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Cloud Computing: Impact,Curriculum and Best Practices
Carol Yacht, MAAuthor, McGraw-Hill
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Agenda
1. How is the Internet used in your classroom? (slides 3-4)
2. What is cloud computing? (slides 5-10)
3. Accounting in the cloud with QuickBooks Online. (Demo and slides 11-18)
4. Does hands-on practice make perfect? (slide 19)
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How is the Internet used in your classroom?
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• Is your school using a cloud system? (Hint: Online Learning Centers that support textbooks, McGraw-Hill Connect, WileyPlus, learning management systems)
• Does cloudware make life easier for students and teachers? (Hint: QuickBooks Online Audit Log – accountability – all log ins/log outs and work tracked.)o Cloudware refers to software that is built, installed,
delivered and accessed entirely from a remote Web server, also called the “cloud.”
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Audit Log
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1. Student adds teacher as Company Administrator.
2. Teacher can see work completed by student including log ins and log outs.
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What is cloud computing?
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What is cloud computing?
What?• The shift from traditional
software models, (desktop software CDs), to the Internet.
• Cell phones, computers, tablets, I-devices.
Why?• Subscription model – pay
for what is used.• Cloud apps cost less.• Open a browser, log in, and
start using.• Information in real time.
What/why Cloud [Internet] Computing?
I = InternetFeb. 4, 2014: Satya Nadella, head of Microsoft’s cloud computing business, named CEO.
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Cloud computing defined
The cloud defined• Software is accessible via
the Web.• Applications are run from a
shared data center rather than the on-site networks. Examples:– Intuit server with QuickBooks
online– Third-party “host” provider
• Users log on and use.
Who uses the cloud?• Online everything: shopping,
banking, account services (utilities, credit cards, etc.)
• Accounting, Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning
• Amazon, Google, Bing, Yahoo, Wikipedia, etc.
• Social networking• Email• Online backup• Online teaching
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Why move to the cloud?
• Managed backups • No additional costs for service
packs, upgrades, hot fixes and enhancement releases
• Predictable IT Costs• Everybody’s doing it!
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Steven Fry Explains Cloud Computing
http://www.openculture.com/2013/11/stephen-fry-explains-cloud-computing-in-a-short-animated-video.html
Desktop software or cloud • With the increasing popularity of web apps, businesses are turning to online solutions
for their business needs because it allows quick and easy access no matter where you are. The days of being tied down to the office to complete work are over as cloud computing and online platforms become a reality in daily business life.
• While once computing largely occurred in one office, the scattered workforce has created demand for mobile computing. The ability to access records easily in remote locations with little or no advanced setup.
• Software as a service, or SaaS*, is one of the leading uses of cloud computing. Rather than installing software on local desktops, software applications are accessed via a Web browser.
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*Subscription model
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QB Online vs. QB desktop
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QBO QBD
http://http-download.intuit.com/http.intuit/CMO/qboa/pdf/QBOA_comp_chart_2013.pdf
Accounting in the Cloud
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Browser Windows Mac OS XGoogle Chrome (Intuit recommends)
Any Any
Mozilla Firefox Version 7 or later Version 4 or laterSafari 4 N/A Version 4.1.1 or laterSafari 5 Version 5.0.1 or later Version 5.0.1 or laterInternet Explorer Version 9 later N/A
http://accountants.intuit.com/accounting/quickbooks/online-accountant/
Small business advantages• Data access as needed:
anywhere/anytime with secure connections
• Fees are usually monthly subscriptions• Cost is less than desktop software• Track time and expenses online• Track customers• View entire financial picture of
company from anywhere• Audit Log: every keystroke/transaction
is tracked• Internet log-ins instead of on-site IT.
SaaS Apps or download• QuickBooks Online• NetSuite• Microsoft Dynamics• SAP• Oracle• Peachtree • Simply Accounting
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Cloud-based accounting
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QBO demo and handouthttp://tinyurl.com/smpl-qbo
Use the fictional company which is the sample company.
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Where’s the General Journal?
• Click > Show More >
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Problem Solving
Relational Training
Repetition and Practice Knowledge
Comprehension
Analysis
Synthesis
EvaluationBloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives
Does hands-on practice make perfect?
