Have you heard the news? Google is ending Google Plus. [ Neowin , Google Plus ]
My communities have been so important to my profession as an educator — to think and work with the best to create an innovative education revolution. Three of my favorite are #clmooc, #etmooc, and the #GEG WA communities. Visit them and see the engagement, the relationships, the real neighborhoods of learning.
I appreciate how Google continuously upgrades its apps and provides GAFE so our students are learning the tools and research they need in the future. However, I learned how to be the teacher of those students through the creative work within those Google Plus communities. I feel a little betrayed; we all joined in and made it work — used the potential, and built our connections into neighborhoods we frequented as needed.
My friend, Terry Elliot, called this move expected, but Unbelievably Crazy. Well, I didn’t expect this, and I am saddened by the news.
Sigh.
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That’s too bad! It’s awful when something you’ve grown accustomed to using is taken away. I know it won’t be the same, but I hope that you find a suitable replacement!
I’m waiting to see what will develop, and hope it’s workable for the communities we’ve created. Thanks for stopping by.
I am still bemoaning the loss of the iGoogle Home Page. Why do they do this?? Argh!
Agree– Why??? Still miss iGoogle and Google Reader— hoping the value of the conversation and collaboration will continue in the new iteration, Streams.
noooooooooooooo! iGoogle and Google Reader and now this. Arrrghhh³
Yes — I still miss both iGoogle and Google Reader. Let’s hope this will be just a transition to better and not a total closure.
At least the streams have been spared… for now. You could probably use streams and circles to reconstitute something resembling a community
Still processing the news, too, and thinking about lost possibilities … and maybe other new possibilities? Hopeful
Yes. Hopeful. It seems there will be “streams” — and that will be our conversations. I’m just hoping as well that the new possibilities allow for the building of communities as we have in our #clmooc and #etmooc !
I hadn’t heard this. I didn’t totally understand Google Plus and don’t use it very well, but I know a lot of people really like it.
Didn’t know this was happening, so obviously I was not a user. Do all the archives just disappear now?
I don’t think the archives disappear. As I’ve read more about it, I think the platform will be two: Streams and Photos, which might be a good thing. I liked Picasa for my photos to upload to my blog or make slideshows to share/embed. That was more difficult in Google Plus. But I’m not sure — the communities are so important and inspiring in my life. We’ll see what happens next. Thanks for asking.