Thursday, February 17, 2011
Computing in the Clouds By Doug Johnson
Cloud computing Originated from the cloud metaphor that represents the Internet on network diagrams. It relies on applications and file storage that is on a network (local, district intranet, or Internet). For instance Web-based applications that perform a wide array of productivity tasks are FREE! A school district can lower its computing costs by using these applications. Instead of saving work to the hard drive students can use these apps to save their work as well. There for a student doesn't have to have a computer with all the applications on it because the Apps are on the Internet. The student doesn't have to use a flash drive or transport to anything else because it is web based. The long term effect would be that the students and schools save money because the BIG COMPUTERS are not necessary. IE: Power Point, Photo Shop, Illustrator, or any of the other programs that have to be bought. Everything is on the Internet and this will save the school districts and students money.
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I for one am in full support of using a lot of these free resources on the web. Last week we were given the opportunity to create presentations using web 2.0. I thought it was awesome that we did not need to purchase software to put these together. I can see that this would be extremely useful especially if you assign projects to students. This allows everyone to have equal access,as well as many of the sites allowed for you to share presentations with others.
ReplyDeleteFree applications are great for students and teachers alike. It was interesting in class that Stacey had mentioned than many of her parents have banned using any Microsoft products and I didnt understand it was because they cost money. Any computer that I have ever used has had Microsoft programs on them and I just assumed that they came with the computer and were free. Being able to explore free options are always more appealing and the ability to store all work on the web is another bonus!
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