Dive Brief:

• A new report from information technology industry association CompTIA finds that students want more opportunities to learn gaming, coding, and mobile app skills.
• "The Changing Classroom: Perspectives from Students and Educators on the Role of Technology” had some interesting takeaways, like the fact that 90% of surveyed students believe learning STEM skills early will help them be more successful in the workforce one day.
• The survey was completed in September 2014 by 1,000 middle school students.

Dive Insight:

While the students were gung-ho about wanting more tech instruction and learning opportunities, they were also cognizant of the limitations tech poses. For example, a third of students said tech could be a  distraction.

The reality is that tech is here, and now it's about finding ways to thoughtfully integrate it into classrooms and make sure students get opportunities to learn the skills if they want to.