Finding Common Ground

The results from the Speak Up 2007 survey (formerly Net Day) have been compiled and released in a seven page pdf file. The following notes are my annotations from Diigo. Many of the findings are interesting, these are the ones that struck me as I read through the press release today. I have the pdf saved for later reading and digesting. Check it out for yourself at Project Tomorrow. The link to the PDF is on the left menu.

• Speak Up Press Release

  Students Want the 21st Century Classroom, but Schools Not Meeting Student Expectations, According to Latest National Study

  • The 2007 online survey collected authentic, unfiltered views and ideas from over 367,000 education stakeholders representing schools in all 50 states, bringing the total of survey participants to over 1.2 million over the past 5 years.

  • This disconnect is evident in the fact that 66% of school administrators, 47% of teachers, and 43% of parents say “local schools are doing a good job preparing students for the jobs and careers of the future,” but over 40% of middle and high school students stated that teachers limit their use of technology in schools. Forty-five percent of middle and high school students indicated that tools meant to protect them, such as firewalls and filters are inhibiting their learning.

  • “It is in our nation’s best interest that we support and facilitate student usage of technology for learning.”

  • 46% (of teachers) said they would like to receive specific professional development on how to effectively integrate gaming technologies into curriculum.

  • With the release of Speak Up 2007 results, Evans called upon education leaders at all levels to put aside their own “digital immigrant” paradigms and to listen to students who are not only on the cutting edge of technology innovation but whose future is dependent upon our ability to deliver upon the promise of a world quality, global 21st century education.

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