Visions 2020.2: Student Views on Transforming Education and Training Through Advanced Technologies

This report, developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Commerce features the student responses to the 2004 NetDay survey open-ended question, In the future, you will be the inventors of new technologies. What would you like to see invented that you think will help kids learn in the future?

Over 55,000 K-12 students from all 50 U.S. states provided responses to this survey question. The Commerce Department reviewed these authentic and unfiltered responses and identified common themes and interests amongst American youth.

Visions 2020.2 identifies four major themes on how students envision future learning technologies.

Susan Patrick, former Director, Office of Education Technology at the US Department of Education added "More than ever, student participation in the future of their own education is critical. This report shares student views of how we can help compete in a global workforce through empowering better access to educational opportunities in a changing world …”

• Download the Visions 2020.2 Report >>

• Read the associated Report, Student Views on Technology for Learning: Students Speak Up to the President >>

Or visit the NetDay website at www.netday.org