Next Steps

This section describes various resources available to explore the Ed-Fi Dashboards further.

Learning More

See the following links to learn more about the Ed-Fi Dashboards:

• The Ed-Fi Dashboards Developers' Guide documentation contains conceptual material, how-to information, and detailed information on developing for the dashboards.
• The Ed-Fi Dashboards documentation site has a Technical Articles section that provides detail on a range of specific topics and implementation concerns.
• The Ed-Fi Dashboards leverage the Ed-Fi Operational Data Store which comes with a companion API. 
  • Detailed information can be found online in the Ed-Fi ODS / API documentation site. In addition review the Operational Data Store Version Compatibility Approach technical article. 
  • For step-by-step instructions see How To: Load Ed-Fi Dashboards v1.3.1 from an Ed-Fi ODS v2.0 Data Store.
• Developers who plan to work against a v1.2 version of the Ed-Fi ODS will find the How To: Load Ed-Fi Dashboards v1.3.1 from an Ed-Fi ODS v1.2 Data Store technical article useful.
• See the Ed-Fi Technical Documentation home page for more information on technology that's free to license and download.
• For more information about the Ed-Fi Alliance, see www.ed-fi.org.

Additional Resources

The following resources provide additional information about the Ed-Fi Dashboards and related Ed-Fi technology:

• The Ed-Fi Dashboards are constantly evolving to meet the needs of the education community. To view current development activity and recent code contributions from implementers, see the Ed-Fi Issue Tracker at https://tracker.ed-fi.org/browse/DASH.
• Do you have comments or contributions to make? The Ed-Fi Community section of the Technical Documentation site has code contribution guidelines, coding standards, and a wealth of information about how to participate in the Ed-Fi Community.