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The Gates Foundation released a report today surveying teachers and students on the kinds of digital tools they'd like to see available in classrooms.
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Scooped by Beth Dichter |
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Beth Dichter's insight:
This report focused on four questions:
● What do teachers want and need from digital instructional tools?
● How can product developers use this information to more effectively serve students, teachers, and schools?
● What do we know about how teachers and districts select and purchase digital instructional tools?
● What do we know about the overall market for digital instructional tools?
The report identified six instructional purposes for technology, moving from teacher-driven to student-driven and identify both a primary and a secondary benefit. The areas are:
● Deliver Instruction
● Diagnose Student Learning
● Vary Delivery Method
● Tailer Learning Experience
● Support Student Collaboration and Interactivity
● Foster Independent Practice
One piece that pops out quickly is that 54% of teachers surveyed did not find the digital tools they use effective.
"The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation just released a report detailing the results of 3,100 teacher surveys and 1,250 student surveys on the kinds of digital instruction tools that are useful and effective. The foundation has asked teachers and students what they need when it comes to digital instruction, aiming to close the communication gap between commercial developers and schools.
One of the biggest takeaways is that most teachers — 54 percent — don’t find many of the digital tools they use effective. That’s partly because teachers often aren’t making purchasing decisions. When they do have a say in tool selection they often report on its effectiveness more favorably. When asked about free products, teachers reported that free products are just as likely to be effective as the products the district purchased for them."