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Educators See Positive Impact of Mobile Devices in K–12

EdTech Magazine

Educators See Positive Impact of Mobile Devices in K–12. A new report from national education nonprofit Project Tomorrow says adding mobile devices to the classroom provides students with equity, empowerment and a better understanding of complex concepts. Here are a few of the data points that helped her reach those conclusions.

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How we reduced mobility and improved outcomes in low-performing schools

eSchool News

With high poverty and high mobility, finding solutions to address the needs of this community required out-of-the-box thinking, good data, and community support. Solution: Rapides Parish identified 12 buildings and roughly 10,000 students that were in a high-mobility, high economically disadvantaged area.

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SchoolStatus Announces Acquisition of ClassTag Strengthening its Suite of K-12 Data, Workflow, and Communications

eSchool News

. — SchoolStatus , a leader in K-12 data and communications, announced today the acquisition of ClassTag , a unified family communication and engagement platform for educators, schools, and districts. Integrating ClassTag’s technology will add a mobile app for families as an additional option for SchoolStatus partners.

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Protecting Student Data Privacy as a Guiding EdTech Principle

Lightspeed Systems

Student welfare, of course, is comprised of many elements, including teaching and learning, student mental health, student safety, and, importantly, student data privacy. While never far from being top of mind for school district leadership and parents, recent news has brought the issue of student data privacy to even greater prominence.

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PowerSchool to Launch Connected Intelligence, First Fully Managed Data-as-a-Service Platform for K-12 Schools

eSchool News

Partnering with Snowflake via the Powered by Snowflake program, Connected Intelligence by PowerSchool is the first fully managed K-12 Education focused Data-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform. Spend fewer resources managing data access and storage. Store education data securely and in one place.

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Big Deals: Advanced offerings in curriculum and data analytics, parent communication, remote tutoring, and more

eSchool News

Through its adaptive learning solutions independently proven to accelerate student growth, DreamBox Learning empowers educators with data analytics and content-specific professional development solutions to complement instruction. SchoolStatus will acquire ClassTag in its entirety, including its operations and technology.

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When Less Is More: Designing for Education’s Data Overload

Edsurge

Patient outcomes suffered. The challenge stems, in part, from what is fast becoming data overload for school and district leaders, who struggle to make sense of data that is siloed, messy, and hard to find. In recent years, districts have spent millions on the integration of disparate data systems.

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