Google: The Essential Online Tool

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    In my years of using google, it has opened my eyes to see how much google has become part of an essential tool in our everyday lives. I say this because you can do so much with it. Google has their own word document, instead of having to go back to save a file, with google docs; it saves automatically. It has many helpful and useful tools for those who are in school. Google has everything: their own version of power points (google slides), calculators, maps, and google drive which saves all of your documents, etc. Throughout the years google has definitely made progression on what it can be used for. 

Google has become a great way to be able to connect to other people from all over the world within your profession. With google Hangouts, it can help keep you connected to other people in a fast and easy way. A great example of this would be; if you have a hybrid class and you cannot make it to class because you had gotten snowed in well, you can join a google hangout and have a virtual video chat with everyone in your class and  the professor to get the assignments at home, rather than if you were in class. It is simple and easy. As long as you have a computer with a camera and the microphone working, all you need to do is either add google hangouts if you do not have it already and most importantly as Beth Hayden mentions, that in order to be a part of the Hangout, you must be signed into a google account to become a part of the Hangout.

 Moreover, google Hangouts is an essential part of anyone's career. I say this because you can have a virtual chat with those who are within you profession through any device! Like me for instance, I would like to become a Physical Therapist. I can reach out to Physical Therapists about me applying for a job or having a Physical Therapist getting in contact with me for the job! Everything falls back under through networking. Starting a community with those with the same interests can definitely come a long way. To be able to Exploring my Digital Portfolio  helps me to learn how to network for my future in a positive and safely manner. 

Another interesting thing I have learning with google is not only being able to connect with individuals in your profession through Google Hangouts, you can now broadcast videos onto YouTube live! I always wondered how individuals are able to share their screens to others, they make it look so easy. Well, as Don Crowther mentions, that you can add the teaching power of written materials for a more traditional webinar. What is so great about this too, is the fact that you do not even have to spend a penny. It is quick, easy, efficient, and saves you money.  

With the uses of social media locally or internationally it can be helpful to express and expand your thoughts and feelings on particular matters. Sameer Panjwani, explains how Starbucks uses Facebook and Twitter to help communicate with their costumers. What is good about having social networks for companies like Starbucks, is because if someone had a terrible experience, they are going to share that information for others to see. Starbucks utilizes information like this in order to progress and make further changes so those bad experiences are not encountered again. This goes further with other businesses and companies. It is important to have efficient feedback when coming in and out of a Doctors office, or as it is tax season, having a good source on whomever is doing your taxes, etc. With this is an important factor when it comes down to social media. This is because if you create a twitter account, a Facebook account, and other accounts; it is important to establish one username for all accounts, because otherwise people will look to see if they are a different person and if not, why they have a different name. Individuals will begin to question if they are hiding something. When establishing a new network, it is important to keep one name. There are so many different ways to keep in contact with so many different people in so many locations all over the world so it is important to make sure you are not carrying a false name. 

Twitter has become a great experience for me to be able to explore who is out there in my current field of study. As I continue my search in who is in my current field, I am learning who is appropriate to follow and who is not. With continual tweets about healthcare and my future profession, it can help me interact with healthcare professionals and be up to date with any given information needed in health care. With reading a blog about tweeting in healthcare, tweeting within certain periods of the day is beneficial to receive interactions with other professionals. However, it does not only benefit those who are in the health care field it benefits anyone in various fields.