ELL, ESL, ELD & SLP Resources Community 

 

Part 1: Getting to the community in Google+ (for the first time) 

1. Sign into your Google account.   

2. Go to: plus.google.com which will bring you to your Google+ homepage. 

3. In the Explore bar (1) at the top, type “ELL, ESL, ELD & SLP Resources” 

4. Under the Communities section (2), find the community and click Join (3).

 

 

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Getting to the community in Google+ (subsequent visits)  

Once you are a member of the community, you can get to the community this way: 

1. From the Google+ homepage, click on Communities (1) > MEMBER (2). 

2. Select the ELL, ESL, ELD & SLP Resources Community(3).

 

The Community Homepage 

The community homepage includes all of the posts that have been made to the 

community. Use the scroll bar on the very far right of your screen to view them. 

 

 

 

On the left side of the page there is a directory for the 

Community: 

 

● The directory contains the categories (topics) of posts  

● Each category has posts that are relevant to the topic 

● Navigate to the different categories by clicking on them 

● When you click a category, only posts from that category 

will show. 

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Part 2: About Posts in the Community 

Here is an example of a post that has been made to the community: 

  

The top of the post tells us: 

● Who made the post (1) 

● Which category the post is in (2) 

● Notes from the person who posted (3) 

 

 

 

 

The body of the post is: 

● A preview of what that person is sharing, 

● A spot you can click on to take you right to the 

document/video/etc that’s being linked. 

 

 

 

 

The bottom of the post gives us information on: 

● Who has clicked “+1’’ to “like” the post (1) 

● Who has commented on the post (2) 

 

You can share any post with others that are not in  

the community by clicking the “Share” button (3). 

 

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Part 3: How to “+1” and Comment on Posts 

To indicate you like a post: 

1. Go to the post. 

2. Click on the “+1” button on the bottom of that post. 

 

To leave a comment on a post: 

1. Click on the Comment button at the bottom of a post. 

2. Write your message in the box that pops up. 

3. When you’re done, click “Post”.   

4. This adds your comment below the post where everyone can see it! 

 

 

Part 4: How to Make Your Own Post  

If you’d like to add something to the community, you can add your own post. 

 

1. Click the “What do you want to share?” box at the top of all the posts. 

2. Write your message in the box that pops up, 

3. When you’re done, you can click “Post”. 

4. Then pick which category you would like to post to. 

 

You can post text, or you can include other items by selecting the following buttons: 

A photo A link A poll Your location 

 

 

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