Young people's social media interests are changing right along with the media, according to the latest Speak Up study, which surveyed more than 325,000 students, along with parents, teachers and administrators. "Only 30% of middle school students and 39% of high school students now say they're maintaining a social networking site," says Project Tomorrow, which conducts the annual survey, "a … [Read more...] about Fresh data on US kids’ social media use
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Students learning with digital tools in spite of school: Study
It's no surprise, but it's encouraging if true: America's students are not waiting for the rest of us to "catch up to their vision for 21st-century learning," reports Project Tomorrow, which conducts the annual Speak Up survey, having surveyed 294,399 K-12 students, 42,267 parents, 37,720 teachers and librarians, and 4,969 school administrators and technology leaders in 6,541 public and private … [Read more...] about Students learning with digital tools in spite of school: Study
Mobile learning’s growing momentum: Study
The tide against cellphones in school – for learning, not just communication – seems to be turning. Student engagement, tight school budgets (or reasonable technology that so many students already own), and the fact that students like using their own devices are the "driving factors," according to a study by Project Tomorrow, which conducts the annual national Speak Up Survey of students, … [Read more...] about Mobile learning’s growing momentum: Study