10 Reasons to get excited about Learning in the Cloud

"Learning in the Cloud" simply means using the Internet for learning...

Here are ten good reasons (there are many more) to consider Learning in the Cloud for your school:

Anytime, anywhere access for staff and students!	All you need is to be online! Use any device: desktop, laptop, tablet, iPad, smartphone.
Instant ePortfolios!	Student work is stored in an ePortfolio format, shared with their teacher. Perfect for developmental and reflective portfolio purposes.
All the programmes you currently use	They're all available: email, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, personal and shared calendars - plus dozens of options, all free
Exciting new ways to share and collaborate	You'll be amazed how easy it is to share and collaborate. Teachers can create documents which are instantly available to colleagues. Students can work individually or in small groups
No more cumbersome file sharing	Say goodbye to lost files, USB drives, emailing files back and forward. Everything is "in the cloud," backed up, secure.
Free to NZ schools	Google Apps for Education is provided totally free to NZ Schools. Teacher Dashboard is commercial software costing around $4 per student per year.
Teacher Dashboard	Now, teachers can check at a glance all their class's documents, collaboration, email and photo galleries
Virtually no learning curve	Users familiar with GMail, Hotmail or other webmail (e.g. xtra.co.nz) will find the cloud familiar territory - you're already using it!
You're never alone	KiwiSchools provides consulting, technical and teacher PD support. We don't just install "stuff" and leave you to it!
New features in the pipeline	Because Google provides the technology platform, expect a constant supply of updates and new features - all free, of course!