Cloud computing in education

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Cloud Computing in EducationKySTE 2011

Michael WlosinskiKentucky Educational Development Corporation

• What is The Cloud?

• Why The Cloud?

• What Are the Concerns?

• Where Are We Going With It?

• Q & A / Sharing

• “Shameless Plugs”

What is The Cloud?“Cloud Computing offers the ability to access software or

information that can be delivered over the internet, on demand, without the need to

store it locally.”

(video)

Examples of Cloud Resources

Applications• Software• Social Networking • Photo Editing and Image

Albums• Digital Video • Document Creation and

Editing• Gaming• Interactive Topic Sites• Remote PC Access• Course Work• etc, etc, etc…..

Storage• Sky Drive• Live Binders• DropBox• HotFile• EasyShare• Amazon Simple

Storage• Media Fire• DepositFiles• etc, etc, etc…..

Why The Cloud?

#1

Accessibility and Collaboration

Concerns of Using the Cloudor……

“Cloudcerns”

“Cloudcerns”Security, Privacy, and Reliability

– What did the provider do to secure the service?– How reliable is the service?– Does the provider performs back ups and are

they accessible?– Can other people access the information?– Location of where the service is housed.

“Cloudcerns”

Federal Regulations (Education) Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)

Child Online Protection Act (COPA)

Organization-Owned vs. Provider-Owned Sites

Where Are We Going?

Cyber Citizenship

“Providing an environment of expected social, ethical, responsible, and legal

use of the web and web-based resources”

Cyber Citizenship• Education: “What makes a responsible digital

citizen?”• Monitor, Supervise, and Consequences• Parental and Family Involvement• Websites:

• ISTE (web pages, research, and resource books!)

• www.digitalcitizenship.net• www.commensensemedia.org• www.netsmartz.org• www.onguardonline.gov• www.brainpop.org

• Physical Classroom Environment / Guest Speakers• District Web Sites• Student Hand Books

Options in Education

• (open-source course management system)

• Edmodo www.edmodo.com• Organization controlled intranets

via The Cloud• Cloud supplied proxy systems

(ex: www.watchdog.net.nez)

Q & A / Sharing

“Shameless Plugs”michael.wlosinski@kedc.org

KEDC Mini Tech ConferenceJune 21st, Ashland

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