Using your Windows tablet device to make a real difference in your teaching, Session 4: What is the cloud?

Welcome to Session 4 of Using your Windows tablet device to make a real difference in your teaching. In this session – What is the cloud? – you will be introduced to the cloud and learn how useful it is for storing your files.

We will cover three key areas in this session.

1. An introduction to cloud storage fundamentals.
2. Using cloud storage.
3. Cloud storage management.

By the end of the session, you will:

• understand the concept of cloud storage and its benefits
• know about the different types of cloud storage services (for example, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive), including the amount size of storage that free accounts include
• understand the importance of cloud storage in education
• know how to create an account on a cloud storage service
• know how to upload files to the cloud
• understand how to organise files and folders in the cloud
• know how to share files and folders with others
• understand how to collaborate on documents in real-time using cloud storage
• know how to sync files across many devices
• understand the security aspects of using cloud storage (for example, password protection, two-factor authentication)
• understand data privacy and what cloud storage providers do to protect user data
• understand how to recover deleted files from the cloud
• understand cloud storage limitations and how to manage storage space effectively
• know about the types of online storage that are available, as well as the size of storage that free accounts include
• know about available external storage devices and the pros and cons of these devices

We suggest that you download the Class Notes first so you can follow along during the training.