Cloud Computing

   During my research on cloud computing, I came across three sites that could be extremely beneficial to educators everywhere. The first site entitled, "Financial Benefits of Cloud Computing in K-12 Schools," discussed how schools and school districts could qualify for grant money just by incorporating mobile learning into their daily curriculum. Kissko (2010)  ascertained that cloud computing enabled school districts to become candidates for grant money through the E Rate Deployed Ubiquitously Pilot Program. Under this grant schools and school districts could receive funds for promoting mobile learning. Basically, using cloud computing could be a win-win situation for schools and school districts.
     The second site entitled, " How Cloud Computing Can Help School Education" by Krishnan Subramanian sought to persuade the reader how this exciting phenomenon could level the playing field globally in education. With all of the rhetoric proclaiming that though America is the wealthiest nation in the world, yet globally fails to hold the number one spot when it comes to the education of its' students, Subramanian (2009) suggested that cloud computing could "make it possible for students across the globe to receive a universal curriculum" and "make it easy to give students from America to Africa to Asia" the same education.
     The third site by Tuncan Ercay entitled, Effective Use of Cloud Computing" highlighted the cost-effectiveness of  cloud computing in regards to software and hardware. Ercay (2010) asserted that utilizing cloud computing was cost-effective because less software and hardware was needed. "The need for hardware and software isn't being eliminated, but it is shifting from being on premises to being in the cloud."
     In conclusion, these three sites provided suggestions on how school districts could provide optimal educational experiences through the use of cloud computing while working with limited budgets.