User:Afwels/Educloud

Educloud (Edu-Cloud) is educational internet based computing. A merge of computing which combines traditional teaching with modern blended teaching methods for 21st century learners. Edu-cloud gives students and teachers a method of teaching and learning in which interactivity, blended, sync-, and a-sync, modulair are all combined.

History The term educloud (edu-cloud) was first used in 2008 to refer to a educational cloud technology solution for the educational sector. In this solution a learner connects through a virtual desktop to the online learning enviroment in which: - power (hardware) - resources (hardware) - storage (hardware) - memory (hardware) - educational films (learning content) - educational animations (learning content) - educational classroom material (learning content) come together in one.

In 2010 Microsoft adopted the term educloud in reference to the educational cloud computing.

Key Features: - Learning and teaching at any time. - Learning and teaching at any place. - Learning and teaching in the extend of the classroom activities in learning and teaching.

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