webinar: making learning mobile 2.0 study

Making Learning Mobile 2.0

Falconer Elementary School Project Evaluation Results

2013/14 School Year

February 18, 2015

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Welcome to today’s webinar

Julie EvansChief Executive Officer

Project Tomorrow

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Today’s Discussion Topics

About the Project and the Evaluation Study

• Objectives• Methodology • Participants• Key Findings• Selected Detailed Findings

Expert Panel Discussion

Your thoughts, comments and questions

Michael FloodVice President, Strategy

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Meet our Panel of Experts

Lucy GrayEducation ConsultantLucy Gray Consulting

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Ariana VilcinsTechnology Teacher Falconer ElementaryChicago Public Schools

Michael FloodVice President, StrategyKajeet

Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit organization

Programs:

• Research & evaluation studies • School and community programs• STEM events for students

Speak Up National Research Project: Collecting and reporting on the views of

K-12 and higher ed students on their digital learning activities and aspirations

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Making Learning Mobile Project

Project Goals:

To evaluate benefits of mobile learning – by providing students and their teachers with tablet to use at school and at home

o Special emphasis during the 2013-14 school year on literacy development

o Also, what was needed to increase teacher adoption and integration of the devices into instruction

To identify best practices and strategies to inform other mobile learning projects

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Evaluation Study Objectives

How would students and teachers use a

personally assigned tablet to impact learning?

What were the benefits of that 24/7 access?

How would the access impact teacher practice?

What challenges would we encounter?

What lessons would we learn about mobile

learning from this project?

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Evaluation Study Methodology

Data collection components included:

o Pre and post surveys

o Pre and post student focus groups

o Instructor interviews and focus groups

o Classroom observations

o Speak Up survey data

o Usage data

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Evaluation Study Methodology

Study Deliverables:

A report on the findings from the evaluation

study

http://info.kajeet.com/downloadmlmreport

This webinar to share the results with you

Other conference presentations

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Making Learning Mobile Project

Falconer Elementary School

• 127 5th grader students + 4 teachers

• Samsung Galaxy tablets with 4GLTE

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Falconer Elementary School: Key Findings

1. Greater student engagement in learning

2. Increased quantity of reading and writing

3. Increased Internet access for students

4. Development of independent learning study

habits:

5. Professional development changed teacher

practices

As a result of the project, we observed:

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Falconer Elementary School: Key Findings

“I would tell next year’s 5th graders that the tablets are excellent. You can watch math videos to help you

with your homework. You can play educational games too. And if you need any information you can email your teacher for an answer. These tablets will show you that you have improved and made much progress during the year. You will have as much fun

as I did with the tablets.”

5th grade student

Falconer Elementary School Demographics

Pre-K - 6th grade1,319 students

Urban school within Chicago Public Schools 93% of the families are low income and Latino 44% of the students are English language learners

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About the participants

Students & technology:

37% of Falconer students say that their Internet access at home is slow or their only access is at school

Falconer students have less access to mobile devices at home than their peers in Chicago or nationwide

Falconer students are also less likely to say their tech skills are advanced

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About the participants

Students & literacy school activities:

Like to read stories and books?

59% say YES!

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About the participants

Students & literacy school activities:

Like to read stories and books?

59% say YES!

Like to write stories or school reports?

Only 22% say YES

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Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Study

Analysis Lens for Study – Detailed Findings

What is the impact of the devices on:

• Learning Experiences

• Learning Outcomes

Comparing 4th Grade to 5th Grade Experiences & Outcomes

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Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Detailed Findings

September:  How I think I will use the tablet to support my learning

May:  How I used the tablet to support my learning

Check grades (92%) Look up info on the Internet (99%)

Write papers / do homework (80%) Write papers / do homework (83%) 

Email with teacher & classmates (67%) Check grades (78%)

Look up info on the Internet (66%) Play edu games (77%)

Play edu games (62%) Take photos of assignments (77%)

Work on projects with classmates (58%) Contribute to class blog (76%)

Take notes in class (55%) Work on projects with classmates (68%)

Organize my schoolwork (50%) Email with teacher & classmates (63%)

Learning Experience: Students’ actual tablet usage far exceeded expectations

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Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Detailed Findings

Learning Experience: 78% of the students accessed the Internet daily at school in 5th grade in support of learning

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

When I was in 4th Grade last year

When I was in 5th Grade this year

Once a week A few days a week Every day

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Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Detailed Findings

Learning Experience: Using the tablet as a gateway to digital content outside of school also increased

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

When I was in 4th Grade last year

When I was in 5th Grade this year

Once a week A few days a week Every day

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Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Detailed Findings

Learning Experience: Most frequently accessed websites by the students outside of school includes:

o Edmodoo Reading A-Zo Cool Math Gameso ABCyao KidBlogo Wikipediao Scholastico PBSKidso BrainPOPo National Geographic

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Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Detailed Findings

Learning Outcomes: Three types of benefits of having a tablet to support learning – student perspective

Benefits that increased student self‐efficacy as a 

learner

Benefits that helped students develop specific 

skills

Benefits that enabled different learning behaviors

The tablet makes learning more fun and interesting (81%)

My teamwork skills have improved (68%)

I can easily find images online for my schoolwork (78%)

The tablet helps me with my learning (79%)

My communications skills have improved (60%)

I can access useful educational websites (74%)

I am better organized (64%) My critical thinking and problem solving skills have improved (58%)  

The tablet makes it easier and faster for me to access online resources (69%)

I have more confidence in my abilities to be successful with school (61%)

I communicate more with my teacher (59%)

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Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Detailed Findings

Learning Outcomes: Increased communications with teacher + increased engagement in learning

Big impact statements:

In 4th grade, only 23% regularly emailed their teacher –but in 5th grade, 64% say they have that level of regular communications with their teacher

72% of the students say having the tablet increased their engagement in learning – 32% say strongly!

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Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Detailed Findings

Learning Outcomes: Increased reading and writing activities due to the tablet

Big impact statements:

60% of the students say they read more in 5th grade due to having the tablet – and that they did more writing in 5th grade

72% say they believe that their reading skills improved

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Read more about these findings:

http://info.kajeet.com/downloadmlmreport

Full report

5 best practice mini-case studieso Improving non-fiction reading comprehensiono Supporting self-directed learning o Tablets and maker projects o Increased literacyo Change in teacher practices

Making Learning Mobile 2.0 Detailed Findings

Michael FloodVice President, Strategy

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School districts are launching 1:1 & BYOD digital learning initiatives at an ever increasing rate.

When students use digital technologies in the classroom, what happens when they go home and do not have access to the Internet?

These initiatives create an unintended “digital divide” between those students with adequate, off-campus broadband and those without.

Nationwide, 30% of students do not have broadband access at home.◦ In some urban districts, it is as high as

75%.

Disadvantaged students often feel the impact of the digital divide far more than their affluent classmates.

A Federal Reserve study found that students affected by the digital divide have 6-8% lower graduation rates.

Kajeet provides safe and affordable, education broadband for disadvantaged students who lack adequate access outside the classroom.

Customizable, CIPA-compliant, filtered access that keeps kids focused on completing required assignments outside of school without worry of inappropriate use.

Kajeet augments and supports 1:1, BYOD, Library Checkout, or Technology Loan Programs.

Nationwide 4G LTE Networks

Kajeet SmartSpot

Managed Education Broadband

Meet our Panel of Experts

Lucy GrayEducation ConsultantLucy Gray Consulting

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Ariana VilcinsTechnology Teacher Falconer ElementaryChicago Public Schools

Michael FloodVice President, StrategyKajeet

National Speak Up reports and infographics

Targeted and thematic reportsDigital learning trendsMobile learning & social mediaGames in the classroomBlended learning outcomes New digital parent series

Presentations, podcasts and webinars

Services: consulting, workshops, evaluation and efficacy studies

Speak Up 2014 national reports to be released in April and May

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Thank you. Let’s continue this conversation.

Julie EvansProject Tomorrow

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