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Speak Up 2012 report: “From Chalkboards to Tablets: The Emergence of the K-12 Digital Learner”
“The results being released today show that we are indeed in a new world. And we as adults need to learn from kids in this instance. We need to learn from students about how they learn, where they learn, and … Continue reading
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Tagged classroom, educational technology, student, student voice, survey, technology
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National Survey Shows District Use of Web 2.0 Technologies on the Rise
Results of a new research survey indicate growing acceptance of Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies among school leaders and educators. Levels of use have improved since 2009 across several categories of Web 2.0 tools, including online social/collaborative networking. However, student safety and lack of teacher knowledge about how to use Web 2.0 technologies effectively remain barriers for many districts. Continue reading
Get the evidence you need for your tech vision to succeed!
A back to school thought… when you are planning for technology, do you know what your stakeholders think, want, and need? It’s difficult to reach out to everyone, to include the parents who don’t come to meetings, students, and administrators … Continue reading
Speak Up 2010 - Get the evidence you need for your tech vision to succeed
Participate in Speak Up 2010 through Fri., Jan 21, 2011 Join with educators from across the country who use the Speak Up Surveys to identify how their students, teachers, administrators and parents want to use technology for learning, communications and … Continue reading
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Unpacking a survey - High School Survey of Student Engagement
This post is by Steven Hicks, who is our project specialist at Generation YES. He writes about a recently released 2009 survey - High School Survey of Student Engagement (HSSSE) out of Indiana University. This year, 42,754 high school students … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, engagement, research, student voice, study, survey
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Teachers’ Use of Educational Technology in U.S. Public Schools: 2009
New data from the U.S. government National Center for Educational Statistics: Teachers’ Use of Educational Technology in U.S. Public Schools: 2009. This First Look report presents data from a spring 2009 Fast Response Survey System FRSS survey on the availability … Continue reading
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California educators: your help needed on digital textbooks
Just got this email: California Learning Resource Network (CLRN) is conducting a survey of the Free Digital Textbook Initiative to discover awareness among educators, to find out whether educators plan to implement any of the books, and to inquire about … Continue reading
The disconnect in science education
Every year, Project Tomorrow administers the annual SpeakUp survey of students, parents, teachers, and administrators. Every year, we hear from U.S. students that they are fascinated by technology, love learning, and want more. Results from the over 300,000 participants in … Continue reading
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Tagged American, attitude, education, Project Tomorrow, Science, science literacy, Speak Up, students, survey, teachers
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There’s still time for Student Speak Up
Just a reminder, Speak Up 2008 is going on through Dec 18, 2008. Since inception, Speak Up, the national online research project facilitated by Project Tomorrow, has collected the viewpoints of over 1.2 million students, educators and parents on key … Continue reading
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Students, Teachers, Parents and Administrators Speak Up!
Announcing Speak Up 2008: Oct 27 - Dec 18, 2008 Since inception, Speak Up, the national online research project facilitated by Project Tomorrow, has collected the viewpoints of over 1.2 million students, educators and parents on key educational issues and … Continue reading
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