Happy Digital Learning Day!

Project Tomorrow is proud to celebrate Digital Learning Day with the release of the Speak Up 2013 data results to all participating organizations and the launch of the Speak Up for Higher Education survey "Tomorrow's Teachers Speak Up!". Digital Learning Day is about giving every child the opportunity to learn in a robust digital environment everyday, with the goal of success in college and career. It is our hope that you will use your Speak Up 2013 data results to stimulate new conversations about the value of digital learning, and in particular, to underscore the importance of including the views of your stakeholders – students, parents and educators – in these vital discussions. To find out how you can get involved in all the great events taking place today, please visit the Digital Learning Day website at: http://www.digitallearningday.org/. Quick Links: ▪ ▪ Did your organization participate in Speak Up? Click here for instructions on how to access your Speak Up Data Results ▪ ▪ Save the Date! April 8, 2014 ~ Speak Up Congressional Briefing ▪ ▪ Speak Up for Higher Education survey Tomorrow's Teachers Speak Up! Is now open for input through May 16th! ▪ ▪ Speak Up on the Go- New Speak Up presentations and findings ▪ ▪ Need Help With Your Speak Up Data? Learn more about our Speak Up Services

It's easy to view your Speak Up results online The results are in and you may view your district or school results along with national comparisons by following the steps below: 1) Click here to access your reports. 2) Select Option 1 to view district results or option 2 to individual school results. 3.) Next, enter the state, the first few letters of your district or school name and your district or school administrative password. The results will be displayed and may be printed or copied onto an Excel Spreadsheet or this Speak Up 2013 Excel Template. Forgot your password? If you are registered as the primary contact of your organization please click here to retrieve your password information. Not the primary contact, visit our "look up an organization" page to locate your organization's primary contact on record. For confidentiality reasons, we provide passwords to the Speak Up contact of record only. To sign up as the primary contact (if one is not on file) please contact Jenny Hostert on the Speak Up Team at jhostert@tomorrow.org.

National Release of Speak Up 2013 National Findings 2014 Congressional Briefing Tuesday, April 8, 2014 Please join us for the release of the Speak Up 2013 National Findings. This is the first of two Congressional Briefings on the data results from the 403,000 online Speak Up surveys submitted from education stakeholders nationwide in fall 2013. The April 8th briefing will include a presentation of the national findings and a moderated panel discussion with students and educators. This year’s national report on the findings will be distributed to all attendees. To RSVP to attend the briefing or to request a copy of the report, please visit our website at: http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup_congress.html If you need additional information about Speak Up or the Congressional Briefing, please feel free to contact Jenny Hostert at jhostert@tomorrow.org or 949 609-4660 ext 17.

Speak Up for Higher Education Tomorrow's Teachers Speak Up! Now open for input at: http://www.speakup4highered.org/speakup2014/ Tomorrow’s Teachers Speak Up! is a unique opportunity for the next generation of teachers to “speak up” about their views on their career choice and share their ideas about how to leverage technology within learning. The national data findings will be used to inform national policies on technology use in education, and to inform K-12 school and district leaders on the aspirations of tomorrow’s teachers. Participation is open to all students in teacher preparation programs both at the undergraduate and graduate level, teacher education faculty within Schools of Education, as well as career changers in special programs. To learn more or get involved in this year's survey please visit our Speak Up for Higher Education website at: http://www.tomorrow.org/SU4HigherEd/

Speak Up on the GO! New Speak Up 2013 Presentations and Findings. We are working diligently now on our analysis of the Speak Up 2013 data in anticipation of our first Congressional Briefing in Washington DC to share the national findings on April 8, 2014. In the meantime we would be very interested in what you are learning from your Speak Up data and how you are using your stakeholders’ views to inform your technology and instructional plans, budgets, professional development or community engagement. Please feel free to send us an email at speakup@tomorrow.org or add your ideas to our Speak Up blog or Twitter postings using #SpeakUp2013. Speak Up 2013 Presentations Ten Things Everyone Should Know about Students and Digital Learning FETC 2014 January 30, 2013 Speak Up 2013 Preliminary data snapshots In celebration of our first annual Speak Up America campaign, we pulled a special snapshot of preliminary data for students, parents, teachers, administrators and community members. Click each audience to view the 2013 preliminary data infographic for that group, or to view them all go to: http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakupamerica_snapshot.html! Educators Parents Students Administrators Community Members Stay tuned for more information about all of our activities this spring including new webinars, focused reports and conference presentations!

Need help? Project Tomorrow staff is available to help you effectively use your data, here are just a few of the services we can provide you: ▪ ▪ Identify the top 5 trends in your school, district or state with national benchmarks ▪ ▪ Create a Speak Up presentation that you can use to share your Speak Up results in your school or district ▪ ▪ Provide Speak Up fast facts that can be used on your website, newsletters or promotional material ▪ ▪ Present your Speak Up data in person or via a webinar ▪ ▪ Prepare a summary of your specific Speak Up findings (school, district or state) that can be distributed to your stakeholders ▪ ▪ Write a case statement, using the Speak Up data, highlighting the benefits of investing in technology (school, district, state or national) ▪ ▪ Prepare a customized narrative report about your Speak Up data (school, district or state) Contact the Speak Up Team, to learn more about our consulting services and fees.

Thank you for your interest and continued support of Speak Up! Be sure to stay updated on all things Speak Up by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and our Blog. If you have any questions please feel free to contact our Speak Up Operations Manager, Jenny Hostert, at jhostert@tomorrow.org or via phone at 949/609-4660 ext. 17.