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© Project Tomorrow 2011
Welcome to
Taking it Mobile:
Success Stories from the New Frontier of Un-tethered Learning
Julie Evans
Project Tomorrow
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discuss concepts shared in this session by joining our Edmodo Group with the following code: FETC40
Join the FETC Community athttp://www.edmodo.com/fetc
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Today’s Discussion: The Big Questions
• What is the vision of today’s students for mobile learning?
• How does this student vision compare with the educators’
realities? How are schools and districts leveraging mobile
technologies for achievement and productivity?
• What challenges or obstacles do educators face in
implementing mobile learning? What benefits are already
being realized? What is holding back greater adoption?
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Agenda
• Brief introduction to Speak Up and some new
data results
• Discussion with our expert panel
• Audience Q&A
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Introducing our Expert Panel
Judy CopelandDirector, Media, Instructional Technology & Secondary Services
Onslow County Schools (NC)
Sharon GabrielPrincipal, Ocoee Middle School
Orange County Public Schools (FL)
Camilla GaglioloInstructional Technology Coordinator
Arlington Public Schools (VA)
John LienSr. Administrator, Technology
Professional Development ServicesOrange County Public Schools (FL)
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• 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, Parents, Administrators
• Inform policies & programs
� Analysis and reporting
� Services to help transform teaching and learning
Speak Up National Research Project
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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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• 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
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� 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
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Saluting our Speak Up Sponsors:
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And the 75+ other national education and business
associations & nonprofit groups that promote Speak Up to
their stakeholders, members & affiliates.
Thank you to our K-12 National Champion Outreach Partners:
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� 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
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National Speak Up 2010 Participation: 379,355
Release of national findings:
Student & Parent Data: April 1
Educator Data: early May
Stay tuned to all Speak Up announcements:
www.tomorrow.org
SpeakUpEd – Twitter and Facebook
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Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about their Vision for 21st Century Learning
Three Essential Elements of the Student Vision:
Social–based learning
Un–tethered learning
Digitally–rich learning
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Learning in the
21st Century:
Taking it Mobile!
A special collaboration with Blackboard, Inc.
http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/MobileLearningReport_2010.html
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K-12 students’ personal access to mobile devices(preliminary Speak Up 2010 data findings)
10%13%8%10%iPad
85%79%55%37%MP3
67%60%42%37%Laptop
46%34%19%16%Smart
phone
56%51%29%21%Cell
phone
Gr 9-12Gr 6-8Gr 3-5K-2Device
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K-12 students include mobile learning in their “ultimate school or class”(preliminary Speak Up 2010 data findings)
Designing the Ultimate School - Mobile Devices
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Handheld device
Laptop
iPad
Gr 9-12
Gr 6-8
Gr 3-5
K-2
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How would you use your mobile device to help you with schoolwork? (preliminary Speak Up 2010 data findings)
Top vote getters:
Check grades 74%
Internet research 68%
Take notes for class 59%
Text or IM classmate or teacher re: schoolwork 53%
Use the calendar 50%
It’s all about productivity!
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Introducing the “Mobile Learning Explorer”
A new cohort of educators are pushing the envelope for mobile
learning. . . .
The Educator Perspective
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Introducing the “Mobile Learning Explorer”
� 2X as likely as other educators to have a smart
phone; 4X as likely to have a netbook
� Technology is extremely important to student
success: 100% agree!
� Administrators see value of mobile devices as part of their ultimate school
� Teachers currently using mobile devices within
instruction
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Introducing our Expert Panel
Judy CopelandDirector, Media, Instructional Technology & Secondary Services
Onslow County Schools (NC)
Sharon GabrielPrincipal, Ocoee Middle School
Orange County Public Schools (FL)
Camilla GaglioloInstructional Technology Coordinator
Arlington Public Schools (VA)
John LienSr. Administrator, Technology
Professional Development ServicesOrange County Public Schools (FL)
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Thank you. Let’s continue this conversation.
Julie EvansProject Tomorrow
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