Taking It Mobile: Success Stories from the New Frontier of Un-tethered Learning

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Taking it Mobile:

Success Stories from the New Frontier of Un-tethered Learning

Julie Evans

Project Tomorrow

jevans@tomorrow.org

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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?

Agenda

• Brief introduction to Speak Up and some new

data results

• Discussion with our expert panel

• Audience Q&A

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)

• 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

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.

• 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

� 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

Saluting our Speak Up Sponsors:

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:

� 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

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

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

Learning in the

21st Century:

Taking it Mobile!

A special collaboration with Blackboard, Inc.

http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/MobileLearningReport_2010.html

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

56%51%29%21%Cell

Gr 9-12Gr 6-8Gr 3-5K-2Device

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

Gr 9-12

Gr 6-8

Gr 3-5

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!

Introducing the “Mobile Learning Explorer”

A new cohort of educators are pushing the envelope for mobile

learning. . . .

The Educator Perspective

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

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)

Thank you. Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie EvansProject Tomorrow

jevans@tomorrow.org949-609-4660 x15

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