10 Major Technology Trends in Education

10 Major Technology Trends in Education

THE Journal: “We have a first look at the results from the latest Speak Up survey, which polled hundreds of thousands of teachers, students, administrators, parents and community members about technology trends in education.

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According to the latest data, video for homework is on the rise; mobile computing is “beyond the tipping point”; and most kids don’t use traditional computers to connect to the Internet at home. Those are just three of the major trends revealed in the 2013 Speak Up Survey from Project Tomorrow, which CEO Julie Evans revealed at the FETC 2014 conference last week.

The 2013 results represent more than 400,000 surveys from 9,000 schools and 2,700 districts across the country. Respondents included 325,279 students, 32,151 teachers and librarians, 39,986 parents, 4,530 district administrators and, new to this year’s survey, 1,346 community members.

1. Personal Access to Mobile Devices

2. Internet Connectivity

3. Use of Video for Classwork and Homework

4. Mobile Devices for Schoolwork

5. Using Different Tools for Different Tasks

6. Paying Attention to the Digital Footprint

7. An increased Interest in Online Learning

8. Gaming is Growing, and the Gender Gap is Closed

9. Social Media in Schools

10. What Devices Belong in ‘The Ultimate School?'”

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