top ten things everyone should know about students and digital learning

Top Ten Things Everyone

Should Know about Students

and Digital Learning

© 2013 Project Tomorrow

Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO

October 11, 2013

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Annual national research project

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Open for all K-12 schools and schools of education

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K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents, Administrators

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Speak Up National Research Project

+ 3 million surveys since 2003


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



Top Ten Things Everyone

Should Know about Students

and Digital Learning


50% of students in grades 6-12

use the Internet at least

weekly for homework help


41% of students who have not

taken an online class say they

would like to – to learn at

their own pace


6 of 10 students say flipped

learning sounds like a good

way to learn


1/3 of middle school students

say their preference is to read

digital content – rather than

print materials for schoolwork


29% of students have used a

YouTube video to help with

homework


Texting a teacher in class?

30% of students say they want

to be able to do that – and get

an immediate response


75% of students K-2nd grade

regularly play educational

online or video games


Student use of Twitter has

increased 3X since 2011 –

today 34% of high student

students tweet regularly


38% of students are using

Facebook as a school project

collaboration site


Students are multi-mobilists! • 80% of Gr 9-12 have a smartphone

– 45% of Gr 3-5

• 52% of Gr 6-8 have a tablet

• Students prefer different devices

for different academic tasks

National Speak Up Findings and reports Targeted and thematic reports

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A big thank you to:


Thank you.

Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie Evans

Project Tomorrow

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Twitter: JulieEvans_PT

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