What is ReadWrite Digital Analytics?

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What is ReadWrite Digital Analytics?
Common use cases for ReadWrite Digital Analytics

Introduction

ReadWrite Digital Analytics is a secure software application designed to help K-12 educators utilize data to inform their student performance and instructional needs. Analytics is accessible via any internet-connected device and can be accessed through any modern Web browser or apps designed to work with its data services. Users must be granted access to Analytics by an organization that subscribes to the software and provides the essential data required to support student performance analysis. Analytics can serve varied needs from different types of organizations including individual school districts, regional cooperatives, and State departments of education.

An analytical framework for education

The up front and most obvious benefit of ReadWrite Digital Analytics is to provide educators the ability to address different use cases for student data. This is achieved by providing easy access to a complete view of near real-time student data through a familiar user interface resembling a typical spreadsheet. Data in Analytics is presented within a context relevant to students and educators. The simplicity of this concept and the way it is presented in Analytics belies the power of the platform. The data you see about students will be specific to your organization and what it has determined should be included in any comprehensive view. In all likelihood, what is important will evolve over time. For example, while one organization may include attendance, behavior, grades, summative and interim assessment data another organization may choose to exclude behavior data but include perception and formative assessment data.

Ultimately, the decision about what data is important for student performance analysis is a choice made by the subscribing organization. There is no limit to the types of data ReadWrite Digital Analytics can include. This flexibility is the hidden benefit of the system. While Analytics provides ready built views for all types of student performance analysis today, it also serves as an analytical framework educators can use to answer the questions they may have tomorrow.