Next Steps

This section describes various paths to explore the Ed-Fi Data Standard further.

Learning More

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

• The Ed-Fi Data Standard: Developers' Guide contains a conceptual overview, how-to information, and example walkthroughs based on the XML Data Exchange Framework.
• The Ed-Fi UDM Data Handbook is an online resource that makes it easy to explore the overall data model.
• The Ed-Fi Data Standard is the foundation for several additional technology components, including a student performance dashboard, an operational data store, and more. 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 Data Standard, Ed-Fi technology, tools for viewing and/or using the Data Standard, and the Ed-Fi Alliance in general:

• Once you've downloaded the XML Data Exchange Framework, you'll want to review the material. To explore the XSD, you can use any of the following common XML Editors:
  • XML Copy Editor (public license), see sourceforge.net/projects/xml-copy-editor
  • XML Notepad (public license), see xmlnotepad.codeplex.com
  • XMLSpy (paid license), see www.altova.com/xml-editor
  • Oxygen (paid license), see www.oxygenxml.com
• The Ed-Fi Data Standard is constantly evolving to meet the needs of the education community. To review current development activity, see the Ed-Fi Issue Tracker at https://tracker.ed-fi.org/browse/DATASTD.