Student Learning Outcomes for Module At the completion of this module the student will be able to:

• use Google calendar to import and revise dates and to share/collaborate the calendar with others
• use Google docs to create Word-like documents and to share/collaborate the documents with others
• use Google spreadsheets to create Excel-like spreadsheets and to share/collaborate the spreadsheets with others
• use Google presentations to create PowerPoint-like presentations and to share/collaborate the presentations with others
• use Google forms to create fill-in forms and to share/collaborate the forms with others
• explain the value of cloud computing

Professor's Musings and Instructions For many reasons people and organizations will prefer to have their data and programs stored in the cloud. As people use more and more mobile devices such as smart phones which has limited storage and projects require collaboration.
Organizations such as large and small business and charities spend considerable funds to keep the various desktop and laptops used by employees up-to-date with the current verion of the array of software being used. In many cases they can't so emplyees will be using different versions of software which can lead to many problems. If the program is inthe cloud, there is only one copy so all emplyees will be uing the same version.

Assignments

1. Google computing in the cloud. Learn what is being said of its advantages and disadvantages
2. Create a calendar. Put 3 or more events in. Have at least one event link to something on the web. Share your calendar with one or more fellow students <--list of all emails. Put the address of the calendar on the wiki. Check out the calendars that have been shared with your. Add an event or two.
3. Create a Google document. Write a few sentences or and entire paper. Link to something on the web. Share your document with one or more fellow students <--list of all emails. Put the address of the document on the wiki. Check out the documents that have been shared with your. Add/delete or revise a sentence or two.
4. Create a Google spreadsheet. Put several cells of number in. Create a formula. make a chart. Share your spreadsheet with one or more fellow students <--list of all emails. Put the address of the spreadsheet on the wiki. Check out the spreadsheets that have been shared with your. Add a number or a formula or a chart to the spreadsheet.one or more fellow students one or more fellow students <--list of all emails. Put the address of the presentation on the wiki. Check out the presentation that have been shared with your. Add a slide to each presentation
5. Create a Google form. Put 3 or more items to be completed in. Share your form with one or more fellow students <--list of all emails. Put the address of the form on the wiki. Complete the forms that have been shared with you. See the spreadsheet that results from others completing forms.
6. Develop in collaboration with fellow students descriptions of how the following works, its advantages and disadvantages:
   • Google calendars
   • Google docs
   • Google spreadsheets
   • Google presentations
   • Google forms
   • Cloud computing in general