Thanks, Ari... Yes, I can see how personal/work elements could get intermixed, and potential security issues... Fortunately, I am actually thinking less about document management and more about informal conversations and idea-sharing. I've tried Google Classroom, but it is a bit too one-sided (i.e., instructor/student relationship rather than peer/peer).
I'd love to hear more thoughts! On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 12:13 PM, Ari Davidow <aridavi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hmm. You've probably already run into significant problems keeping personal > and enterprise docs separate in Google Docs. Imagine the joy of discovering > that the grant proposal you need is owned by the staffperson who left > months ago, who also seems to have dropped off the planet; and then subject > your internal collaboration to the same stress. > > In theory, if you are using Google for Non-Profits (hard, given the lack of > support, but I've done it) and are very careful, this could be a neat > toolset--and it is certainly a neat outreach tool. But there are also > issues. > > Still, now I wonder. Who is actually using it for what? How is it working? > I'm hoping to launch some Google Hangout collaborations for a community > network later this month, but those collaborations will be between many > individuals and organizations.... > > ari > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Carissa Dougherty < > cdoughe...@mortonarb.org > > wrote: > > > > Hello, all... > > > > I was wondering if any of you use (or have attempted to use) Google+ as a > > collaboration tool within your institution. If you have, are there any > > barriers that you encountered with the software itself? Any surprises > > (pleasant or otherwise)? How well did your team members adapt to it? > > > > I'll admit that I'm a Facebook rather than Google+ user in my personal > > life, but I've done some research and it seems like Google+ has some > > features that could make it work as an enterprise social > > networking/collaboration tool. Plus, gMail and gDrive are pretty well > > integrated into the digital culture here, so finding something that plays > > nice with those two tools is ideal. > > > > Sometimes I feel like I'm asking for too much from a single tool, and > that > > using a suite of tools might actually get the job done -- but I also want > > participation to be as easy and as seamless as possible! > > > > I welcome any advice! > > > > Best, and happy holidays, > > Carissa > > -- > > Head of Knowledge Management > > > > The Morton Arboretum | 4100 Illinois Route 53 | Lisle, Illinois 60532 > > T *630-725-2136* | *cdoughe...@mortonarb.org < > cdoughe...@mortonarb.org > > >* > > | mortonarb.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum > Computer > > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l@mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mcn-l@mcn.edu/ > > -- Head of Knowledge Management The Morton Arboretum | 4100 Illinois Route 53 | Lisle, Illinois 60532 T *630-725-2136* | *cdoughe...@mortonarb.org <cdoughe...@mortonarb.org>* | mortonarb.org
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