4. Welcome
Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow
Release of National Findings: a sampler
Remarks
Representative George Miller (D-CA)
Discussion with our Panel of Experts – the Students!
Your Questions,Thoughts and Comments
Today’s Agenda
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5. Meet our panel of experts
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Students from elementary, middle and high
schools in
Arlington VA
Baltimore MD
Frederick County MD
Silver Spring MD
Washington DC
8. Many thanks to our K-12 National
Champion Outreach Partners:
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9. Annual national research project
Online surveys + focus groups
Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
Institutions receive free report with their own data
Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations
K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators
Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education
Inform policies & programs
Analysis and reporting of findings and trends
Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning
Speak Up National Research Project
+ 3 million surveys since 2003
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10. Learning &Teaching withTechnology
21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship & Global Awareness
Math and Science Instruction
Students’ Career Interests in STEM
Professional Development /Teacher Preparation
Internet Safety
Administrators’ Challenges
EmergingTechnologies both in & out of the Classroom
Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content, E-textbooks
Educational Games, Social Media tools and applications
Flipped Classroom, Print to Digital, Online Assessments
Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up survey question themes
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11. K-12 Students 364,233
Teachers & Librarians 56,346
Parents (in English & Spanish) 39,713
School/District Administrators 6,011
About the participating schools & districts
o 8,020 schools and 2,431 districts
o 30% urban / 43% rural / 27% suburban
o All 50 states + DC
Honor Roll of States with highest participation:
TX, CA, OH, IN, AL, NC, WI, AZ, FL, PA
National Speak Up 2012 Participation: 466,303
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Our
top 15!
School District State
Klein ISD TX
Shelby County School District AL
Weslaco ISD TX
McAllen ISD TX
Richardson ISD TX
Brevard County School District FL
Merced Union HS District CA
ParadiseValley USD AZ
Madison County School District AL
City of Chicago Public Schools IL
Irvine USD CA
Baltimore City Public Schools MD
Cabot School District AR
Albemarle County Public Schools VA
North CarolinaVirtual Public Schools NC
13. April 19 –
release of
the national
report on the
Speak Up
2012
educator
and parent
findings
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14. Today -
release of the
national
report on the
Speak Up
2012
K-12 student
findings
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
10 years of Speak Up
Views and ideas of
+ 2.5 million K-12 students
3rd graders in 2003 = 12th graders in 2012
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Questions we asked in 2003:
Do you have an email account?
Do you have an IM screen name?
Do you own a CD burner?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Questions we asked in 2003:
Do you have an email account?
Do you have an IM screen name?
Do you own a CD burner?
How do you want to use technology for
learning?
What obstacles do you face?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Enabling technologies:
what tools and resources
are digital learners using?
Empowering opportunities:
how are they using these
tools for learning?
Engaging aspirations:
what are their expectations for
digital learning?
19. Students function as a “Digital AdvanceTeam”
Students regularly adopt and adapt emerging
technologies for learning
Students’ frustrations focus on the unsophisticated use of
technologies within education
Persistent digital disconnect between students and
adults
Exacerbation of lack of relevancy in current education
Students want a more personalized learning environment
The emergence of the digital learner
Speak Up National Findings: 2003 - 2013
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Enabling technologies:
what tools and resources are digital learners using?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Grade 3
Students
Grade 6
Students
Grade 9
Students
Grade 12
Students
Personal smartphone 41% 59% 75% 82%
Personal tablet 44% 53% 48% 40%
Personal laptop 61% 68% 69% 73%
School provided
smartphone
8% 6% 5% 3%
School provided tablet 16% 18% 14% 17%
School provided laptop 27% 30% 27% 29%
Mobile device access – personal and school provided
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Grade 3
Students
Grade 6
Students
Grade 9
Students
Grade 12
Students
Personal smartphone 41% 59% 75% 82%
Personal tablet 44% 53% 48% 40%
Personal laptop 61% 68% 69% 73%
Mobile device access – personal and school provided
Allowed to use at school?
• Only 9% say they can use their own tablet
• Only 18% of seniors say they can use their own laptop
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Internet access – new perspectives
“My internet access is through a
mobile, 3G/4G device”
Grade 6-8 56%
Grade 9-12 68%
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Internet access – new perspectives
2003 to 2012:
6% of K-12 students say they do not have
home Internet access – no change in 10 years
But 40% of these students in grades 6-8 and
52% in grades 9-12 say they are accessing the
Internet– but it’s on a mobile device!
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Social media – tools to connect, collaborate, create
Texting:
71% of Gr 9-12, 63% of Gr 6-8
growth of 44% since 2008
Twitter:
3 out of 10 students in Gr 6-12
Videos:
30% of students in Gr 6-8
only 15% in 2007
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Social media – tools to connect, collaborate, create
Massively multi-player
online games (MMOG)
¼ of students in Gr 6-8
Facebook
53% of students in Gr 9-12
decrease of 21% since 2007
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
4%
36%
29%
32%
12%
7%
40%
26%
16%
12%
0 accounts 1 to 5 accounts 6 to 10
accounts
11 to 19
accounts
20+ accounts
Students Gr 9-12 Students Gr 6-8
How many online accounts do you have?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Empowering
opportunities:
how are students using
digital tools for
learning?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Teacher – directed use of technology in the
classroom:
Accessing class info on a school portal 74%
Creating a multi-media presentation 47%
Taking an online test 41%
Using an online textbook 35%
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Student directed use of
technology for learning
Grade 6
students
Grade 9
students
Grade 12
students
Texting with classmates about assignments 39% 65% 67%
Using Facebook to collaborate with
classmates on a school project
19% 35% 40%
Taking photos of school assignments of
materials using my mobile device
11% 28% 35%
Watch a video I find online to help with
homework
29% 30% 33%
Using Twitter to communicate or to follow others 7% 20% 25%
Communicate with classmates using a webcam,
Skype or online chat
20% 29% 25%
Using a mobile app to keep schoolwork organized 15% 24% 25%
Texting with my teacher 7% 11% 20%
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Obstacles, barriers, challenges
It’s really all about access!
From 2003 to 2012 …..
32. Top obstacles in 2003
1. Internet too slow
2. Filters & firewalls
3. Not enough computers
4. Computers are old
5. Software is old
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Obstacles to using tech @ school
33. Top obstacles in 2003
1. Internet too slow
2. Filters & firewalls
3. Not enough computers
4. Computers are old
5. Software is old
Top obstacles in 2012
1. Filters & firewalls
2. Cannot access my
social media
3. Cannot use my mobile
4. Too many rules!
5. Cannot use texting
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Obstacles to using tech @ school
34. Top obstacles in 2003
1. Internet too slow
2. Filters & firewalls
3. Not enough computers
4. Computers are old
5. Software is old
Top obstacles in 2012
1. Filters & firewalls
2. Cannot access my
social media
3. Cannot use my mobile
4. Too many rules!
5. Cannot use texting
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Obstacles to using tech @ school
Access to school tools! Access to my tools!
35. How often do you assign Internet-based homework?
Teachers perceptions
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36. How often do you assign Internet-based homework?
41%
26%
20%
10%
4%
Never Few times a
year
Once a
month
Once a week Almost daily
Teachers perceptions
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37. 41%
26%
20%
10%
4%4%
8%
22%
37%
29%
8%
12%
27%
33%
19%
Never Few times a year Once a month Once a week Almost daily
Teachers HS Students MS Students
Comparing student and teacher values
Students, how often do you access Internet content
to help you with homework?
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Weekly activity:
66% of Gr 9-12, 52% of Gr 6-8
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Engaging aspirations:
what are students’ expectations for
digital learning?
39. Students are multi-mobilists!
Students’ Philosophy: it just makes sense to use
different devices for different tasks
Create a presentation?
Communicate w/classmates & teacher?
Read a book or article?
Take notes in class?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Schoolwork Tasks First Choice Second Choice
Create a presentation Laptop (69%) Tablet (31%)
Communicate with
classmates
Smartphone (68%) Laptop (38%)
Collaborate on a school
project
Laptop (59%) Tablet (34%)
Follow experts on Twitter Smartphone (54%) Laptop (42%)
Create a video Laptop (50%) Smartphone (40%)
Take notes in class Laptop (46%) Tablet (45%)
Read a book or article Digital reader (44%) Tablet (41%)
Different academic tasks demand different devices
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Personalization benefits Students
Grades 9-12:
2009
Students
Grades 9-12:
2012
I would be in control of my learning 40%
57%
I could work at my own pace 51%
56%
It would be easier for me to review
course materials as often as I wish
29%
46%
I would have a greater sense of
independence
28%
42%
It would be easier for me to be
successful in class
28%
35%
Online learning – it is all about personalization!
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
My ideal science class
Collaborating with classmates on real world problems 61%
Using animations/simulations to visualize concepts 41%
Using mobile device to video lessons to review later 37%
Understanding science thru virtual/augmented reality 34%
Accessing an online textbook through my mobile device 34%
Texting my teacher during class with my questions 28%
Taking an online class 24%
43. Imagine you are designing the ultimate
school for today’s students,
what technologies would have the
greatest impact on learning?
Do we have a shared vision
for digital learning?
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Online classes
Use own mobile device
Games
Digital textbooks
Social media tools
Tablets
Schoolwide Internet
Principals Teachers Parents Students
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Speak Up 2012 National Findings
From Chalkboards toTablets
Enabling technologies:
what tools and resources
are digital learners using?
Empowering opportunities:
how are they using these
tools for learning?
Engaging aspirations:
what are their expectations for
digital learning?
47. Meet our panel of experts
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Students from elementary, middle and high
schools in
Arlington VA
Baltimore MD
Frederick County MD
Silver Spring MD
Washington DC
48. National Speak Up Findings and reports
Targeted and thematic reports
Online learning trends
Mobile learning & social media
Print to digital migration
Social learning
Intelligent adaptive software
New digital parent series
Presentations, podcasts and webinars
Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies
More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org
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50. Many thanks to our K-12 National
Champion Outreach Partners:
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51. Thank you.
Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x15
Twitter: JulieEvans_PT
SpeakUpEd
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