Thursday, November 17, 2011

Journal 6: Google+


Brogan, C. (2011, September 30). Educators-google plus is for you [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.chrisbrogan.com/gpluseducators/
Parr, B. (2011, July 28). Google : The complete guide [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://mashable.com/2011/07/16/google-plus-guide/


In this blog post, “Google+ The Complete Guide,”Ben Parr explains how Google+ is the next best social media network. He has designed and included a complete guide to navigating this fresh new place to hangout and network. He admits that it’s not the easiest thing to learn, so he has tried to help by providing resources for new users. It was appropriately named Google+ because it is still Google, but more. 

In the blog post “Educators- Google Plus in for You,” by Chris Brogan, he discusses how educators should use Google+ in their classrooms. He lists making class circles for a community of learners to share cyberspace, and teachers sharing lesson plans to limited users as the points for educators to join. I love the idea of PLN’s now that I am benefitting from one, so I can imagine how I could make Google+ work for me. 

Q1. If Google+ is such a great tool to use, then why hasn’t Jeff walked us through the process when he knows it’s a bit more challenging?

I believe that he has set us up to make our own wise choices when it comes to creating the remainder of our PLNs, and we should be able to take our previously learned knowledge about how these Internet tools and services work, and hopefully apply them here without fail.

Q2. Where can I go for tutorials to make it all make sense if I’m an auditory learner?

Click here to see how Google+ can surpass even Facebook


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