1. Use The Cloud To Be An Awesome Dad

• Juston Western

Director of Delivery at ChaiONE

Imminent Father of Twin Daughters

@JustonWestern || juston.org

2. The Cloud Means What? 3. How To Leverage The Cloud

Document

Communicate

Learn

Automate

4. Document

Evernote

• Digital Bucket

• Organized or Unorganized, Just Search

• If Its Information, Put It Here

Dad remembers everything! 5. Document

Flickr

• Albums for Everything

• Mature Platform

• Syndicate To Grandmas TV

Dad can show grandpa all my birthday party pictures! 6. Document

Blogger

• Long Form + Short Form

• My Early History

• Leveraging Labels

Dad wrote a story about my dance recital! 7. Document

Capture For Posterity

Make It Searchable

8. Communicate

Twitter

• Force Brevity, Accelerate Frequency

• Micro Journal Roots

• Ambient Awareness

Dad can tell me what I was doing on my first 4 thof July! 9. Communicate

Gmail

• Dear Sophie Inspiration

• Encourage Elders Writing Letters to the Kids

• Implied Privacy

Dad wrote me about my first time visiting New Orleans! 10. Communicate

Facebook

• Encourage & Expect Feedback

• Leverage Multimedia Features

• Groups Are Our Friends

Dad got to show my aunt in Atlanta a video of my zoo trip! 11. Communicate

Share with Disperse Friends & Family

Real Time + Digital Bread Crumbs

12. Learn

Boxcar

• Deliver Relevant Notifications To Me

• First Mover Advantage

• Important Updates, Regardless of Context

Dad was able to buy us Disney on Ice tickets before they sold out! 13. Learn

YouTube

• Re-Remember Events Precisely

• Best How To Guide Ever

• Encyclopedia for Video

Dad showed me how koalas climb trees! 14. Learn

Dropcam

• Webcam Meets TiVo

• Baby Monitor of Post PC Era

• Stay Aware While Away

Dad was able to see my first steps, even at work! 15. Learn

Know The World, Know Your Home

Take Advantage of Push & Pull

16. Automate

If This Then That (aka ifttt)

• Like an Excel Macro for the Internet

• Auto Trigger Web App Activities Easily

• Twitter -> Facebook -> Flickr -> Evernote

Dad is spending less time looking at his iPhone & more at me! 17. Automate

Dropbox

• Have All Your Files, Everywhere

• Data Loss? Never!

• Integration with Your Hardware & Software

Dad has all my photos, even though his iPhone fell in the fish bowl! 18. Automate

Grocery IQ

• Collaborate to Ensure Nutrition

• Prevent the Whats in the Pantry? Scenario

• Best List is the One Thats With You

Dad remembered to pick up popsicles on his way home! 19. Automate

Multi-Device Reality

Tweet Once, Talk Everywhere

20. Final Thoughts

Self-Curate

Focus On The Kids, Not The Tools

Ensure Tech Literacy While Having Fun

@JustonWestern Thanks For Listening!