Speak Up Blog

Upcoming webinar: Web 2.0 and Education

Are you interested in how teachers, administrators and superintendents are using Web 2.0 tools in their classroom and in their districts? Are you curious about how to better integrate technology into your classroom? Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, the nation’s leading education nonprofit organization that facilitates the annual Speak ...

Speak Up 2008 Webinar: Online Learning Trends Update

The Speak Up 2008 data findings about Online Learning will be presented during a one-hour webinar on Tues., Sep 22nd at 2:00pm Eastern (11:00am Pacific). During the web presentation Julie Evans – CEO, Project Tomorrow® will explore the Speak Up 2008 findings and facilitate a panel discussion with district administrators who are implementing online ...

Speak Up 2008 National Data Findings Presented

Posted by Laurie Smith The Speak Up 2008 National Data Findings about digital content will be presented by Julie Evans, CEO-Project Tomorrow, on Wednesday Sept 16 at 12:00pm Pacific. During this one-hour webinar you’ll learn more about the findings and hear from panelists about how their school districts are helping ...

Speak Up Webinar: Using Mobile Devices for instruction

Posted by Laurie Smith Are you interested in how innovative districts are leveraging the increasing number of laptops, cell phones, MP3 players and smart phones their students carry? This webinar explores the views of of K-12 students, teachers and administrators regarding the use of mobile devices within instruction from ...

High-tech cheating? Students see it differently

A recent report commissioned by Common Sense Media about the use of cell phones and the internet for cheating (see story) is representative of how students and adults can look at the same behavior or activity and have very different perceptions of technology’s impact. To extend the conversation started by ...

What questions would you like to ask during Speak Up 2009?

Posted by Laurie Smith Summer is upon us and Fall is just around the corner.. it's that time of year again when we formulate our questions for this year's Speak Up. We'd like to hear your ideas.. What's important to you? What are the key topics in your ...

Speak Up Webinars announced.

Project Tomorrow® and T.H.E. Journal are joining forces to provide a series of six FREE -- and timely -- hot topic webinars based on the results from the nationwide Speak Up surveys. The Speak Up data provides: Essential data to determine how well your school or district measures up ...

Speak Up 200 schools are recognized for empowering student voice!

It’s that time of year again, when we recognize the top K-12 schools in the country that empower students, parents and educators to share their ideas through Speak Up (hyperlink to http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/). This year over 200 schools were selected to receive this national distinction based on their participation in ...

Top Bloggers on Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators

Posted by Kim Farris-Berg The blogosphere is buzzing with reflections about Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators. Here’s a sample of their thoughts: Ewan McIntosh’s edu.blogs.com Fresh research showing the damage of filtering 'real world' technology Posted on March 12, 2009 “Students in schools around the world find that their research, creativity and learning potential ...

Students want “real world” opportunities to use technology in school. Would “lifting bans” on mobile devices positively impact learning?

Part 4 of 4: Inspiring the Next Generation of Innovators Students’ increased access to mobile computing devices might now mean that the instruments in their backpacks and pockets—not to mention their high-speed internet at home (which 90 percent of them have, according to parents)—are far more useful to them for ...