1. For the first activity we would like you to write a brief reflection on our ETEC 522 blog<\/a> on how you are currently using cloud storage and cloud computing.<\/p>\n Switching to Cloud Computing<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 2. We would like you to reflect on the question \u201cWhat are the benefits to converting a business or school district to cloud computing?\u201d Please use the ETEC 522 blog<\/a> to post your reflection. Afterwards, take a few minutes to add some of your thoughts to our wiki<\/a>; this is where we will come up with a group answer to this question.<\/p>\n Interoperability & Usability<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 3.\u00a0The background information provided above along with the following three online articles should prepare you for your task:<\/p>\n The Context<\/em><\/p>\n In this experience, you are invited to\u00a0continue playing the role of EVA<\/em>.\u00a0 In this exercise, you are to assume that you are in a decision making position in a large school district. \u00a0You have a budget and a mandate to manage and administer data storage\u00a0system wide<\/em>. Your users are demanding vastly greater amounts of data storage: growing numbers of teachers are blending face-to-face classroom instruction with online learning environments. Students and staff are demanding mobile access to data. Your in-house data centre is already operating beyond at maximum capacity. Cloud storage appears to be a cost-effective solution that can grow as your demands grow.<\/p>\n Instructions<\/em><\/p>\n There are two parts to this exercise:<\/p>\n Use the background information provided on this page, along with your growing venture and market analysis skills gained so far in this course, to complete Part A and B.<\/p>\n VoiceThread Conversations The learning artifact container for this experience will be VoiceThread. This free Web 2.0 tool allows for conversations to take place around media. There is a separate VoiceThread for\u00a0Part A<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Part B<\/em>\u00a0(The link is next to the title). Please visit each and follow the instructions provided on the first slide.<\/p>\n It takes less than a minute to start using VoiceThread; simply sign up with an email address.\u00a0\u00a0(Note: You will need a microphone or headset-mic in order to make voice comments. If you don’t have one, you can still comment using text but it is not quite as engaging.)<\/em><\/p>\n Part A \u2013 Cloud Storage Options\n
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