Getting The Crowd To The Cloud

By Steve Healton AA, BS, MCP, MCSE, CCNA, UFO, OMG

What is this?

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Introducing Steve Healton

You need something to handle the cloud.

Ronco’s NewCloud-O-Matic

Manager

It slices, it dices the cloud, but wait there’s more

S.A.S. o Software As Service

Getting people/students to the cloud Organize the use of the cloud in the classroom.

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Microsoft fuels the cloud - 70% of Microsoft staff doing cloud-related activities

Steve Balmer at University of Washington

What this generation expects & demands from education

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_zzPBbXjWs

USING THE CLOUD IN THE CLASSROOM

Using SKYDRIVE in the Classroom

Advantages of the Cloud in the Classroom The network is the computer – Sun Internet 2.0

SAM = Greato Get SAM if you can

SKYDRIVE Works Well

SKYDRIVE IN THE CLASSROOM CAN PROVIDE…

Advantages of the Cloud in the Classroom PAPERLESS WORK

o Save Money Save paper: Could be up to $300 a year

o Paperless testso Turn in homework on line

COMMUNICATIONSo Share information on lineo Communicate with students in real time – Anytimeo Share Videos & web links to enhance learningo Give students additional learning aids on the fly

Advantages of the Cloud in the Classroom ASSINGMENTS

o Students can turn in Homework anytime from anywhereo Turned in assignments are DATE STAMPEDo File names organize assignmentso Assign Homework when students are absent

TESTSo Don’t have to hand out papero Change tests minutes before you give themo Each student gets a different testo Tests are self correctingo Tests gives information why the student got the wrong answer

You could be here, checking homework that was turned in.

YOU

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How to Use SkyDrive in the Classroom

Students Computer

Students SkyDrive

Departments SkyDriveInstructors Computer

Create TWO SkyDrives

Students Departments

o Not in the teachers name, but your department.o A departments SkyDrive allows all teachers to use it.o Allows a substitute (if they know how) to completely take over

Add student to Hotmail Contact List

Have student add

Departments ID to their Hotmail

Contact List

Setting up SkyDrive

Create File Folders•For all Students•For individual class•For Each student•For Tests

Setup SkyDrive Files All StudentsOne for each student

Group by file nameHW = Home WorkThen by Class Aft = AfternoonThen Students name

Suggest last name firstLink Student ID to file

Set share options on fileOnly the student and you can get to this file.

Student saves files by Class name first then

chapter then what assignment it is.

Self files for the instructor

Students can see if they turned in the

assignment

TESTS ON SKYDRIVE. USING

Create the file for SkyDrive

Set up Scramble and Number of Questions

You can set it up with higher security, Even what time to take it and passwordsHowever it will not set up quantityof questions.

When the LAN test is done.Students have to print the test to turn it in

HTML Test will mail to the instructor

Mapping to SkyDrive with XP http://skydrivesimpleviewer.codeplex.com/ Unzip DumpUlrs.exe Open up a command window

Map Network Drive – Online Storage

Use SkyDrive Microsoft Office 2010 Save directly to SkyDrive Links Students and Instructors Saves the instructor time

o Distributing testso Grading testso What Homework has been turned in.

What students expect from the modern teacher Grade from home with out taking a ton of paperwork

o Grade while camping

LOOK SMART MAYBE GET A RAISE