Students are moving away from their college or university, not physically, but in terms of their online “center.” More and more, they can engage independently in learning conversations using applications of their own choosing, and they can create their own
Use Microsoft Office for Free with Microsoft Web Apps
Google Documents has its problems. Its features are not comprehensive enough for truly serious office work, and it can be a bit slow and finicky when compared to a traditional office program. Microsoft knows this and has released Microsoft Web …
Cloud Computing and the Power to Choose
Feature article describing types of cloud computing services, advantages of cloud computing, discussion of future trends, and examples of cloud computing in action. “Many CIOs do indeed view the cloud as a key strategy for the future,” write the authors, …
Moodle 2: File Import from and Export to Cloud Apps
Take a look on how Moodle will handle sharing files with consumer web apps like Google Docs and Flickr. Here’s some info about importing docs from external repositories:
http://mfeldstein.com/moodle-2-file-import-from-and-export-to-cloud-apps/…
CloudCourse: An Enterprise Application in the Cloud
Google releases a new internal learning platform, CloudCourse under an open source license. CloudCourse allows anyone to create and track learning activities. CloudCourse also offers calendaring, waitlist management and approval features. CloudCourse is fully integrated with Google Calendar.
http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2010/05/cloudcourse-enterprise-applicationin.html…
How Does Cloud Computing Work?
Cloud computing has been changing how most people use the web and how they store their files. It’s the structure that runs sites like Facebook, Amazon and Twitter and the core that allows us to take advantage of services like …
Turn Your Spreadsheets into Word Clouds
One of the lesser known elements of Google Docs is spreadsheet gadgets. Gadgets are designed to take data from your spreadsheets and use it or display it in non-spreadsheet forms. One example of this is the Word Cloud Gadget.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/03/turn-your-spreadsheets-into-word-clouds.html…
OU adopts Google Apps for Education
The Open University (UK) will be using Google tools to support student internet services. “In our first foray into cloud computing, Google will be hosting for our students email (gmail), contacts, instant messaging and presence, calendar, document creation, storage and …
e-Learning in the Cloud
Elearning has grown rapidly in importance for institutions and has been largely facilitated through the “walled garden” of the virtual learning environment. Meanwhile many students are creating their own personal learning environments by combining the various Web 2.0 services they …
Google Docs Becomes Google ‘Any File’ as Cloud Wars Heat Up
Google is now offering a small virtual hard drive in the cloud so you can access all sorts of files anywhere — the latest salvo in an arms race to become the dominant player in cloud services.