1.
TEACHING IN THE
CLOUD
(ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET)
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Justin Georges jo-georges@wiu.edu
Instructional Materials Specialist
University Libraries-Western Illinois University

2.
WHAT IS THE CLOUD?
The cloud is a set of
services and technologies
that enable the delivery of
computing services over
the Internet in real-time,
allowing end-users instant access to data and
applications from any device with Internet access.

3.
WHAT IS THE CLOUD?
It’s a place to store all your files and access them
from anywhere.
Files are stored on a remote server.
Sometimes you can use a cloud application to sync
multiple devices.

4.
POPULAR APPLICATIONS
• Google Docs - Using Google’s cloud to create
and provide access to documents, rather than
using Microsoft Word on one's own computer.
• Flickr – Online photo storage.
Many cloud computing operations have free and
for fee, premium features or applications.

5.
CLOUD APPLICATIONS
These are applications delivered over the
Internet, usually through a Web browser or
plugin.
• Activities that are managed from central locations
rather than at each customer's site, enabling
customers to access applications remotely via the
Web
• Centralized feature updating, which eliminates the
need for downloadable patches and upgrades
• Lets watch the video.

6.
• Dropbox
CLOUD • Typewithme
APPLICATIONS • Diigo
COVERED
• Zotero
TODAY
• Wordle
INCLUDE:
• Jing
• Poll Everywhere
Poll at end of presentation to
decide what topics to cover

7.
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CLOUD
STORAGE
• Put your files into your Dropbox on one computer, and
they'll be instantly available on any of your other computers
that you've installed Dropbox on
• Windows and MAC compatable!
• Your files are stored on Dropbox's secure servers. You can
also access them from any computer or mobile device
– Can install mobile application on phone to access files
• Dropbox keeps a history of all changes made and you can
login to the website and revert back to any previous versions
of files.
• Works even when offline. You always have your files,
whether or not you have a connection.
• Similar Google Drive or SkyDrive

8.
CLOUD
STORAGE
You can store any type of file:
• Photos-use to sync photos from phone
• Documents-share planning docs
– grocery list
• Audio, Videos and other large files
• Dropbox simply creates a folder on your computer
when you download the application.
• Can create sub folders. Everything will automatically
sync
– Get a green checkmark when synced
• Can always also access files from logging into the
Dropbox website.

9.
WHY STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS USE
DROPBOX:
• Collaborate- create shared folders so individuals
can work on the same projects and documents
• Stable - Dropbox stores a history of your
activity, changes can be undone, and deleted files
can be retrieved
• Organize - sync files between computers, the
Dropbox website, mobile devices and even
between PCs and Macs
• Accessible - files and documents saved on one
computer can be accessible from any device with
internet access

10.
SOME MORE
FEATURES
• Up to 2GB’s of storage FREE!!!
– That’s approximately 400 decent quality pictures or
70,000 word pages (depends on file size)
• You can pay for more storage if needed.
• When you sign others up, you will get more storage
space, free!!!
• Eliminates need for a USB drive
• Using “Get Link” feature is a great way to share files
with others who don’t have a shared folder in Dropbox.
– Think of it as your own public web server storage
space that can be used as web hosting.

11.
HAVE I SOLD YOU YET?
1. Create an account
2. Install the application
3. Create a folder
4. Share that folder (Right click on folder) with
someone else
5. We’ll start adding items to this folder. ..

12.
Type with me
http://typewith.me/
• Similar to Google docs, but no account
necessary.
REAL TIME TEXT
• Its out there on the open web
COLLABORATION • FREE!
• real-time collaboration with up to 15
people
• no sign in required
• each document has its own URL - share
with others for collaboration
• very easy learning curve
• can be exported into Word, pdf., html

13.
Type with me
http://typewith.me/
REAL TIME TEXT
COLLABORATION
• have a history of edits, can be replayed like a
video
• user input is color coded so you know who has
contributed specific information
• drafts can be saved so restoring copies is easy if
something is deleted
• a chat feature is built in and is also color coded
• has the typical word processing features
• invitations to edit the pad can be sent via e-mail
• text files can be imported

14.
Type with me
http://typewith.me/
WEAKNESSES
• work lives on the web after you're finished, cannot delete
• not appropriate for sensitive material; student names, scores,
etc.
• the exact URL is needed to access the pad
• anyone who can access the URL, whether they are given the
URL or guess it, can read and participate in the pad
• If the pad is not accessed in more than 7 days it could be
deleted
• It should not be used by children under the age of 13
• authorship can be completely anonymous
• images and other types of media from text cannot be added to
the pad

15.
Type with me
http://typewith.me/
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
EDUCATION
• Teachers can collaborate about small things, like settling on a
meeting time/place so all parties can see all conflicts before
anyone enters date into calendar
• Great for helping others edit a piece/resume/letter, etc.
• Collaboration on projects and ideas can take place both in an
out of school
• Ideas and completed documents can easily be shared
• Student participation can easily be monitored if students are
closely supervised
• Teachers can provide input through text or notes on the pad
Lets take a look

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• Cloud Bookmarking tool
• Collect and access information on the web.
• Store that information and retrieve it for
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
later
SYSTEM • Access from any web browser or mobile
device.
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• Everything stored on Diigo Server in your
own library space stored in the cloud.
• Add digital highlights and interactive sticky
notes.
• Install browser add on for easier access.
• Save pages and access them later, even if
you don’t have internet access.

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• Save all bookmarks in one location in the
cloud
• Organize these bookmarks by tags for
THE better reference.
FEATURES
• Use snapshot to archive an entire webpage.
• Mark things to read later
• Capture tool built right in!!!
– Annotate screenshot with shapes, arrow
and text
– Store image in diigo library.
• Use the Digolet, Diigo Toolbar, Power Note
for Android, extension for Chrome and
iPhone

18.
• You can keep things private or public, or shared
with a group.
• Publish your findings to your blog by using "Send
SHARING
to Blog" feature, by setting up automatic daily
posting, or by adding linkrolls and tagrolls to
your blog.
• You can also easily post to other sites like twitter,
facebook, delicious, etc.
• Use "Annotated links" to share your "diigoed"
page with anyone! The recipient can see your
annotated page without needing any software
installed!
• Get a stream of updates from people you follow,
where you find interesting resources and
conversations can occur easily and naturally.

19.
• Sticky notes and highlights are great for
interactive e-reading and better retention.
• Create a private or public group for your
COLLABORATIVE
company, class, and team
USES FOR – Group members can share bookmarks for
EDUCATION
a particular project or research paper.
• When adding sticky notes, you can make them
private, public, or viewable only by members
of a certain group. With group sticky notes,
group members can interact and discuss
important points right on the web page,
preserving the original context.
• Group tag dictionary to enforce tagging
consistency

20.
• Sharing - create secure accounts and share
WHY STUDENTS websites within a group
AND TEACHERS • Annotating - using sticky notes and highlight,
USE DIIGO:
create notes on bookmarked pages
• Collaborating - add commentary to others'
bookmarked pages
• Accessing - with Diigo 5.0, access is available
from any computer, tablet or mobile device

21.
• There are special premium accounts provided
WHY STUDENTS specifically to K-12 & higher-ed educators.
AND TEACHERS • You can create student accounts for an entire
USE DIIGO:
class with just a few clicks (and student email
addresses are optional for account creation)
• Students of the same class are automatically set
up as a Diigo group so they can start using all the
benefits that a Diigo group provides, such as
group bookmarks and annotations, and group
forums.
• Privacy settings of student accounts are pre-set
so that only teachers and classmates can
communicate with them.

22.
&
ZOTERO &
DIIGO
• Diigo: good for community
bookmarks (sharing)
• Cloud bookmarking
• Group collaboration
• Zotero: best for personal work
• Works well to share with groups
• Good for research, citation, bibliography

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• Zotero (pronounced "zoh-TAIR-oh") is a
CITATION
MANAGEMENT Firefox addon that collects, manages, and
cites research sources.
• Free!! Lives in your web browser
• Zotero allows you to attach PDFs, notes
and images to your citations, organize
them into collections for different projects,
and create bibliographies.
• It automatically updates itself periodically
to work with new online sources and new
bibliographic styles.

25.
• Automatically senses content, allowing you to add
CITATION it to your personal library with a single click.
MANAGEMENT
• Create collections, save searches, tag items to find
later
• Create citations in Microsoft Word
• Automatically synchronizes your data across as
many devices as you choose.
• Create and join research groups to focus on any
topic you choose. Each group can share its own
research library, complete with files, bibliographic
data, notes, and discussion threads.
• Tag and analyze your research together with
others. Work with a single colleague or an entire
class: Zotero groups can include as many members
as you please.

26.
• Add on will not work with IE (Internet
CITATION
MANAGEMENT Explorer)
• If you're using Safari or Chrome as your
browser, Zotero offers a version called
Zotero Standalone that works with those
browsers.
• Zotero Standalone (unlike Zotero for
Firefox) runs as a separate program instead
of part of your web browser.
• There’s a web interface to log in and access
items from anywhere

27.
• Word processor plugins allow you to insert
CITATION
MANAGEMENT citations and bibliographies directly into
your documents. Installing them is optional
but highly recommended.
• You can export your Zotero library and also
have it sync with multiple computers
• Zotero's Groups feature allows you to
share references with other Zotero users
online. It's a great way to work on
collaborative research

28.
• No install needed
• Copy in some text and generate the word cloud.
WORD CLOUD
• You can tweak your clouds with different
GENERATOR
fonts, layouts, and color schemes.
Show Video • Do what you want with Wordles, it’s free!!!

29.
1. Click “Create”
2. Copy some text from someplace
3. Paste the text in the box
THE 4. Click “Go”
FEATURES 5. Make modifications using the menu at the top of
the Wordle window
SAVING WORDLES
• Wordle is a Java applet, and Java applets are not
permitted to write anything to your disk. So,
while the applet could generate a jpeg, it
wouldn't be able to give it to you!
– Solve this by using Jing to capture the wordle.
• Save your wordle to your shared dropbox folder.
• You can print wordles.

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• Great to create artwork for a
classroom.
• Some have used to create a poster
COLLABORATIVE
USES FOR for class doors the first day of
EDUCATION class.
• The Wordle front page will never
feature images or links that are
inappropriate for classroom use.
Therefore, it's possible to
configure an institution's "site-
blocking" software to keep Wordle
safe for classroom use.

31.
• The always-ready program that instantly
captures and shares images and video.
SCREEN
• Windows and MAC compatible!
CAPTURE TOOL • Easily share your capture by creating a link.
FEATURES
• Can easily embed video into website or blog.
• Up to 2GB’s of storage FREE!!!
Show Video – This storage is on the TechSmith servers.
– Eliminate the hassle of storing it that
and just drag into Dropbox to share with
others. You can access it from
anywhere.

32.
• Capture anything you see on your screen and annotate
that image.
GETTING
STARTED
1. After you have installed the application, use the Jing
sun from your desktop
2. Hover over the sun and select the
cross hairs icon.
3. Click and drag area of the screen that
you want to capture.
4. Release button and decide to click to capture the
image or video.
5. You will be re-directed to editing interface. Add
callouts and text.
6. Name image and save to your Dropbox shared folder.

33.
• Collaborate on a design project
• Software tutorial
• Comment on students' homework
• Share a snapshot of a document
COLLABORATIVE
USES FOR • Capture that pesky bug in action
EDUCATION
There is also an upgrade with more features.
See the comparison chart below:

34.
• Poll Everywhere is created for instant
audience feedback.
POLL
EVERYWHERE
• It can be used on computer or phone
through twitter, facebook, etc.
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• This instant audience poll is limited to
one question at a time, but allows for a
few questions with pauses for
compilation in between.
• Ask people a multiple choice question or
let them respond freely with any text
reply.

35.
• Charts update live as people respond
• Download polls as Microsoft PowerPoint
POLL
EVERYWHERE
slides
• Automatically grade responses ($$$)
– Set correct & incorrect answers
• Publish polls on your blog or website
Lets’ try it out