{"id":1648,"date":"2014-09-02T08:49:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T12:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=1648"},"modified":"2022-04-13T10:09:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:09:54","slug":"six-google-communities-you-should","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/six-google-communities-you-should\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Google+ Communities you should be part of"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Feed and grow your PLN as an educator<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sixcommunities.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1688\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sixcommunities-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"Six Google+ Communities you should be part of\" width=\"200\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sixcommunities-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/sixcommunities.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Now that you&#8217;ve <a title=\"Getting started with Google+ Communities\" href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/getting-started-with-google-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gotten started\u00a0with Google+ Communities<\/a>, you may be wondering how to make the most of the time you spend there.<\/p>\n<p>How can you find other tech-minded educators to learn from? How can you maximize your connections and find folks who can help with your classroom questions and teach you new things about tech?<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve pulled together six Google+ Communities you should be part of as an educator, and be warned: that 6th one&#8217;s a\u00a0game-changer.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/117488594814613383470\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1693\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPadEd_community-158x300.jpg\" alt=\"Six Google+ Communities you should be part of\" width=\"100\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPadEd_community-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/iPadEd_community.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/117488594814613383470\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1. iPadEd<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>One of the friendliest Communities\u00a0ever, these folks know iPads. A high-density, high-traffic Community with a lot of educators who really stress-test iPads in the classroom.\u00a0This is a great place to bring your questions, no matter how big or small.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/111579840971503913055\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1695\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1to1Chromebooks_community-145x300.jpg\" alt=\"Six Google+ Communities you should be part of\" width=\"100\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1to1Chromebooks_community-145x300.jpg 145w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1to1Chromebooks_community.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/111579840971503913055\">2.\u00a01:1 with Chromebooks<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Does what it says on the tin: all the information you could want about\u00a0using Chromebooks in schools.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/104443895202821212385\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1698\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ios_devices_community-157x300.jpg\" alt=\"Six Google+ Communities you should be part of\" width=\"100\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ios_devices_community-157x300.jpg 157w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/ios_devices_community.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/104443895202821212385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3.\u00a0Using iOS Devices in Education<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>With a broader lens than iPadEd, this Community&#8217;s great for the BYOD crowd.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/101765717279961645751\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1696\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1to1EDU_community-181x300.jpg\" alt=\"Six Google+ Communities you should be part of\" width=\"100\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1to1EDU_community-181x300.jpg 181w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/1to1EDU_community.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/101765717279961645751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4. 1:1 EDU Community<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>A device-agnostic Community that focuses more on pedagogy and management issues around 1:1 programs worldwide.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/117287421642134081596\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1697\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/InnovativeVT_community-150x300.jpg\" alt=\"Six Google+ Communities you should be part of\" width=\"100\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/InnovativeVT_community-150x300.jpg 150w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/InnovativeVT_community.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/communities\/117287421642134081596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5. Innovative VT Education<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Hey, that&#8217;s us! This is our small but mighty spotlight on some of Vermont&#8217;s most innovative classrooms, as well as local community opportunities for educators and competitions and events. Swing by and say hi!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>6. The Google+ Community you create after reading this post<\/h2>\n<p>Google+ Communities are a great place for folks at your school to get together online. You can create a Google+ Community for your faculty team, or a school-wide Community to encourage family involvement, celebrate school spirit in your local community or boost your school&#8217;s social media presence. \u00a0It&#8217;s also a great way to provide one-on-one support for students at a distance or in a flipped classroom setting.<\/p>\n<p>Check out\u00a0how Wamogo Tech\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150101152020\/http:\/\/wmgtechnology.blogspot.com:80\/2013\/05\/using-g-in-our-school-community-working.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has integrated Google+ Communities in their schoo<\/a>l.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What will you do with Google+ Communities?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feed and grow your PLN as an educator Now that you&#8217;ve gotten started\u00a0with Google+ Communities, you may be wondering how to make the most of the time you spend there. How can you find other tech-minded educators to learn from? How can you maximize your connections and find folks who can help with your classroom &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/six-google-communities-you-should\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Six Google+ Communities you should be part of&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[194,197,906,193,192],"class_list":["post-1648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-google","tag-google-communities","tag-grow-your-pln","tag-personal-learning-network","tag-pln"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1648"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31166,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1648\/revisions\/31166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}