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Classroom in the Cloud
Innovative Ideas for Higher Level Learning

Foreword by Adam Bellow



October 2015 | 200 pages | Corwin

The sky’s not the limit anymore—get your head in the cloud!

Making the most of the digital age in education just got easier. With cloud computing, students can connect with teachers, educators can connect with colleagues, and opportunities for meaningful collaboration can grow exponentially.

In this easy-to-use primer, the author of bestseller Going Google teams up with Twitter’s The Nerdy Teacher to demonstrate what cloud-based instruction can mean for teachers and students—and how it can work for your school. The book includes

  • Practical tools for integrating cloud computing into the curriculum
  • Student and teacher testimonies detailing examples of cloud-based instruction in action
  • Chapters on storing, communicating, sharing, and creating
  • Strategies for ensuring safety and security for students and information
"This book provides direct quotes from teachers and students about amazing cloud-based applications. You’ll find innovative tools and practices, step-by-step instructions for implementation, and an array of tools for all grade levels and subjects. The classroom may now be in the cloud, but this book will be at my side anytime I need tech tools that are creative, easy-to-use, and fun for teaching and learning."
Mark Barnes, Author of Teaching the iStudent and 5 Skills for the Global Learner

“It’s more important today than ever before for educators to look beyond the walls of classrooms and connect with other colleagues in their buildings and across the globe. This book will equip all educators with the tools necessary to find the best tools to enhance and improve their teaching practices.”
Steven Anderson, Author, The Relevant Educator and Content Curation, @web20classroom


 
Foreword by Adam Bellow
 
Preface
 
Acknowledgments
 
About the Authors
 
Introduction: What Is the Cloud Classroom?
What Is the Cloud?

 
How Is the Cloud Changing Schools?

 
Why Use the Cloud?

 
Storms in the Cloud

 
Clouds, Not Factories

 
How to Use This Book

 
Innovative Ideas for Higher Level Learning

 
 
Chapter 1: Storing in the Cloud
Dropbox

 
Google Drive

 
Evernote

 
 
Chapter 2: Communicating in the Cloud
Twitter

 
Remind

 
Google Hangouts

 
 
Chapter 3: Collaborating in the Cloud
Google Docs

 
Edmodo

 
Wikispaces

 
 
Chapter 4: Creating in the Cloud
Instagram

 
Yogile

 
YouTube Editor

 
Screenr

 
 
Chapter 5: Best of the Rest
Assessment

 
Socrative

 
Google Forms

 
Kahoot!

 
Presentation

 
Prezi

 
Google Slides

 
Potpourri

 
Animoto

 
Padlet

 
Kidlog

 
 
Conclusion: Next Steps
For Teachers

 
For Administrators

 
Closing Thoughts

 
 
Resource: If You Like That, Try This
 
References
 
Index

Really on target & nicely laid out.

Dr John Carleton Krug
Teacher Education Dept, Johnson Bible College
December 22, 2015

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