Week+of+1.02.12

Beginning this week, the 8th Grade class will be using their Thursday Wednesday classes to prepare for the SDS Leadership Conference! Therefore, my notes of class activity will refer primarily to the Thursday class periods. = = =Topic=
 * Cloud Computing and Dropbox

=Activity=

Ms. Caspio/Mrs. Ruhrkraut made a great suggestion - "Why don't the students use Dropbox?" I agree - it's a great idea, and so we are going to learn about and set up Dropbox accounts during this and next week's class.

We will:
 * Figure out what we know about cloud computing
 * Watch a video on cloud computing
 * Add anything to the list that we just learned

We will discuss - how does this affect us?
 * Watch an explanatory video on Dropbox
 * Set up an account on Dropbox.
 * Use your SDS email as the contact email address.
 * Email your password to me at lboone@stdominicschool.net
 * The subject line should say "Your Name - Dropbox Password" (//"Your Name" is clearly your name - as in Joe, Tom, Sally, Ella, no comedians please!)//
 * Create a test file and teach yourself how to upload to your new Dropbox account.

We will assess the understanding of Dropbox and cloud storage
 * Everyone will complete the Dropbox and Cloud Storage Review - //**but this isn't ready as I'm going to finish creating it based on what we discuss in class...**//

=Resources=

Click on the link to find a great - and very thorough - explanation of Cloud Computing from ExplainingComputers.com.

//I'll add more!!!!//