- Module 1: This module provides education partners with an overview of SDS, how it's used, and the benefits it offers to educational organizations. Part of the Partner Success Series.
By completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Describe what School Data Sync (SDS) is and how it’s used
- Explain how SDS simplifies user and class management for IT admins, teachers, and students
- Understand the entities that are connected via SDS
- Module 2: This module teaches education partners how to connect data using School Data Sync (SDS), including supported formats and enhanced validation. Part of Partner Success Series
By completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Connect student information system data with School Data Sync (SDS)
- Describe the acceptable data formats
- Explain functionality that enhances data validation
- Module 3: This module teaches education partners how to use SDS to manage data and users in order to improve learning outcomes. Part of the Partner Success Series.
By completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Manage data to improve learning outcomes
- Manage user identities
- Manage Microsoft 365 Groups and IT Groups
- Module 4: This module teaches education partners how to validate, store, and monitor data health in SDS. Part of the Partner Success Series.
By completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Describe the process for preparing and storing data
- Explain the concepts of longitudinal data and data lakes
- Troubleshoot common scenarios for missing or bad data
- Use the School Data Sync (SDS) dashboards to determine status and/or errors
- Describe advanced techniques for troubleshooting data
- Explain the importance of data health
- Module 5: This module teaches education partners to use Insights and Analytics to provide insights on student activity. Part of the Partner Success Series.
By completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Enable sync with Insights for Education Leaders
- Enable Education Data Lake Export data for customized insights
- Understand the data excluded in the export
- Module 6: Education partners learn how to perform academic year transitions with School Data Sync (SDS), including year-end close out and new year launch. Part of Partner Success Series.
By completing this module, you’ll be able to use SDS to:
- Clean data for academic year transition
- Prepare data for academic year transition
- Prepare SDS for the next academic year
- Module 7: This module teaches education partners in the Partner Success Series how to earn credit by completing the assessment for Advanced School Data Sync for the SDS Advanced badge.
By completing this module, you’ll be able to:
- Complete the assessment for the Advanced School Data sync learning path and qualify for the SDS Advanced badge.
School Data Sync advanced for education partners
Overview
Syllabus
- Module 1: Module 1: Introduction to School Data Sync
- Introduction
- Purpose, features, and capabilities overview
- Knowledge check
- Summary
- Module 2: Module 2: Connect data with School Data Sync
- Introduction
- Connect data with School Data Sync
- Knowledge check
- Summary
- Module 3: Module 3: Manage data with School Data Sync
- Introduction
- Manage data with School Data Sync
- Knowledge check
- Summary
- Module 4: Module 4: Validate, store, and monitor data in School Data Sync
- Introduction
- Validate, store, and monitor data in School Data Sync
- Knowledge check
- Summary
- Module 5: Module 5: Enable Insights and Analytics with School Data Sync
- Introduction
- Enable Insights and Analytics with School Data Sync
- Knowledge check
- Summary
- Module 6: Module 6: Academic year transition with School Data Sync
- Introduction
- Academic year transition with School Data Sync
- Knowledge check
- Summary
- Module 7: Module 7: Earn Advanced School Data Sync credit toward the SDS Advanced badge
- Introduction
- Partner Success Series assessment
- Knowledge check
- Summary
