Release of Speak Up 2008 National Findings

Release of Speak Up 2008 National Findings Meet the New “Digital Advance Team” – America’s K-12 Students Speak Up 2008 Congressional Briefing Washington DC March 24, 2009

Annual national research project

Online surveys + focus groups

Open for all K-12 schools

Schools/districts get back their own data for planning and budgeting

Collect data ↔ Stimulate conversations

K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents and Administrators

Inform policies & programs

Analysis and reporting – national reports, state reports, district reports

Services: custom reports, consulting services, webinars

NCES back end database – provide statistically significant samplings

6 years of empowering authentic voices – since 2003:

1.3 million K-12 students

103,000 teachers

54,000 parents

6,300 school leaders

18,000 schools – from all 50 states, DC, American military base schools, Canada, Mexico, Australia

What is Speak Up? 1.5 million respondents

Speak Up is facilitated annually

by Project Tomorrow

(formerly known as NetDay)

Project Tomorrow is the nation’s leading education nonprofit organization dedicated to the empowerment of student voices in education.

Thank you to our Congressional Sponsors: Rep. Judy Biggert Rep. Ruben Hinojosa Rep. Mark Kirk Rep. Dennis Rehberg Rep. Mike Ross Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard

We would like to recognize our Speak Up 2008 Sponsors:

And the support of our Speak Up 2008 National Champion Outreach Partners: + 75 other national education associations & nonprofit groups

Thank you for the use of the 21 st century learning tools

Audience Response: How did you get your morning news today?

TV morning show

Radio broadcast

Print newspaper

Online news site

News sent to my smartphone

Overheard at Starbucks

I avoid the news!

Agenda: Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release

Welcomes Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow

Kathy Bihr, Tiger Woods Learning Center

Chris Rother, CDW-G

Remarks US Representative Dennis Rehberg

Laura Abshire, Office of Re. Mike Ross

Release of National Julie Evans

Findings

Special Video Students “Speak Up” to President Obama

Panel Discussion High school students from American and

Q & A Australian schools

Closing Mick Adkisson, SMART Technologies

Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Welcome Katherine E. Bihr, Ed.D. Vice President and Executive Director Tiger Woods Learning Center Foundation Member of the Project Tomorrow Board of Directors

Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Welcome Christina V. Rother Group Vice President, Public Sector CDW Government Inc. Speak Up Sponsor

Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Remarks US Representative Dennis Rehberg Montana

Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Remarks Laura Abshire Legislative Director Office of US Representative Mike Ross Arkansas

Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Who am I? Gender Grade Tech Self – Assessment (Advanced, Average, Beginner)

Who am I? Profile characteristics:

Wishes for their ultimate school

Digital media tools (31%)

High tech science tools (39%)

Online tools for organization (35%)

Access to mobile devices:

MP3 player (44%)

Game player (53%)

Laptop (44%)

Participates in virtual reality environments (39%) Uses Internet for schoolwork research (51%) and takes tests online (35%)

Audience Response: Who am I?

Girl

Boy

Grade 3

Grade 6

Grade 9

Grade 12

College Student

Teacher

Advanced Tech User

Average Tech User

Beginner Tech User

Who am I? Profile characteristics:

Wishes for their ultimate school

Digital media tools (31%)

High tech science tools (39%)

Online tools for organization (35%)

Access to mobile devices:

MP3 player (44%)

Game player (53%)

Laptop (44%)

Participates in virtual reality environments (39%) Uses Internet for schoolwork research (51%) and takes tests online (35%)

Who am I? 3 rd Grade Girl – Average Tech Skills

Introducing the “Digital Advance Team” America’s K-12 Students Adopting/adapting technologies for learning Tech trend setters Their use predicts widespread acceptance Out of school use drives in school use Pace car for others Teachers ultimately catch up

Introducing the “Digital Advance Team” Let’s listen in and learn! Suggestion: Use as input for decisions on how to effectively leverage the historic stimulus funds

K-12 Students 281,500

Teachers 29,644

Parents (in English & Spanish) 21,309

School/District Administrators 3,114

Schools 4,379

Districts 868

States All 50

Top 10: TX, CA, AZ, AL, IL, MD, FL, NC, NE, WI

A bout Speak Up Schools:

95% public, 3% private, 2% virtual

35% urban, 32% suburban, 33% rural

45% Title 1 eligible

34% majority-minority student population

National Speak Up 2008 Participation

Learning & Teaching with Technology

Web 2.0 in Education

Broadband Access & Policy

21 st Century Skills: Information and Media Literacy Skills

Science Instruction & Global Competitiveness

Emerging Technologies in the Classroom

Mobile Devices

Online Learning

Digital Content

Designing the 21st Century School

Speak Up 2008 survey question themes

“ Imagine you are the President and your #1 education goal is to make sure every student is prepared for the jobs and careers of the future. What is the one thing you would do to improve schools?”

Special Speak Up 2008 Question

“ Imagine you are the President and your #1 education goal is to make sure every student is prepared for the jobs and careers of the future. What is the one thing you would do to improve schools?”

Special Speak Up 2008 Question over 150,000 responses from students nationwide! New video: today is the world premiere!

Students, teachers, parents &

administrators

Activities,

Attitudes & Aspirations

Disconnects & Differences

Trends & Leverage Points

Speak Up 2008 National Data Release

Audience Response: After writing assignments and Internet research, what is the #1 way that students grades 6-12 are using technology for schoolwork?

Creating ppts and videos

Communicating with others

Taking online tests

Accessing class information

Playing games

How are students using technology for schoolwork?

How satisfied are today’s students with technology use at their school?

How satisfied are today’s students with technology use at their school? Students say: Not very!

Top responses:

School filters and firewalls block websites I need

Teachers limit our technology use

Too many rules!

Cannot use my own devices

Cannot access my communications tools

Rules that limit use of my school’s technology

Besides time, what are the major obstacles students face using technology at your school?

Top responses:

Let me use my own laptop, cell phone or mobile device

Give me unlimited Internet access

Let me access my school projects from any computer – home or at school

How schools make it easier for students to work electronically?

The mobile learner

It’s a Web 2.0 World

“ I’ll take that class to go!”

The ultimate online textbook

Exploring STEM careers

Digital Advance Team Trends

The mobile learner

Cell phones

Laptops

MP3 players

Smartphones & PDAs

The Mobile Learner

Communications

Email teachers, classmates

Access personal websites

Collaborations

Projects and calendars

Creativity

Create/share documents, videos

Productivity

Research, downloads, ed games

Get alerts and reminders

How students want to use mobile devices to support learning

It’s a Web 2.0 World

How are students using Web 2.0 tools?

Communications

Creation

Collaboration

Contribution

Web 2.0 Applications

How are students using Web 2.0 tools for schoolwork? Significant changes from 2007: Email/IM/Text Using social networking site to collaborate with classmates 150% 27%

“ I’ll take that class to go!”

Online learning

Online learning and K-12 students Current online learning experience: 16% of high school students 14% of middle school students

Online learning and K-12 students Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes! Interest in taking an online class: + 40% of high school students + 35% of middle school students + 15% of students grades 3-5

Online learning and K-12 students Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes! Interest in taking an online class: + 40% of high school students + 35% of middle school students 21% 46%

Puts me in control of my learning (47%)

Easier to review class materials (38%)

Easier for me to succeed (32%)

More comfortable asking questions (29%)

More motivated to learn (27%)

How would online classes make school more interesting for students ?

Policy: Online class requirement for high school graduation?

The ultimate online textbook

What if . . . . students designed

that new textbook?

Desired features:

Electronic notes and highlighting (63%)

Self assessments (62%)

Links to real time data (52%)

Games (57%) and simulations (55%)

Powerpoint presentations of lectures (55%)

Access to online tutors (53%)

Download info to my mobile device (53%)

Create own podcasts and videocasts (48%)

Students design an online textbook

Exploring STEM careers

Exploring STEM Careers

Top responses:

Meet with successful career professionals

Work part time jobs in the fields

Use tools professionals use

Day in the Life podcasts and videos

Exploring STEM careers What would increase your interest?

Is your school doing a good job

preparing students for jobs of the future?

Is your school doing a good job preparing students for jobs of the future?

Response: Yes Principals 56% Teachers 42%

Is your school doing a good job preparing students for jobs of the future?

Response: Yes Principals 56% Teachers 42% Parents 32% Students 39%

What if you could design the ultimate school . . . . what technologies would have the greatest impact on your learning? Many districts are looking at this data to inform stimulus funding decisions

Digital media tools for creating projects

Games and virtual simulations

Personal laptops for each student

Student access to email and IM at school

Using mobile devices for learning

Online classes

Digital content

Audience Response: What do students say is the #1 tech tool or service that will impact their learning?

Students in Kindergarten thru 12 th grade say the same thing every year:

What do students say is the #1 tech tool or service that will impact their learning?

Students in Kindergarten thru 12 th grade say the same thing every year:

What do students say is the #1 tech tool or service that will impact their learning? “ Give me a laptop for my personal use at school and at home”

What if you could design the ultimate school?

Recommendations from the “ Digital Advance Team” Are we listening?

Recommendations from the “ Digital Advance Team”

Are we listening?

Un-tether learning

New learning spaces

Social based learning

Digital resources add relevancy

Go beyond classroom walls

Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Meet our panel of experts Brittany Herring Eric Schott Digital Harbor HS Perry Hall HS Jessica Nixon Brenda Shah Forest Park HS Perry Hall HS Juan Peralta Samantha Wettasinghe Digital Harbor HS Forest Park HS Courtney Riordan Our Lady of Mercy College

Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Closing comments Mick Adkisson Manager, Education Advocacy SMART Technologies

More data and reports are available on our website: www.tomorrow.org Julie Evans Project Tomorrow [email_address] 949-609-4660 x15 Copyright Project Tomorrow 2009. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.