Big data has the power to transform education & educational research Governments researchers & commercial companies are only beginning to understand the potential that big data offers in informing policy ideas contributing to the development of new educational tools & innovative ways of conducting research This cutting-edge overview explores the current state-of-play looking at big data & the related topic of computer code to examine the implications for education & schooling for today & the near future Key topics include The role of learning analytics & educational data science in schools A critical appreciation of code algorithms & infrastructures The rise of cognitive classrooms' & the practical application of computational algorithms to learning environments Important digital research methods issues for researchers This is essential reading for anyone studying or working in today's education environment! ...

The best-selling author of Big Data is back this time with a unique & in-depth insight into how specific companies use big data Big data is on the tip of everyone's tongue Everyone understands its power & importance but many fail to grasp the actionable steps & resources required to utilise it effectively 320 pages Marr Bernard ...

Learn how to integrate full-stack open source big data architecture & to choose the correct technology-Scala Spark Mesos Akka Cassandra & Kafka-in every layer Big data architecture is becoming a requirement for many different enterprises So far however the focus has largely been on collecting aggregating & crunching large data sets in a timely manner In many cases now organizations need more than one paradigm to perform efficient analyses Big Data SMACK explains each of the full-stack technologies & more importantly how to best integrate them It provides detailed coverage of the practical benefits of these technologies & incorporates real-world examples in every situation This book focuses on the problems & scenarios solved by the architecture as well as the solutions provided by every technology It covers the six main concepts of big data architecture & how integrate replace & reinforce every layer The language Scala The engine Spark (SQL MLib Streaming Graph X) The container Mesos Docker The view Akka The storage Cassandra The message broker Kafka What You Will Learn Make big data architecture without using complex Greek letter architectures Build a cheap but effective cluster infrastructure Make queries reports & graphs that business demands Manage & exploit unstructured & No-SQL data sources Use tools to monitor the performance of your architecture Integrate all technologies & decide which ones replace & which ones reinforce Who This Book Is For Developers data architects & data scientists looking to integrate the most successful big data open stack architecture & to choose the correct technology in every layer ...

Since long before computers were even thought of data has been collected & organized by diverse cultures across the world Once access to the Internet became a reality for large swathes of the world's population the amount of data generated each day became huge & continues to grow exponentially It

Includes:: all our uploaded documents video & photos all our social media traffic our online shopping even the GPS data from our cars ' Big Data' represents a qualitative change not simply a quantitative one The term refers both to the new technologies involved & to the way it can be used by business & government Dawn E Holmes uses a variety of case studies to explain how data is stored analysed & exploited by a variety of bodies from big companies to organizations concerned with disease control Big data is transforming the way businesses operate & the way medical research can be carried out At the same time it raises important ethical issues; Holmes discusses cases such as the Snowden affair data security & domestic smart devices which can be hijacked by hackers ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable

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An inspiring step-by-step drawing book that even pre-readers can follow with lots of space to draw in the book Children can discover how to draw very simple animals vehicles robots monsters & more 96 pages ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Tom Hanks won rave reviews for his Oscar nominated performance (1988 Best Actor) as a twelve-year old boy trapped inside a thirty-year-old body in director Penny Marshall&s winning comedy At a carnival young Josh Baskin wishes he was big
- only to awake the next morning & discover he is! With the help of his friend Billy (Jared Rushton) Josh lands a job at a toy company There his inner wisdom enables him to successfully predict what children want to buy making the awestruck naive Josh irresistible to a beautiful ladder climbing colleague (Elizabeth Perkins) But the more he experiences being an adult the more Josh longs for the simple joys of childhood
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Tim Burton directs this biographical drama starring Christoph Waltz & Amy Adams The film follows the story of American artist Margaret Keane (Adams) who in the 1960s allowed her husband Walter (Waltz) to claim credit for her artwork believing that a female artist could not find success through painting The Keanes acquired huge amounts of wealth through Margaret&s work & the paintings were in high demand throughout their time living together as husband & wife However when they later became separated Margaret announced to the world that she was in fact the true author of the paintings sparking a long-drawn-out legal battle between her & her estranged husband Adams won a Golden Globe Award for her performance ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Tim Burton directs this biographical drama starring Christoph Waltz & Amy Adams The film follows the story of American artist Margaret Keane (Adams) who in the 1960s allowed her husband Walter (Waltz) to claim credit for her artwork believing that a female artist could not find success through painting The Keanes acquired huge amounts of wealth through Margaret&s work & the paintings were in high demand throughout their time living together as husband & wife However when they later became separated Margaret announced to the world that she was in fact the true author of the paintings sparking a long-drawn-out legal battle between her & her estranged husband Adams won a Golden Globe Award for her performance ...