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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.60,0:00:05.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This tutorial is an introduction \Nto Google Plus Communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.61,0:00:09.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to access Google Plus Communities\Nyou need to be a Google Plus user.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.100,0:00:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you are going to first need to\Nactivate your Google Plus account.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.19,0:00:19.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can do that from you inbox,\Nyour gmail inbox, or you can go to
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.16,0:00:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,plus.google.com to get started\Nwith Google Plus.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.64,0:00:26.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Google Plus Communities \Nare shared spaces on line
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.38,0:00:29.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where folks can come together\Nto share ideas, to share resources,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.97,0:00:33.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to collaborate with each other.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.53,0:00:37.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are just a few of the ways\Npeople are using Google Communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.43,0:00:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use Google Communities \Nfor a couple of the courses that I teach.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.00,0:00:45.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its gives us a shared space online\Nwhere we can post comments and ideas,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.23,0:00:47.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,share resources, ask questions. \N
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.94,0:00:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are using it with students,\Nthey need to be over, 13 or older.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.54,0:00:55.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also use it with other\Nprofessionals that you work with.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.44,0:00:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With your colleagues or\Nconnecting with parents,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.28,0:01:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or folks who have similar interests.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.40,0:01:04.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So these are just a few of the \Ncommunities that I am a member of.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.38,0:01:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of these communities \NI moderate
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.68,0:01:10.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means that I sort of \Nset the structure for that community
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.36,0:01:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and some of these I created \Nand some of these I joined
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.44,0:01:16.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that others created that were\Ninteresting to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.49,0:01:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can see that communities \Nrange greatly in the amount of members
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.31,0:01:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they have.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.34,0:01:24.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may be looking for a community\Nthat has a lot of members
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.71,0:01:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a lot of activity happening\Nor you may be looking for
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.44,0:01:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a smaller close nit community\Nwith just a smaller group of people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.80,0:01:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sharing resources for a specific purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.00,0:01:37.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Communities can be private or public.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.86,0:01:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see here there is a community\Nfor a course that I teach
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.68,0:01:42.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is a private community.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.30,0:01:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Only folks who I invite \Ncan be part of that community.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.18,0:01:51.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These other communities are public\Nand open to anyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.18,0:01:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is just a small sampling \Nof communities that are available
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.40,0:01:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Google Plus. There are lots and lots\Nof communities already out there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.00,0:02:01.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see alot of these have quite\Na few members.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.97,0:02:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can browse and find communities\Nthat are already existing
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.68,0:02:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where people are already active\Nand having conversations with each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.60,0:02:13.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sharing great ideas and resources, and\Nyou can join those existing communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.96,0:02:17.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or you can create your own if there is \Na specific purpose that you want
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.97,0:02:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to collaborate with other folks about.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.07,0:02:24.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here are some things that \NGoogle Communities can do for you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.21,0:02:28.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can get answers to your questions\Nand get feedback on your ideas.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.31,0:02:31.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is one of my favorite things about\NGoogle Communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.20,0:02:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I'm pondering a new idea,\Nor just doing some brainstorming,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.06,0:02:37.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or would like some advice,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.30,0:02:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Google Communities is typically the \Nplace I go for that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.99,0:02:43.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I can just post a question.\NI can put it into a specific community
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.70,0:02:45.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what I've done here.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.63,0:02:47.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I created a community for\Nteacher educators.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.99,0:02:50.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can post a question in there\Nand you can see that I got 7 comments
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.96,0:02:53.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were on this one question.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.63,0:02:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People giving me advice and resources\Nand suggestions.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.57,0:03:01.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the purpose of a community, \Nof posting ideas in a community,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.01,0:03:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that people are there in this\Ncommunity space on purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.44,0:03:08.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So membership in a community\Nis mutual.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.00,0:03:10.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People choose to join \Nfor a specific reason.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.47,0:03:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They want to engage in conversations\Nwith other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.47,0:03:16.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They have an interest in whatever\Nthe community is focused on
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.97,0:03:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they are there on purpose.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.50,0:03:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, not every member of a \Ncommunity is an active member
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.94,0:03:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you know is regularly participating\Nbut lots of people are there on purpose
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.66,0:03:28.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they are there because \Nthey want to participate.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.93,0:03:31.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the odds are pretty good \Nthat if you are a member of an active
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.63,0:03:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,community and you post an idea \Nor question
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.88,0:03:37.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are going to get some feedback\Nfrom the community.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.97,0:03:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which I just think is really valuable.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.60,0:03:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also find some great resources,\Nconnect with people who are like-minded,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.88,0:03:49.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if you are a twitter user Google Plus \Ncan have some real advantages to you
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.97,0:03:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in that you can have lengthier \Nconversations than you can through twitter
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.52,0:03:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I'm actually going to go into \NGoogle Communities now
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.13,0:04:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and show you how to navigate.\NShow you how to find communities
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.48,0:04:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how to join them \Nand how to create your own.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.56,0:04:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here is my Google Plus page.\NIf I hover over the home button
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.00,0:04:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in the top left corner,\NI can find my option for communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.00,0:04:17.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now these are communities \Nthat I moderate
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.42,0:04:19.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so these are either communities\NI created,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.99,0:04:24.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or communities that I am a member of\Nbut also a moderator for.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.01,0:04:27.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are communities that other folks\Ncreated but I joined
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.42,0:04:31.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they are about something \Nthat I am interested in.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.43,0:04:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now if I scroll down here to the \Nsection on discover communties
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.24,0:04:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll find other communities\Nthat Google is recommending for me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:38.64,0:04:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on my profile \Nthat I've set up previously,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.68,0:04:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on things that I post about,\Nand based on my existing communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.31,0:04:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these are some recommendations for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.97,0:04:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I may want to just pop into some \Nof these and see what is happening there.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.24,0:04:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You want to pay attention \Nto how many members
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.77,0:04:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how many posts are in there.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.00,0:05:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there are some communities\Nthat have a lot of members
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.06,0:05:03.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but only a tiny bit of posts,\Nso there's a lot of people in here
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.63,0:05:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but not a lot of activity happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.94,0:05:08.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would maybe prefer to be in one\Nthat has a lot of members
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.63,0:05:11.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also has a lot of activity happening.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.81,0:05:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can go into a community\Nand take a look at the kinds of posts
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.04,0:05:17.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are being shared there\Nand see if its something
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.44,0:05:19.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is interesting to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.84,0:05:22.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it is, you can just click on the \Ncommunity, go into the community
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.30,0:05:26.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then you can click this button\Nto join the community.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.29,0:05:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now some communities you can join\Nwithout having to ask,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.36,0:05:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in some communities, \Nthe moderators have turned on a feature
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.44,0:05:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that makes them, gives them permission\Nto mod..., to control who joins.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.71,0:05:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you may see that button say\N"ask to join" or it may just say "join."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.98,0:05:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here is a way you can find some\Ncommunities
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.90,0:05:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you are looking for communities\Nfor something specific.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.19,0:05:53.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can do a search here in the\NGoogle Plus search bar.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.03,0:05:55.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So here at the top of my \NGoogle Plus profile I can search
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.83,0:05:57.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for something here.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.38,0:06:00.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's say you are interested in\Nusing Chrome Books.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.18,0:06:02.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to do a search \Nfor Chrome Book
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.51,0:06:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and its going to search through\Neverything on Google Plus
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.07,0:06:07.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but if I'm just looking for a \Ncommunity,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.70,0:06:11.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to click here on\Ncommunities and its going to find for me
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.08,0:06:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the communities that have\Nanything to do with Chrome Book.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.74,0:06:18.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you can see there are quite a few.\NSo I may want to go into some of these
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.96,0:06:23.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see which ones of these are active. \NThis one looks like its pretty active.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.69,0:06:26.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm going to take a look at that \Ncommunity and see what kinds
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.71,0:06:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of resources and posts \Nare being shared
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.84,0:06:31.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if there is something great\Nhappening in that community
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.100,0:06:35.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you want to be a part of \Nyou can just join the community.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.09,0:06:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this one you don't have to\Nget permission to join.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.44,0:06:40.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can just join.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.01,0:06:43.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then another thing you can do \Nafter you join a community
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.11,0:06:46.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is you can turn notifications on\Nif you would like to be notified
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.74,0:06:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whenever someone makes \Na new post.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.78,0:06:53.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now this is a great thing in most cases\Nbecause you don't have to remember
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.99,0:06:57.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to keep checking the community \Nto see if there has been new activity.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.83,0:07:00.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right here it tells me that I have \Nnotifications "off" but if I turn
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.93,0:07:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,notifications on just by clicking here,\NI can toggle this on and off
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.20,0:07:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now I'll get a little notification \Nup here in my little notification space.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.34,0:07:14.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll get a notification when something\Nnew has been posted here.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.97,0:07:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that way I wouldn't have to come\Nback and check on this every so often.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.68,0:07:23.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to keep notifications off\Nbecause this is a pretty active community
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.15,0:07:26.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I would be getting quite \Na few notification.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.01,0:07:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can see there have been \Nseveral posts just this afternoon.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.11,0:07:31.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want all those notifications
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.53,0:07:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but you may have communities\Nyou do want notifications on,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.90,0:07:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example, this community for a course\NI'm teaching this semester,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.27,0:07:40.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have notification on because I want to \Nknow when one of my students
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.97,0:07:44.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,posts a question or shares a resource\Nor posts an assignment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.100,0:07:47.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or something like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.30,0:07:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's all about \Nfinding communities,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.24,0:07:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and joining communities,\Nand using communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.64,0:07:53.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you wanted to create your \Nown community,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.97,0:07:56.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is where you would go to do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.38,0:07:58.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you click "create community" and \Nyou can choose
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.30,0:08:00.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it is a private community\Nor a public community.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.80,0:08:04.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now a public community will allow\Nanyone in the world to join.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.49,0:08:09.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A private community means that \Nyou can only invite specific folks.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.36,0:08:13.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So lets say we're going to do\Na public community
Dialogue: 0,0:08:13.94,0:08:19.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here is where you can choose\Nwhere you can control people who join.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.78,0:08:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you can either say,\Nno, anybody can join
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.93,0:08:26.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or yes, people can ask you to join, but\Nthen you have to approve their joining.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.45,0:08:29.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I'm just making a fake community\Ncalled, "demo."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.94,0:08:32.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Its going to show you \Nif there's anything similar already
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.81,0:08:35.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you may be starting \Nto create a community and realize
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.70,0:08:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,oh, there is already a community\Nlike that.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.78,0:08:41.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then you would just create your own\Nand that community would be
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.67,0:08:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an actual community. Then you can \Nshare that link with other people
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.94,0:08:48.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and invite specific people \Nto your community.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.57,0:08:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I encourage you now to go \Nbrowse some existing communities
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.94,0:08:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find one to join or find several\Nand create your own and invite
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.66,0:08:59.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people to that community.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.41,0:09:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So go ahead and get Googling.