1. Engaging Parents’ Support for Emerging Technologies in the Classroom Key findings from Speak Up 2008 Julie Evans Chief Executive Officer Project Tomorrow National School Boards Association T+L Conference – Denver (in a snowstorm) October 28, 2009

3. Introducing our expert panel: Mary Ann Guidos Technology Integration Supervisor Orange City School District (OH) Janet Herdman Executive Director, IT Services North Kansas City Schools (MO) Kathy Politis Director, Instructional Technology, Fulton County Schools (GA) Jan Wee Information & Technology Director Holmen School District (WI)

7. Online surveys available for: K-12 students Parents Teachers Administrators New! Pre-service teachers Speak Up is open! Take surveys: Oct 19 – Dec 18, 2009 Inviting all K-12 Schools, Districts and Schools of Education to participate in Speak Up 2009 Free online report for all Speak Up participating districts w/ your local data: Feb 2010 Release of National Speak Up Findings in Congressional Briefings: Mar & May 2010 No fee to participate. No limit on the # of surveys submitted. 100% confidential.

9. We would like to recognize our Speak Up 2009 Sponsors:

10. Speak Up 2008 Key National Data Findings

12. Speak Up 2008 Data Findings Who am I? Warm Up Exercise

15. Who am I? 3 rd Grade Girl with Average Tech Skills

17. Introducing the “Digital Advance Team” America’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

18. Introducing the “Digital Advance Team” Let’s listen in and learn! What we are hearing: Districts are using Speak Up data as input for decisions on how to effectively leverage historic new education funding

21. How are students using technology for schoolwork?

22. How important is the effective implementation of instructional technology to student success?

23. How satisfied are parents with technology use at their child’s school?

25. How satisfied are today’s students with technology use at their school?

26. How satisfied are today’s students with technology use at their school? Students say: Not very!

31. The Mobile Learner

35. Web 2.0 Applications

36. Web 2.0 Applications

37. Web 2.0 Applications

38. How are students using Web 2.0 tools for schoolwork? Significant changes from 2007: Email/IM/Text Using social networking site to collaborate with classmates 150% 27%

40. Online learning and K-12 students Current online learning experience: 16% of high school students 14% of middle school students

41. Online learning and K-12 students Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes! Interest in taking an online class: + 40% of high school students + 35% of middle school students + 15% of students grades 3-5

42. Online learning and K-12 students Is there interest in taking online classes? Yes! Interest in taking an online class: + 40% of high school students + 35% of middle school students 21% 46%

43. Why are students interested in online classes?

45. Policy: Online class requirement for high school graduation?

50. Students: Exploring STEM Careers

55. What if you could design the ultimate school . . . . what technologies would have the greatest impact on your learning? Favorite question for districts seeking stakeholder input into technology investment decisions

59. What if you could design the ultimate school?

64. Introducing our expert panel: Mary Ann Guidos Technology Integration Supervisor Orange City School District (OH) Janet Herdman Executive Director, IT Services North Kansas City Schools (MO) Kathy Politis Director, Instructional Technology, Fulton County Schools (GA) Jan Wee Information & Technology Director Holmen School District (WI)

67. More Speak Up? www.tomorrow.org Newest report – to be released on October 29th! Learning in the 21st Century: Parents’ Perspectives, Parents’ Priorities A collaboration with Blackboard Inc. Downloadable from: www.blackboard.com/k12/education21c

68. Online surveys available for: K-12 students Parents Teachers Administrators New! Pre-service teachers Surveys open for input: Oct 19 – Dec 18, 2009 Participate in Speak Up 2009! Free online report for all Speak Up participating districts w/ your local data: Feb 2010 Release of National Speak Up Findings in Congressional Briefings: Mar & May 2010 No fee to participate. No limit on the # of surveys submitted. 100% confidential.

69. www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2009/

70. The Future Voice of Education? It is here today . . .

71. The Future Voice of Education? It is here today . . . I believe that "the purpose of education is not to make men carpenters, but to make carpenters men." To be competitive in a workplace that is changing and will change continuously throughout our careers, my peers and I need to be able to read and understand new information at a level never before prevalent. This should be, however, a familiar aim for the forces of academia, however, since what we must learn, in essence, is to learn. I would ensure a broad and balanced education that exposes every student to rigorous inquiry in every discipline, from physics to pottery and makes them active participants in the process of inquiry and learning. (11 th grader, Pittsburgh PA)

72. More data and reports are available on our website: www.tomorrow.org Julie Evans Project Tomorrow [email_address] 949-609-4660 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 permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author. Thank you!