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K-12 Education and the Cloud

10/3/2012

Theory & Practice

Cloud Storage in the Real World
The cloud, in theory, is supposed to help make the lives of IT professionals in schools a little bit easier. Assuming all of the privacy issues are addressed, does the practice support the theory? Larry Steinke, technology director Saint Francis High School, shared his experiences with THE Journal.
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Research & Analysis

Public Cloud Services Expenditures To Reach Nearly $109 Billion This Year
Organizations will spend nearly $109 billion worldwide this year on public cloud services, an increase of 19.6 percent over last year, according to a report from information technology research and advisory company Gartner.
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Report: The State of Cloud Security
Are the security risks in the cloud any greater than those in an on-premises environment? One report analyzing 12 months of operational data found that the risks are about equal.
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What the Private Cloud Is Not
Cloud computing hype is beginning to perpetuate some misconceptions that need debunking.
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Cloud & Virtualization News

Cloud Video Editing Service Adds Free and Discounted Education Pricing Plans
Online video editing platform WeVideo has created a range of special pricing plans and discounts for the education market, including a free service for teachers and students.
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DataCore Revs Virtualized Storage Software, Adds Heatmaps, and More
DataCore Software has added heatmaps to show hot spots of disk activity in the newest version of its flagship storage virtualization product.
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Lenovo Acquires Classroom Management, Cloud Services Company Stoneware
Lenovo, one of the largest computer manufacturers in the world, today revealed that it's acquiring Stoneware, a developer of classroom management and cloud software tools.
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Marvell, Stanford Launch SMILE Plug To Create Classroom Clouds
Storage and communications provider Marvell has launched the SMILE Plug, a cloud computer developed in partnership with the Stanford Mobile Inquiry-Based Learning Environment (SMILE) program that creates an ad hoc network to stimulate higher-order student learning.
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SkyDrive Adds Recycle Bin
Microsoft has added a new Recycle Bin feature to its cloud-based file hosting service, SkyDrive.
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Sousa to Keynote at FETC 2013
Education consultant and author Dr. David Sousa will discuss ways educators can translate new brain insights into practical applications for their classrooms at FETC 2013.
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Professional Resources

Cloud computing is quickly gaining momentum as a solution to any number of the challenges that face K-12 educators today. District Cloud Computing is a newsletter that supplies IT professionals and others involved in education with the latest on cloud computing, regardless of whether they're considering making their first move to the cloud or looking for help with implementing some of the solutions already in place. Published monthly, 1st Wednesday of each month in HTML and text formats.

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