NetDay Speak Up Day for Students National Report

[Julie Evans]

NetDay, the national education technology nonprofit, is pleased to 
announce the release of our National Report on Speak Up Day for Students 
2003, Voices and Views of Today's Tech-Savvy Students.  The report is 
available at www.NetDay.org and provides insights into what we learned 
from the 210,000 K-12 students from all 50 states, DC, PR and Department 
of Defense schools worldwide who shared their ideas on technology and 
education last fall.

Did you know . . .

that 29% of students in K-3rd grade have their own email account (45% of 
students in grades 4-6 and 79% of students in grades  7 - 12 do also),

that 81% of students told us that losing Internet access would impact both 
their schoolwork and their personal lives,

that for 67% of the students polled, their #1 response to an assignment to 
write a report is to do an Internet search - only 10% would visit the 
library to find a book and only 5% would look in their textbook for 
information,

97% of students in grades 7-12 believe that technology is important for 
their education, and

54% of students in grades 7-12 know more of their friends IM screen names 
than their home phone numbers.

Schools that participated in Speak Up Day for Students can also access 
their own aggregated school data for free.  The National Report was shared 
with the US Department of Education to inform the development of the new 
National Education Technology Plan and with members of Congress through a 
bi-partisan Congressional Briefing on March 24.  View the KidzOnline 
webcast of that Briefing at http://www.netday.org/speakupday2003_report.htm.

In response to calls from teachers who told us "we want our own Speak Up 
Day," NetDay is also pleased to announce a special Speak Up Day for 
Teachers going on right now through May 7.  Teachers can register their 
school and take the survey at www.NetDaySpeakUp.org.  The survey is only 
10-15 minutes long and the national report from this effort will be shared 
with the US Department of Education, US Department of Commerce, US 
Congress and many state and federal agencies.  Special outreach efforts 
are underway to celebrate our nation's teachers on National Teacher Day on 
May 4 through Speak Up Day events nationwide.  So, spread the word - 
teachers, its time to speak up about technology in education!

<p>Julie Evans
Chief Executive Officer
NetDay
15707 Rockfield Boulevard, Suite 110
Irvine CA 92618
949-609-4660 voice
949-609-4665 fax
julie at netday.org
www.NetDay.org
www.NetDayCompass.org

NetDay Speak Up Day for Students 2003 was a huge success with 210,000 K-12 
students participating.  We are pleased to announce Speak Up Day for 
Teachers will take place on April 29.  Visit www.NetDay.org to learn more!

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