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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hi, I'm Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, and I've tried to do everything I can through all my life
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.04,0:00:13.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give opportunity to children from communities who haven't had the best of advantages and haven't had a chance to fulfill their real academic and social potential.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.60,0:00:16.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I've always tried to champion everything I think that can make a real difference
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.67,0:00:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it comes to helping students fulfill their academic and social potential.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.45,0:00:24.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's why I'm a big, big believer in the promise of learning technologies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.36,0:00:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This isn't just about doing things online that we used to do with a pen and paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.56,0:00:33.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it is not just about connecting classrooms with the wider world, although that is really important.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.17,0:00:40.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about offering teachers powerful new ways of identifying whether their students are struggling, and how to reach them before it's too late.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.29,0:00:43.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about giving our best teachers the chance to teach more students in more places,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.29,0:00:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's about offering all of our students a personalized education, tailored to their individual needs,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.76,0:00:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an education that has never before been possible without hiring an individual or a private tutor.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.82,0:00:59.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These kinds of cutting-edge technologies hold extraordinary promise.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.06,0:01:06.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Countries around the world understand that, and that's why they are pushing the boundaries of what's possible with learning technologies.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.13,0:01:10.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the question for all of us is, is America going to lead, or are we going to be a laggard, are we going to follow?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.87,0:01:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we know America must lead, and that's why I am so proud to support Digital Promise,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.78,0:01:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,America's new National Center for Advancing Learning Technologies.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.39,0:01:26.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Created by Republicans and Democrats, and championed by a coalition of educators and business leaders,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.22,0:01:32.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Digital Promise is an independent non-profit that will help spur breakthrough learning technologies,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.33,0:01:38.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and will make sure Americans of all ages and all races, regions and backgrounds can benefit from them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.66,0:01:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By harnessing the extraordinary work being done by educators, innovators and citizens across the country,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.72,0:01:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Digital Promise can help prepare Americans and America to succeed in the 21st century.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.21,0:01:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know some folks may be skeptical that technology offers a silver bullet for solving the problems in American education.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.25,0:02:00.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The truth is we all know there are no silver bullets when it comes to education.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.19,0:02:06.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But with technology, we can more rapidly ramp up opportunities for excellence and equity through personalization.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.66,0:02:09.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've seen it in classrooms, I've heard it from educators.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.83,0:02:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Technology can be an extraordinarily powerful tool for helping teachers teach and for helping students learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.64,0:02:19.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Digital Promise will help all of us unlock its potential.