1. Release of Speak Up 2008 National Findings Meet the New “Digital Advance Team” – America’s K-12 Students Speak Up 2008 Congressional Briefing Washington DC March 24, 2009

4. Thank you to our Congressional Sponsors: Rep. Judy Biggert Rep. Ruben Hinojosa Rep. Mark Kirk Rep. Dennis Rehberg Rep. Mike Ross Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard

5. We would like to recognize our Speak Up 2008 Sponsors:

6. And the support of our Speak Up 2008 National Champion Outreach Partners: + 75 other national education associations & nonprofit groups

7. Thank you for the use of the 21 st century learning tools

10. Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Welcome Katherine E. Bihr, Ed.D. Vice President and Executive Director Tiger Woods Learning Center Foundation Member of the Project Tomorrow Board of Directors

11. Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Welcome Christina V. Rother Group Vice President, Public Sector CDW Government Inc. Speak Up Sponsor

12. Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Remarks US Representative Dennis Rehberg Montana

13. Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Remarks Laura Abshire Legislative Director Office of US Representative Mike Ross Arkansas

14. Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Who am I? Gender Grade Tech Self – Assessment (Advanced, Average, Beginner)

20. Audience Response: Who am I?

21. Who am I? 3 rd Grade Girl – Average Tech Skills

22. 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

23. Introducing the “Digital Advance Team” Let’s listen in and learn! Suggestion: Use as input for decisions on how to effectively leverage the historic stimulus funds

30. How are students using technology for schoolwork?

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

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

37. The Mobile Learner

39. How students want to use mobile devices to support learning

42. Web 2.0 Applications

43. 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%

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

46. 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

47. 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%

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

53. Exploring STEM Careers

58. What if you could design the ultimate school . . . . what technologies would have the greatest impact on your learning? Many districts are looking at this data to inform stimulus funding decisions

62. What if you could design the ultimate school?

63. Recommendations from the “ Digital Advance Team” Are we listening?

65. Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Meet our panel of experts Brittany Herring Eric Schott Digital Harbor HS Perry Hall HS Jessica Nixon Brenda Shah Forest Park HS Perry Hall HS Juan Peralta Samantha Wettasinghe Digital Harbor HS Forest Park HS Courtney Riordan Our Lady of Mercy College

66. Speak Up 2008 National Findings Release Closing comments Mick Adkisson Manager, Education Advocacy SMART Technologies

67. 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.