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Teacher Survey

 

Name:

E-mail:
School:
Subject(s) Teach
Years of Teaching

1.Rank yourself as a technology user:

Very experienced?
Moderately experienced?
Somewhat experienced?
Virtually a novice?

 

2. I have access to email (check all that apply):

Home
School (lab)
School (classroom)
Other  

 

3. I can access the Internet (check all that apply):

Home
School (lab)
School (classroom)
Other  

 

4. My students use computers at school (check all that apply):

In the Classroom
In the Lab
They don't use them

 

5. In school, my students most frequently use the computers:

 

6. How many computers do you have in the classroom (if any)?

 

7. How often do you use the computer lab?

8. If you use computers with students, are the students working in groups?

9. Which of the following factors has limited the introduction of technology into your classroom?
(check all that apply)

Lack of:   
funding 
training 
time 
space 
interest 
other

 

10. Consider the work you have done with educational technology up to this point.
Respond to the following statements by checking the appropriate numeric rating:

1) Network digital technologies can support effective improvements in classroom teaching and learning.
 
2) Network digital technologies can increase teachers' abilities to address individual students' needs, interests, and abilities.
 
3) There is adequate technical support in my school.
 
4) I am confident using technology in my classroom.
 
5) The students in my classroom often work together on projects.
 
6) Digital technologies can enable more significant collaborative activity than traditional media sources.
7) I regularly collaborate with other teachers in the school on curriculum development and/or projects.
8) Technology can enhance student performance
9) Technology can raise student interest in school.
10) The administrator is supportive of my efforts to incorporate technology into my curriculum.

 

11. To help us plan our workshop as well as our website please answer the following:

Technology

Frequency of use

Purpose of use
(you can check more than one. Keep ctrl key pressed and click on second choice to select more than one)

1- Word-processing software
2- Spreadsheet software
3- Graphing and other data representation software
4- Desktop publishing software
5- Presentation software (i.e. PowerPoint, HyperStudio)
6- Image manipulation software (i.e. Photoshop, Illustrator)
7- Database software
8- Web-page creation software
9- Navigating/web searching
10- Email

 

 

Open Questions:

1. What are your initial expectations from the science workshops that you are now attending?  

 

2.What suggestions do you want to make to improve the quality of these workshops?
 

3.After reviewing this website, please make your suggestions commenting on:

  • how easily navigable is the site,
  • which sections seem to be the most helpful and why, and
  • what else would you like to be added or changed.


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