In New Simba Report Digital Resources Take Center Stage in Learning Process

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Nov 03, 2014, 11:51 ET

STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital resources are changing the education landscape for both students and teachers. In an effort to draw students' interest in the learning process, schools are looking for new ways to engage students and provide them with a more rigorous education. At the same time, more personal computing devices and presentation tools are becoming increasingly accessible in classrooms.

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How teachers say they are using digital instructional materials takes center stage in the new Simba Information report PreK-12 Digital Market Survey Report 2014. For the report, Simba partnered with MCH Strategic Data to survey teachers as they prepared for the new school year about their use of digital instructional materials--specifically core digital programs, online courses, supplemental software, video, games and apps.

"Educators realize that having students power down at the school door causes a disconnect between school life and the rest of the students' time," Simba Information's Managing Editor Kathy Mickey said. "Infusing the curriculum with video, games and apps is one way to keep students engaged and to bring real-life, real-time experiences into instruction."

Over 90% of teachers responding to the late spring 2014 survey said they use digital resources for student instruction in their classroom. Beyond that broad participation number, the survey found a range of reasons why teachers use digital resources, how teachers use digital resources and what programs they use.

The educational community has for many years anticipated a tipping point where digital resources replace print materials in classrooms, but the Simba/MCH survey found teachers in 2014 most often use digital resources along with print materials.

In recent years, there also has been expectation that open educational resources and teacher-created materials would be able to replace programs from commercial providers. The Simba/MCH survey found that teachers are tapping open educational resources and are creating materials on their own and in collaboration with other teachers, but commercial providers still are the most common source for digital resources.

Additional information on the report can be found at http://www.simbainformation.com/redirect.asp?progid=86822&productid=8102996 or by calling 888-29-SIMBA.

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Senior Analyst/Managing Editor, Education Group
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