Welcome back! DDD website traffic is on the increase and submissions are flying in, as education officials head back to their desks and classrooms to get Term 2 underway. It’s the ideal time to access the DDD Dashboard and start preparing your interventions for the months ahead – so don’t delay: submit your term-end data and log in to DDD today! Highlights of the past few weeks included the DBE Lekgotla in Johannesburg, as well as the annual SchoolNet digital learning conference at Anton Lembede MST Academy in Durban, from 25-27 March, where DDD’s live demo of the dashboard attracted strong attention from the office of the KwaZulu-Natal MEC and other senior delegates. KwaZulu-Natal remains one of the fastest-growing adopters of DDD, and it was exciting to hear how officials in this and other provinces are increasingly using data insights to improve the impact of their interventions. We can’t wait to hear more, so if you have a data success story to share, please email our newsletter team today!
	Ms Taylor explains that the insight gained from DDD’s Educator Information Report is – among other things – extremely useful when doing resource planning for one’s school.   Hailing from Johannesburg East, Mr Leso urges principals in the area to register all their educators and administrators on DDD, in order to access these insights.   After attending a Champion Principals workshop to learn about using DDD at school level, Ms Magagula says she believes the dashboard is a “very good venture”.
	If you’ve submitted your end-of-Term 1 data, then you’re ready to start analysing your learners’ performance. For a quick video on how to view which learners failed Term 1 and need focused support in Term 2, click on the image to the right. For more 60-second video tips, visit the media section of the DDD Learning Hub.
	NEW TIPS & TRICKS Want to master the Learner Chart Report?   SUBMIT, PLAN, IMPROVE Start by submitting Term 1 data today   WEBINARS FOR THE WIN From one principal to another: Let’s learn! DDD’s Learner Chart Report is one of the sharpest tools in your DDD toolbox when it comes to gaining a rich understanding of performance trends and how to improve them. Join either of next week’s webinars to learn how to use the Report to profile learners, identify individual learner performance trends and create high-impact interventions.   If you haven’t already, don’t waste another minute in submitting your Term 1 end-of-term data. Besides keeping you up to date and on the ball, having Term 1 performance insights on the dashboard is key to planning an effective Term 2. Remember – all submissions have to be done via the new Valistractor, so click below for installation details.   Mrs Shilpa Naidoo, Principal of Fordsburg Primary School in Johannesburg is a “frequent flyer” at DDD’s weekly webinars, attending every Thursday to brush up on her dashboard skills. For two years she has used DDD to support her learners and is a staunch advocate of the value that DDD provides. Join her at an upcoming session to find out why.
	More than 15 000 schools are now submitting their term data to DDD via the new Valistractor, since it first rolled out in early February. On top of that, more than 11 000 have submitted their final Term 1 information – well done to the provinces below who are leading the way! Remember that the old Valistractor has been deactivated, so if you’re not using it yet, click here for step-by-step guidelines on how to get started. click here.
	FRONT RUNNER   FIGHTING FIT   ON THE PODIUM   KEEPING PACE Limpopo is at full sprint, with 3 490 schools (well over 90%) having submitted their end-of-Term 1 data to date.   With around 70% (3 584 schools as of 8am today) submitting term-end data, Eastern Cape takes a strong second place.   At about 57% with 1 458 schools submitting so far, Gauteng is doing well, with submission numbers rising steadily.   In a well-earned fourth spot is Northern Cape, with approximately 37% (206) schools submitting term-end data so far.
	DDD PROGRESS
	Term 1 saw a range of enhancements and new developments on the DDD Dashboard to ensure that you are ready to start Term 2 on the right foot, and with all the right data insights in hand. If you missed the last newsletter, click here for a summary of what these enhancements are and where to find them.
	SCHOOL IDs MADE EASIER EMIS codes incorporated   VALISTRACTOR QUERY? How to get a quick reply   WE’RE STREAMLINING Simpler, faster views As part of our ongoing dashboard enhancements, we have added EMIS codes into the Term to Date matrix table on the Term to Date dashboard page. This means that the Excel download automatically includes EMIS codes, making it easier to identify specific schools. To share your ideas for similar improvements, email the DDD Helpdesk or click on the Chatbot button (bottom right) on the website homepage.   As the DDD and EMIS teams continue to work with schools to help resolve any technical issues, there is some important background information that officials need to include with any queries they submit to the DDD Helpdesk. This includes, for example, screenshots to show the details of any error messages, info on the device and software that you’re using, as well as network/connective speed. Click here for an easy guide.   Based on detailed feedback from more than 1 500 education officials, we are refining the pages on each section of the dashboard to provide a simpler initial view of your data, which will help to speed up processing times. All the same information will still be accessible, but in a quick-to-view and easy-to-click way. Keep an eye on this space for updates.

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