Technology+Trends+Administrators+Need+to+Know


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 * STUDENT DATA ARTICLES: **

Senator Raises Questions About Protecting Student Data LI Parents fight student cloud database, cite privacy concerns inBloom -- website for a massive non-profit educational data collection service Deciding who sees student data Assembly Grills Education Department on Student-Data Privacy FERPA Guidelines -- does not appear to stem the transfer of data through elaborate testing or student assessment plans K-12 Student Database Jazzes Tech Startups, Spooks Parents


 * 3D PRINTING **

Online 3D printing services -- news article from the Wall Street Journal [|123D Design] -- a free, beginner-friendly design app for browsers, iPads, Macs, and PCs i.materialise.com -- 3D printing service, allowing objects designed in 3D to be uploaded, printed, and shipped Shapeways -- Another 3D printing service Cubify -- Yet another 3D printing service

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 * GAMIFICATION:**

Reality is Broken, by Jane McGonigal -- a good primer on why games are so engaging for many, and the elements found in these games. The Redistricting Game -- an example of a well-constructed game activity.


 * OPEN SOURCE TEXTBOOK RESOURCES **

[|http://www.bjupress.com/technology/eTextbooks.php#students] @http://www.ck12.org/student/ @http://cnx.org/ 5 Sources of Open Source Textbooks (college level)