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Meet Caliper, the Data Standard That May Help Us (Finally) Measure Edtech Efficacy

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Today, most teachers simply Google around to find videos or PDFs, usually referring to search result rankings to find out which resources are the best. Aggregate data sharing via Caliper would allow any provider to communicate to users which resources are most engaging, or whose usage correlates to improvements in learning outcomes.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. ” From the NASBE : “Trends in Student Data Privacy Bills in 2016.”