Online Learning Update

July 14, 2011

Professors Consider Classroom Uses for Google Plus

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

by Jeff Young, Chronicle of Higher Education Wired Blog

Google Plus, the social-networking platform, is so new that most Internet users are not yet able to see it—an invitation is required while the service is in its test phase. But some professors who have tried it say they already see possible uses for teaching and research if the service catches on. The new Google service, announced last week, is similar in many ways to Facebook. It provides a way to share updates, photos, and recommendations with friends and colleagues. One key difference is that Google Plus makes it easier to share information with isolated subgroups of contacts, rather than sending all updates to every online “friend.”

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/professors-consider-classroom-uses-for-google-plus/32131?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

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