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The web
www
Analyse
8.
Visit the websites of Delicious, Diigo and Evernote. Find information
about how they work and the options they offer. Work in groups to
compare the applications. Which one do you prefer? Have a class debate.
Understand
9.
If possible, register for one of the services on this page. Find, save and
share information. Then make a short presentation in class about how
the service works.
Apply
10.
In your notebook, write notes about the services that you use to manage
information. Which pages or applications do you use?
3.2.
Working in the cloud
Some Internet services let us create, save and modify documents online. This
is called ‘cloud computing’. The most popular cloud-based services are Google
Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive, which are also available as mobile apps.
REMEMBER
Cloud-based services, such
as Google Drive, Dropbox
and OneDrive, let us share all
types of files easily, from any
location or device.
The two main advantages of these services are:
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access to our files from any location or device with an Internet connection.
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the ability to share our files easily with other people.
In addition to storing and sharing information in the cloud, we can also use
programs for word-processing,
spreadsheets
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and presentations.
Other services, such as Flickr and Picassa, let us upload and edit photos in the
cloud. We can also share them and organise them in albums.
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spreadsheets
: the pages of special
computer program that has rows and
columns for making calculations
Key concept
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We
can
use
social
bookmarking to organise
content that interests us.
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We can use the cloud
to store and process
information online.
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