11 Chrome Extensions Every Smart Teacher Loves To Use. Kick-start your Google+ profile: 10 edu-communities to join. Social media is a great place for educators to connect and share. Google Plus is a powerful discussion and sharing tool, and several communities can get you started quickly. (via coreysmith.ws) Google Plus — Google’s social media network — is a great resource for educators. The resources and dialogue there are great, and it can be set up and running in a snap. I think it doesn’t always get a fair shake, though. Take the “Social Media Explained” by way of bacon example (via the Corey Smith blog). It explains the idea behind several social media sites with bacon (see graphic). Twitter: I’m eating bacon.LinkedIn: I have skills including eating bacon.Instagram: Here’s a vintage photo of my bacon. But when it comes to Google Plus: “I work for Google and eat bacon.” Google has been written off as a failure, but all you have to do is look at the powerful ways educators are using it to see its potential.
It’s a great place for dialogue (instead of 140-character snippets). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Great Add-ons That Are Empowering Google Drive. K12 Guide to going Google. Getting Sand Everywhere. Chromebook Classroom.