Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing is a pretty cool concept. This is where more than one computer can use the same expensive programs over the internet for much less cost. These basically have a database over the cloud (internet usually) that everything is stored into. This is really great because you don't have to worry about your computer crashing and losing all the info. Also, many people can access one tool so you can work on the same project or use the same program. Examples are Google Docs/Presentations, YouTube, and Blogger.

This cloud computing tools can be used in education to provide unlimited information storage as well as give all kinds of kids an advantage of using expensive programs over the internet by sharing a connection. Also, it can really help the kids on group projects because they are all using the same database. So, just in case they can't meet up, each person can log on, work on their respective part, and save to a remote database. This way they don't lose information in the event of a computer crash.


I chose this video because it explains cloud computing and makes it a clearer concept.