Google+ Uses for Educators: Good or Bad?

Easy accessibility to Google+ makes it an option for educators to share important information with their students.  The author of the article 25 Great Google+ Tips for Teachers explains some unusual ways that educators have found to use this new social networking tool. 

Google+ hangouts area can be used to create a virtual classroom.  Mindshift reported, “Google Hangouts allows up to 10 people to video chat with one another.” Students can follow each other to see the research that they are doing for group projects.  Interesting articles can be shared easily between members.  To read more about potential uses, click here.

However, not everyone is a fan of Google+ for educators.  ReadWriteWeb questioned whether Google+ is the tool that educators have been waiting for due to the privacy issues involved.  For more information check out the following related articles: 

 

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