The document discusses the cloud and lists common uses such as storing files, sharing files, communicating, creating, shopping, researching, and being social. It provides examples of popular cloud-based tools for each use including Google Drive, Dropbox, YouTube, Facebook, and Google Scholar. The document encourages sharing favorite cloud-based tools and provides additional resources for learning about the cloud.

1. Going to the birds??
Nah!...we are going to the Cloud!
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2. What is the Cloud?

3. What do we do in the Cloud?
S Store Files and Information
S Share Files
S Communicate (Email, Chat, Conference)
S Create
S Shop
S Research
S Be Social
S MORE

4. Store Files & Information
S Google
S Zoho
S PearlTrees
S Pinterest
S Dropbox
S SugarSync

5. Share Files
S SlideShare
S PhotoBucket
S SlickPic
S YouTube
S Box.net
S 4Shared

6. Email, Chat & Conference
S Google
S Chat
S Hangout
S TinyChat
S Skype
S FaceTime
S Oovoo

7. Create
S Animoto
S SmileBox
S VoiceThread
S Prezi
S Weebly or Wix
S Pixton
S Kerpoof!

8. Shop
S Google Shopping
S Amazon
S NewEgg
S Craigslist
S E-Bay

9. Research
S Google Scholar
S Google Search
S Google News
S Wolfram Alpha
S Search Cube
S Tag Galaxy

10. Be Social
S FaceBook
S LinkedIn
S Specialized Social Networks
S Classroom 2.0
S IDEAL (Integrating Digital Experiences with Active Learning)
S Edmodo
S The Educator’s PLN

11. My Favorite Cloud-Based
Tools
S Evernote – Productivity and saving tool
S LiveBinders – Organization and saving tool
S Google Play – Books, movies & music stored online
S Kindle Cloud Reader – Books from Amazon
S Twitter – Micro-blogging tool
S Wordle – Word Cloud creator
S WillYouTypeWithMe – collaborative word processing
S PollEverywhere – Audience polling and survey

12. Share Your Favorite
S Emergingt.blogspot.com
S Twitter.com/caskeyd
S Bpstilt.ning.com

13. Resources
S http://tinyurl.com/cs6s3yc