A national survey of 281, 150 students by Project Tomorrow (www.tomorrow.org) gives us an idea of the ways high school students are utilizing Web 2.0 tools.
For students grades 9 – 12, the tools they use for creation of materials include:
- Update social networking profile – 44 %
- Upload / download digital media – 39 %
- Create / modify digital media – 32 %
- Use tools to set up alerts about topics – 22 %
- Create new work using pre-existing media – 22 %
- Create a list of resources to share – 15 %
For students grades 9 – 12, the tools they use for collaboration include:
- Participate in online games – 30 %
- Use web tools for collaborative writing – 19 %
- Contribute to a blog – 18 %
- Participate in virtual reality environments – 13 %
- Contribute to a WIKI – 11 %
This data is from the Speak Up 2008 national survey. In total, over 335,000 K-12 students, teachers, parents and administrators responded to this survey.