Today was a very exciting opportunity for learning. Kristen Wideen posted on Twitter early in the
day that she was looking for volunteers to hook-up and do a Google Hangout with
her at the edcampSWO (Edcamp South Western Ontario). I responded to her tweet and heard back from her
that I needed to sign-up for Google+. I
went to the app store and downloaded it (free) for my iPhone. I made a few profile additions and viola! It was that easy. She invited me to the hangout-and there we
were-Marcie Martel, Karen Lirenman and me-at Kristen’s presentation…
I am glad I had the opportunity to hang with them for a few
minutes and learn how easy it was to do.
I am now looking for more opportunities to use Google+ Hangouts. Right now, several educators are using them
for Global Read Aloud 2012. They are
taking turns reading aloud chapters of the book Charlotte’s Web.
Thanks Kristen for inviting me to hang! And thanks to the audience who listened to my
silliness! I was so giddy to participate
in this opportunity! I am hoping that it
is not a blocked site at school. Looking
forward to trying it out next week…you are able to invite up to 10 people to
the hangout! This is definitely a great
tool for learning.
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