Global Teachers and Technology Survey

2015

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The changing classroom

Global Teachers & Technology Survey

3,500 +teachers

26countries

Classroom tech is now universal

96%agreed that technology plays a significant role in their classroom.

69%claim that open resources are now used more often than textbooks.

83%of teachers use technology to deliver whole-group instruction.

33%report that technology lets students learn content in a different way.

24%thinks it improves student engagement.

Teachers crave more access

More than 60% of teachers say they do not have enough computers/tablets

Teachers affirm that tablets are the most wanted technology in their classroom.

35%claim that internet connectivityis a barrier to successful use of technology in the classroom.

30%would like to see more game-basedlearning in their classroom, above all other new technology.

The global classroom is flat

96% of US teachers think tech plays a significant

role inthe classroom versus 94% in the rest of the

world (ROW).

Internet connectivity is a bigger challenge for classrooms outside the US; 50% say this is a barrier compared to

35% in the US.

Insufficient access to computers and tablets is seen as the biggest barrier in all regions

(61% US vs. 59% ROW).

Teachers in the US are more likely to use technology to communicate with parents (78% US vs.

54% ROW) and collect and analyse data (15% US vs. 12%

ROW)

Other countries are more likely to use

technology to facilitate blended

learning (13% US vs. 16% ROW).

Across 26 countries….

Great teaching at scale