[Year 12 IT Apps] Big Data

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Big data is starting to catch on in schools. It involves picking over
the digital bread-crumbs as students tip-toe about a college. It is
both fascinating and somehow, deeply disturbing when I consider how
this information could be abused.

What do others think? Here is an infographic that explains

     http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Big-Data-800.png

Could be a great topic to discuss with your students.

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Roland Gesthuizen - eLearning Coordinator - Keysborough Secondary College

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can
change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has."
--Margaret Mead