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Title: Unfinished Business: Understanding the Digital Use Divide in American Schools. Special Report 2
Language: English
Authors: Project Tomorrow
Source: Project Tomorrow. 2025.
Availability: Project Tomorrow. 15707 Rockfield Boulevard Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92618. Tel: 949-609-4660; Fax: 949-609-4665; e-mail: speakup@tomorrow.org; Web site: http://www.tomorrow.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 24
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Elementary Education
Junior High Schools
Middle Schools
Secondary Education
High Schools
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Active Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Individualized Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development, Computer Literacy, Teaching Experience, Elementary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers
Abstract: Project Tomorrow's Speak Up® Research reports have advocated for a broader definition of the digital divide to include access challenges at home and the obstacles K-12 students face in gaining access to high quality digital tools and resources to support classroom learning. Project Tomorrow, in collaboration with Spectrum Business, is creating a new series of reports that examine each of the three digital divides (the access, design and use divides) through the lens of the Speak Up Research findings. In this second report in the special series, the authors examine how digital tools and resources are used within America's classrooms to create active learning experiences which help students develop learner self-efficacy and agency, as well as critical workplace skills. Using the feedback from over 7,600 K-12 classroom teachers from 2022-2024, this report prioritizes the experiences of teachers to understand what is needed to close the digital use divide. In addition to documenting how teachers are utilizing various technologies to support differentiated learning for their students, the report also provides new insights into what teachers need to more effectively leverage digital tools to engage their students in active learning. To create a complete picture of the current environment, the authors also conducted additional analysis on the Speak Up data findings to understand differences in teachers' activities and perspectives based upon their years of experience in teaching. Where appropriate, this report references longitudinal data from the Speak Up Research dataset from 2003-2024 to provide additional context. School level demographic analysis of the research findings enables greater clarity to understand where gaps and unfinished business still exist relative to effective technology usage to support active learning. [This report was created in partnership with Spectrum Enterprise, a part of Charter Communications, Inc.]
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