Google+

Though one could easily dismiss Google+ as just another social media networking site, Google+ offers many more educational uses than sites such as Facebook or Myspace do. Instructors could assign work and due dates on Google+ which would then in turn, show up on the feeds of their students' Google+ accounts. Also, the "circles" feature helps teachers and students organize their groups to avoid confusion. For example, a teacher could add circles for each of their classes. As a result, instructors could assign different rubrics and projects according to the class they belong to. The same could apply to students, as they could divide their classmates according to what classes they share and most importantly, the students could make circles for group assignments. Google+ could also act as a public forum as they could post their questions regarding an assignment or project and it would then show up on the teachers feed. Much like this class and its use of Blogger, teachers could also use Google+ to remind students of due dates, requirements and the criteria that they want met. While Google+ is most definitely a social networking site, it also acts as a classroom surrogate outside of school hours.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teaching-with-google-plus-terry-heick