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School Cloud
Professor Kam-Fai Wong
Managing Director, School NetCum
Associate Dean (External Affairs),Faculty of Engineering, CUHK
Presentation Outline
(1) About School Net
(2) Pressure of Teachers (Schools)
(3) Learning Interest & Efficiency of Students
(4) What is Cloud Computing?
(5) School Cloud
(6) Conclusion
(1) About School Net
Our Background• Founded in 2000, the Hong Kong School Net Limited is a
100% subsidiary of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Our MissionsM1 to develop innovative information technology;M2 to help schools to apply I.T. solutions in education;M3 to raise the learning interest and efficiency of
students; M4 to reduce the workload and pressure of teachers.
(2) Workload & Pressure of Teachers (ref. M4)
• Advancement to new modes of teaching: e-learning, e-book, social networking, demand-based learning, green education, etc.
• Hardware and software upgrade
• Hardware and software utility and efficiency
• Insufficient technical support
• etc
(3) Learning Interest & Efficiency of Students (ref M3)
• Don Tapscott, “Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything” , 2008
• entertainment , collaboration, freedom, customization, scrutiny, innovation, integrity and speed
(4) What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud Computing provides:
Computation, software, data access, and storage services that:
– Do not require end-user knowledge of the physical location, and
– Do not require configuration of the system that delivers the services (cf. electric grid)
(4) What is Cloud Computing? (cont’d)
Cloud Computing supports:
– Resource sharing
– Service oriented computing
– Virtualization
– Scalability
– On-demand access
– Green computing
– Minimum maintenance
(4) What is Cloud Computing? (cont’d)
Cloud Computing architecture
SaaS(Software as a Service)
PaaS(Platform as a Service)
IaaS(Infrastructure as a Service)
(4) What is Cloud Computing? (cont’d)
Types of Clouds:
• Private Cloud (large enterprise)• Public Cloud
– Commercial (SMEs)– Community Cloud (NGOs)– School Cloud (schools)
(5) School Cloud
Proposed by School Net:
SaaS: SchoolExercise, SchoolCommunity
PaaS: SchoolLearn, SchoolWeb
IaaS: SchoolArchiver, SchoolStorage
(6) Conclusion
• IT in Education (ref M2):
– School Wall
– Cloud Computing
• Innovation and Technology (ref M1) :
– EagleEye, Learning Village, Farmtasia, VeriGuide (CUHK R&D)
~The End~
Thank you!