Google+
http://tinyurl.com/WilsonGPlus
Google+ is a collection of communication and connection tools from Google. In a school setting the tools in Google+ can be used for many valuable educational purposes, including professional development, book talks, meetings, sharing resources, committees, recording instructional material, distance learning opportunities, blended learning and online learning classes, and more.
Profile
Learn more about your Google profile - Your Google+ profile helps you control how you appear within Google+ and all across Google.
Google+ Badge - embed it on any website.
Posts
Google+: Reading and responding
Mentioning others in your post:
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Post Activity Information:
Google+ Ripples creates an interactive graphic of the public shares of any public post or URL on Google+ to show you how it has rippled through the network and help you discover new and interesting people to follow.
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View Post Activity
Hashtags:
Circles
Getting Strategic with Google+ Circles
Communities
Google+ Communities: A place for whatever you're into
Student Tech Team
Leadership Team
Action Committees
List of Education Related Google+ Communities
Hangouts
Google+: Explore the world, right from the classroom
Examples:
Extreme Weather with WGAL - 5th Graders
A Physics PLC: Collaboration at a Distance
Connected Classrooms with Google
Connected Classrooms Community on Google+
Hangouts on Air:
Resources:
Google Hangouts Guide for Teachers
32 Tips For Using Google+ Hangouts In The Classroom
How to Put a Lower Third on Google Hangouts (Advanced) - similar to a subtitle below a live newscast
Helpouts:
Photos
Keep your photos safely backed up online, where they’re accessible from any device. Photos are automatically enhanced to look better than ever, and it’s easy to find highlights from your collection to share.
Auto Awesomeness photos & movies
Google+ Auto Awesomeness Examples
Combine
Eraser
Handy Google Auto Awesome features help you customize your photos on the fly.
Hangout & Events pictures will auto create an album, "Party Mode", shared album that all can add
Events
Plan your next get-together with Events, then relive the memories with everyone’s photos in one place.
Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. - A Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee
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Pages
Google+ Account Settings - the backend that no one looks at, but everyone should.
Learn more about account settings and security
Help
**Google+ for Schools - by Eric Curts
Share and discover all across Google - Google+
Google+ Help - An official Google community for your Google+ questions
What is Google Plus? A Complete User Guide. (Videos and Blog)
Oftentimes we forget about the help programs provide. Check out the "Tour" link at the bottom of the sidebar.
Classroom Ideas
10 ways to use Google Plus in the classroom
50 Things To Do On Google+ Right Now
11 Steps to create a Google+ Community for your Classroom
Teaching with Google+ from Edutopia
How you can use Google Plus with your students
Using Google Plus in the Classroom
12 Reasons Google+ Isn't As Bad As You Think
Google gets better with a Google+ profile - Share and discover in the Google products you use every day.