Become A Google+ Wizard

Presented by: Diana Benner

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About MeDirector of Professional DevelopmentTexas Computer Education Associationdiana.benner@gmail.com @diben

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In the next 50 min...What is Google+?Why should I use Google+?How do I get started with Google+?How can I connect with other educators on Google+?

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What is Google+?Social media networkIncorporates circlesThreaded discussionsOne long newsfeed

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Google+ StatisticsLaunched in June 2011 Over 500+ million usersDaily active users = 350 million+1 button used 5 billion times per day625,000+ new users on Google+ every day

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Why Use Google+?Communicate with other educatorsCreate a blended learning environmentCollaborate with peersConduct meetings without traveling

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As We Follow The Yellow Brick Road...Think aboutHow can you use Google+?

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Getting Started

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Getting StartedAccess Google+Learn the LayoutSet Up your ProfileFind People & Build your Circles Post Content

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Accessing Google+Go to http://plus.google.comEnter your Username and PasswordClick Sign In

Note: You'll automatically be signed in to Google+ if you've already signed in to another Google product in the same browser.

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Learn the Layout

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Google Plus ToolsHome: Your newsfeedCollections: A new way to group your posts by topicCommunities: Groups you can belong to based on interestProfile: View and edit your profile pagePeople: Circles - personalized groups of friends or contacts

Settings: Set your G+ the way you want itSend Feedback: Send Google SuggestionsHelp: Get Google+ help

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Set Up Your ProfileThis is how the world sees you. Click on Profile from the menu and Edit your Profile.

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Find PeopleFind your friends, coworkers, classmates, and contacts here. Click on People from the menu and find people to Follow.

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CirclesCircles allow you to categorize your friends, family, and everyone else.

Why set up circles?Organization: As you connect with more and more people on Google Plus, it is nice to be able to remember how you connected with them.

Ease of Browsing:If you want to find recipes that are being shared, you can easily choose to look at just the updates from your Food Bloggers circle.

Targeted Sharing: You dont want to share vacation photos with your business contacts. Having your personal friends in a circle together makes it easy to ensure you can share your vacation photoswith only those you want to see them.

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Build Your CirclesTo create a Circle, click on Following and click on New Circle.

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Post ContentClick the share icon.Type your post. To share a photo, click the photo icon.To share a link, click the link icon.To share your location, click the location icon.To choose who to share the post with, click the blue text next to your name. You can share with a person, a Collection, a Community, or a circle.Click POST.

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PostsWhen you see a post in your home stream, you can:+1 itComment on itReshare itMuteitReport it

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CommunitiesCommunities are groups that you can join. It is a great way to connect with other that have similar interests.

You can even create your own community.

Communities can have different privacy settings, depending on the group. This is useful if you want to limit the community to your school domain, or to some specific group of people.

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CollectionsWith Collections, you can organize posts around topics, such as Google, iPads, tech apps, etc.

When you create a Collection, you can:Choose who can see and follow your CollectionChoose whetherpeople who follow you will automatically follow that CollectionPost to that Collection

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Google+ Educators

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Ways Teachers & Students Can Use Google+Post Announcements - Create a circle for your class and post class announcementsShare Information - Share important links with your studentsGroup Work - Create circles for students group workFlip Classroom Post a question and have students respond to your post.

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Make It To The Land of OzHow do you plan on using Google+?Tweet @diben

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Get Your GOOGLE On WebinarsUpcoming Webinars:

February 11th Get Creative with Google Drawing

March 3rd Google Search Tips

April 7th Explore with Google Earth, Sky, and Moon

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