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The Advantages of Internet in Education

The Internet offers a world of information in one place. It is a helpful tool in communicating and researching all different subjects. It is also a great way for students to use computers with proper supervision. Yet using the Internet in an educational system can be controversial. Some of the disadvantages include students giving out too much information about themselves, sites too commercialized with little educational value, and access to material that parents might not want their children exposed to. However, teachers and students have seen many benefits. Read more: The Advantages of Internet in Education | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_5549217_advantages-internet-education.html#ixzz1w4yuZIdP
My mission is to harness Cloud computing and social media resources to enhance the performance of Learning and Teaching . In 2000, I began My Experiments with Web Teaching Tools. By 2006, "Integrating Web Resources into Teaching Life Cycle" become my professional mission. Since then, my experiment has  grown in many directions-exploring and integrating the existing and emerging tools into my teaching and learning process.  A lot has changed since the use of only web resource available then - e-mail ; Today web has become more pervasive and resourceful and many innovations - social networks and wiki and more have appeared. But some things haven’t changed-  my desire  to explore and my dedication to learning and teaching  community. On these pages, you can find more information and links about Web 2.0 and Social Media Tools for Teaching and Learning and Cloud Computing

A Taxonomic Approach to Cloud Computing

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The Importance of Cloud Computing In less than 5 years since the term cloud computing was introduced ( Cloud Computing: Looking back and Looking Forward)  , it has grown into one of the most discussed, debated and more importantly widely deployed technologies of our times. Enterprises such as Google, Facebook and cause driven initiatives such as  Wikipedia  are but living illustrations of cloud computing at work. In fact cloud computing has assumed a state of phenomena and affecting and  benefiting more and more people, processes, businesses , government and more. Cloud computing is the most dynamic and powerful agent in today's social, political and business spheres.(see more here) What is there for me in cloud computing? Here is the answer  Read on
My professional mission is to empower people through cloud computing and social media to realize their full potential- personal, professional, entrepreneurial and role-based.   Cloud Computing and Social Media  For Business and IT For Professional Courses For Entrepreneurs For Developers  For Schools and Colleges Cloud Computing and Social media have a great range of resources that can benefit all stake holders in school and colleges- students, teachers, administrators. For Business and IT With concern for cost cutting and productivity mounting in the minds of managers and board members of enterprises- cloud computing model with its inherent cost-effective aspects has become a prime choice.  For Professional Courses Students and Faculty of professional courses such as engineering, management, medicine stand to gain a lot by learning and adopting cloud computing and social media enabled tools to improve their productivity For Entrepreneurs Cloud Computing and

Cloud Computing : A NewFound "Land of Opportunities" for Developers

Cloud Computing is a newfound "land of opportunities" for software developers. Cloud computing is an innovative and exciting style of  programming and developing newer genera of applications. Cloud computing is also innovative in how to use computers. It creates tremendous opportunities for software developers: cloud computing provides a new platform for building new kinds applications called " services".  With the advent of cloud computing developers have arrived and living in one of the most happening times of software developments. 

Cloud Computing: Your Journey Begins Here

For 3 years, Cloud Computing   is providing services and products that help people - students, faculty, researchers  improve their understanding and cloud computing practices. In addition, othis site has become one of the primary sources for non-commercial cloud computing  information available on the Web. Throughout this site you’ll be able to acquire: Importance of Cloud Computing: Cloud computing is a powerful phenomenon of our times. It  has something to offer to each one of us -   Student , more Entrepreneur , Job seekers      Certifications   and more  Business Teachers , Classroom  Librarians  Educational Institution Researcher  Foundations and Trends   2. Overview     A General Introduction to cloud Computing  3. History 4. Key characteristics of cloud computing 5. Cloud computing layers       5.1  Client      5.2 Application      5.3 Platform      5.4 Infrastructure      5.5 Server 6. Cloud computing models 7. Cloud engineering 8.  Cloud storag
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Understanding Aadhaar-2: Provides Unique Identity to each Indian

Mr. Nandan Nilekani, Chairman of the UIDAI notes, "The name Aadhaar communicates the fundamental role of the number issued by the UIDAI the number as a universal identity infrastructure, a foundation over which public and private agencies can build services and applications that benefit residents across India." Aadhaar's guarantee of uniqueness and centralised, online identity verification would be the basis for building these multiple services and applications, and facilitating greater connectivity to markets Aadhaar would also give any resident the ability to access these services and resources, anytime, anywhere in the country Aadhaar can for example, provide the identity infrastructure for ensuring financial inclusion across the country – banks can link the unique number to a bank account for every resident, and use the online identity authentication to allow residents to access the account from anywhere in the country Aadhaar would also be a foundation for the e