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Data Warehouses vs. Data Lakes: How Can K–12 Schools Store Data?

EdTech Magazine

Every school district has data storage needs, and student records are just the beginning. No matter the storage option, having storage is the easy part of the data management problem. The challenge is making use of the data once you have it.

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Data-driven Design: Use Data to Personalize Learning in a Blended Classroom

Catlin Tucker

However, teachers must leverage technology effectively and use data strategically to differentiate and personalize learning to ensure that all students progress towards firm standards-aligned goals.

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Simplified K-12 cybersecurity streamlines student data access

eSchool News

Now, let’s apply this scenario to today’s school environment and student data. In today’s schools, nearly all aspects of student data reside on IT systems in the K-12 ecosystem. IT Leadership K-12 Cybersecurity cell phones code data K-12 phones school state student student data

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Data Privacy Checklist for Startups: Things to Consider

EdTech4Beginners

Data Privacy for Startups. Starting a new business can be challenging, but incorporating data privacy from its inception need not be. However, data privacy is rarely considered in the face of new ideas, marketing efforts, and other things. Conduct data mapping.

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The SaaS Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

Every SaaS business has a strategic responsibility to improve Conversion Rate Optimization across their product or site. Learn 7 detailed steps to infuse data into your process, surface customer drop-off points, and generate ideas to drive conversion.

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Starting and Sustaining a Data Habit in Your School

Education Elements

If our cliches are an indicator, we all know that data collection, review, analysis, and understanding is important. District Leadership School Leadership DataKnowledge is Power! Measure what Matters!

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How Districts Are Using Data to Improve Educational Equity

Digital Promise

The post How Districts Are Using Data to Improve Educational Equity appeared first on Digital Promise. Inclusive Innovation League of Innovative Schools

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Understanding historical trends and patterns in student data

eSchool News

Effective student data analysis. In order to know what type of intervention a student needs, high-quality data remain an essential element for educators. Teacher review and understanding of students’ data will guide instructional decisions and create positive outcomes for all students.

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Growing ransomware threats require maximum data protection

eSchool News

Modern institutions run on data, making a meaningful data protection strategy essential. The Importance of Data Protection. District Management eSchool Media Featured on eSchool News IT Management data Education higher education infrastructure IT K-12 resources schools

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Building Stronger Data Systems for the Future

Digital Promise

Over the past few months, district and charter leaders from 11 districts participating in Digital Promise’s Data Ready 2021 cohort have created actionable data interoperability implementation plans centered on a high-need use case anchored in secure data use, data management, and data integration.

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Data-Driven Instruction for the Real World

Edsurge

According to the data , it’s data-driven instruction. Let’s take a closer look at what keeps data-driven instruction from working in the real world. Nearly 90 percent of teachers think data is critical for effective classroom instruction. Data-Driven Leadership in Schools.

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The Ultimate Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

Every business has a strategic responsibility to improve Conversion Rate Optimization across their product or site. Learn 7 detailed steps to infuse data into your process, surface customer drop-off points, and generate ideas to drive conversion.

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Smart City Data Helps Solve Education Challenges

EdTech Magazine

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Data collected by Internet of Things devices and community programs can help schools resolve issues. Big Data Business Intelligence Data Governance Hardware Internet of Things Networking Sensors

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FETC 2023: Make the Most of Your K–12 District’s Student Data

EdTech Magazine

Use student data to personalize learning: The concept isn’t new. The number of times children raise their hands in class is data; the percentage of students who missed the same question on a test is data. Where technology now plays a role is in scaling the use of data.

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Watch & Learn: Student and Data Safety Through Cybersecurity

EdTech Magazine

Both IT leaders take a proactive approach to online security, emphasizing the importance of protecting student data and school networks. K–12 districts have faced a relentless influx of cyberattacks since transitioning to online learning in response to the pandemic.

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How Can Student Data Drive Positive Learning Outcomes?

EdTech Magazine

In the digital education landscape, modern technology collects a large amount of data. While it’s important to protect student data, it’s also important to note that there is more digital data available to educators than ever before.

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What Is Bit Rot and Will It Affect K–12 Data Storage?

EdTech Magazine

Data storage is critical to modern education, particularly in K–12 schools. With the increasing use of technology in the classroom, the amount of data being generated and stored is growing rapidly, and that brings an issue schools must consider: bit rot.

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6 Tips for EdTech Evaluation by Adult Learning Institutions

Many continuing adult education institutions have turned to technology used by higher ed with the following benefits: elevates teaching and learning, scales to address changes in staffing, enrollment and budget, and protects student and institutional data.

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Hey, Superintendent: It’s Time for Data as a Service

EdNews Daily

The post Hey, Superintendent: It’s Time for Data as a Service first appeared on EdNews Daily. Digital Featured Technology School Data as a ServiceBy Zach Vander Veen This is something school districts have talked about for years. They have dreamed about it. They have danced around it.

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Data Analytics Tools Show Ed Tech’s Impact: Part 2

EdTech Magazine

Data analytics tools may be the answer to questions that IT leaders are only beginning to ask in K–12 education.

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Most School Districts Still Lack Data-Privacy Personnel

Edsurge

Only a few years ago, before the pandemic, finding a school district with a dedicated leadership position focused on data privacy was like spotting a “unicorn”—something so rare it was practically mythical. Education Technology Data Privacy

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Q&A: Using Student Data to Improve Equity and Learning Outcomes

EdTech Magazine

It achieved these increases by taking a closer look at its student data, with the help of Randall Sampson. While some K–12 districts in the nation are still experiencing low minority student enrollment in Advanced Placement classes, Westerville North High School is not among them.

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The Digital Experience Insights Report

You don’t need to feel your way around in the dark anymore. Download this groundbreaking report to shine a light on the invisible opportunities your team is missing — and discover what they’re ultimately costing your business.

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Planning for Change with Data: Lessons Learned from Spring Break

Education Elements

Strategic Planning District Leadership School Leadership DataI’m writing this blog during a 17-hour road trip that was supposed to be a 2-hour flight.

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The Checklist: 5 Steps to Secure Student Data

EdTech Magazine

However, despite the widespread use of cloud tools in K–12 education, only 23 percent of respondents are “very concerned” about data breaches or leaks, the

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Data literacy skills: what they are and how do we teach them to our students?

Neo LMS

In short, data literacy skills should be a priority in schools. Understanding data literacy skills: What does it mean to be data literate? When it comes to data, we can distinguish between data literacy and data science. K-12 Teachers data literacy

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Schools Share Strong Measures That Protect Student Data

EdTech Magazine

He understood that instructors were racing to bridge the gap between school and home to keep student learning on track, but in the back of his mind, a question lingered: What impact would these new resources have on student data privacy? “We

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6 Strategies for Using Actionable Data to Impact Student Success

Educators need effective tools to drive 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. Videri gives teachers and administrators access to comprehensive, integrated data so they can easily filter, drill down, and analyze data—to get the information that they really need, when they need it, and improve student outcomes. Download the eBook today!

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Finding the learning loss data needed to drive learning recovery

eSchool News

NAEP state-level findings of drops in math and reading scores were followed by the release of the Education Recovery Scorecard , which leveraged NAEP data to offer the first comparable view of district level learning loss during the pandemic.

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Data Analytics Tools Show Ed Tech’s Impact

EdTech Magazine

Many K–12 districts are not using data analytics tools, which is not to say they shouldn’t be. Good data analytics solutions don’t simply churn out data for IT leaders to analyze and interpret, they give IT administrators visibility into their systems.

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Preventive Assessments Are Crucial for Smart School Data Security

EdTech Magazine

The national K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center reported 408 publicly disclosed cyber incidents in 2020, including student and staff data breaches, malware outbreaks, denial of service attacks, phishing attacks and other social engineering scams.

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New Data Science Standards Are Needed for a Data-Filled World. Here’s What We Propose.

Edsurge

And such cries have grown even louder in recent years, with the rise of big data and fast computing. A different approach to teaching mathematics is needed—one that develops data literacy for all students. But there has long been a missing piece: a lack of standards for data science.

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3 Templates for Uncomplicating Your Product Management Process

In this workbook, you’ll find a comprehensive set of templates product development and cross-functional teams can adopt to better leverage your existing skills and your data.

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CoSN Awards Data Security Honor to Texas K–12 District

EdTech Magazine

The TLE Seal is awarded to K–12 districts that meet the requirements within CoSN’s framework for protecting student data privacy.

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Data Security

EdTech Magazine

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PROOF POINTS: New higher ed data by race and ethnicity

The Hechinger Report

The pie charts below were produced in January by the National Student Clearinghouse, a nonprofit organization that provides data reporting services to colleges. Data sources: Adult population collected by the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count Data Center , originating from the U.S.

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Modernize Your Student Data Archiving Process [Infographic]

Edsurge

Consider how your institution may benefit from an update to an integral—but often neglected—process: student data archiving. Education Technology Big Data Technology Tips Digital Learning in Higher Ed Higher Education

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Key Elements for Successful eLearning Projects

Discover how this rapid development process creates engaging, custom learning solutions on a timeline that works for you, why a strong learning culture is important, and how to showcase your Return on Learning (ROL) using data to tell the story.

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How to maintain secure access and data privacy

eSchool News

Join eSchool News and a panel of experts to learn the latest strategies and tools schools are using to help keep student data safe and ensure students’ digital access is secure. Cybersecurity is a priority concern for most people accessing the internet.

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How Bias Affects Our Perceptions of Data: 3 ways to guard against unconscious bias

Education Elements

School Districts Decision-Making District Leadership School Leadership DataIt’s that time of year again - we’re shopping for school supplies, teachers are returning to their classrooms, and students (as well as their parents) are eagerly awaiting the news as to who their teachers will be.

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Eye Opening! Harvard Researchers Say Data Isn’t Improving Student Outcomes

The CoolCatTeacher

For me, the data that improves student learning is formative data where I receive feedback as I'm teaching. Tools that are integrated with one another where knowledge and data flows from one app to another.

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K-12 Schools Modernize Their On-Premises Data Centers with Hyperconverged Infrastructure

EdTech Magazine

Plus, managing a traditional data center is not exactly easy. When it was time for New Albany–Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. in Indiana to upgrade its aging server and storage hardware, it could have purchased another server and storage area network.

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The Best Ways to Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School

Speaker: Aaron Webb, Jamf

In our webinar, How to Best Use Managed Apple IDs at Your School, hear the real-world experience of Steven Palomo, IT Director at Beverly Public Schools, regarding how he successfully managed his entire tech stack.