Google+ Love on Valentine’s Day
Isn’t that sweet!
Isn’t that sweet!
When I first began to grow my digital PLN, Twitter was my go-to space. It remains the cornerstone of my PLN but, over the years, I’ve expanded to include many more avenues. Google+ conversations, especially those in various Google+ Communities, are an ever-growing element of my learning network.
If you have a Google account but haven’t started using Google+ yet, this blog post by Alice Keeler about a presentation by @davidtedu can help you get started. The Google+ Help website also provides excellent support.
Communities in Google+ provide an area for people with similar interests to discuss various topics. You as a user also has control over how much of those posts appear in your Google+ stream. I follow a large number of Communities because I am an info junkie but I only have a core group of these actually appear in my stream. When I want to get my fix of the others, I visit the pages for those Communities and soak up the eduConversations.
I help moderate a few Google+ Communities:
Here are some other communities of interest you may want to check out. There are many, many more out there that I follow but these can help get you going.
Google and Google Apps Related –
Education and EdTech Related –
Google+ Help regarding finding more communities.
What are some of the Google+ Communities you find most helpful and why? Share in the comments for the post.