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Mobile Devices Within InstructionAug. 19, 2009
August 19, 2009 Mobile Devices in Instruction
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August 19, 2009 Mobile Devices in Instruction
Agenda
• Introduction• What is Speak Up?• Review of National Data Findings• Trends to Watch• Expert Panel Discussion• Question and answer session• Invitation to participate in Speak Up 2009
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Our Presenters
Julie Evans, chief executive officer, Project Tomorrow
Jeff Billings, director of technology, Paradise Valley Unified School District (AZ)
Thea Jones, supervisor, Office of Instructional Technology, Baltimore County Public Schools (MD)
Suzette Kliwer, national board certified teacher, Mathematics, Southwest High School, Onslow County School District (NC)
Geoff Fletcher, editorial director, 1105 Media Education Group
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Who we are
T.H.E Journal is the leading IT resource for the K-12 market – Magazine– Websites
• www.thejournal.com• www.eduhound.com
– eNewsletters• News Update• Smart Classroom• Classroom Tips and Techniques
– Conference• FETC 2010
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Our Sponsor
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FETC Virtual Conference Fall ‘09 is a live international conference and expo that complements the nationally-recognized, in-person January FETC conference experience by offering attendees, who don’t have the time or the financial resources, with a way to gain essential professional development information in addition to critical interaction with leading solution providers.
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Mobile Devices within Instruction
Students, Parents and Educators “Speak Up” about Mobile
Learning
Julie EvansChief Executive Officer
Project Tomorrow
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What are the expectations of today’s students for using
mobile devices for learning?
How well are schools and districts meeting the needs of
these students?
Where is innovation happening?
Today’s Discussion
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• Annual national research project– Online surveys + focus groups– Open for all K-12 schools– Schools/districts get back their own data for planning and budgeting
• Collect data ↔ Stimulate conversations– K-12 Students, Teachers, Parents and Administrators + Pre-Service
Teachers
• Inform policies & programs– Analysis and reporting – national reports, state reports, district reports – Services: custom reports, consulting with districts and state agencies– NCES back end database – provide statistically significant samplings
• 6 years of empowering authentic voices – since 2003: – 1.3 million K-12 students– 103,000 teachers– 54,000 parents– 6,300 school leaders– 18,000 schools – from all 50 states, DC, American military
base schools, Canada, Mexico, Australia
What is Speak Up?
1.5 million respondents
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Speak Up is facilitated annually by Project Tomorrow
(formerly known as NetDay)
Project Tomorrow is the leading
education nonprofit organization
dedicated to the empowerment of
student voices in education.
(www.tomorrow.org)
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Inviting all K-12 Schools, Districts and Schools of
Education to participate in Speak Up 2009
Speak Up 2009 Oct 12 – Dec 18
New online surveys for:
K-12 StudentsTeachersParents
Administrators Pre-Service Teachers
All institutions get a free report with
complete data
No fee to participateNo limit on # of surveys
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We would like to recognize our Speak Up 2008 Sponsors:
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And the support of our Speak Up 2008
National Champion Outreach Partners:
+ 75 other national education associations &
nonprofit groups
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Research about K-12 Students & Technology Use: Mobile Devices
Speak Up 2008Selected Data Findings
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K-12 Students 281,500 Teachers 29,644 Parents (in English & Spanish) 21,309 School/District Administrators 3,114 Schools / Districts 4,379 / 868 States All 50
o Top 10: TX, CA, AZ, AL, IL, MD, FL, NC, NE, WI
About Speak Up Schools:
– 95% public, 3% private, 2% virtual
– 35% urban, 32% suburban, 33% rural
– 45% Title 1 eligible – indication of high poverty
– 34% majority-minority student population
National Speak Up 2008 Participation
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Learning & Teaching with Technology
Web 2.0 in Education
Broadband Access & Policy
21st Century Skills: Information/Media Literacy Skills
Science Instruction & Global Competitiveness
Emerging Technologies in the Classroom
Mobile Devices Online Learning
Digital Content
Designing the 21st Century School
Speak Up 2008 survey question themes
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Speak Up 2008 Data Findings
Who am I?
Warm Up Exercise
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Who am I? Profile characteristics:
Wishes for their ultimate school Digital media tools (31%) High tech science tools (39%) Online tools for organization (35%)
Access to mobile devices:
MP3 player (44%) Game player (53%) Laptop (44%)
Participates in
immersive virtual reality
environments (39%)
Uses Internet for education research (51%) and online assessments (35%)
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Audience Response: Who am I?
1. Kindergarten Boy
2. 3rd Grade Girl
3. 7th Grade Boy
4. 10th Grade Girl
5. Teacher
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Audience Response: Who am I?
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Who am I? 3rd Grade Girl
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Meet the profile of today’s 3rd grade girls:
Wishes for their ultimate school Digital media tools (31%) High tech science tools (39%) Online tools for organization (35%)
Access to mobile devices:
MP3 player (44%) Game player (53%) Laptop (44%)
Participates in
immersive virtual reality
environments (39%)
Uses Internet for education research (51%) and online assessments (35%)
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Introducing the “Digital Advance Team”
Today’s K-12 Students
Adopting/adapting technologies for learning
Tech trend setters
Their use predicts widespread acceptance
Out of school use drives in school use
Pace car for others
Teachers ultimately catch up
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Introducing the “Digital Advance Team”
So, what are the next
emerging technologies to be
paced
by the
“Digital Advance Team?”
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1. The mobile learner
2. It’s a Web 2.0 World
3. “I’ll take that class to go!”
4. The ultimate online textbook
5. Exploring STEM careers
Digital Advance Team Trends
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Introducing the “Digital Advance Team”
Let’s listen in and learn!
• Activities, Attitudes and Aspirations
• Disconnects and Differences
• Trends and Leverage Points
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“Digital disconnect” is alive &
well:
the gap between how
today’s students
learn and
how they live!
Key findings from Speak Up data:
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“Digital disconnect” is alive &
well:
Between students and teachers
Between advanced tech students
and other students
Between girls and boys
Between older and younger
students
Key findings from Speak Up data:
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Besides Internet research and
writing assignments, how are students
using technology for schoolwork?
Adding some context . . .
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Besides writing and Internet research, how are students using technology for schoolwork?
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Access class info
Communicate with others
Create ppts/videos
Use MySpace for collaboration
Upload to school portal
Play ed games
Take online class
Use online textbook
Take online test
Gr 9-12
Gr 6-8
Gr 3-5
K-2
How are students using technology for schoolwork?
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How satisfied are
today’s students with
technology use at their
school?
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How satisfied are today’s students with technology use at their school?
Students say:
Not very!
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Besides time, what are the major obstacles students face using technology at school?
Students’ top responses:
1. School filters and firewalls block websites I need
2. Teachers limit our technology use
3. Too many rules!
• Cannot use my own devices
• Cannot access my communications
tools
• Limits on use of school technology
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Students: How could your school make it easier for you to work electronically?
Students’ top responses:
1. Let me use my own laptop, cell
phone or mobile device
2. Give me unlimited Internet access
3. Let me access my school projects from
any computer – home or at school
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• Students:
– Access and availability– Aspirations for use within
instruction
• Educators & Parents:
– Access and availability– Perceived benefits and barriers
Digital Disconnect: Mobile Devices
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Speak Up 2008 National Data Findings
Student Access to Mobile Devices
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Cell Phone MP3 Smartphone Laptop
K-2
Gr 3-5
Gr 6-8
Gr 9-12
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Speak Up National Data Findings: 3 year perspective
Students Gr 6-8: Personal Access to Devices
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Smartphones
MP3 Players
2006
2007
2008
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• Communications– Email teachers, classmates– Access personal websites
• Collaborations– Projects and calendars
• Creativity– Create/share documents, videos, ed games
• Productivity– Research, downloads– Get alerts and reminders
How students want to use mobile devices to support learning
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Productivity: Using mobile devices to support learning
Gr 9-12: Students' Aspirations for Using Mobile Devices
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Smartphones
No Smartphones
All Students
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We asked students:
What is you could design the ultimate online textbook?
What features and functionality would you like to have?
Productivity: Using mobile devices to support learning
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What is you could design the ultimate online textbook?
Desired features/functionality:
Ability to download information to my cell phone
• Gr 3-5: 25% • Gr 6-12: 53%
Productivity: Using mobile devices to support learning
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What if you could design the ultimate school . . . .
what technologies would have the greatest impact on your learning?
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What if you could design the ultimate school?
Designing the Ultimate School
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Communications tools
Digital media tools
Mobile devices
Digital content
Laptops
Internet access
Games
Interactive boards
Online classes
Gr 6-12
Teachers
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Views of parents, teachers
and administrators about
mobile devices in learning
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Speak Up 2008 National Data Findings
Access to Mobile Devices
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Cell Phone MP3 Smartphone Laptop
Parents
Teachers
Admin
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Views of parents, teachers and administrators
Benefits of Mobile Devices within Instruction
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
Parents
Teachers
Administrators
Improves communications
Personalization
Extends learning day
Prepares for work
Engagement
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Views of teachers who have smartphones
Teachers: Value of Mobile Devices within Instruction
0% 20% 40% 60%
All Teachers
Teachersw/SP
Engages students
Personalizes learning
Improves teachers techskills
Improves communications
Develops 21st century skills
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Views of teachers
Besides funding, what is needed to effectively use mobile devices in your classroom?
Equitable access – 53%
Professional development – 49%
Ongoing tech support – 47%
Examples of effective classroom practice –
42%
District support – 39%
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Recommendations from the“Digital Advance Team”
Are we listening?
• Un-tether learning• New learning spaces• Social based learning• Digital resources add relevancy• Go beyond classroom walls
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Recommendations from the“Digital Advance Team”
Are we listening?
Learning that is
• Enabled• Engaging• Empowered
August 19, 2009 Mobile Devices in Instruction © 2009 Project Tomorrow®
Recommendations from the“Digital Advance Team”
Are we listening?
Learning that is
• Enabled• Engaging• Empowered
How do we get there?
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Introducing today’s expert panelists:
Jeff BillingsDirector of Technology
Paradise Valley Unified School District (AZ)
Thea JonesSupervisor, Office of Instructional Technology
Baltimore County Public Schools (MD)
Suzette KliwerNational Board Certified Teacher - Mathematics
Southwest High SchoolOnslow County School District (NC)
August 19, 2009 Mobile Devices in Instruction © 2009 Project Tomorrow®
Inviting all K-12 Schools, Districts and Schools of
Education to participate in Speak Up 2009
Speak Up 2009 Oct 12 – Dec 18
New online surveys for:
K-12 StudentsTeachersParents
Administrators Pre-Service Teachers
All institutions get a free report with
complete data
No fee to participateNo limit on # of surveys
Learn more atwww.tomorrow.org
August 19, 2009 Mobile Devices in Instruction © 2009 Project Tomorrow®
To give stakeholders voice in national and state policy
To collect unique data from stakeholdersBenchmark with national and state dataTo inform programs, policies and purchasesHigh value of having an outside “unbiased guardian”
collecting the data
To support specific initiatives such as mobile devices in the classroom, 1:1 programs or professional developmentTo validate direction and approach – pre and postTo build supportTo generate new ideas
To model for students the value of being part of the national discussion – civic engagement
To demonstrate to students, teachers and parents that their ideas are valued by their education leaders
Why do schools, districts and states participate in Speak Up?
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More data and reports are available on
our website: www.tomorrow.org
Julie EvansProject Tomorrow
jevans@tomorrow.org949-609-4660 x15
Copyright Project Tomorrow 2009. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is
granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by
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