Educational Games

Dear Teachers,

I am a student at Harvard Business School doing a research project on educational games for kids. Given the large amount of time students spend on the Internet today, we hope to develop an online game that supplements the educational elements they learn in your classroom in a fun and engaging way.

Your feedback as experienced educators will be invaluable as we move ahead with this project and we would love to keep you abreast of the progress. All information you provide is completely confidential and will not be shared with any third-parties.

Thanks!

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1. Please provide us with some background on yourself.

Please provide us with some background on yourself. State:
Email Address:

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2. What grade level do you currently teach?

What grade level do you currently teach? Pre-K

K

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

7th (or later)

Librarian

Principal or district administrator

Other (please specify)

3. In your opinion, how valuable are each of these learning elements to the online game that we are designing?

	Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Creative self expression (e.g. user-generated content)	In your opinion, how valuable are each of these learning elements to the online game that we are designing? Creative self expression (e.g. user-generated content) Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Logic games (e.g. Brainage, Sudoku puzzles)	Logic games (e.g. Brainage, Sudoku puzzles) Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Standards-based (or curriculum-specific) problems	Standards-based (or curriculum-specific) problems Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Collaborative problem-solving	Collaborative problem-solving Very important	Somewhat important	Not important
Global and cross-cultural learning	Global and cross-cultural learning Very important	Somewhat important	Not important

Other (please specify)

4. How attractive to you is a feature that would allow you to receive feedback on the performance of your students who play this game?

How attractive to you is a feature that would allow you to receive feedback on the performance of your students who play this game? Very attractive

Somewhat attractive

Not attractive

5. How do your students find out about which computer games to play?

How do your students find out about which computer games to play? Teacher/school website

Kid-friendly websites (please describe below)

Parents

Friends

Advertising (television, magazines, etc.)

Other (please specify)

6. What is the likelihood that you would participate if there was an incentive program where teachers could earn prizes/gift certificates for their classroom based on the number of students who sign up for the game (similar to Scholastic Book Club program)?

What is the likelihood that you would participate if there was an incentive program where teachers could earn prizes/gift certificates for their classroom based on the number of students who sign up for the game (similar to Scholastic Book Club program)? Very likely

Likely

Not likely

Please provide feedback on how such a program should look.

7. Would it be OK to keep you up-to-date on this project in the future and/or solicit additional feedback?

Would it be OK to keep you up-to-date on this project in the future and/or solicit additional feedback? Yes

No

8. Please use this section to add any additional comments you have. Thanks!

Please use this section to add any additional comments you have. Thanks!