Great crowdsourced presentation collaboratively created by educators, practitioners, and researchers. Interesting insights into how social media can impact the classroom. (Take a look at this collaborative Google Doc that lists all the ways the social network site could work with students and teachers.)

1. 16 Interesting Ways*
to (possibly) use
Google+ to Support
Learning
*and tips
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2. #1 - Graduation work in Belgium
In Belgium, students in the 12th Grade need to make a
graduation work. In technical education, where I teach is
this a project.
This year's project: make a new product that doesn't
exist. Make the advertising, promotion movie, website
etc.
Now comes Google +, if I had it, Managing teams, using
with Google docs to make mindmaps and moodboards.
Putting all people that you need for the project in circles.
Share ideas, etc. I think Google+ was a big help for it.

3. #2 - Student Hangouts
Free video chat for small groups can help with differentiated
instruction as well as planning/implementation of group work.
Place all of your students in a "Class Circle," as well as
whatever circles you feel are also appropriate. You could have
one for "Needs Assistance," one for "Advanced Students," and
so on.
This will allow you to start video chats with students who are all
"on the same page," so to speak.
+Aaron Smith | @theartguy

4. #3 - Curriculum Topic Sparks
Once you are up and running with a
curriculum topic the class could
explore a couple of Spark lines to
keep updated.
So you search something to do with
sealife or pyramids and you get a
shareable stream of info.
To make this even better it would be
good to be able to share the whole
Spark with a class added to a
Circle. And also to be able to have
displayed the sources and to be
able to add your own into the Spark
+Tom Barrett
stream.

5. #4 - Digital Footprint & Circles
Circles lends itself to powerful conversations with
learners, students and teachers alike, about the sharing
of ideas and connecting through social networks.
With the granular control of content and the ability to
adjust sharing and commenting within the stream, we
can move past the either/or scare tactics used with
social networking. Instead, we can move towards
leveraging connective technologies for engagement
and learning through thoughtful sharing and connecting.
1. Work through the creation of circles
2. Discuss profile settings and show how to view
what others see
3. Discuss how to leverage circles within the stream
4. Discuss how to adjusting sharing & commenting
of postings
5. Discuss photo tagging and awareness
notifications
More Google+ in Education Thoughts
+Ryan Bretag | @ryanbretag

6. #5 - Mobile Learning & Google+
Google+ integrates seamlessly with Mobile learning
offering the Android app, web app, & soon apps for
iDevices. Given the power of mlearning, this extends
g+ to learning independent of time, space, place, and
device.
1. Near By View offers Learning Commons
opportunities
2. Instant access to stream provides real time
sharing and connecting perfect for studying,
problem-solving, and trouble-shooting
3. There is seamless picture integration for outdoor
learning, labs, and learning walks.
4. With Huddles, there is opportunity for
backchannels, ad hoc meetings and study
sessions, collaboration, and discussions
integrated within the Google Apps ecosystem.
More Google+ in Education Thoughts
+Ryan Bretag | @ryanbretag

7. #6 - Organize Classes with Circles
Google+ (especially if added to Google Apps)
would allow for a teacher to easily create
CIRCLES by class the teacher instructs.
This would allow for an online discussion area
by Circle for the teacher to take class content
outside the classroom.
graphic from: www.jasontheodor.com
Chad Kafka | www.chadkafka.com | @chadkafka
| www.edreach.us |

8. #7 - Student Study Groups
Google+ (especially if added to Google
Apps) would allow students in the
Google App domain to easily create
STUDY GROUPS by circle.
Discussions, book reads, exam studying
and the like could occur grouped together
in a Circle.
Chad Kafka | www.chadkafka.com | @chadkafka
| www.edreach.us |

9. #8 - Student Collaboration
Circles will allow students to create
groups for collaborative projects.
With Hangouts the students will then be
able to meet virtually to work on their
project, share information, and provide
feedback to each other.
+Eric Curts | www.AppsUserGroup.org
@ericcurts | @appsusergroup

10. #9 - Online or blended learning
Instead of only holding class in school,
teachers will be able to teach their
students online (ten at a time) through
Hangouts.
They could teach new material, review
information from class, share videos,
answer questions, and more, all in a
virtual class meeting.
+Eric Curts | www.AppsUserGroup.org
@ericcurts | @appsusergroup

11. #11 - Staff meetings
Hangouts should also serve well for virtual staff
meetings, allowing staff to remain at their
buildings but still attend and participate in the
meeting.
+Eric Curts | www.AppsUserGroup.org
@ericcurts | @appsusergroup

12. #12 - School PR
With Instant Upload it will be one step
easier to share exciting content about
the school with students, parents, and
the community. Media from school
sports events, drama plays, awards
ceremonies, and more can
automatically be uploaded to Google+
and then shared with the appropriate
people or added to the school website.
+Eric Curts | www.AppsUserGroup.org
@ericcurts | @appsusergroup

13. #13 Collaborative "Flat" Workrooms
IF privacy settings function properly, students on our Flat
Classroom project (with kids 13+) and other collaborative teams
could have workrooms where they can share and see who is
online.
Anything promoting better collaboration is going to be useful.
Adding each other on Facebook is not ideal because it forces
students into a friendship that they may not want. Here they
can have a circle and move in and out of it.
+Vicki Davis | http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com
@coolcatteacher | @flatclassroom

14. #14 Writing Prompts
Share an interesting link, photo,
quote, etc (that goes along with the
current unit) with the circle. Have
students write their responses in the
stream. They will have the chance to
read what their peers said and
provide comments.
+ Lisa Butler | http://lgb06.wordpress.
com @SrtaLisa
Creative Commons photo from
Jonathan Boeke

15. #15 Role Plays in History
Create accounts on g+ for historical characters and their
colleagues, friends, family. Put them in different circles and let
each member of the role play share their experiences with this
main character reproducing somehow the story and decisions
this person had to make. Family might advise in a certain way,
which might be different from friends and colleagues, enemies,
etc...
The Historian (a moderating learner, or group) could be added
to check how reliable and faithful to the real History the
conversations are. The Historian could also ask probing
questions and request to interview some of the people in the
circles to form a clearer picture of this character. As extension,
they could write an account of the life of this character...
+Alessio
@asober

16. #16 Circles simulations in Science
Complex systems and phenomena can be broken down in
smaller stages, usually. So, you could create circles for each
organ in the body for example, and within each circle ask the
learners (perhaps in groups) to describe the processes that
regulate that organ.
The whole body could be a specifically created account on g+
to simulate how the whole body works, so when the body is
exercising, for example, the body could call for the heart to
pump blood faster around the body, so it would send a
message to the circle Heart/Circulatory system, etc...
Processes that involve more than one organ can be sent to all
circles and each circle will have to respond according to their
special job, i.e. explaining what they will do to supply the new
need!
+Alessio
@asober

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