1. By Heather, Cindy, Lisa and Allison

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRi 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

3.  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

4. 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

5.  Utilized by both faculty and students in universities  Currently being used at the administrative level in K-12 schools

6.  Writing Assignments  Research Projects  Wikis  Published Podcasts  YouTube and TeacherTube  Google Docs  Dropbox  Classroom Websites  Shutterfly and Snapfish

7.  When will the full potential of cloud computing be met?  Will it remain free or low cost?  Will there be grants or funding available?