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Protecting Data in the Cloud Ensures Smooth Cyber Recovery

EdTech Magazine

Hybrid cloud environments have evolved significantly in recent years, spurred by the shift to remote learning during the pandemic. Many early adopters limited their use of cloud services to long-term storage for backup data. The widespread migration of data and workloads to cloud environments has…

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Watch & Learn: Student and Data Safety Through Cybersecurity

EdTech Magazine

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

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Five Backup and Recovery Questions to Ask Before Data Goes Missing in K–12

EdTech Magazine

A lot of attention goes into protecting data. K–12 IT teams ponder cybersecurity, disk arrays, cloud availability zones and bandwidth to keep their schools’ data flowing. And are they sure they can actually restore a school’s data when the need arises? But do they give backup systems the attention they deserve?

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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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HCI vs. Cloud Storage: Exploring What K–12 Schools Can Do with Their Data

EdTech Magazine

As technology becomes more integrated into learning and teaching, IT must evolve from a support function to a strategic partner in driving learning innovation. Modernizing K–12 data infrastructure to enhance efficiency, agility and robustness becomes mission critical with limited IT resources.

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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. The Ohio high school additionally saw a 35 percent increase in students’ scores on AP exams rising from 3 to 4. Sampson was an administrator at Westerville City School District at the time. Now, he works as the chief curation…

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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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