2003 -04 STAFF SURVEY
One of the requirements as we rewrite our Technology Plan is that we survey Parents, Teachers, and Students. The information is then used to guide us in setting up goals for the next three years. We appreciate your response to the following questions as a major help in keeping technological endeavors growing.
Use the term "Technology" to mean all sorts of electronic devices, not just computers and the Internet.
1. How important do you think having access to technology is to the education of students?
a. Very Important
b. Important
c. Not very important
2 How do you find out about new technology and Internet sites?
a. Friends or family members
b. Fellow Teacher recommendations
c. After
d. News stories, television, or radio ads
e. Exploring on my own
3. How do you think students are using technology most effectively?
a. Research tool
b. Writing (word processing) tool
c. Self Enrichment tool
d. Class Presentation tool
e. Other___________________________________________
4. Is technology used effectively in the your subject area(s)?
___ Yes ____No
Why?
5. What obstacles limit the use of technology in your area(s) of teaching. (You may mark as many as apply.)
a. Computers are not convenient to use
b. Computers do not have appropriate software
c. Computers do not have access to the internet
d. Time is not allocated during this class to use computers or access the internet
e. Assignments in this area do not require computer or internet use
f. Other____________________________________________________________\
6. Imagine that you are part of a committee that will make recommendations
on how your
a. More computes and other computer related equipment for the classrooms (printers, scanners, or digital cameras.)
b. Faster Internet connections
c. Better
software for students to use for
d. Hire people to make sure computers work all the time
e. Send teachers to training classes about how to use technology
7. If you were designing a new
a. Wireless
access throughout the
b. A laptop for every teacher
c. Digital cameras and video equipment that could be borrowed by any student or teacher
d. Ability
to connect my home computer to the
e. Projection machines for all classrooms or at least one or more to each department.
f.
Laptop cart/mobile lab
8. Imagine that you are responsible for keeping all of the technology up and running. What would be your top priority to improve support and maintenance?
9. Imagine that you no longer had access to the internet anywhere. What would be the impact on your life?
a. No big deal. Why?
b. Big impact. Why?
a. Some impact. Why?
10. If every teacher had a personal laptop with connection to the
a. Teachers would better use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.
b. Teachers would better use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a greater variety of sources.
c. Teachers would use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
d. Teachers would use technology to communicate information and ideas more effectively with students when working on projects and with teachers sharing ideas and resources.
e. All the above.
f. None of the above - If you do not mark any of these answers - it will mean that you do not agree with any of the statements above.
11. How often have you used technology with your students in your classroom
during the first semester of this
a. Nearly every day
b. At least once a week
c. Two or three times
d. Once
e. Not at all
13. How often have you logged into the Atomic Learning site?
a. Nearly every day
b. At least once a week
c. Two or three times
d. Once
e. Not at all
14. How many on line courses have you studied in the last year?
a. Two or more
b. Two
c. One
d. None
15. How often have you provided students with web site addresses during the first semester of this year?
a. Three or more times - may have given several sites each time
b. Two times
c. Once
d. Not at all
16. The Internet is useful and an important tool in doing
a. I do not agree with this, I can get all the information I need from library books
b. I moderately agree with this statement.
c. I agree very much with this statement and use it often
d. I strongly agree with this statement.
17. I use a computer at home for
a. personal use
b. internet
c. lesson plans
d. Other
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