K12 technology use study

A study shows the majority of K-12 students are using technology to complete assignments, with only 42% primarily using pencil and paper. The data also show that 66% of teachers say technology increases student productivity while 60% say it's intellectually stimulating for students.
Other findings from the survey included:

• 73 percent of teachers said their students use tablets or laptops daily.
• 66 percent of of respondents said the school supplies the device, with 25 percent saying students bring the devices themselves. (The remainder said their schools don't permit laptops or tablets.)
• 86 percent of teachers have WiFi in their classrooms.
• 62 percent said students use their own technology in the classroom.
• 70 percent said phones cause "tension and disruptions in the classroom."
• Typical rules for phone use include silencing them and putting them away during exams.
• 36 percent said they deal with phone disruptions on a daily basis.
• 61 percent said tech makes students physically less active.
• 38 percent said tech makes students more social, with 36 percent saying it makes them less social. The remainder said it has no effect.

Tech in the classroom. (2018). Olathe, KS:  MidAmerica Nazarene University. https://www.mnu.edu/graduate/blogs-ideas/tech-in-the-classroom