9 Things Every Educator Should Know About Cloud Computing....

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9 What is Cloud Computing?

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8How is it different from

iCloud?iCloud is specific to Apple, their products & devices. iCloud is used to streamline account sharing between Apple devices & to back up media purchases (storage).

7 What are the Advantages?

CostAccessibility & SharingIncreased StorageFlexibilityAutomated IT

Classroom BenefitsAutosave, autosave, autosaveNo more “I can’t find my flashdrive”Work on at any time (home)Easy organization

6 Who is Using it (and

how)?

Who?BusinessEducationUniversities Personal Use

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Categories of Use in Education

CreationInformationStorageSharingCommunication & Collaboration

5 Must Know: Creation

Tools

4Must Know: Information Tools

RSS in Plain English

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Wikipedia

Google Resources for Educators

Lesson PlansVisual Resources (posters)Help boards

3 Must Know: Storage Tools

What is Dropbox?

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2 Must Know: Sharing Tools

Social Bookmarking

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Diigo

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Pinterest

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Collaboration & Communication Tools

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