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-10.36.32-AM-scaled.png\" alt=\"Left side: Flashline for Carol Robinson; picture of head of black basset hound; My Dashboard; right side: events calendar, my lists, canvas icon, directory icon, google drive icon, bell, library icon, email icon, exit icon\" width=\"2560\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-10.36.32-AM-scaled.png 2560w, https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-10.36.32-AM-300x37.png 300w, https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-10.36.32-AM-1024x127.png 1024w, https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-10.36.32-AM-768x96.png 768w, https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-10.36.32-AM-1536x191.png 1536w, https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/mpc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-12-at-10.36.32-AM-2048x255.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Login to your\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/login.kent.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KSU Flashline<\/a><\/strong> account.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the Google Drive icon, located in the upper right corner of your Flashline page: it looks like a triangle, sort of, between the phone icon and the bell icon.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-519\" src=\"http:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/writing\/college-writing-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-18-at-11.55.35-AM.png\" alt=\"question mark inside a circle; settings cog icon; Google Drive square of squares; KSU logo; black basset hound head\" width=\"261\" height=\"55\" \/>Click on the square-of-squares, or square-of-dots (see above).<\/li>\n<li>Select the Google Chat (not Hangouts) icon.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1078\" src=\"https:\/\/cyberspacerobinson.org\/courses\/writing\/college-writing-1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-09-at-12.52.59-AM-150x150.png\" alt=\"chat icon\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Wait for me to begin the text chat.\u00a0 It is likely that I will have to invite you to the first chat.<\/li>\n<li>Note: we do not do video chat in this class!\u00a0 Why? I have several reasons, but the main reason is that I want our text chat to serve as notes for you as you work on your essays.<\/li>\n<li>The text chat is always saved, automatically.\u00a0 If you have trouble finding it, just send me an email, and I\u2019ll help you find it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JgTGgMzR3CU?si=Q8kFFSdNDDOkWy94\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nKSU Google Chat Video Tutorial<br \/>\n<em>The instructions in this video are visual, illustrating the text instructions above.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Signing Up for An Appointment During the semester, you\u00a0must\u00a0meet with me at least three times: once during each Mandatory Conference Period. You may also sign up to meet with me additional times, any time during the semester. 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