Students’ use of digital resources for college and schoolwork

                     CREATING OUR FUTURE:
             STUDENTS SPEAK UP ABOUT THEIR VISION FOR
                               21 ST CENTURY LEARNING

• The Speak Up National Research Project has provided the nation
• With a Unique window into classrooms and homes all across America
• And given us a Realistic view on how technology is currently being
• Used (or not) to drive Student achievement, teacher effectiveness
• And overall educational productivity. Most notably, The Speak
• Up data first documented and continues to reveal each year 
• The increasingly significant digital disconnect between the values
• And aspirations of our nation’s students about how the use of
• Technology can improve the learning process and student outcomes, 
• And the values and aspirations of their less technologycomfortable 
• Teachers and administrators.Students, regardless of community demographics, Socio-economic backgrounds, gender and grade, tell us year after year that The lack of sophisticated use of emerging technology tools in school is,In fact, holding back their education and in many ways, disengaging them from learning. In many communities and states, this hard realization that Today’s classroom environment does not mirror the way today’s students are living their lives outside of school or what they need to be well Prepared to participate, thrive and compete in the 21 st century economy is actually exacerbating the existing relevancy crisis in American education. The Speak Up national findings paints a vivid picture of this continuing digital disconnect and also, advances the premise introduced with the data
• Last year that by listening to and leveraging the ideas of our nation’s 
• Students we can start to build a new vision for 21 st century education that Is more reflective of the needs and desires of today’s learners.
• In many ways, our students are already functioning as a Digital Advance Team For the rest of us; rapidly assimilating and adapting new technologies used In their personal lives to drive increased productivity in their learning.With this year’s findings, we give voice to a new genuine “student vision” for Learning and in particular, the student’s experience-based blueprint for the role Of incorporating emerging technologies in 21 st century education, Both in and out of the classroom.