Google WaveA Social Media Collaborative Communication Tool

Susan Conrad

Meet Google Wave Email vs. Wave Demonstration Gadgets and Bots Limitations of Google Wave Potential Benefits of Google Wave to DAU Recap Questions

Presentation Overview

Meet Google Wave

•Hosted Online Communication Tool

•Collaborative Communication

• Real Time

•Beta Software

•Open Source

•Meet Dr. Wave

In the Beginning there was Email• Developed in 1940s

• Multiple Copies

• Static messages

• Attachments

• Lack of integration

Communication with the Wave

• A Hosted conversation

• Blips

• Playback to capture history

• Real Time

Element The Email Way

The Wave Way

People Sender or recipient Participant

Messages Copies Single, hosted conversation

Rich Content Attachments, links, HTML Inline gadgets

Quoting/Commenting Manual Forum-like

threading

Privacy CC, BCC Inline, private threads

Email vs Wave

Google Wave Welcome to Wave 101

◦ Welcome email◦ Start a Wave◦ Reply to a Wave◦ Editing a Wave◦ Playback◦ Attachments◦ Spellchecker

Spell Checker

Organizing Events Meeting Notes Group Reports and Writing Reports Photo Sharing Brainstorming

When to use Google Wave

What is a Gadget:◦ Small application inserted inside any wave to

extend the default functionality of the wave

Examples:◦ Yes/No/Maybe◦ GoogleMap◦ Games

Wave Gadgets

Gadgets – Yes/No/Maybe

Gadgets – Google Map

Collaborative Games

What is a Bot?◦ Participant look-alike that is programmed to

automatically perform some function within a wave

Examples:◦ Polly the Pollster◦ Bloggey◦ Twave◦ Cleantxt

Wave Bots

Robots – Polly the Pollster

Polly - Real Time Survey Results

Add Twitter to Your Wave

Bloggey: Add Wave to a Blog

Rosy Instantly Translates

Make a wave read-only

Ctrl+Z (Undo) changes as you're editing a wave

Diff revisions that aren't sequential in playback Set your status to invisible or away (if you're online you've got the green

dot whether you like it or not)

Merge waves or blips

Organize your contacts into groups

Delete waves or remove participants from waves

Preventing someone in the wave from making a private conversation public

What’s Missing in Wave - BETA

◦ Increase learner’s participation in class◦ Build knowledge waves ◦ Easy to implement technically◦ Easy to teach to users ◦ Open Source◦ Low cost◦ Seamless interoperability with other social media◦ Compatible with new learners expectations

Benefits to DAU

Collaborative Tool◦ Email◦ Document Editing◦ Gadgets◦ Bots

Interoperability Open Source Limitations/Beta

Future Google Wave Tools

Recap

Education is the best provision for the journey to the old age

Fortune Gadget

Questions