Potential Use in Higher EducationWinter Working Connections Conference
Collins CollegeFrisco, Texas
January 7-10, 2012
WHAT IS
Codename Emerald Sea
Definition
Real-life sharing,rethought for the
web.
A social network site whose diverse and robust features aimed to rival Facebook.
As of last month (December 28, 2011) Google+ has 62 million users worldwide
Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2398114,00.asp
Currently, there are 21,028,772 Males and only 9,220,575 Females.
Source:http://www.findpeopleonplus.com/
Google+ searchers overwhelmingly skew towards 18-34 year olds.
Source : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/30/facebook-vs-google-plus-searchers_n_941682.html
FOR EDUCATION?
Features
Categorizing the group of people you
know & follow
You can label your circles however
you want.
Various ways of adding people in your circle
A. ContactsB. Adding smart Google+ersC. Adding people who added you
Contacts
Adding smart Google+ers
Adding people who added you
Potential use in education
• Classes/Courses• A – D students • Administrators• Fellow educators
Huddle
Accessible using your smart phone. Free text
service globally. Can only add up to 50 people within
your circles
Potential use in education
• Free bulk text messaging to your students about additional assignments, absence, emergency notices, etc.
What’s hot(new, used to be Sparks)
Trending topics, just like on Twitter. Articles people
“liked”, shared or commented on.
Potential use in education
• Being up to date with latest Current Affairs (Journalism and Broadcasting classes)
• Knowing what’s hot or not in technology, learning tools, mobile apps, etc. (Web 2.0, Mobile programming classes)
Hangouts
This is Google’s video conferencing. You can add
up to 8 people in your circle and start talking to
them using your webcam.
Potential use in education
Good for online tutoring, online office hours and even group discussions. Can
be an alternative to expensive TelePresence & other online
collaboration SWs You have to install Google video plug-in before you can start
using the Hangouts.
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Instant Upload
For uploading photos and videos from your
phone or desktop instantly.
Potential use in education
• Art work critique (Arts)• Photo review
(Photography)• Billboard Ads critique
(Advertising/Business)
Additional Features
Sharing(SEOs)
+1(SEOs)
Games(Needs serious games)
Conclusion
Student collaboration & engagement
= Huddle, Hangout & Games
Hybrid learning = Hangouts
QUESTIONS?
Create an Account
Play
Resources
What does Google+ mean for schools?http://www.appsusergroup.org/articles/what-does-googleplus-mean-for-schools
Google+ tutorialshttp://www.scoop.it/t/google-plus-tutorials
https://plus.google.com/106393478695568433143/posts/iDQzNciG8tn#106393478695568433143/posts/iDQzNciG8tn
Google+101 Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/supernovastudios/google-101-b-8578866
Google+ short videohttp://youtu.be/xwnJ5Bl4kLI
Google+ for Educatorshttp://edudemic.com/2011/08/google-plus-guide/
Put Google+ logo on your Google+ Profile picturehttp://turhan.me/+me/index.php
Thank you for playing