I am proud to admit that I am a technology geek. If there is a new technology product, website, or tool on the market I love to learn how it works and figure out how to include it in my daily life. As a classroom teacher it is my goal to incorporate as many technology applications as I can effectively. When selecting technology for the classroom it is important to find tools that are appropriate as well as useful for all students. It is important to not expose my students to tools that will require them to pay any fees, while also keep their identity safe on the internet.
Tools that live in a cloud are one of my newest technologies that I try to share with as many people as possible. Cloud computing is an amazingly powerful tool since it is often free - thanks Google, as well as available from any location. Cloud computing meets the requirements of being gender, culturally, and socioeconomically sensitive. There are no fees associated with cloud computing, as long as a person has access to a computer their cloud is at their fingertips.
For my final project in EDUC 8841 I created a
video on how to utilize the power of the cloud.
Enjoy ~SJ
Hi Sarah!
ReplyDeleteI am proud to be in a network relationship with you, technology geek! :) You are the new accountant. With the advent of online tax preparation, the accountant as a friend is obsolete. Now, its good to have a technology geek as a friend. I wish I could say I was one, but I am such a late adopter, it really is embarrassing giving my field of study. I didn’t even get a cell phone with a plan until November of 2009!! Now I cannot be seen without the thing. Anyway, I agree with you that cloud computing is a wonderful way to bridge the digital divide. Free makes such a difference. It seems, though, that with free comes free advertisement, etc. I am usually leery of getting free downloads, because they always seem to be attached to free pop-ups. Am I missing something? (like the point?)
Thanks!
Lynetta