Technology allows us to work and study from anywhere, enjoying an experience similar to what one would live in an office or a classroom, even though each person is in a different place. Something that Google knows well, and is looking to further develop its applications and services to get rid of all kinds of barriers. Thus, if your application Google Slideshows with which you create and make slideshows already offered to bring this content to large screens thanks to devices Chromecast and AirPlay, now also allows streaming directly to HangoutsA good option to present reports, studies or any type of data directly to other users in a mass videoconference
To carry out this task, of course, it is necessary to have the application Google Presentations, either on Android or in iPhone, where you have one already created. In addition, the user must have pre-scheduled a conversation via Hangouts in which there was been invited and is set on the calendar. With this, it is now possible to broadcast these presentations over the Internet in front of a multitude of contacts, even if they are not in the same place.
Just go to Google Slides and select the content to broadcast.Thus, after the last update of the application, it is possible to see a icon in the shape of a triangle in the upper right part of the screen. This is the broadcast, and allows you to access a screen where you can share these slides, either through a Chromecast connected or, below, through any of the scheduled videoconferences that are listed. Another option is start a new videoconference from this screen, choosing the members of the same from scratch.
If any of the previously established Hangouts conferences are selected, the user can see a new previous screen informing about thenumber of contacts already participating in it, plus show who they are If the broadcast is accepted , instead of activating the camera of the user's mobile, the slideshow appears on their screen , being able to control its progress in the usual way, as when it is done from the application.
The good thing is that Google has thought of other extra aspects of the presentations. Details such as including a timer that only the user who is transmitting the slides can see, thus being able to control the time of their intervention You can also block your microphone or activate it to explain any of the information out loud. You can even access the notes that you have attached to the different slides so you don't forget any important information.
In short, a really useful tool for explanations, transmitting data, or specifying any detail in front of colleagues or class. All this knowing that Google Slides is a completely free application, available at Google Play and App StoreSame as Hangouts, which can be downloaded from the Google Apps store and from Apple free of charge.
