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Data Governance Policies Are a Must for Schools

EdTech Magazine

Data privacy is a necessity for K–12 schools, especially when managing student records around academic performance, attendance and health information. But data governance is also an essential component of that strategy. Data governance and privacy are clearly intertwined.

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4 Tips to Improve Data Loss Prevention in K–12

EdTech Magazine

Schools store, handle and transmit some of the most sensitive data that exists about people, including grades, health status, addresses, Social Security numbers and even financial information.

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Review: Microsoft Power BI Makes Data Actionable in K–12

EdTech Magazine

For over 20 years, Fulton County Schools in Atlanta provided an annual “balanced scorecard” to stakeholders in a PDF format that included point-in-time data from all areas of the organization. However, school leaders wanted to modernize their approach so that stakeholders could get more specific, targeted and real-time information.

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How Education Service Agencies Transform Data Fragmentation to Data Integration

Edsurge

Interoperability is not just jargon; it's the key to unlocking seamless communication among different data systems, applications and devices. Recently, EdSurge spoke with ESA representatives to learn more about the importance of collaboration for making data interoperability a reality across education agencies and edtech providers.

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6 Strategies for Using Actionable Data to Impact Student Success

The trend to use actionable, comprehensive data—like attendance, assessments, grades, and more—is an effective way to give teachers the visibility they need to make a difference.

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Information Age vs Generation Age Technologies for Learning

Iterating Toward Openness

Here’s how the CEO of Groq put it: “Think about it this way: we were in an information age where you would make copies of data with high fidelity and you’d distribute it. But generative AI is not an information age technology – because you’re not making copies of something. That’s what mobile was.

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How to Use Data Driven Instruction in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today we'll dive deep into the transformative power of data analytics for your classroom! Think data is just for statisticians or administrators? Think again! So if you want to elevate your teaching and empower your students, this episode is a must-listen.

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The Best Ways to Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School

Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf

For enhanced device and data management of your school’s Macs, both Jamf and Claris Connect integrate seamlessly with Apple School Manager. Claris Connect automates the import of student information system (SIS) data and creates Managed Apple IDs at scale, giving students and teachers access to necessary technology and tools.

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The Digital Experience Insights Report

In the Heap Digital Experience Insights Report, we examine anonymized data from hundreds of customers and thousands of user funnels in order to quantify the information teams are missing. Assumptions don’t have to guide you anymore. Questions you’ll get answered: Where is the unseen drop off in my product?

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How Formative Assessment Supports the Learning Journey

Speaker: Todd Theobald, Noel Gomez, Marcus Painter

Using assessment data to make informed decisions about instructional strategies. Join educators and assessment experts as they discuss the role of formative assessment in student learning, how formative practices can guide the teaching and learning cycle, and the positive impact assessment can make on your classroom.