Once a manageable 20-25 vendors, schools now have than 1,400. GG4L providers K-12 schools support in simplifying complex data integrations.

SchoolDay Collection offers zero-cost, school-wide pilot projects for any of the solutions in the catalog.

GG4L’s Privacy Governance Console is a powerful tool designed to empower schools with comprehensive data visibility and privacy safeguards.

Interoperability is essential for creating efficient, adaptable learning environments in the K-12 setting, but security is crucial.

GG4L helps schools and edtech vendors connect without compromising student data. Here are some best data integration practices to consider.

School districts have struggled for years to secure student data. K-12 districts manage copious amounts of student data that they are required to store for many years – without putting that data at risk. At the same time, the edtech vendors and management systems with whom they work have relied on antiquated rostering to provide […]

In our webinar, “Who can you trust when it comes to handling student data?” featuring Kevin Lewis and Rob Abel from 1EdTech Consortium, Bill Lohman from Vernon Parish School Board, Leo Brehm from Taunton Public Schools, and Michael King from GG4L, the panel provided valuable insights into the challenges and solutions related to secure data […]

There is inevitable risk as an edtech vendor working with K-12 schools. For most edtech providers, the standard operating procedure to obtain the data they need to work with a school is through rostering. What is rostering? Traditional rostering is a high-risk data exchange when the student’s personally identifiable information (PII) is copied from the […]

How does 1EdTech determine the “trusted” status of an app in such a way that districts can trust that it’s not just a self-identified or pay-to-play feature? As Kevin Lewis, Data Privacy Officer for 1EdTech Consortium explains, it is a collaborative effort to determine trusted apps. The trusted apps work has been very valuable for […]

Grade Sync is a data exchange solution that enables teachers to seamlessly transfer grades from the Learning Management System (LMS) or edtech solution they are using to the school’s Student Information System (SIS). Without grade sync, educators would be forced to manually transfer grades from the edtech platform to the school’s main repository for grades, […]

Microsoft School Data Sync (SDS) is a free service offered by Microsoft through their Office 365 for Education platform. When properly configured, it can pull in the roster data from the school’s SIS and create Office 365 groups. These groups are used for Microsoft-based educational curricula, including classroom activities done through Microsoft Teams, OneNote, Sharepoint, […]

There are many different Student Information Systems (SIS) to choose from. But what happens if a K-12 school wants to change to a new SIS? How difficult is it and what does it require?   How to Successfully Change Your SIS Changing to a new SIS can be overwhelming, but sometimes, there are cost or […]