We are in an era in which technology is having an impact on how people perform certain activities, and one area where technology is exerting the greatest influence is education. One technology that is becoming important especially in the field of education is cloud computing. This technology, for instance, is resourceful when it comes to improving learning because it is supporting students’ learning. One way in which this technology is aiding learning is that it is making it possible for students to access academic resources anywhere anytime. With constant access to the course content, students can seamlessly study, and develop their knowledge.
It is also making teachers’ work easier by providing the platform for them to deliver course content. Using the technology, for instance, an educator can come up with virtual classroom, and one example of the platform they can leverage for this particular purpose is Zoom. This can of a platform is particularly important where some students cannot physically attend the classroom because of the reasons such as imposing of restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of a contagious viral infection. Other than the virtual classroom, a virtual space can be created by the teacher so that students can collaboratively work with each other from remote locations as long as they have internet access.
The whole school or the school administration can benefit from the cloud technology. Schools have massive amount of data, and storing this data in a safe location is important because it ensures the integrity of the information. One desirable attribute about the cloud technology is that data stored in the cloud is likely to be safe because the cloud technology incorporates advanced security features. Given this positive attribute of the cloud, the chances of the data being doctored when the data is stored in the cloud servers are slim.
However, there are other numerous benefits that schools can derive from the cloud technology. When a student uses the cloud to access resources, they don’t have to spend money on books or other printed resources. Therefore, the technology provides cost relief to the students using it to access study resources. For its part, the school that uses the cloud services does not spend money putting up a new IT infrastructure. Furthermore, students and their teachers can access information wherever they are. Therefore, cloud technology is playing a vital role in terms of helping schools and students advance education objectives.