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Refelction on Clound computing-- EVERNOTE

In the era, the computer becomes an essential tool for education due to its flexibility and connectivity. Evernote -- an application just released in released in these years – with its incredible using experience get the company more than 30 million users around the world (Evernote’s IPO plan, 2012)   To be more specific, EverNote allows users to create notes in several ways. Users can just type them in; a new, empty note frame is always ready at the bottom of the tape. Or, they can select and drag text or graphics into an empty note from a document, email or Web page. Or, they can use the standard Windows copy-and-paste system to get content from elsewhere. Finally, they can install a special EverNote icon into their Web browser that will automatically create a note from selected text on a Web page, or even the whole Web page. In most cases, when you create notes from copied content, EverNote adds a reference line to the note saying where it came from. If you double-click on this reference line while holding down the Control key, EverNote will send you back to the source: a Web page, a document or an email on your computer. There are three main ways to navigate the virtual tape and to find notes quickly. On the right side of the tape, EverNote presents a "Time Band," a single-column calendar with dates and hours, so you can get a note whose creation date you recall by clicking on that date.

As for me, I often use evernote as a reminder, and sometimes I record some important lecture notes and homeworks during the classes. Because it is convenient that I just need to bring a IPAD instead of carrying a huge laptop. Also, the layout of the application is attractive and modern style. Lastly, as I mentioned above about the reference line, it always remind me why I create this note and what was I thinking when I creating it. People split memories into fragments, it is therefore usual that people cannot remember things. But with help of this appllication, they are able to memorized things in a more clear way.

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Works cited (HARVARD):

 

Evernote’s IPO plan 2012, Viewed 20 October 2013, http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2012-05-19/08307134187.shtml

Reflection on Cloud Computing

Wechat:
For our group, we are beginners in the process of Cloud computing collaborative work. We are separated most of the time but we have to keep in contact to share ideas including one member does always have difficulties accessing Google. Therefore, though we tried emails and moodle, Wechat became our final choice of communication method almost for all the projects we collaborate.
We set up a group in Wechat as soon as we became a group and added each other as friends. It is convenient wherever and whenever on chatting for the assignments. Text, picture, audio and video are all the forms that we tried. We benefited from this cloud application a lot and will continue to use it for sure.
However, there are some disadvantages by use Wechat in communicating compare to some other collaborative applications such as google.doc or moodle. The most weak point for us to use Wechat is the record of our thoughts could not be kept as in a blog. Nevertheless, we just accept that we learn through the process. The second point is the availability limit of the document sharing with editing. The procedure of editing is not as convenient as on computers. Thirdly, pictures are not as clear as on computers. All in a word, Wechat is not suitable for works including documents and pictures so that it is not a good tool in education usage like for curriculum and pedagogy purpose.
Anyway, Wechat made us really as a group and shorten our distance when discussion.
In addition, we have group members used to practise Endnote and Dropbox. They are willing to share their experience for us all to learn. Hopefully we will discuss applications useful as many as possible and try to use some of them together in order to better develop our group's collaborating skills in near future.

Activities

Identify and share examples of how you use cloud computing in your group

We usually use Gmail and wechat to talk to each other when we couldn't meet each other face to face. We can add attachment to share docs, pics, video etc. And the wechat has web version. It's really convenient. Meanwhile, after we finish some work, we will put them on Blogger. About the source we found and the work we did.

Access the affordances and impact of one Cloud Computing solution

I think we can discuss different Cloud Computing solution. We may be familiar with different apps or cloud computing website.

For me, I really like 'dropbox' and 'evernote'.(Mag)
dropbox - upload and download pictures, audios, videos using my ipod and computer. No need to carry a usb to store the file. Once you access to wifi or internet, you can manage your files. And next time, if no internet to access, we can see the latest time managed files. It's fantastic, isn't it? As in web2.0 environment, I find that people like to share whatever happen in their life. To some extent, me too. I like to share music with my friends, especially music on billboard. Aha, Miley Cyrus's songs really marvelous! I use dropbox to share. And they all enjoy the song.
But if we want to add some extremely big file, you have to try to expand the storage space of your dropbox by inviting others.

evernote - I regard it as my diary, my reminder, my shopping list maker, my location marker etc. Every time I come across sth interesting, I can add text, pics, audios, etc.
We can set to do list, if we finish, we can tick and the item could be cut. It can record my location if I agree. But the location share system is a little bit dangerous. Others even some bad men can trace you. That's so bad.

Tomorrow Presentation

Since it's the first class given by our group. We couldn't tell others about the theme.
Aha~
Just waiting for our class.
Hope u can enjoy it.

Well, we still have some problems about sharing the project.
It seems that we can only share online only on that website.