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Riktesh Srivastava, PhD(Internet Technologies)

Cloud Computing Technologies


Cloud Computing for Education
Types of Clouds
Types of Cloud Computing
IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service)
SaaS (Software as a Service)
PaaS (Platform as a Service)
Usage of Three Types of Clouds
41.3%
27.7%
19.5%
Revenue from the three cloud models
Cloud Computing in UAE
Intergence predicts that by 2020, around 80 per
cent of employees in UAE may be working
outside their organisation as cloud services benefit
mobile worker.
According to research firm IDC, total spending on
cloud delivery in the UAE is expected to record an
increase of 33.6 per cent year on year last year. In
the long term, spending is expected to expand at
an annual growth rate of 43.7 per cent over the
five-year forecast period ending in 2016.
A good article about Cloud Computing in UAE
https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/2014
0501181447-43495632-middle-east-cloud-
computing-market

Cloud Computing Applications

Storing and Sharing Data in the Cloud
Cloud-based Tools for Real-time Collaboration
Cloud Based Class Management (PIAZZA)

Storing and Sharing Data in the Cloud

Cloud-based Tools for Real-time Collaboration

Class Management in Cloud
Lets start with Piazza
Mind Mapping Tools
Charting and Diagrams
Videos and Photos
Presentation Tools
Audio Books
Bookmarking
Cloud Computing and Education
http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/06/10/100-helpful-web-tools-for-every-kind-of-learner/

Mind Mapping Tools
Ideas charted out in visual format
1) bubbl.us (http://bubbl.us)
2) Wise Mapping
(www.wisemapping.com)
3) Mindmeister
(www.mindmeister.com/education)

Charting and Diagrams
Place information into charts and
diagrams
1) Gliffy (www.gliffy.com)
2) Flowchart (http://www.flowchart.com/)
3) DrawAnywhere
(http://www.drawanywhere.com/)


Audio Books
Printed words can listen to their
assigned reading instead with help
from these sites.
1) Librivox (https://librivox.org/)
2) Audible(http://www.audible.com/)
Bookmarking
Place information into charts and
diagrams
1) Gliffy (www.gliffy.com)
2) Flowchart (http://www.flowchart.com/)
3) DrawAnywhere
(http://www.drawanywhere.com/)


Videos and Photos
Find everything you'll need to learn through
videos and pictures with these tools.
1) Scooch(http://scooch.gr0w.com/)
2) TeacherTube
(www.teachertube.com)
3) Youtube, Picassa, Flickr

Presentation Tools
Put your notes or classroom
information into an audio format with
these handy apps.
1) Think
Free(http://www.thinkfree.com/main.jsp)
2) Eyespot (http://www.eyespot.com/)

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