What is Google+?
 It's a new fast-growing
      social network
  that's integrated with
       Google Apps.
                   Who's on it?
                Authors & Writers
                   Journalists
                    Musicians
                    Scientists
               VC & Angel Investors
                 Women in Tech
                     others
This is what an account looks like
           (for the Dalai Lama)
Getting started
         Sign up using your school account at
                www.plus.google.com

Set up your profile   Customize your settings
        [1:10]                 [1:08]
Sharing
                 Visibility of content
                        [00:56]

    Share a post & see who it's shared with
                         [00:45]


Organize your photos              Edit photos
        [1:01]                       [1:00]

                 Share photo albums
                         [1:09]


   You can +1 content you like, across the web
                           [00:59]
Circles

Find people you know & put them in a circle,
            for targeted sharing
                    [1:48]


Adjust the volume of circles in your stream
            for receiving posts
                   [00:17]
Communities
                  "A place for whatever you're into"
                                    [1:03]

Communities to √ out                 You can create
                                         your own
        STEM on Google+
         Music Producers
                                    private community
   Film Professionals Network
           Mathematics
                                            and
       Science on G+School
Educational Technology Leadership      invite people
          Animal Lovers
The Global Education Conference &
             Network
              MOOC
    Google Apps for Education
Events

     Create an event with Google+
                 [00:54]



See everyone's event photos in one place
                 [00:51]
Hangouts
     Download the voice and video chat plug-in

                   Start a Hangout
                           [00:58]


What can you DO with Google+ Hangouts?
            [GAFE Hawaii summit presentation]
Connect! Teach! Learn! Perform! Plan! Play games! Resources


    How are teachers and students using
           Google+ Hangouts?
                      [An open survey]
Summary


  Google+: A Quick-Start Guide
                       [12:00 +/-]


--A YouTube Playlist of all links in this presentation


                      Questions?
           email llindsay@seaburyhall.org

Google+ - a quick-start guide

  • 1.
    What is Google+? It's a new fast-growing social network that's integrated with Google Apps. Who's on it? Authors & Writers Journalists Musicians Scientists VC & Angel Investors Women in Tech others
  • 2.
    This is whatan account looks like (for the Dalai Lama)
  • 3.
    Getting started Sign up using your school account at www.plus.google.com Set up your profile Customize your settings [1:10] [1:08]
  • 4.
    Sharing Visibility of content [00:56] Share a post & see who it's shared with [00:45] Organize your photos Edit photos [1:01] [1:00] Share photo albums [1:09] You can +1 content you like, across the web [00:59]
  • 5.
    Circles Find people youknow & put them in a circle, for targeted sharing [1:48] Adjust the volume of circles in your stream for receiving posts [00:17]
  • 6.
    Communities "A place for whatever you're into" [1:03] Communities to √ out You can create your own STEM on Google+ Music Producers private community Film Professionals Network Mathematics and Science on G+School Educational Technology Leadership invite people Animal Lovers The Global Education Conference & Network MOOC Google Apps for Education
  • 7.
    Events Create an event with Google+ [00:54] See everyone's event photos in one place [00:51]
  • 8.
    Hangouts Download the voice and video chat plug-in Start a Hangout [00:58] What can you DO with Google+ Hangouts? [GAFE Hawaii summit presentation] Connect! Teach! Learn! Perform! Plan! Play games! Resources How are teachers and students using Google+ Hangouts? [An open survey]
  • 9.
    Summary Google+:A Quick-Start Guide [12:00 +/-] --A YouTube Playlist of all links in this presentation Questions? email llindsay@seaburyhall.org