Earlier in the year, our AP Biology teacher, Mrs. Vertz, attempted to conduct an evening review session using Google Hangout. It was ok, but at times the video lagged which caused some frustrations. As we get closer to the AP Biology test in May, we have decided to incorporate the Google Plus Community as our method for posting pictures, discussion questions, and videos. Today, we used our personal iPhones or Android phones and classroom iPads to join the community and to post comments to questions. The teacher also set up and event, which is scheduled for tonight at 8:30 P.M. Since the community members can respond Yes, No, Maybe, as to whether they will attend the session, Mrs. Vertz now has an indication as to the number of students that will be attending. In addition, the community allows for students to return as much as they would like to look at the posted items. Essentially, this could become her online learning management system.
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Collaboration: Ideally, this community would allow for threaded discussions that would lead to deeper questions and deeper discussion among students and teachers.
