Get your head in the Clouds
With Cloud Computing
Benton High School * Mrs. Carrie Bengston * cbengston@bentonschools.org * July 2011
Cloud Computing Defined:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides a concise and specific definition:
• Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of
configurable computing resources (e.g., networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can
be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction.[1]
Why Cloud Computing?
• Blended Learning
– Combining a Traditional Classroom with Online Environment Interaction.
Research Driven
• Research Indicates an Increase in Learning (NBEA)
• ISTE (NETS for Teachers)
– 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
– 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
– 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
– 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
– 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
• ISTE (NETS for Students)
– 1. Creativity and Innovation
– 2. Communication and Collaboration
– 3. Research and Information Fluency
– 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
– 5. Digital Citizenship
– 6. Technology Operations and Concepts
• How to Start
– Explore
– Implement
– Modify and Adjust
• Resources To Stay Updated
– Be a Delicious Raider
– Print Media:
• The NBEA Journal &
Business Education Forum
– http://nbea.org/
• Campus Technology
– http://1105-sub.halldata.com/site/ONE000759SYnew/init.do?&PK=WSCML
• The Journal
– http://1105-sub.halldata.com/site/ONE000801TJnew/init.do?&PK=WSTJPE
• Tech & Learning
– http://www.mytnlmag.com/
• Cloud Applications
– Google Docs
• www.docs.google.com/
– Microsoft Live
• www.officelive.com/
– Cloudo
• http://cloudo.com/
– Mac Users . . . iCloud
• Coming Soon
(Initially Free . . . But Not Forever)
– Photo Editing
• http://pixlr.com/
– Screen Casting
• www.screenr.com/
– Online Presentations
• www.prezi.com/
– Online Storage
• http://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/
– http://adesandbox.arkansas.gov/BentonSD/?sms=Invalid%20Username%20or%
20Password
• www.dropbox.com/
• Online Learning Delivery
– Simulate Online Distance Courses
– Utilize a Content Delivery System
• Wikis
– http://pbworks.com/
– http://www.wikispaces.com/
– http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/
• Online Communities
– https://sites.google.com/
– http://moodle.org/
• Putting It Together
– Start Small
• Implement One Component at a Time