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How Districts Can Unlock Actionable Data

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School districts are struggling with the fact that 70% of purchased licenses for edtech programs don’t get used at all within the school year and only 10% of teachers know how often students should use edtech programs to drive learning outcomes. Data Analytics.

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The Challenges of Easy Data Access

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Tactical student data privacy questions like “What can I do right now?” should be asked by all CIO’s, teachers, administrators and policymakers in this changing landscape of data access, student privacy and interoperability. Fruth describes this new data access landscape as a teeter-totter effect.

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Tear Down That Wall? Why Data Walls May Cause More Harm Than Good.

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Back when she was a third grade teacher at a school in Virginia, Hall put up a data wall in her classroom. But the data wall, which tracked students’ scores on state standards, didn’t stay up for long. By contrast, research has shown that a mastery orientation is often more associated with positive outcomes for kids. “If

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itslearning Webinar Alert

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When utilized by an education professional that possesses a deep knowledge of pedagogy, academic content and standards, and experience and judgment, the information the data provide becomes essential in personalizing a student’s education, thus aiding in achieving a better outcome for that student.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

K-12 cyber incident that I’ve identified since the start of 2016. If this doesn’t get you thinking about the security risks of schools collecting and managing sensitive data, I’d submit you may not be paying close enough attention.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 36 Edition)

Doug Levin

K-12 cyber incident that I’ve identified since the start of 2016. If this doesn’t get you thinking about the security risks of schools collecting and managing sensitive data, I’d submit you may not be paying close enough attention.

EdTech 150
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Brainwave Headsets Are Making Their Way Into Classrooms—For Meditation and Discipline

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Students enrolled in the pilot were pulled out of their homeroom twice a week to meet with a graduate research assistant from KSU, who would guide them through a short session using the meditation headset and app. The study took place from October 2016 to February 2017. office referrals to 1.78.

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