Now in its tenth year, the annual Speak Up National Research Project and the resulting trends analysis provides a birds' eye view of the changing environment for digital learning, both in and out of school. The goals of the Speak Up project are to stimulate new discussions around how technology tools and services can transform education, and to provide a context to help education, parent, policy and business leaders think beyond today and envision tomorrow. With this year's national report on the authentic, unfiltered views of 364,240 K-12 students representing over 8,000 schools and 2,400 districts nationwide, the findings are focused on how today's digital tools and resources are enabling, engaging and empowering students to become self-directed learners. [For the Speak Up 2011 national findings, see "Mapping a Personalized Learning Journey: K-12 Students and Parents Connect the Dots with Digital Learning. Speak Up 2011: National Findings--K-12 Students & Parents" (ED536067); and "Personalizing the Classroom Experience: Teachers, Librarians and Administrators Connect the Dots with Digital Learning. Speak Up 2011 National Findings: K-12 Teachers, Librarians & Administrators" (ED536069).]