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Happy New Year! We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season. This past survey period brought in record-breaking numbers, with a total of 521,861 surveys taken by 431,238 students, 44,299 teachers, 4,326 administrators, 35,342 parents, and 6,656 members of the community! Although Speak Up 2014 is over, we still have exciting news and events to look out for. Keep reading to learn more!
In this newsletter, you will find information regarding…
▪ Speak Up 2014 data release: Your survey results are in and will be released on February 4th! -The Project Tomorrow team |
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Speak Up 2014Data will be released on February 4th!Thank you to the 431,238 students, 44,299 teachers, 4,326 administrators, 35,342 parents, and 6,656 members of the community who participated in Speak Up 2014. We are thrilled to release the survey data on February 4th! Be on the lookout for more information closer to the release date. In the meantime, check out the preliminary data we pulled during Speak Up America week:
Preliminary dataLast month we pulled special snapshots of preliminary data for students, parents, teachers, librarians and principals. Each day during Speak Up America Week we released a special video infographic on new Speak Up findings. Check out each snapshot below:
Click here to view all the snapshots.
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Photo and video challenge winnersSpeak Up for America Photo Challenge Winners
▪ Hunters Creek Middle School from Onslow County, NC Speak Up for America Video Challenge Winners
▪ Saint John XXIII Catholic School from Scottsdale, AZ |
Conference registration winnersISTE 2015 Conference and Expo
TCEA 2015 Conference & Exposition
CUE 2015 Annual Conference
NETA 2015 Spring Conference
NCCE 2015 Conference
BbWorld 2015
2015 iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium
BrainPOP classroom certificate winners▪ Bradie M Shrum Elementary from Salem Community Schools, IN Congratulations to the winners, and thank you to everyone who participated in Speak Up America! Learn more about the week long event here.
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Making Learning MobileThe Making Learning Mobile 2.0 study, sponsored by Kajeet with funding fromQualcomm’s Wireless Reach Initiative and Project Tomorrow, takes an in-depth look at the impact of 1-to-1 tablet implementation, including Internet access outside the classroom, with students from Chicago Public Schools. For the past two years, Project Tomorrow has worked with Kajeet to assess the impact of mobile devices on teaching and learning, and the results are in!
Results from the Making Learning Mobile study▪ The school-issued tablet increased at-home Internet access for this cohort of students by 53%. This is especially significant given the persistence of the digital divide in home Internet access within our communities. Interested in learning more? Download the report, and don’t miss our webinar with Kajeet on Wednesday, February 18th at 4pm EST – click here to register.
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Speak Up On the Go!Upcoming presentations8 Essentials for Mobile Learning
District leadership workshop San Marcos, CA Friday, January 23rd Sneak Peek at Speak Up 2014 Findings
Marketing Boot Camp at TCEA Austin, TX Tuesday, February 3rd Webinar: Results from the Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Project in Chicago
Hosted by Kajeet Wednesday, February 18th Register here Workshop: Designing, Implementing and Evaluating Gender-Sensitive Mobile Learning Projects in Educational Settings
UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week Paris, France Monday, February 23rd |
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Thank you for your interest and continued support of Speak Up! Be sure to stay updated on all things Speak Up by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagramand our Blog.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Speak Up Operations Manager, Jenny Hostert, at jhostert@tomorrow.org or via phone at 949/609-4660 ext. 17.
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Many thanks to our sponsors and partners for the support of Speak Up 2014: Blackboard Inc., BrainPOP, Fuel Education, DreamBox Learning, Schoolwires, Qualcomm Wireless Reach, Rosetta Stone, American Association of School Administrators, Consortium for School Networking, Digital Learning Day, Digital Promise, edWeb, International Association for K-12 Online Learning, International Society for Technology in Education, National Association of Secondary School Principals, National School Boards Association, Secondary Education Teachers’ Association, and the Southern Regional Education Board.
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