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How Schools Can Securely Back Up And Recover Private Data Now

EdTech Magazine

Many K–12 organizations and districts lose essential data due to ineffective planning. They suffer when unexpected malware, ransomware, weather events and other mishaps occur that require a cogent data restoration procedure.

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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. IT systems demand storage as well: Internet logs, security events, building systems, security cameras and more all require storage. No matter the storage option, having storage is the easy part of the data management problem.

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3 Insights to Share with Your School on Data Protection in the Cloud

EdTech Magazine

Schools are also finding benefits to transitioning their data centers to the cloud. Infrastructure as a Service solutions, like those from Amazon Web Services, allow schools to continue operating safely in the event of a natural disaster or a pandemic. Click the banner to learn how one school…

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How to Prevent Data Collection Disasters in Education

Digital Promise

How can educational researchers ensure continued data collection in the wake of COVID-19? Digital Promise’s Learning Sciences Research team is experiencing what many educational researchers are familiar with by now—an untimely intrusion by the COVID-19 pandemic that compromises data collection at the end of the school year.

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The Ultimate Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

In this guide, you’ll learn: 7 detailed steps to infuse data-power into your conversion process. How to define the right events. And, “Is the issue a technical breakdown, or is it the UX flow?”, then you’ve come to the right spot. How to shine a light on where customers drop off. New ways to test, learn, and iterate.

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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. And the need for people who can reason with data in almost all jobs in all sectors of the economy.

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K–12 Schools Must Focus on People, Processes and Technology in Cybersecurity

EdTech Magazine

Schools collect and store valuable data that is essential to their daily operations. Whether schools lose vital data as a result of ransomware attacks or natural disasters, either type of event puts learning continuity at risk. When those operations are interrupted, children can be severely impacted. Schools could also…

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The SaaS Guide to Conversion Rate Optimization

In this guide, you’ll learn: 7 detailed steps to infuse data-power into your conversion process. How to define the right events. And, “Is the issue a technical breakdown, or is it the UX flow?”, then you’ve come to the right spot. How to shine a light on where customers drop off.