Category Archives: Data Management

Educators! Stacked Shared Notebooks in Evernote 5 is the BEST!

Posted on 11/19/2012 by William Stites

Ever­note recently release a sub­stan­tial update with 5.0.  There are some really cool new fea­tures, some amaz­ing nav­i­ga­tional changes and a much cleaner and appeal­ing user expe­ri­ence. After watch­ing the video you  get a quick glimpse into some of what … Con­tinue read­ing →

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What I did on my Summer Vacation.

Posted on 09/29/2012 by William Stites

With sum­mer is offi­cially over I feel it’s about time for that recap every per­son has asked to write at some point in their lives… What I did on my Sum­mer Vaca­tion. While this isn’t nec­es­sar­ily going to be about … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Who owns the data in your school?

Posted on 01/24/2012 by William Stites

[Part 3 in a series on insti­tu­tional data] When an address change comes into your school who owns and enters that data into your system(s)? When stan­dard­ized test­ing scores come in, who enters the data? If an alum, who is … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Design, intent and actual use.

Posted on 01/14/2012 by William Stites

While run­ning a few errands today I had to with­drawal some money from the ATM.  It was freez­ing out­side so I want to make use the drive-up machine so not to have to get out of my nice, warm car. When … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Defining Data Domains for Entry, Ownership and Support

Posted on 11/13/2011 by William Stites

[NOTE: This is the sec­ond in a series of posts on the issue of Data Man­age­ment in Schools. Read the first post here.] In an ear­lier post I dis­cussed a project I was under­tak­ing to define “a clear set of rules and style … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Questions for a set of Data Entry Rules and Style Guide

Posted on 09/15/2011 by William Stites

Data is all around us and con­nected in so many ways.  In schools or any insti­tu­tion there are mul­ti­ple point at which data can be entered into a sys­tem or sys­tems so that it can be used and shared “eas­ily”. … Con­tinue read­ing →

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