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This talks about the communication through schools and the entertainment of education. This website also talks about what different internet resources are used.

This website is very handy because it talks about the different websites that are used for education and also ways of being secure on the internet.

Wikipedia's description of learning analytics.

This is the Wikipedia site for Learning Analytics and gives some methods for using it

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Learning analytics is the measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of data about learners and their contexts, for purposes of understanding and optimising learning and the environments in which it occurs [1]. A related field is educational data mining. Work in progress: sociologists like Wellman and Watts...and mathematicians like Barabasi and Strogatz.

This Horizon Report is about all the topics we are researching, so it can be used for all the teams. On page 22 though, it talks about Learning Analytics

This article provides a treasure trove of examples of new innovations in technology, many of which relate to gesture based computing. It discusses gesture sensing, hepatics, and even the use of ECGs in computing.

"Everything in our world is being digitized (or will be) and it makes sense for text  books to be able to be updated in real time (any time) at a cost that is virtually free rather than the investment it takes to republish and distribute millions of books every few years." This article discusses the use of iPads in the classroom and how they should be replacing textbooks. Since ipads are gesture based, they will be a great addition to a classroom.

This book is about the best 40 apps for learning. A smart buy for anyone wondering about how mobile apps can be used in schools.

This lab allows classes to learn through gaming. The classroom becomes the game by personalized learning by using quest-based learning and game mechanics. The students can progress through standards and categories the teacher can create. The 3D GameLab is currently closed, but it will kick off in an online spring camp for teachers and instructional designers that provides the tools and training to turn the classroom into a living game. Up to 60 students are allowed to play their way through the curriculum.

3-d game based learning, learning game based learning in 3-d

cities will get information from clouds and know how to react to weather.

This website is off of the horizon report. I think it is very helpful. It is useful to me because it is connecting real world sensors with it. Its talking about how it is turning the environment green and also how the plants have an effect in it.

This article shows the ever changing world involving apps and such.  It says how there is an app for everything and most of them are useful.  Very good read.

This article called, "There's an App for that" is very interesting in telling us that there is an app for almost everything you can think of.  A good read for anyone who is trying to understand mobile apps further.

This is a soliloquy about learning analytics.

This shows some examples of Learning Analytics and how it is used

"Products such as GGGoal are an entertaining and impressive demonstration of the power of motion-sensing technology, but the next step will be to translate the features of gesture-sensing technology into a range of products that benefit a broader client base." This website explains the gesture based technology that is being used, marketed toward a wider range of people.

Just gives some basic background info on Game Based Learning. Could be very useful if you need quotes and statistics.

Gives a brief description for apps you should use for education. 

This site gives examples on how learning analytics can be used in education.

This article represents the various uses of technology in the classroom. If gives important statistics on people's views of technology and on various gesture based technology in the classroom.

this page shows that you can also use game base learning with using cell phones.

In order to benefit from learning analytics, educators must incorporate it into their daily workflow, which can be time consuming. The author explains his method of timely analysis and response.

This talks about digging up information about learning with analytics. A fun read for people who love to learn.  Woo hoo.

This article shows how Learning Analytics is used in Online Learning

shows how you can use an ipad  with the swipe of your hand