Educational Technology & Learning for
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Speak Up Perspectives from the field:
K-12 Students, Teachers, Librarians,
Parents & Administrators
Laurie Smith
Project Tomorrow
lsmith@tomorrow.org
Speak Up 2009
• Texas Findings
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Educational Technology & Learning for
Today’s Children
Speak Up Perspectives from the field:
K-12 Students, Teachers, Librarians,
Parents & Administrators
Laurie Smith
Project Tomorrow
lsmith@tomorrow.org
Speak Up 2009
• Texas Findings
© Project Tomorrow 2010
Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions
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What expectations do students have for learning?
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How does their vision compare with the teachers &
administrators at their school?
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How well are today’s K-12 schools meeting the
expectations of students?
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What is the future of learning?
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Defining 21st century education . . .
“I believe that the purpose of education is not to make men carpenters,
but to make carpenters men. To be competitive in a workplace that is
changing and will change continuously throughout our careers, my
peers and I need to be able to read and understand new
information at a level never before prevalent. This should be,
however, a familiar aim for the forces of academia, however, since
what we must learn, in essence, is to learn.
I would ensure a broad and balanced education that exposes every
student to rigorous inquiry in every discipline, from physics to pottery
and makes them active participants in the process of inquiry and
learning.”
11th grade student
Pittsburgh PA
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Discussion Agenda:
 Speak Up National Research Project
 Student Vision for 21st Century Education
 Perspectives of Educators
Conversation – Your insights!
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Speak Up National Research Project
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Annual national research project
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Collect ideas ↔ Stimulate conversations
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Online surveys + focus groups
Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education
Institutions receive free report with their own data
K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators
Pre-Service Teachers in Schools of Education
Inform policies & programs
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Analysis and reporting of findings and trends
Consulting services to help transform teaching and learning
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Speak Up National Research Project
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Empowering authentic voices – since 2003:
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1.6 million K-12 students
142,000 teachers
82,000 parents
10,500 school leaders
1,900 pre-service teachers
23,000 K-12 schools – from all 50 states, DC, American military
base schools, Canada, Mexico, Australia, int’l schools . . .
71 schools of education
1.85 million respondents
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Speak Up is facilitated annually
by Project Tomorrow
(formerly known as NetDay)
Project Tomorrow
(www.tomorrow.org)
is the leading education nonprofit
organization dedicated to the
empowerment of student voices in
education.
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Speak Up 2009 survey question themes
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Learning & Teaching with Technology
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21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship
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Science and Math Instruction
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Career Interests in STEM and Teaching
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Professional Development / Teacher Preparation
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Internet Safety
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Administrators’ Challenges
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Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
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Mobile Devices, Online Learning, Digital Content
Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and applications
Designing the 21st Century School
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Saluting our Speak Up Sponsors:
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Special Thanks!
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National Speak Up 2009 Participation: 370,565
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K-12 Students
 Teachers
 Parents (in English & Spanish)
 School/District Administrators
 Schools / Districts
299,677
38,642
26,312
3,947
5,757 / 1,215
Pre-Service Teachers
 Schools of Education
1,987
71
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Participating States = all 50 states
Top 12 (# of participants):
TX, AZ, AL, CA, FL, MD, PA, NC, AR, MO, NY, IL
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National Speak Up 2009 Participation: 370,565
About our K-12 Schools:
 97% public, 3% private
 38%
urban, 31% suburban, 32% rural
 54%
Title 1 eligible – indicating community poverty
 42%
majority-minority student population
About our Schools of Education/Aspiring Teachers
 89% four year public institutions
 2/3
undergraduates; 1/3 graduate students
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TEXAS
Speak Up 2009 Participation:
K-12 Students
 Teachers
 Parents
 School/District Administrators
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Speak Up 200 Schools:
3 of the top 5 districts were from Texas
(Clear Creek, Klein, and Bryan ISD)
102 schools from 12 districts were
recognized as Speak Up 200 schools
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84,479
11,530
5,762
1,041
Release of two national reports
March 16 and May 5, 2010
Available at: www.tomorrow.org
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Creating Our Future:
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Unleashing the Future:
Students Speak Up
about their Vision for
21st Century Learning
Educators Speak Up
about the Use of
Emerging Technologies
for Learning
Speak Up 2009 National
Findings: K-12 Students &
Parents
Speak Up 2009 National
Findings: Teachers, Aspiring
Teachers & Administrators
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What can the Speak Up
findings tell us about the
future of learning?
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What can the Speak Up data tell us about the
future of learning?
Increasingly, students’ aspirations
around the use of emerging
technologies within education is a
reflection of their desired vision
for learning in general.
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Result:
A new uniquely “student vision”
for leveraging emerging
technologies to drive achievement
and educational productivity
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Three Essential Elements in the Student Vision
 Social–based
 Un–tethered
learning
learning
 Digitally–rich
learning
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Three Essential Elements
 Social–based
learning
Students want to leverage emerging
communications and collaboration
tools to create personal networks of
experts
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Three Essential Elements
 Un–tethered
learning
Students envision technology-enabled
learning that transcends classroom walls
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Three Essential Elements
 Digitally–rich
learning
Students see the use of relevancy-based
digital tools, content and resources as key
to education productivity
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Three Essential Elements
 Social–based
learning
 Communication and collaboration tools
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How are students using technology for
communication and collaboration outside of school?
Communicate: IM, email, text
Update profile (e.g. Facebook, WebKinz)
Communicate: Facebook, discussion boards, chats
Gr 9-12
Contribute to blog
Gr 6-8
Gr 3-5
Contribute to w iki
0%
10%
20%
TEXAS DATA
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30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
How do students use of collaboration and
communications tools for school work?
Communicate w/peers
Collaborate thru Facebook
Communicate w/teachers (students)
Gr 9-12
Gr 6-8
Post to blogs/wikis
Gr 3-5
Tweet/micro-blog
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TEXAS DATA
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0.3
0.4
0.5
How do students use of collaboration and
communications tools for school work/professional
tasks?
Communicate w/peers
Collaborate thru Facebook
Communicate w/teachers (students)
Librarians
Gr 9-12
Post to blogs/wikis
Gr 6-8
Gr 3-5
Tweet/micro-blog
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
TEXAS DATA
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0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
Social-based learning
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Example within curriculum: Math
What would be most helpful for you in learning math?
“Discussing how to solve problems with my
classmates”
“Helping other students with their math
problems”
• 36% Grade 6-8 Texas students
• 32% Grade 9-12 Texas students
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Three Essential Elements
 Un–tethered
learning
 Using mobile devices
 Online learning
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Students (in Texas) have a lot of personal devices
that they would like to use in school
Personal device
Gr 3-5
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
Laptop
32%
56%
63%
Cell phone
27%
59%
65%
Smart phone
17%
28%
35%
MP 3
54%
80%
84%
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What obstacles do students face using
technology at school?
Top responses from students in TX:
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
1.
I cannot use my mobile device
53%
54%
2.
School filters and firewalls
39%
54%
3.
I cannot use my own laptop
36%
33%
4.
Teachers limit our technology use
35%
37%
5.
Too many rules!
26%
28%
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Can’t use my communications tools
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Limited use of my school’s tech
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How schools could make it easier to use technology
– the student point of view
TX 6th-12th grade students say:
1.
Let me use my own mobile device (59%)
2.
Let me use my own laptop (46%)
3.
Give me unlimited Internet access on campus (45%)
4.
Access my school projects from any computer –
home or at school (46%)
5.
I want to access my social networking site and
communications tools (38%)
6.
I need more electrical outlets for re-charging! (29%)
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Besides communications and research,
how do TX students say that using “mobile devices”
in school will help them with schoolwork?
Access social networking site
Access online textbooks
Upload/download to school portal
37%
44%
34%
Share documents, videos and podcasts
37%
Receive reminders and alerts
53%
Take videos of class presentations or labs
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37%
Teachers’ biggest concern about using
mobile devices at school (TX)
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While 52% of teachers and 60% of librarians
say that the greatest benefit to using mobile
devices:
 increases student engagement in school
and learning
Teachers & librarians (68%) are in
agreement that students will be
distracted doing other things (texting,
surfing, games)
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Administrators’ perspectives on mobile devices
within learning (TX)
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68% of administrators say that the greatest
benefit to using mobile devices:
 increases student engagement in
school and learning
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Administrators’ perspectives on mobile devices
within learning (Texas)
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What prevents administrators from allowing
students to use their own devices?
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Digital equity concerns (39%)
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Concerns about theft (46%)
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Teachers are not trained (41%)
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Concerns about network security (49%)
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Current district policies (51%)
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Parents’ willingness to purchase mobile devices for
their child to use at school (Texas)
12%
10%
14%
64%
Likely
Unlikely
Not sure
School responsibility
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Who is learning online today in K-12 schools?
TX
Gr 9-12
National
Gr 9-12
Online class led by a teacher
10%
13%
Self study online class
10%
12%
Blended online class
8%
8%
Outside school on own
9%
9%
Interested in taking an online class
34%
38%
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Why are students interested in online learning?
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Productivity
Earn college credit (40%)
Take class not offered at school (31%)
Fits schedule better (30%)
Get extra help (27%)
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Learning
Work at own pace (40%)
In control of my learning (32%)
Easier for me to be successful (23%)
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What is holding back greater adoption?
Students say they face barriers in
accessing online classes.
“I don’t know about the classes offered at my school”
“I don’t know how to find information about online classes”
“I don’t know how to sign up for online classes”
“ I have not found a class I’m interested in”
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Three Essential Elements
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Digitally–rich learning
 Online textbooks
 Games
 Simulations and animations
 Creating using digital media
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How are students using digital resources for
schoolwork?
P lay educ ational games
C reate s lide s hows , videos or web pages
G 9-12th
C onduc t virtual ex periments (or online ex periments )
G 6-8th
G 3-5th
Us e online tex tbooks
L is ten to a podc as t
0%
TEXAS DATA
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30%
60%
90%
What if ….
We asked students (and parents) to design
the ultimate digital textbook?
What features and functionality would they
desire?
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Students’ desires for the features and
functionality of digital textbooks
Students want:
 Tools
to facilitate collaboration
 Interactivity
 Ways
and relevancy
to personalize learning
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Online Textbooks: Facilitate collaboration
(Texas)
Webcams/Videoconferencing
Communicate w ith
classmates
Gr 9-12
Create podcasts/videos
Gr 6-8
Parents
Collaboration Tools
Online Tutors
0%
20%
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40%
60%
80% 100%
Online Textbooks: Create a personalized space for
learning (Texas)
Electronic notes
Calculator
Search terms
Self directed quizzes
G r 9-12
Dow nload to phone
G r 6-8
Presentations
Parents
Organizational tools
Self-paced tutorials
0%
10%
20%
30%
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40%
50%
60%
70%
Online Textbooks: Provide interactive and relevant
learning experiences (Texas)
Games
Animations
Realtime data
Gr 9-12
Video clips
Gr 6-8
Parents
Virtual labs
Expert Podcasts
0%
10%
20%
30%
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40%
50%
60%
What types of digital resources are librarians using?
(Texas)
Games
9%
Animations
13%
Realtime data
29%
Video clips
Virtual labs
Gr 9-12
28%
Gr 6-8
L ibrarians
2%
Expert Podcasts
0%
10%
20%
30%
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40%
50%
60%
Administrators’ Perspectives: Digital Content
Subset: Administrators who view digital content as valuable
National responses
Barriers to implementing digital resources within
curriculum:
• Teachers are not trained in how to use
45%
• Digital equity concerns
37%
• Lack of funds to purchase resources
28%
• Lack staff to create/evaluate resources
16%
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Evaluating Digital Content
Referred by a colleague
Teacher evaluation
Created by teachers
Demo at F2F conference
Content experts
Librarians
Teachers
Student achievement
Administrators
Recognized content producer
State Dept of Ed list
Open Education Resource
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
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30%
35%
40%
45%
Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
How do we using technology to realize the students’
vision for learning. Where they can learn
 Collaboratively
 Un–tethered
 Using
digitally–rich resources
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Are we in agreement about the value
of technology in education?
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How important is the effective use of technology
for instruction? (Texas)
Extremely
important
Important
Somewhat
important
Librarians
Teachers
Administrators
Not important
0%
10%
20%
30%
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40%
50%
60%
How has your use of technology within
instruction impacted your students?
Top responses:
More motivated to learn
40%
Developing creativity
33%
Applying knowledge to practical problems
25%
Developing problem-solving/critical thinking skills
22%
Greater participation in discussions
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23%
Administrators talk about barriers and emerging
technologies
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Besides funding, what barriers prevent you from
implementing . . . .
Online classes
Mobile devices
Digital content
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Administrators talk about barriers and emerging
technologies

Besides funding, what barriers prevent you from
implementing . . . .
Common theme:
Teachers are not trained or
comfortable using these tools
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Tipping Point Analysis: TX Teachers
What technology are you using in your classroom to
enhance student achievement?
Accessing the Internet
Computer projection
Communications tools
Digital media tools
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≥ 56%
Tipping Point Analysis: TX Teachers
What technology are you using in your classroom to
enhance student achievement?
Accessing the Internet
Computer projection
Communications tools
Digital media tools
Interactive whiteboards (32%) Student Response (17%)
Online Textbooks (16%)
E-portfolios (11%)
Mobile Devices (11%)
Collaboration tools (24%)
Video Conference/Webinars (9%)
Virtual simulations (4%)
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≥ 56%
≤ 38%
Imagine you are designing the
ultimate school.
Which technology tools and
services would have the
greatest positive impact
on learning?
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Imagine you are designing the
ultimate school.
Which technology tools and
services would have the
greatest positive impact
on learning?
Are we all on the same page?
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about
their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Three Essential Elements in the Student Vision
 Social–based
 Un–tethered
learning
learning
 Digitally–rich
learning
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Ultimate School: Social based learning
(Texas)
Communications
tools
Admin
Collaboration tools
Parents
Students
0%
10%
20%
30%
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40%
50%
Ultimate School: Un-tethered Learning
(Texas)
Online classes
Admin
Parents
Mobile devices
Students
Laptops
Internet access
0%
10%
20%
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30%
40%
50%
Ultimate School: Digitally Rich Environment
(Texas)
E-portfolios
Online textbooks
Admin
Games
Parents
Students
Digital media tools
0%
10%
20%
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30%
40%
50%
60%
The Future of Learning?
What do administrators say
schools will look like in 2019?
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A vision for education in 2019
“School will become a 24 hour around the clock opportunity
with students logging into school from “home.” The role of the
teacher will be to lead and assist students in “discovering”
the uses for the technology and information. Every student
from Pre-K through twelfth grade will have access to learning
through the most advanced IT devices available. Learning will
occur online at least 80% of the time. School buildings will
be open on evenings and Saturdays for remediation, recreation
and community activities for the purpose of socialization.”
Principal from Michigan
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The Future of Learning?
How do librarians envision
learning 2019?
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Participate in Speak Up 2010!
Online surveys available for:
K-12 students
Surveys open for input:
Parents (in Spanish too!)
Oct 18 – Dec 17
Teachers & Administrators
Pre-service teachers
Librarians & Technology Coordinators
No fee to participate. No limit on the # of surveys
submitted. 100% confidential.
Free online report for all Speak Up participating
districts w/ your local data: Feb 2011
Release of National Speak Up Findings in
Congressional Briefings: Spring 2011
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Questions/Thoughts?
Laurie Smith
Project Tomorrow
lsmith@tomorrow.org
949-609-4660 x17
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Educational Technology & Learning for
Today’s Children
Speak Up Perspectives from the field:
K-12 Students, Teachers, Librarians,
Parents & Administrators
Laurie Smith
Project Tomorrow
lsmith@tomorrow.org
Speak Up 2009
• Texas Findings
© Project Tomorrow 2010
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