Winthrop Writing Project Technology Survey

1. Summarize how you currently use technology in your classroom.

Summarize how you currently use technology in your classroom.

2. How many computers do you have in your classroom?

How many computers do you have in your classroom?

3. How many hours do you spend each week creating, editing, and/or revising student content that integrates technology?

How many hours do you spend each week creating, editing, and/or revising student content that integrates technology? ≤ 1 hour

1-2 hours

2-3 hours

3-4 hours

≥ 4 hours

4. How important is it to you that you have access to computer and internet technology in your classroom?

How important is it to you that you have access to computer and internet technology in your classroom? Very important- essential to your teaching

Mildly important- preferred, it helps

Unimportant- does not matter

Very Unimportant- not essential at all, not preferred

Unsure

5. Do you routinely maintain a class website for your students and/or parents?

Do you routinely maintain a class website for your students and/or parents? Yes

6. Do you routinely use e-mails for professional correspondences?

Do you routinely use e-mails for professional correspondences? Yes

7. Do you routinely visit professional websites that offer classroom lesson plans and/or discussion of topics of interest in the education field?

Do you routinely visit professional websites that offer classroom lesson plans and/or discussion of topics of interest in the education field? Yes

8. How engaged in learning do you feel your students are when you are using technology as an essential part of a lesson in your classroom?

How engaged in learning do you feel your students are when you are using technology as an essential part of a lesson in your classroom? Very Engaged- maintains student attention a majority of the time

Mildly Engaged- grabs attention some of the time

Unengaged- can be tuned out

Very Unengaged- can easily be tuned out

Unsure

9. Approximately how many hours of formal (classroom) and informal (video or computer-based)training on computer applications have you received in the past twelve months?

Approximately how many hours of formal (classroom) and informal (video or computer-based)training on computer applications have you received in the past twelve months?

10. What technology topics would you be interested in for future seminars and/or Winthrop Writing Project events?

What technology topics would you be interested in for future seminars and/or Winthrop Writing Project events? Assessments

Blogs

Bookmarking/Hotlists

Bulletin Boards/Online Discussion Groups

Cooperative Learning

Creating Web Pages

Data Collection (web surveys)

Digital Images (creating, publishing, using)

Digital Storytelling

Educational/Open Source Software

Equity (ethnicity, socioeconomic, gender, disabilities)

Google Docs & Spreadsheets

Grants for Technology

Legal Issues with Technology/Fair Use Guidelines

Multimedia Presentations

Netiquette for Students & Teachers

Podcasting

Student Films

Student Research

Student Safety

Using the Internet

Web Resources (quizzes, games, simulations)

WebQuests

Wikis

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