Google+: The Complete Guide Using Google+? Add Mashable to your circles. You'll get the latest about new Google+ features and tips and tricks for using the platform as well as top social media and technology news. Guide updated January 18, 2012 Google+: It's the hot social network on the block. Google+, however, isn't the easiest thing to understand. A recent change new and old Google+ users should take note of is Search Across Your World launched on Jan. 10, 2012. Now Google can pull search results from your Google+ friends and material from other Google+ users whom you don't follow who have related content labeled public. We will continuously update this guide as new initiatives such as the Search Across Your World are started, further integrating Google+ into the Google ecosystem. We decided to dig into every aspect of Google+, from Hangouts to Circles, from Google+ Pages to what's next for Google's social network. So, without further ado, here is Mashable's complete guide to Google+: What Is Google+? Profile Photos
Manual de uso de Google Plus (Google+) El proyecto Google+ (también llamado Google plus o G+) es una nueva red social desarrollada por Google y lanzada al público (mediante invitación) el pasado 28 de junio de 2011. Una de las cosas que más destaca sobre otras redes sociales es la facilidad de gestionar la información a compartir dependiendo de tus grupos de amigos, que en Google+ se denominan círculos. Así pues, cuando publicamos mensajes, fotos o algún tipo de información en Google+, tenemos a nuestra disposición las siguientes opciones: Personas concretas: La información se puede compartir con usuarios individuales o direcciones de email directamente.Tus círculos: La información se comparte sólo con las personas que están dentro de alguno de tus círculos. Al contrario de redes como Facebook (en las que las dos personas deben añadirse mutuamente), Google+ actúa como lo hace Twitter, cada usuario añade a la persona que quiere leer, sin que este tenga que hacer lo mismo. 1. En Home, actualmente, podemos diferenciar 11 zonas: 1.
10 ways to use Google+ in the classroom | The Theatre Professor Circles Obviously you are going to want to create a circle for your class and guide them through making a circle for the class as well. But as cool as that is, it doesn’t stop there. You can also make a circle for announcements and important links and drop any posts in that you know you may use every semester. Photos/Video Because photos and videos are dropped into albums, privacy settings allow you to make albums that only certain circles can see. Google Talk Because google is already part of my “always open” tab club it is much easier to set up a place for students to initiate a quick chat session through google rather than the ANGEL chat client or Skype. Ability to control notification methods Google+ alllows the user to determine just how they will be contacted with new material has been posted, messages sent, photos tagged. Mobile apps Google+ now has a mobile app available for iPhone and for Droid. Group Work By creating smaller circles students can work in groups. Hang outs Michelle
How to Migrate from Facebook to Google+ If you have a lot of time and information invested in Facebook, it’s not easy moving to a new social network. Here are a few tips on moving your information from your Facebook account to your shiny new Google+ account. Moving social networks isn’t the easiest thing to do, but luckily there are a few tools we can use to migrate pictures, videos, and friends. Wall posts and messages don’t make sense to migrate between networks so we are going to leave those out. Export Facebook Information Start by downloading all of your Facebook information. On the settings tab click “learn more” next to “download your information.” Enter your password and click continue; you will be sent an email once your download is ready. Once you receive the email, click the link to download a zip of all of your files. Extract the files and open the index.html file to verify all your information is there. Import Photos Google+ uses Picasa web albums to share pictures. Share Your Photos on Google+ Import Your Videos
Google+ presenta aplicaciones para Hangouts Google cuando se pone, se pone, y no ha tardado mucho en presentar además de lo que ya te hemos contado de la actividad de la cuenta también ha querido aportar novedades a su joya de la corona, a las quedadas (hangouts) de Google. Ha decidido que no es suficiente con todo lo que ya se puede hacer y ha añadido aplicaciones para los Hangouts. Si, has leído bien, aplicaciones. Por todos es conocido que la aplicación para videoconferencias que se incluye dentro de la red social de Google es de las cosas más populares y muy útiles tanto para pasar el rato como para un aspecto más profesional. Google es consciente de ello y ha querido potenciar su uso aún más con nuevas aplicaciones que la hacen más potente y entretenida si cabe. Así que ahora cuando arranques un hangout (quedada) podrás ver un botón llamado “apps” en la parte superior de tu pantalla. En concreto hay disponibles estas aplicaciones: Como veis hay diversidad, aunque está bastante enfocada para el uso general lúdico.
Managing Google+ Circles : 7 Essential Tips One of Google+’s main advantages is privacy management by way of organizing your friends into different circles. While this makes perfect sense, this idea isn’t as intuitive as you might think because of the years of Facebook and Twitter habits ingrained in us. As it is a new concept, some people feel circles are cumbersome and tedious to manage – but it doesn’t need to be that way. Not at least, if you follow these essential tips: 1. Don’t feel obliged to add someone into a circle Unlike facebook and just like twitter, you don’t have to approve people who want to connect with you on Google+ . So the rule of thumb, if you don’t want to listen to this person’s stream, you probably shouldn’t add them to any circle at all – not even your acquaintance circle. This greatly lessens the burden of managing circles, and dramatically cuts down on the noise you get in your stream. 2. People you know probably come from different groups. A: People I want to share my general status updates 3. 4. 5. 6. 6.
The Google+ Guide For Educators Home » Education, Social Media Written by Grace2 August 2011 Unless you've been living under a rock the last month, undoubtedly you've heard of the new social networking site everyone has been raving about: Google+. All this buzz has generated some great articles (my to-read pile just keeps growing!) Here's my Google+ Guide for Educators: So what do you think about Google+? Share this post with your friends and colleagues: Google Docs Why Google Docs? Google Apps is a tremendous platform for facilitating online collaboration in your classroom, or beyond. It is freely available on the Web and if you are familiar with other word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation programs, you can easily use Google Docs. The chat feature on presentations makes it possible to create a "permeable classroom" by bringing experts into a lesson to interact with students online. Here are some benefits of Google Docs: It is available from anywhere and anytime with an Internet connection. Note: Google Docs in part of Google Apps, a suite of tools that also includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, and Google Sites (for web page creation). Google Docs Tools Google Docs is comprised of five tools that all work together. Documents is an online word processor and multimedia editor. Presentation is an online slideshow tool. Create, fomat, edit, and publish a presentation online. Spreadsheet is an online spreadsheet tool.
Facebook for Education Facebook para Educadores 3 Introdução ao Facebook para Educadores A proliferação de tecnologias digitais, sociais e móveis criou uma culturaem que a juventude participa mais da criação e do compartilhamentode conteúdo, mudando profundamente a maneira como os alunosse comunicam, interagem e aprendem. Transformando a Educação Americana: Aprendizagem Promovida pelaTecnologia , o Ministério da Educação dos Estados Unidos aconselha “aplicar as tecnologias avançadas usadas em nossas vidas pessoal e profissional diariamente a todo o nosso sistema educacional para melhorar a aprendizagem dos alunos” O Facebook na sala de aula Em nossas conversas com professores, muitos disseram que estão buscando maneiras de entender melhor os novos estilos deaprendizagem digital dos alunos. Direto aos fatos: crianças, segurança e rede social Alguns educadores que desejam usar o Facebook e outros aspectos da mídia social enfrentam a resistência de pais e administradoresde escolas. Journal of the American Psychologist
Why Google Plus Hangouts is the Killer App: Docs Google Plus got a bunch of new features today, many of them involving Hangouts, the video chat feature. This is not the only social network with video chat in town, but Hangouts always had some stand-out features. First of all, they can be public, so anyone can see one in their stream and join in, which is a very honest interpretation of the word "social." They also support two-way chat for up to 10 people, which can be chaotic, but often in a fun way. Today's update brought Hangouts to mobile devices, and it added "On Air" mode to allow users to broadcast to the public (once On Air opens to everyone, that is). All these features sound like fun. Making Stuff Together With screensharing and a shared sketchpad, and especially with Docs, Google Plus is now a platform for making stuff together, face-to-face. Plus for the Enterprise? So, does that mean enterprise collaboration suites like Citrix or WebEx are in danger? Would you use Google Plus Hangouts for work?
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