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III. Bringing Technology into the Classroom Given the degree to which AP and NWP teachers are embracing and using digital tools, it is not surprising that they are making these tools a key part of their teaching practices. In addition to desktop and laptop computers and classroom projectors, significant portions of these teachers report cell phones, digital cameras and recorders, e-readers and tablet computers being part of the learning experience. Yet they also note obstacles they face in using digital tools effectively in the classroom, ranging from time constraints to school internet filters. 73% of AP and NWP teachers say cell phones have become part of their classroom teaching and assignments While laptop and desktop computers, and the projectors connected to them, continue to top the list of digital tools being used by teachers and students, they are now joined by cell phones and smartphones as a fairly common educational tool. Almost three-quarters of AP and NWP teachers (73%) say that they and/or their students use their mobile phones as a learning device in the classroom or to complete assignments. This is comparable to the percent who say they and their students make use of computer carts. In addition to cell phones, about two-thirds of AP and NWP teachers note that digital cameras (other than those on phones) are used in their classes, and just over half say the same is true for video recorders. Slightly fewer, but still a sizeable percentage, report that they or their students are using ereaders (45%) and tablet computers (43%) in the classroom or to complete assignments. p e winter n e t .o r g 34
Digital tools AP and NWP teachers are using in their classrooms Percent of AP and NWP teachers who say they and/or their students use the following digital tools in the classroom or in completing assignments… A projector that is connected to a laptop or desktop computer or other digital device A computer lab or computer workstation devoted to student computer use Source: Teacher data from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project Online Survey of Teachers, March 7 to April 23, 2012, n=2,462 middle and high school teachers. The popularity of cell phones as an educational tool coincides with the rising popularity of cell phones among all Americans, including teens. The most recent Pew Internet report on cell phone use among 12- 17 year-olds shows that as of July, 2011, 77% of 12-17 had a cell phone. 8 Moreover, some 23% of all 12- 17 year-olds say their cell phone is a smartphone. Smartphone ownership is highest among older teens: 31% of 14-17 year-olds have a smartphone, compared with just 8% of those ages 12-13. At that time, there were no significant differences in smartphone ownership (versus regular cell phones) by the teen’s race, ethnicity, or household income. Teens whose parents have a college education were slightly more 8 See “Teens, Smartphones and Texting,” available at http://pewinternet.org/Reports/2012/Teens-and- smartphones.aspx. A cell phone and/or a smartphone A computer/laptop cart available at your school A digital camera other than a cell phone A digital video recorder other than a cell phone An interactive whiteboard An e-book reader A tablet computer p e winter n e t .o r g 35 45% 43% 55% 52% 71% 67% 73% 97% 96% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
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