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

gracestebanmesteban@ccsf.edu