antigen8

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   by antigen8 11y ago

   Thanks Alec, I'll be reading a lot about these today!!
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   by antigen8 11y ago

   Hey protomyth, Mine is a public high school with a desire to collect information about student assessment, attendance, and other educational records from their disparate sources together into one home base where the data can then be explore
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   by antigen8 11y ago

   a3voices- It would be great if you could expand on this.
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   by antigen8 11y ago

   You're totally right, and one of the limitations on the info I was able to include was that it's very difficult for me to know how to describe what we're trying to do, not having the expertise. We seem to be trying to find a
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   by antigen8 11y ago

   Thanks for mentioning this, I'll definitely check it out
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   by antigen8 11y ago

   logn- I really appreciate this insight, I think that would really be the ideal solution. I have satisfied myself that it won't be possible- the software we're talking about is one slice of a highly sophisticated network of service
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   by antigen8 11y ago

   Thanks for sharing this- as a school, we do already use canvas! One of the ways we're attacking our data problem is to make more effective use of canvas, but like all the other services we use, it's becoming clear that it is only
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   by antigen8 11y ago

   oneJob, I can't thank you enough for the depth and thoughtfulness of your response- you're 100% right about looking for a SaaS solution, about finding one that is aligned with our mission. I've been experimenting with Tableau
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   by antigen8 11y ago

   Hey ChicagoBoy11- I wrote an update above with some more information on the types of data we need to accomodate, but feel free to reach out on the email listed in my profile, I'd love to make contact with you
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    by antigen8 11y ago

    You're right- it's a very complex process even trying to talk about bringing new systems into a public school. FERPA is not an inconsiderable force. I've tried to give more concrete insight into what I'm trying to do, ab
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    by antigen8 11y ago

    I'd be thrilled to start a conversation with you, it would be great to take advantage of your insights. I put an email in my profile
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    by antigen8 11y ago

    I think we all know that Education is one sector, not unlike legal services, that could stand for a big wake up call. Lots of challenges to getting new or useful tech into schools, not least of all that everyone is too busy teaching to be a
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    by antigen8 11y ago

    bonobo3000- I think you're right that, generally, the technical sophistication of this problem isn't super demanding. We're not storing millions of records, we're not (as far as I can tell) asking for anything "comp
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    by antigen8 11y ago

    Thanks thaumaturgy- I used your questions in writing the update post above, which hopefully provides some more clarity
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    by antigen8 11y ago

    Update: Thank-you to everyone responding, especially those who are helping enormously by giving me real-talk; Here's some more information about my situtation: The legacy system I referred to has limitations that make it very uncomfort
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    Ask HN: My school needs a data storage solution

    31 points by antigen8 11y ago|60 comments