Teacher use of technology report

A national research report claims that more teachers are digitally inclined.
* 76% of k12 educators used digital media (up from 69% in 2008).
* 80% of k12 teachers who use digital media in the classroom are frequent or regular users.
* 72% of k12 teachers increasingly stream/download content from the Internet.
Grunwald Associates. (2010). Digitally inclined. Washington, DC: PBS Education.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/_files/pdf/annual-pbs-survey-report.pdf

Online learning study

The U. S. Department of Education's conducted a meta-analysis of over 1000 empirically-based practices in online learning from 1996 to 2008. Major findings include:
* Blended and online conditions result in similar learning performance.
* Video and online quizzes do not impact student learning.
* Learning is enhanced when learners can control their interaction with media, and reflect.
* Group guidance is not as effective and individual guidance.
US Dept. of Education. (2010). Evaluation of evidence-based practices in online learning.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/opepd/ppss/reports.html

Youth media use study

"A national survey found that with technology allowing nearly 24-hour media access as children and teens go about their daily lives, the amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has risen dramatically, especially among minority youth. Today, 8-18 year-olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes (7:38) to using entertainment media across a typical day (more than 53 hours a week). And because they spend so much of that time 'media multitasking' (using more than one medium at a time), they actually manage to pack a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes (10:45) worth of media content into those 7½ hours. This study is the third in a series of large-scale, nationally representative surveys by the Foundation about young people's media use. It includes data from all three waves of the study (1999, 2004, and 2009), and is among the largest and most comprehensive publicly available sources of information about media use among American youth." Kaiser Family Foundation. (2010). Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds. http://www.kff.org/entmedia/mh012010pkg.cfm

Online safety report

This FTC report examined the incidence of sexually and violently explicit content in online virtual worlds, its accessibility to minors and the prevention measures virtual world operators have in place.
Federal Trade Commission. (2009). Virtual Worlds and Kids: Mapping the Risks. Washington, DC: Author.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt038.shtm

AASL School libraries count report

AASL is sponsoring a longitudinal survey that will provide data on the health of the nation's school library media programs. The annual survey is open to media centers at all schools teaching at the primary and secondary levels. The first survey was conducted in 2007, with annual results posted each year. Most of the questions are tracking questions, though each year the survey includes a short series of topical questions. In 2009 the topical questions were about approaches to teaching English Language Learners (ELL) in school library media programs.
AASL. (2009). School libraries count. Chicago: AASL.
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/researchandstatistics/slcsurvey/slcsurvey.cfm

European media literacy report.

This study covers the 27 EU Member States. It offers a comprehensive view of the concept of media literacy and an understanding of how media literacy levels in Europe should be assessed.
EAVI. (2009). Assessment Criteria for Media Literacy Levels in Europe.
http://www.eavi.eu

Workforce and education report

This report offers many stimuli for reflecting on the relationships about the poor/high
quality in education/training and the quality of less/more skilled
workforce. World class education for world class economy is based on
the combination of several skills and competencies (p.6) which
contribute to build up imagination, creativity, vision.
New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce. (2009). Though Choices or Though Times.
http://skillscommission.org/pdf/exec_sum/ToughChoices_EXECSUM.pdf