Google+ In Education
Last week Google re-entered the social media field with the launch of Google+. Initial reactions have been positive, a good sign for Google which has struggled to find it’s place in social media.
What does Google+ mean for educators? For students? For schools? This is one of the topics that the EdReach team will be exploring this week.
This week we will be featuring a series of posts related to Google+, from a basic overview for those who haven’t had a chance to explore yet, to more in-depth discussions of the features of Google+. Here’s what you can expect:
- Tuesday: An Intro to Google+
- Wednesday: Circle Me Up: Exploring “circles”
- Thursday: Let’s Hangout: connecting through “hangouts”
- Friday: Light the fire: learning through “sparks”
- Saturday: Going Mobile with Google+
- Sunday: Where can we go from here?
It’s important to note that Google+ isn’t even a week old. We are still experimenting and exploring. Additionally, as with most Google products released in Beta, features and services are likely to change, evolve, and improve in the coming months.
If you haven’t been able to explore Google+, now you can: access is now available to anyone. Click here to sign up. Check back with the EdReach Crew and we’ll keep you up to speed on what is happening and how Google+ will impact teachers, students, and school.
6:02 pm
Hmm–it’s not available to anyone just yet. The link above just lets one put in an email address in hopes of getting an invite.
12:09 am
Unfortunately, Google+ invites are closed again…Really would like to try it…
9:41 pm
Google+ seems to be a natural to use with the students in my photography and graphic design courses at the high school where I teach – but that’s impossible because of the age restriction Google has adopted for Google+ What a shame – I can see hundreds of ways this could be a valuable class resource.
9:41 pm
Google+ seems to be a natural to use with the students in my photography and graphic design courses at the high school where I teach – but that’s impossible because of the age restriction Google has adopted for Google+ What a shame – I can see hundreds of ways this could be a valuable class resource.