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Speak Up 2010 National Findings:

K-12 Students & Parents

Speak Up 2010 Congressional Briefing

Washington DC

April 1, 2011


Welcome

Julie Evans

Chief Executive Officer

Project Tomorrow


Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions

• What are the expectations of K-12 students for 21st century

learning?

• How does that student vision compare with the educators’

reality? What is the parent perspective on emerging

technologies?

• How well are today’s K-12 schools meeting the expectations

of students?

• What technologies are key in the “ultimate school” for

today’s learners?


Today’s Agenda:

Welcomes Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow

Remarks Dale Orth, Senator Rockefeller’s office

Release of National Julie Evans and students

Findings

Panel Discussion Elementary, middle and high school

students and parents from Maryland and Virginia

Q & A All


• 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, Librarians, Parents,

Administrators

• Inform policies & programs

� Analysis and reporting

� Services to help transform teaching and learning

Speak Up National Research Project


� Learning & Teaching with Technology

� 21st Century Skills: Digital Citizenship

� Science and Math Instruction / STEM Career Interests

� Professional Development / Teacher Preparation

� Internet Safety

� Administrators’ Challenges

� Emerging Technologies in the Classroom

� Online Learning, Mobile Devices, Digital Content

� Educational Games, Web 2.0 tools and

applications

� Designing the 21st Century School

Speak Up survey question themes


• Empowering authentic voices – since 2003:

� 1.9 million K-12 students

� 180,000 teachers and librarians

� 124,000 parents

� 15,500 school and district leaders

� 30,000 K-12 schools – from all 50 states, DC,

American military base schools, Canada, Mexico, Australia, int’l schools . . .

Speak Up National Research Project

2.2 million respondents


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.


Saluting our Speak Up 2010 Sponsors:


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


Many thanks to our K-12 National Champion Outreach Partners:


Remarks

Dale Orth

ACS/AAAS Fellow

Office of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV


Speak Up 2010 National Findings:

K-12 Students & Parents

Speak Up 2010 Congressional Briefing

Washington DC

April 1, 2011


Meet our panel of experts

Students:

Jake Smith Anna Guttman

4th Grade Student 5th Grade Student

Bled Aliu Lyric Hatcher


Mark Miller Disrael Sylvester


Parents:

Chris Guttman Dana Shell Smith

Lydia Hatcher Bix Aliu


� K-12 Students 294,399

� Teachers 35,525

� Librarians 2,135

� Parents (in English & Spanish) 42,267

� School/District Administrators 3,578

� Technology Leaders 1,391

� Schools / Districts 6,541 / 1,340

Participating States for Student Surveys: 48 states

Top 12 (# of participants):

TX, CA, AL, AZ, FL, NC, IL, MD, IN, NV, PA, WI

National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355


About our K-12 Schools:

– 34% urban, 29% suburban, 37% rural

– 51% Title 1 eligible – indicating community

poverty

– 34% majority-minority student population

National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355


What can the Speak Up

findings 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.

What can the Speak Up data tell us about the

future of learning?


The Student Vision for 21st Century Learning

Social–based learning

Un–tethered learning

Digitally–rich learning


The New 3 E’s of Education:

Enabled, Engaged, Empowered

How today’s students are leveraging

emerging technologies for learning

Speak Up 2010 National Findings

1st of two reports


You are invited:You are invited:You are invited:You are invited:

National Release of the 2010 Speak Up Data Findings

from K-12 Teachers, Librarians and Administrators

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

12 noon – 1:30 pm

Rayburn House Office Building - Room B339

Presentation of Findings and 2nd Report

Panel of Educators

Interactive Discussion

Bring your smart phone!


The New 3 E’s of Education: Enabled, Engaged, Empowered

Key Trends to Watch:

� Mobile Learning

� Online and Blended Learning

� E-Textbooks and Digital Content



Key Trends: Mobile Learning



10%13%8%10%Tablet device (iPad)

85%79%55%37%MP3

67%60%42%37%Laptop

44%34%19%16%Smart phone

56%51%29%21%Cell phone (without internet

access)

Gr 9-12Gr 6-8Gr 3-5K-2Device

Table 1: Personal Access to Mobile Devices


Students: How would you use your mobile device to help you with schoolwork?

1. Increase effectiveness of school:

Check grades 74%

Take notes for class 59%

Use the calendar 50%

Access online textbooks 44%


Students: How would you use your mobile device to help you with schoolwork?

2. Leverage capabilities for greater impact:

Internet research – anytime, anywhere 68%

Collaborate with peers & teachers 53%

Create and share documents 37%

Record lectures/labs to review again later 35%


Administrators: So, what prevents you from allowing students to use their own devices at school?

Administrators say:

1. Teachers are not trained

2. Concerns about network security

3. Concerns about theft

4. Devices could be distraction

5. Digital equity issues


Administrators: How likely are you this year to allow students to use their own mobile devices for instructional purposes at school?

Administrators say:

Likely 22%

Unlikely63%


Would parents purchase a mobile device for their child to use at school?

Parents say:

Likely 67%

Unlikely11%


Parents’ willingness to support mobile learning

Parents: Would you buy a mobile device for your

child to use at school? (by grade of child in school)

10%

11%

14%

63%

8%

10%

13%

69%

7%

8%

12%

70%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Unsure

Unlikely

School

responsibility

Likely

K - Gr 5 Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12


Would parents purchase a data plan to support their child’s use of the mobile device at school?

Parents say:

Likely 54%

Unlikely16%




Data from specific states and districts

Views of our student and parent panelists



Key Trends: Online and Blended Learning


Who is learning online?

Growth in student experiences with academic online learning

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

2008

2009

2010

Students Gr 9-12

Students Gr 6-8

Includes:

• Online class taught by a teacher

• Self-study online class

• Blended class environment


Why take an online class?

Benefits of Online Learning

(views of students who have taken an online class)

33%

42%

43%

47%

41%

39%

44%

43%

45%

44%

25%

31%

35%

36%

36%

45%

50%

57%

60%

61%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Share ideas

More motivated

Ask more questions

Get extra help

Easier to succeed

Review class materials

College credit

Work at own pace

Control of learning

Scheduling

Gr 6-8 Gr 9-12


Info and media literacy skills: what’s important?

47%69%Understand how to evaluate the authenticity of

resources

46%54%Know how to detect bias in resources

51%48%Know how to analyze and interpret media stories

40%29%Ability to produce digital media reports

55%64%Ability to prepare written/verbal research reports

55%74%Ability to identify information sources for research

High School

StudentsTeachersInformation and Media Literacy Skill

Table 2: Teachers and Students differ on the relative importance

of developing information and media literacy skills



Key Trends: Online and Blended Learning





Key Trends: E-Textbooks & Digital Content


Designing the Ultimate E-Textbook

Un-tethered Learning Enabled by the E-Textbook

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Chat rooms with video

Online tutors

Collaboration tools

Communications tools

Gr 6-8 Girl Gr 6-8 Boy Middle School Parents



Engaging Social-based Learning with the E-Textbook

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Download to phone

Mobile apps

Self assessments

Online classes

Middle School Parents

Gr 6-8 Boy

Gr 6-8 Girl



Empowering Digitally-rich Content through the E-Textbook

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

Access to 3D content

Animations and simulations

Games

Links to real time data

Video clips

Virtual labs

Gr 6-8 Girl Gr 6-8 Boy Middle School Parents



Key Trends: E-Textbooks & Digital Content




The use of technology in schools today

Important questions we ask students:

What obstacles do you face using technology at your school?

How would you improve technology access and use at school?

Is the use of technology better utilized within some subject areas? Which ones?


The use of technology in schools today

Do you agree with this statement?

“My school is doing a good job

of using technology to

enhance learning and student

achievement.”


“My school is doing a good job of using technology to enhance learning and student achievement.”

Yes!

• 74% of high school teachers

• 72% of high school principals• 62% of parents of high school aged children


“My school is doing a good job of using technology to enhance learning and student achievement.”

Yes!

• 74% of high school teachers

• 72% of high school principals• 62% of parents of high school aged children

But only 47% of high school students agree!



Key Trends: Parental Digital Choice


Parental Digital Choice

22%Videos and podcasts of lectures from my child’s teacher

32%Tools to facilitate collaboration and communications between my child, their teacher and me

42%Updates from the teacher about current class activities and topics studied

51%Special alerts when my child is missing assignments, has low grades or is failing a class

53%Information updated daily about my child’s grades and progress in school

62%Information updated daily on my child’s homework assignments, projects

and upcoming tests

74%Access to curriculum materials and online textbooks that we can use at home

ParentsDesired features for the ultimate online school portal

Table 3: Parents value a interactive, collaborative relationships with their child’s teacher(s)


The Student Vision for 21st Century Learning

Social–based learning

Un–tethered learning

Digitally–rich learning


Imagine you are designing the ultimate school.

Which technology tools and services would have the greatest positive impact

on learning?


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?


Ultimate School: Are we on the same page?

Ultimate School: Enabling Mobile Learning

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Bring own device to school

Laptops

Smart phone

iPad

Gr 6-8 Students Gr 9-12 Students Parents Administrators



Ultimate School: Engaging Online Learning

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Chat rooms for students

Colloboration tools

Online classes

Online tutors




Ultimate School: Empowering Digital Content

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%

Adaptive softw are

Games and virtual simulations

Online or e-textbooks

Campus w ide internet access




Let’s get you involved in this discussion!

Audience Q & A


So, what do students say “going to school” will

be like in 2015?

“In 2015, school will be on the phone. Teachers will text message students

their lessons and send videos of lectures. School will be ‘to go.’”

10th grade girl, Vallejo High School (Vallejo, CA)

Teachers would be greatly affected as well, having less to do with reciting

boring lectures and giving assignments and more to do with looking at

effective, safe sites for students to use and creating digital simulations for

certain subject matter.” 8th grade girl, Liberty Middle School, (Madison, AL)

“Students in the future will take all classes online from home at their own pace.”

12th grade boy, Weslaco High School (Weslaco, TX)

“I would like to have the internet free to explore at school so we could

interact with other students via Skype, iChat, Facebook, Twitter, etc. It

would be great to have that to work with.” 8th grade girl, Skowhegan Area

Middle School (Skowhegan, ME)


What is the bottom line?

Today’s students

want learning that is:

Enabled

Engaging

Empowered


� National Speak Up Findings

� Presentations, podcasts and webinars

� Evaluation services

� Reports and white papers

Want more Speak Up?

www.tomorrow.org


You are invited:You are invited:You are invited:You are invited:

National Release of the 2010 Speak Up Data Findings

from K-12 Teachers, Librarians and Administrators

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

12 noon – 1:30 pm

Rayburn House Office Building - Room B339

Presentation of Findings and 2nd Report

Panel of Educators

Interactive Discussion

Bring your smart phone!


Saluting our Speak Up 2010 Sponsors:


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


Many thanks to our K-12 National Champion Outreach Partners:


Thank you for your participation in today’s Congressional Briefing.

Julie EvansProject Tomorrow

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