Hangouts are a way for users of the new social network Google+ to communicate using video group calling.
I must admit I could not see how Hangouts and Video group calls would integrate and benefit education. But since I realized that of course Hangouts let you watch YouTube videos together and there are a many YouTube videos targeted for educational use.
This would mean that students could watch videos together and help one another along the way. The very nature of Hangouts allow students to drop in when they would like to work together.
Khan Academy is one great producer of video on YouTube they produce videos on topics ranging from history to biology and of coarse mathematics. Khan Academy videos with Hangouts could become a very effective tool for collaborating and studying together.
Hangouts have a limit of ten users at a given time and maybe this creates the most effective collaboration. Khan Academy videos are often not longer than ten minutes and this makes it easier to take in a new topic. This together creates an environment were you are just 10 students in a 10 minute lecture and can discuss and learn at the same time.
I can imagine that are probably many other ways that Google+ Hangouts could be used in education. Please comment below if you have any ideas!
Friday, 8 July 2011
Monday, 4 July 2011
A new social network more appropriate for education.
Google recently announced Google+ which is a new social network. This social network might be more ideal for educational purposes than sites like Facebook and Twitter.
Google+ Social networking technology is something that educators have often found difficult to integrate into there educational setting because of the lack privacy and control over sharing. It is necessary to embrace a Social medium in the education and provide a social learning environment for those who learn socialy.
Google plus addresses the privacy issues of Social media for education. Google plus has a system of helping you sort groups of contacts and relationships in to circles. Within these so-called circles you can share content with the appropriate group of people.
You can soon see more details on our new Collaboration and Communication page
See also: https://plus.google.com/
Google+ Social networking technology is something that educators have often found difficult to integrate into there educational setting because of the lack privacy and control over sharing. It is necessary to embrace a Social medium in the education and provide a social learning environment for those who learn socialy.
Google plus addresses the privacy issues of Social media for education. Google plus has a system of helping you sort groups of contacts and relationships in to circles. Within these so-called circles you can share content with the appropriate group of people.
You can soon see more details on our new Collaboration and Communication page
See also: https://plus.google.com/
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