By Heather, Cindy, Lisa and Allison
4vPO4DYY The “cloud” refers to surplus computing resources that are available from specialized data centers that power the world’s largest websites and web services. - The Horizon Report 2010
Cloud-based Applications – serve a single function Examples: Gmail, Quicken Online Development Platforms – offer infrastructure on which applications are built Examples: Google App Engine, Heroku, Joyent Massive Computing Resources – offer computing resources without a development plan; used for intensive computing and for research tasks Examples: Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud, GoGrid
Inexpensive way of storing and sharing data Fills the technology gap in schools that may have hardware but lack software Collaboration Convenient way to interact with people across the globe
Utilized by both faculty and students in universities Currently being used at the administrative level in K-12 schools
Writing Assignments Research Projects Wikis Published Podcasts YouTube and TeacherTube Google Docs Dropbox Classroom Websites Shutterfly and Snapfish
When will the full potential of cloud computing be met? Will it remain free or low cost? Will there be grants or funding available?