JSS 2 First Term

Lesson objectives

By the end of the week, learners should be able to:

1. Define cloud computing as remote storage and processing.
2. Compare local storage and cloud storage on cost, accessibility and recovery.
3. Distinguish public, private and hybrid cloud models.
4. Plan a cloud migration from an on-premises storage account.
5. State three reasons schools use cloud storage rather than local disks.

Key vocabulary

• Cloud computing: using remote servers for storage and processing.
• On-premises storage: storage kept locally on a school or company machine.
• Recovery: restoring data after loss or failure.
• Public cloud: a provider offering storage to anyone.
• Private cloud: storage reserved for one organisation.
• Hybrid cloud: a mix of public and private storage.
• Migration: moving workloads from one environment to another.

Common misconceptions

• "The cloud means someone else owns my files permanently." Cloud storage retains ownership but needs a connection to restore.
• "Public cloud is always unsafe." Public clouds are safe when providers apply strong access controls.
• "Local storage never fails." Local drives fail and can lose everything at once.

Teacher activities

1. Starter: ask whether your photos would survive if your hard drive broke today.
2. Define cloud computing by contrasting local storage and remote storage on cost and recovery.
3. Compare public, private and hybrid cloud on access and cost.
4. Model planning a cloud migration with three migration steps.
5. Give learners three statements to classify as cloud computing or storage.
6. Close with the exit question about why schools prefer cloud storage.

Student activities

1. Answer the starter and state whether local storage would survive.
2. Define cloud computing and contrast local and cloud storage on cost, accessibility and recovery.
3. Compare public, private and hybrid cloud on access and cost.
4. Plan a three-step cloud migration using your school drive as the local source.
5. Classify three statements as cloud computing or digital storage.
6. Answer the exit question in one sentence about why schools prefer cloud storage.

Practical / learning evidence

A two-column cloud versus local storage comparison, a three-statement classification chart and a three-step migration plan. Submit all three for marking.

Resources and preparation

Printed comparison templates, blank classification chart and a migration planning template. Offline route: paper versions, no device needed. Warn learners not to upload personal files to unknown cloud accounts.

Assessment for learning

Inspect the comparison for equal treatment of both sides. Mark the classification chart for correct buckets. Evaluate the migration plan for three sensible steps and correctness. Flag any learner who confuses cloud computing with storage alone.

Inclusion and homework

Provide the comparison prefilled for learners who need scaffolding and allow oral completion of the classification. Extend confident learners with a four-step migration plan. Homework: compare one local drive and one cloud service on four criteria and write one conclusion.