Here’s a presentation by Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow CEO that shows some of the trends of the Speak Up National Research Project 2012. The Speak Up National research project gets its data from online surveys and focus groups and is open to all K-12 schools and schools of education. In 2012, they had the following participants:
- K-12 Students: 364,233
- Teachers & Librarians: 56,346
- Parents: 39,713
- School/District Administrators: 6,011
Some of the findings include:
- Students function as a Digital Advance Team
- 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
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