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The Digital Promise

THE DIGITAL PROMISE THE NEW PROGRAM TAKING CLASSROOMS INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. OVER A DECADE IN THE WORKS, THE DIGITAL PROMISE PROGRAM FINALLY BECAME A REALITY IN SEPTEMBER OF 2011. ADMINISTERED BY A NEW NATIONAL CENTER CREATED BY CONGRESS, IT SEEKS TO DETERMINE HOW TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL IMPROVE THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS AMERICA, THEN IMPLEMENT IT. MEET GABRIELLA SHE WAS BORN IN 2000, AND WILL GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE AND LOOK FOR HER FIRST JOB IN THE SUMMER OF 2022. HER 5TH GRADE CLASS- ROOM ISN'T A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT FROM HER GRANDMOTHER'S WHILE HER TIME AT HOME IS SPENT TALKING TO HER FACEBOOK FRIENDS, THIS SORT OF TECHNOLOGY IS NOT USED TO ITS FULL POTENTIAL AT SCHOOL THE DIGITAL PROMISE INITIATIVE SEEKS TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. "DIGITAL PROMISE IS A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER-EDUCATORS, ENTREPRENEURS AND RESEARCHERS-TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN AND TEACHERS TEACH." -PRESIDENT OBAMA IF NOTHING CHANGES, GABRIELLA WILL BE UNPREPARED FOR TOMORROW'S JOBS. WHEN GABRIELLA IS LOOKING JOBS REQUIRING FOR HER FIRST JOB: TECHNOLOGY SKILLS: 60% 50% OF JOBS WILL REQUIRE CURRENTLY SKILLS THAT ONLY 30% 75% OF WORKERS IN THE NEXT DECADE POSSESS TODAY RESUME RESUME IT'S ALREADY A BIG PROBLEM IN 2011 50% I OF EMPLOYEES' SKILLS BECOME OUTDATED EVERY 3-5 YEARS. AND IT'S EVEN BECOMING A TANGIBLE DANGER IN JANUARY 2005: 7,693 JOBS WERE UNFILLED AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, THE FBI, THE CIA, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WITHIN THE MOST OF THESE JOBS REQUIRE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE AND MARINES) TECHNOLOGICAL AND DATA ANALYSIS SKILLS. RIGHT NOW, AMERICA WOEFULLY UNDERINVESTS IN EDUCATION FOR EVERY $2 2ยข HER DAD'S SOFTWARE IS SPENT ON R&D FOR COMPANY SPENDS ON EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY R&D, ONLY AT GABRIELLA'S SCHOOL AND U.S. SCHOOLS' UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY IS NOT IMPROVING A 2011 SURVEY OF K-12 AND COLLEGE EDUCATORS FOUND THAT GOALS IN TECHNOLOGY ARE NOT BEING MET: 2011 TECH SCORECARD SCORES OUT OF 100 ONLINE COURSES 43 TECH-BASED SKILLS ASSESSMENTS 49 E-RESOURCES AND ONLINE TUTORING 54 INTERACTIVE, MULTIMEDIA COURSEWARE 55 USE OF TECH FOR PLANNING & DECISION MAKING 61 EDUCATIONAL CONTENT IN DIGITAL FORMATS 62 ACCESS TO TECH EQUAL TO OTHER PROFESSIONS 70 SO HOW WILL DIGITAL PROMISE HELP GABRIELLA? DIGITAL PROMISE'S GOAL IS SIMPLE-GET TECHNOLOGY INTO CLASSROOMS WHILE DIGITAL PROMISE IS STILL IN ITS INFANCY, HERE'S JUST SOME OF THE NEW WAYS GABRIELLA (AND ALL AMERICAN STUDENTS) WILL LEARN IN THE NEAR FUTURE: TEST NOTES PERSONALIZED "ANYTIME & ANYWHERE" LEARNING EXPERIENCES LEARNING TRADITIONALLY, TEACHERS HAD TO FIND STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS ONE STRATEGY THAT WORKED FOR ALL CLASSROOM MATERIALS FROM THEIR STUDENTS, BUT NEW TECHNOLOGIES HOME, FROM THE LIBRARY, ENABLE A VARIED APPROACH EVEN ON THEIR PHONES SOLVE FOR X. TUTORING SOFTWARE VIDEO GAMES IF GABRIELLA IS STRUGGLING WITH IT MIGHT BE STRANGE THINK THE MATH OR ENGLISH HOMEWORK AT 1 A.M., GOVERNMENT INVESTING IN VIDEO SOFTWARE SYNCED WITH HER GAMES, BUT THEY HAVE PROVEN CURRICULUM CAN PROVIDE HELP SUCCESS WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING GAINS IN STEM (SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS) ONLINE TUTORS TEACHING DOESN'T HAVE TO STOP WHEN SCHOOL'S OUT-ONLINE TUTORS CAN ASSESS STUDENTS' REAL-TIME COMPREHENSION AND TAILOR LEARNING STRATEGIES OS- Online SCHOOLS ONLINESCHOOLS.ORG REFERENCES: HTTP://www.WHITEHOUSE.GOV/THE-PRESS-OFFICE/2011/09/15/FACT-SHEET-DIGITAL-PROMISE-INITIATIVE HTTP://www.SIA.NET/VISIONK20/PAGES/PROGRESS.HTML HTTP://Www.WHITEHOUSE.GOV/THE-PRESS-OFFICE/2011/09/15/FACT-SHEET-DIGITAL-PROMISE-INITIATIVE HTTP://wwW.NSF.GOV/NEWS/NEWS SUMM.JSP?CNTN_ID=121692 HTTP://THEJOURNALCOM/ARTICLES/2011/09/16/NATIONAL-CENTER-LOOKS-TO-ADVANCE-EDUCATION-TECHNOLOGY.ASPX?PAGE=2 HTTP://Www.WHITEHOUSE.GOV/THE-PRESS-OFFICE/2011/09/15/FACT-SHEET-DIGITAL-PROMISE-INITIATIVE HTTP://www.SIIA.NET/VISIONK20/PAGES/PROGRESS.HTML HTTP://wwW.NEWAMERICA.NET/FILES/NAFMIGRATION/ARCHIVE/DOC FILE.2238.1.PDFHTTP://Www.WHITEHOUSE.GOVITHE-PRESS-OFFICE/2011/0 9/15/FACT-SHEET-DIGITAL-PROMISE-INITIATIVEHTTP://wwW.NSF.GOVINEWS/NEWS SUMM.JSP?CNTN_ID=121692 HTTP://THEJOURNAL.COM/ARTICLES/2011/09/16/NATIONAL-CENTER-LOOKS-TO-ADVANCE-EDUCATION-TECHNOLOGY.ASPX?PAGE=2 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

The Digital Promise

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The new program taking classrooms into the 21st century. Over a decade in the works, the digital promise program finally became a reality in September of 2011. Administered by a new national center cr...

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