Google Groups

Slide 1 : http://groups.google.com/support/ APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 2 : What is a Google Group? What are some of the ways I can use Google Groups? Why create a Google Group? http://groups.google.com/support/ APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 3 : What is a Google Group? http://groups.google.com/support/ APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera A Google Group is a user-owned group created using the Google Groups service. Google Groups not only allow you to manage and archive your mailing list, but also provide a method for true communication and collaboration with group members.

Slide 4 : What are some of the ways I can use Google Groups? http://groups.google.com/support/ APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera Organize meetings, conferences or any event among a private list of group members Collaborate on projects or presentations using customizable wiki pages and file storage sections Find people with similar hobbies, interests or backgrounds Learn more about topics of interest such as sports, health or philosophy Stay in touch with old classmates, coworkers and friends

Slide 5 : Why create a Google group? http://groups.google.com/support/ APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera One of the main advantages of Google Group is the management options available for Google Groups. How can your manage your group? Managing Your Members (see Management tasks Groups settings pages on the right-hand side bar) The original owner is the person who created the group, invited the first members, and chose the group's posting and access settings. Once the owner selects a member to be a manager, both the owner and the manager can approve posts, invite new members, create managers, and change the group's management settings. Only the owner, however, can create a co-owner, transfer ownership to another user, or remove the group. The owner can also make any number of members into managers or owners.

Slide 6 : http://groups.google.com/support/ APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera How can your manage your group? Managing Your Members 2. Adding or inviting members 3. Controlling who can access the sections to your group 4. Creating pages 5. Posting photos and files to your group For more info: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Plk37bRA7to

Slide 7 : Netiquette "net etiquette", is a set of social conventions that facilitate interaction over networks, i.e. the do's and don'ts of online communication. http://www.albion.com/netiquette/ APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 8 : Netiquette Rule 1: Remember the human Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth Rule 5: Make yourself look good online Rule 6: Share expert knowledge Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy Rule 9: Don't abuse your power Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 9 : Netiquette Rule 1: Remember the human Do unto others as you'd have others do unto you. When you're holding a conversation online -- whether it's an email exchange or a response to a discussion group posting -- it's easy to misinterpret your correspondent's meaning. Would you say it to the person's face? When you communicate through cyberspace -- via email or on discussion groups -- your words are written. Any message you send could be saved or forwarded by its recipient. You have no control over where it goes. APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 10 : Netiquette Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of behavior online that you follow in real life Be ethical Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace Netiquette varies from domain to domain Lurk before you leap APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 11 : Netiquette Rule 4: Respect other people's time and bandwidth It's your responsibility to ensure that the time they spend reading your posting isn't wasted. Bandwidth is the information-carrying capacity of the wires and channels that connect everyone in cyberspace. The word "bandwidth" is also sometimes used to refer to the storage capacity of a host system. When you accidentally post the same note to the same group five times, you are wasting both time (of the people who check all five copies of the posting) and bandwidth (by sending repetitive information over the wires and requiring it to be stored somewhere). Rule for discussion groups: To whom should messages be directed? APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 12 : Netiquette Rule 5: Make yourself look good online Take advantage of your anonymity You will, however, be judged by the quality of your writing. For most people who choose to communicate online, this is an advantage; if they didn't enjoy using the written word, they wouldn't be there. So spelling and grammar do count Know what you're talking about and make sense Ask yourself whether you really want to post this note before checking your facts. Bad information propagates like wildfire on the net. APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 13 : Netiquette Rule 6: Share expert knowledge Despite the long lists of no-no's, you do have something to offer. Don't be afraid to share what you know. The Internet itself was founded and grew because scientists wanted to share information. Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control Flaming" is what people do when they express a strongly held opinion without holding back any emotion. Does Netiquette forbid flaming? Not at all. But Netiquette does forbid the perpetuation of flame wars -- series of angry letters, most of them from two or three people directed toward each other, that can dominate the tone and destroy the camaraderie of a discussion group. It's unfair to the other members of the group. And while flame wars can initially be amusing, they get boring very quickly to people who aren't involved in them. They're an unfair monopolization of bandwidth. APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 14 : Netiquette Rule 8: Respect other people's privacy Of course, you'd never dream of going through your colleagues' desk drawers. So naturally you wouldn't read their email either. Rule 9: Don't abuse your power Knowing more than others, or having more power than they do, does not give you the right to take advantage of them. For example, sysadmins should never read private email. Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people's mistakes When someone makes a mistake -- whether it's a spelling error or a spelling flame, a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer -- be kind about it. If you do decide to inform someone of a mistake, point it out politely, and preferably by private email rather than in public. Give people the benefit of the doubt; assume they just don't know any better. APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera

Slide 15 : Netiquette Discussion Group Netiquette http://earlydues.usanethosting.com/ieel/netiquette.htm APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera Keep your questions and comments relevant to the focus of the discussion group Do not post in ALL CAPS. Do not send "Me Too!", "Thank You", etc. messages to the group Do not send SPAM. Read through the day's messages before responding so that twenty people don't end up answering the same question. Do NOT reply to the list if another person posts a comment or question that is off the subject. Do so in private email directly to the original poster. Do not send or forward personal email to a list or another person without permission.  This is a copyright violation and a serious breach of privacy Be sure the subject line reflects the topic.

Slide 16 : Thank you for your patience and understanding!! APIBA e-TL SIG Second online meeting June 27th, 2009 Google groups by Alicia Perera