The Growing Disconnect Between Educators and Students Around Technology

The first CoSN Webcast for 2008-2009, Julie Evans, CEO-Project Tomorrow, presents the Speak Up 2007 findings, moderated by Karen Greenwood Henke. Speak Up 2007 revealed a growing “digital disconnectâ€? between students and their teachers and parents about the role of technology for learning, and how well schools are preparing students for the jobs of the future. Students continue to be on the leading edge in terms of adopting, modifying and re-using digital content and technology tools to enrich both their personal and educational lives. The students in many ways are far ahead of their teachers and parents not only in the sophistication of their technology use, but in the adoption of emerging technologies for learning purposes. Read the follow-up article by Maya Pradu from eSchool News: “‘Digital Disconnect’ Divides kids, educators.”