teachers get your heads in the cloud

Teachers Get Your Heads in the Cloud

Todd JornsIllinois Community College Board

Cloud Computing

The practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the Internet to store, manage, and process data, ratherthan a local server or a personal computerStoring regularly used computer data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the InternetCloud = Internet

Cloud Technologies

Dropbox

Evernote

Google Docs

Dropboxwww.dropbox.com

Dropbox: What is it?

File Hosting ServiceDocuments, pictures and musicFiles can be shared with other

people/devicesFounded in 2007November, 2012 – 100 million usersFree Version – 2 GB of storage

Examples & Resources

What is Dropbox?Dropbox TourDropbox for TeachersDropbox In The Classroom: 4 Gre

at UsesDropbox: A Superb Classroom To

olDropbox: A Multi-Tool for Educat

ors

Discussion

Personal Uses

Professional Uses

Classroom Uses

Evernote:www.evernote.com

Evernote: What is it?

Suite of software & services designed for note taking and archiving

Text, webpage, photograph, voice memo or handwritten notes

Can have attachments & sorted into folders

Notes can be tagged, edited & searched

Founded in 2008 July 2011 – 11 million users

Examples & Resources

Getting Started with EvernoteEvernote

: A Great Tool for Organizing Teachers & Students

Evernote for EducatorsUsing Evernote10 Tips on how to use Evernote

to its Fullest

Discussion

Personal Uses

Professional Uses

Classroom Uses

Google Docswww.docs.google.com

Google Docs: What is it?

Freeware web-based office suiteWord processor, spreadsheet &

presentationUsers can create & edit

documents onlineDocuments can be shared,

opened, and edited by multiple users simultaneously

Launched in 20061 GB of free space

Examples & Resources

Google Docs in EducationEasy Google Docs TricksThe Best 10 Google Docs Tips Fo

r Teachers As They Go Back To School

Practical Google Docs Tips for Teachers

Discussion

Personal Uses

Professional Uses

Classroom Uses

Contact Infowww.flip4u.org

Todd W. JornsSenior Director for Education TechnologyIllinois Community College Board

217-785-0144todd.jorns@illinois.govhttp://flip4u.org