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This database of music gives access to the public domain to licensed music in a CD format.

This article discusses how 3D printers are creating international business. As stated, a Portuguese printer was sold to the U.S., and companies in the U.S. are re-selling these printers to countries around the world.

Provides examples of the way work is being transformed by cloud computing

-People can now work from home -everyone can share documents from their computer -Can work on and edit documents with some at the same time on different devices

This article discusses how cloud computing allows secure access from anywhere by anyone.

This article discusses apps available for educational purposes that alleviate difficulties with implementing a BYOD program. Microsoft One Note is a beneficial program for note taking on mobile devices and makes it very easy to use. Evernote is also helpful. One of the best features is the ability to screenshot.

There are seven helpful tools in google that will benefit mobile learning. There is voice recorders, digital platforms, templates, writing spaces, research tools, moderators, and forms.

Part of the old steelworks still stands near Parkwood academy, Sheffield. It's a reminder of the old factories and the newer industrial units that provide rich opportunities for year 7 students to study how the demise of manufacturing has affected their city.

This article discusses the increasing usage of cloud systems and devices, and the increase in demand of different types of clouds.

As the proven industry leader in virtualization and cloud computing, are working to enhance efficiency, agility, control and choice through private cloud computing. Working with industry leaders, we help businesses gain the benefits of cloud computing using existing infrastructure investments without compromising control and choice.

This is telling the change in technology and the development of online use. It tells that there are still changes needed to progress online cloud computing, but it is a very handy thing for people.

This tells the change of businesses around the world. Most businesses are starting to do more working online than offline. Cloud computing is coming to be a great advantage for businesses.

This article tells that cloud computing is a major role in solving environmental issues.

With the world population now hovering around 7 billion and the increased strain put on the environment by developing nations such as India and China, the need for environmentally friendly business practices is more important than ever.

I found this pretty handy, since my topic is Learning Analytics.

This is the most recent NMC Horizon report on Learning analytics. This goes in depth to many different aspects of learning analytics and the ways that it works.

This article is about tensions that have been growing in the tech world because of the recent deal to sell Renaissance Learning Inc., which is a learning analytics company, for 1.1 billion dollars. This shows the importance of learning analytics because of the large sums of money that are being put into it.

This article is about a company that is offering to make it easier for people to get into their learning for their tech due to a shortage in the field. This shows companies taking an interest in the learning of people not yet in their organization, even if it is benefiting them.

This article is about whether or not is is entirely ethic for university professors to be collecting as much data on students as they so. This shows a view from the other side about the things that could be considered bad but only if taken wrong.

This article is about the practice uses of learning analytics in business. It uses examples such as the ways that target finds out if a customer is pregnant and sends them coupons and Amazon suggest items for people.

This article mentions that while some people say that 3D printing saves on transportation, it costs a lot for the electricity to heat the materials. It focuses on metal 3D printing which requires a much higher base temperature for the material to melt.

This article advocates for the 3D printer and how much it saves the environment. It mentions a study that found that it is significantly better than traditional manufacturing, but the study also mentions that they need to do more research.

This statement comes directly from a 3D printing company. They say that it is extremely clean to do and leaves almost no waste material. This has to be taken with a grain of salt because there goal is to sell 3D printers to you.

This article is very interesting because it suggests that 3D printing is by far worse than traditional manufacturing and shipping for many reasons including, counterintuitively, a waste of materials. It also suggests that this may be solved by only using 3D printers for prototyping.