Friday, December 16, 2011
Using the Cloud
I tried something new this week... I have been uploading my PowerPoint presentations, my study guides and any lab or other activities to the cloud. My District is using Window's live sky drive to replace the servers the District maintains. By the end of the year we have been instructed to move files because they will be wiped out after June. So I have been moving the most recent ones to the Sky drive. I gave my AP biology students non editing rights to the AP folder. I made sure test and quizzes are in a different folder. When we were in the computer lab I had the students access the folder and open the document with the activity instructions. Everyone got on, got the document opened and were super excited. It was a great educational experience. They now have access to the lecture notes, lab activities and related materials.
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Mike-
ReplyDeleteThis should prove to be very nice when students miss assignments and need their missing work. I spend lots of time, prior to the grading periods ending, digging out missing work for students. The cloud will make the students responsible for getting their own missing work. Sounds like you are ahead of the curve on this one, keep up the good work.
Even though it is going to be a pain to move all of our files over, I am glad there are instructional benefits to this move to the cloud. It is always encouraging to hear that students are excited about the move and the fact that they will have access to the class notes and worksheets. Also, I have a go to person if I have any questions about how to move my files over.
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