The beginning of the news story talks about how schools switching to tablets could save money by using "digital textbooks," rather than out-of-date paper textbooks.
This article provides a great overview of what learning and analytics is and how it applies to everyday life. It provides a great example of a car not functioning and how learning and analytics could help identify the problem with the car before the warning light even goes off. It is a good four pages all that contribute to the description of learning and analytics. This will really assist in discussing Don Tapscott's norms along with the learning and analytics topic.
As I look to gamify my classroom, I'm heading to Class badges to do this. If you want to gamify your classroom, look to this website. (Hey, yes, you could, dare I say it, align with standards!)