30 Days of Google #8: Get to know Google+ (Includes a webinar recording)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VnEoJxTV6YXU3kBsWig0aFO_3V2-1v3ePkb5M0kqSIppqULes3r4sqS16pjQuyiikrochx1DmJaeSBOfMO136KEiB3vFEbTbnaLeNmv5txxlbHC9XgdYpN-aWoneCdQ3kivvxO_HAQ7x/s1600/google+.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VnEoJxTV6YXU3kBsWig0aFO_3V2-1v3ePkb5M0kqSIppqULes3r4sqS16pjQuyiikrochx1DmJaeSBOfMO136KEiB3vFEbTbnaLeNmv5txxlbHC9XgdYpN-aWoneCdQ3kivvxO_HAQ7x/s200/google+.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 7.68pt; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Social networking is a way of life for most teachers today. It is a marvelous way for us to share and learn about new ideas that can really enhance our teaching. We know about social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for example, all designed to let you share up-to-the second updates, ideas, thoughts, links and media with your colleagues. But have you discovered Google+? This is a social network of note that I have only recently explored. One thing I am discovering about Google is that they usually bring a very creative and different slant, with additional features, to something that others might be doing; and the result is very pleasing.  These are a few features which makes Google different from the other social networking networks.</span></div><div style="direction: ltr; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-top: 7.68pt; text-indent: 0in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">Google </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">has integrated Google+ </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">with its </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">other services (and continues to do so) e.g.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; text-indent: -0.38in;">Search</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; text-indent: -0.38in;">YouTube</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic; text-indent: -0.38in;">Gmail</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;"> and </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">more</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;"> Google</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: -0.38in;">+ is already built into services you use every day.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google+ uses the concept of<i> circles </i>(groups)<i>, </i>and this<i> </i>differentiates it from </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facebook for example as it allows users </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-style: italic;">precise control over who sees what. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google includes the free use of 'hangouts' with Google+ and this feature has incredible positive implications for education. </span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Slideshare presentation</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a Slideshare on Google +. It covers:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-indent: -0.38in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">•</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -0.38in;">What is Google +</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">•Highlights of interesting features<br />•Circles<br />•How to write a post<br />•How to receive a notification<br /><span style="text-indent: -0.38in;">•</span><span style="text-indent: -0.38in;">Benefits to education</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />'Google Hangouts' will receive a post of its own later. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/15264977" style="border-width: 1px 1px 0; border: 1px solid #CCC; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/get-to-know-google-plus" target="_blank" title="Get to know Google plus!">Get to know Google plus!</a> </strong> from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></strong> <br /><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Webinar recording</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This Slideshare was presented as part of a SchoolNet Adobe Connect webinar on Google+. If you would like to know what was said, here is the webinar recording: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p8k2og7qufw/">Get to know Google+</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Further reading</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many very interesting posts have been written on Google+. Here is a list of some of them:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1) <a href="http://mostateteachers.typepad.com/missouri_state_teachers_a/2011/07/google-plus-what-does-it-mean-for-education.html">Google + - what does it mean for education?</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2)</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://mostateteachers.typepad.com/missouri_state_teachers_a/2011/07/google-plus-what-does-it-mean-for-education.html">27 ways to use Google+ to support education</a> (a presentation)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3) <a href="http://edreach.us/2011/07/06/circle-me-up-exploring-circles-in-google/">Circle me up - exploring circles in Google+</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4) <a href="http://40%20google%20plus%20tips%20for%20newbies/">40+ Google tips for newbies</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">5) <a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/googleplus50/">The Google+ 50</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">6) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwnJ5Bl4kLI&feature=youtu.be">The Google plus project - a quick look</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7) <a href="http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=135530">A livebinder of Google+ resources</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">8) <a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/professorsconsider-%20classroom-uses-for-google-plus/32131">Classroom uses for Google+</a></span></div></div></div>

30 Days of Google 30 Days of Google #8: Get to know Google+ (Includes a webinar recording)

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