Museums are beginning to experiment with Google+ Hangouts on Air, a new video chat tool, to build online communities around learning, interaction, and the exploration of museums from all disciplines. It allows museums to engage directly with up to ten "windows" at a time. Hangouts on Air are auto-archived to YouTube and can be shared to Google+, embedded on websites, and shared via other social media. This session will look at experimental uses of Google+ Hangouts by museum educators. The presenters will talk about goals, results, challenges, and the wider implications of using this tool. Where can museums push this technology? How might it help drive relevance for our institutions as we progress in the 21st century? Presenters: Ryan Dodge (@wrdodger), Lisa Mazzola (@lisamazzola), Mike Murawski (@murawski27), and Stephanie Pau (@17reasons).

2. #MCN2013HOA
#MCN2013
Ryan Dodge
Social Media
Coordinator
Stephanie Pau
Associate Educator,
Interpretation & Research
Lisa Mazzola
Assistant Director,
School &Teacher
Programs
Mike Murawski (via Hangout)
Director of Education
& Public Programs
Royal Ontario Museum
@wrdodger
@ROMtoronto
The Museum of Modern Art
@17reasons
@momalearning
The Museum ofModern Art
@LisaMazzola
@momalearning
Portland Art Museum
@murawski27
ArtMuseumTeaching.com

3. Why Experiment
with HOAs?
Case Studies

4. Royal Ontario Museum
Sample HOA Youtube
NOTE: I went to Insert> Video
and embedded a YouTube
URL cued to a specific time
stamp. Plan on showing just a
minute or two

5. ROM Curators in Borneo

6. HOAs with Partners

11. Google+ Hangouts on Air

12. Clip URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5ASamjC8-k&feature=share&t=36m3s

13. What were the
challenges?

14. How can this tool
help museums stay
relevant in the 21st
century?

15. What does
the future
hold?

16. Tips & Tricks
* Promote your HOA event early & often.
* Treat it like a media event/production - because it is one.
* Rehearse & test with all participants beforehand. Then test again day of.
* The Control Room app is your friend.
* Prepare visuals beforehand. Audio & video not ideal for now.
* Designate a social media maven.
* Find ways to integrate off-screen participants.

17. Even More Tips & Tricks