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  Genevieve Hartman is the vice president of educational content at BrightBytes, an educational analytics company. BrightBytes captures the link between school technology use and student achievement. Their platform measures students' and teachers' use of and access to technology at school and at home. They then help schools decide on the appropriate next steps to close any gaps. Recommendations can be professional development programs, policy changes, or other projects that the school might take on in order to make the most of the technology they already have. The data collected through the BrightBytes platform can be used to help write technology plans, apply for grants and demonstrate the success of those grants, as well as increase stakeholders' commitment to 21st-century learning.