109 urn:lsid:arphahub.com:pub:3dc5f44e-8666-58db-bc76-a455210e8891 JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science jucs 0948-695X 0948-6968 Journal of Universal Computer Science 10.3217/jucs-019-07-0950 23321 Research Article D.2.10 - Design D.2.2 - Design Tools and Techniques D.4.6 - Security and Protection D.4.7 - Organization and Design H.3.4 - Systems and Software H.4.3 - Communications Applications H.5.2 - User Interfaces K.3.1 - Computer Uses in Education K.4.3 - Organizational Impacts L.2.0 - Adaption/Adaptive eLearning L.2.1 - Individualised Learning Solution L.2.2 - Personalization and Profiling L.2.3 - Innovation L.3.0 - eLearning Systems/Technology/Tools/Platforms L.3.6 - Technology Enhanced Learning Interactive Design System for Schools using Cloud Computing Fardoun Habib M. hfardoun@kau.edu.sa 1 Zafar Bassam 1 Altalhi Abdulrahman H. 1 Paules Antonio 2 King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz University Jeddah Saudi Arabia University of Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain University of Castilla-La Mancha Castilla-La Mancha Spain

Corresponding author: Habib M. Fardoun (hfardoun@kau.edu.sa).

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2013 01 04 2013 19 7 950 964 9A2A7DFE-E6B6-5D7D-B177-3D474417026E 5505301 31 08 2012 31 01 2013 Habib M. Fardoun, Bassam Zafar, Abdulrahman H. Altalhi, Antonio Paules This article is freely available under the J.UCS Open Content License.

The design of an educational system involves a good understanding of the whole school environment in order to find the correct approach to develop a comprehensive educational system that will meet real educational needs in their operation. This article describes a design model for an educational system based on the teaching methods applied in the Spanish classrooms, which takes into account new advances in technology, while preserving the current teaching methods in the classroom to ensure a quality teaching and learning process. This development has been achieved by combining technological components such as Cloud Computing, Web Services and Distributed User Interfaces. The proposed system is based on a systematic approach where different phases are implemented, containing workflows and stages.