how to get started on google+
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A SlideShare to help new Google+ users or teachers get started. Google+ is like Facebook for people who want to get things DONE. It's my favorite platform for working on serious projects. Every teacher should be using Google+ as a learning and collaboration tool.TRANSCRIPT
Getting started on Google+Step by Step instructions by David Theriault
aka @davidtEDU on Twitter
Google Plus is Facebook for people who want to get things DONE.
You can join THOUSANDS of learning communities with other educational professionals.
You can participate in group video chats that are like Skype but WAY more powerful as a collaboration tool.
You can share and interact with others.
LET’S DO THISStep 1: Click on your +name on the top right of your browser while you are in your Gmail account.
Step 2: You can find other people you already know on the internet, or you can SKIP IT.
Step 3: SKIP THIS and hit Continue.
Step 4: Click “Continue.”
Step 5: DON’T SKIP THIS: Fill in your job, your workplace, and a photo so
people won’t think you are a robot or spy
Step 6: Click “upload an image” or “Snap a photo”
Step 7: Find a photo you like and crop it around your head
Step 8: Fill this information in. You’ll notice it doesn’t ask for a TON of info like Facebook. Great. Letting people know what you do makes it easier for us to see if we should interact online.
The BIGGEST mistake I see people making when they set up Google+ is thinking this is their Google+ url to share with others. This will take people
NO WHERE. Don’t do that please.
Here is your actual url where people can find you on Google+ BUT we aren’t done yet. Keeping your Google+ without any posts or
a background image is like not painting your house or letting your lawn die.
Step 9: Click “Change cover”
Step 10: Find a picture you like and crop it then click “Select cover photo”
Step 11: You need to have at LEAST one post. I’d LOVE it if you had at least three.
Having at least one post tells other people that you are willing to USE Google+ to
interact with others.
Step 12: Find a video, a photo, or a link to a website that you love and share it. I picked www.alicekeeler.
com
You can actually use these arrows to find the best picture from the
site to share.
This looks SO much better than when we first started. Now people know you are a real person, and might want to learn with you.
You can also follow people and organizations so that their posts
will show up in your “Home Stream.”
You can create new “circles” to organize
who you follow.
And that’s just the beginning of what you can do
on Google+. It’s my favorite tool to get
projects DONE and it makes a wonderful community for professional learners. I’ve even used it as an online
community for my classroom.
If you have any questions just shoot me a “share” message on Google+ at: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DavidTheriault/posts/p/pub
or find me on Twitter: @davidtEDU Jump in the Google+ pool. It’s fun. Trust me.