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* 1. Your Name:

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* 2. Please indicate your program type:

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* 3. Please indicate your position:

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* 4. What is your district/facility?

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* 5. For how many years have you?

  Never 1 Year 2 Years 3-4 Years 5-6 Years 7+ Years
Had a computer at home?
Had an internet connection in your home?
Used a computer for your own work? (e.g, data collection/analysis, creating materials, PowerPoint)
Use a computer for other activities? (e.g., email, word processing, web surfing)
Used a digital camera to take pictures?
Uploaded your digital pictures to a website? (for processing or sharing)
Gotten your digital pictures printed?
Used software to edit your digital pictures?
Used your digital photos in other applications (create projects, photo books, in PowerPoint, etc.)
Downloaded images from the internet?
Listened to podcasts for personal or professional learning?
Used social networking sites? (e.g., Facebook, Ning)
Watched video on the internet (YouTube, Teacher Tube, Hulu, etc.)
Used a digital video camera to take movies?
Used a computer to edit digital video?
Uploaded a video to the internet (YouTube, Teacher Tube, etc.)
Downloaded video from the internet?
Used a webcam to communicate with someone personally?
Used a webcam in your classroom?
Used the internet to conduct research?
Used a blog or wiki for personal or professional purposes?
Had a working and up-to-date computer in your classroom?
Had an internet connection in your classroom?
Used a computer for instructional purposes in your classroom?

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* 6. How often do you perform each of the following in your classroom or work setting?

  Daily Several Times a Week Several Times a Month Several Times a Year Never
Use an LCD projector/computer projection system
Use a TV/VCR/DVD
Use a scanner
Use a digital camera
Use an overhead projector
Use a document camera
Use an interactive whiteboard (e.g., Smartboard)
Use a PDA
Use a video camera
Use a webcam
Use a computer to deliver instruction to the class
Record student grades using a computer
Prepare or maintain IEPs using a computer
Create computer-based activities for children
Find websites and computer-based activities for children
Adapt an activity to students' individual needs using a computer
Create documents using a computer
Perform research and lesson planning using the internet
Use a computer to track student progress
Email other professionals in my school
Email students' parents
Create web quests or build the internet into a lesson
Create or maintain a class website
Create or participate in a wiki/Ning
Create or post to a blog
Listen to a podcast for professional or personal learning

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* 7. How often do children perform the following activities?

  Daily Several Times a Week Several Times a Month Several Times a Year Never
Work individually at the computer
Work in groups at the computer
Perform research or find information using the internet or software
Use a computer or portable word processor for writing
Use a talking word processing program for writing
Use a computer to play educational games
Use a computer to engage in interactive stories
Use graphic organizers on the computer (e.g., Kidspiration)
Use a webcam to communicate outside of your classroom
Use technology to consult with "experts"
Use technology to communicate with students in other schools
Use technology to create multimedia projects
Use a computer to create pictures or artwork
Use a computer to contribute to a wiki
Use a computer to contribute to a blog
Use a computer to participate in a podcast

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* 8. How much emphasis do each of the following people place on technology use in the preschool classroom?

  Heavy emphasis Some emphasis Little emphasis No emphasis
Your superintendent or assistant superintendent
Your principal/director
Your department head/supervisor
Your instructional technology department
Your team
Yourself

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* 9. What kinds of professional development would be beneficial to you?

  Not Needed Somewhat Beneficial Very Beneficial
Managing my computer desktop (opening programs, printing, etc.)
Learning about research sources on the internet
Learning how to manipulate data and construct graphs
Integrating technology into classroom activities
Learning specific applications/software (Word, PowerPoint, Inspiration, Boardmaker, etc.)
Learning to use the internet to engage in online collaborations/interactions
Learning to create/use a wiki
Learning to create/use a blog
Learning to work with digital photos and movies
Learning to use other classroom technologies such as an interactive whiteboard
Learning to individualize instruction using technology

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* 10. How great an obstacle for you are the following conditions in making more effective use of technology?

  Not an Obstacle Minor Obstacle Major Obstacle
Number of working computers in the classroom
Access to computers in labs or library
Professional development prepares me to use software that is not in my classroom or school
Insufficient or inadequate software
Insufficient or inadequate support/training on using technology in the classroom
Outdated computers/software in my classroom
New technology incompatible with older technology
Number of students in my class
Teacher doesn't have input into technology decisions
Availability of our school's technology specialist
Internet connection speed
Leadership related to technology use
Not sure how to make technology relevant to working with young children
The developmental skills of students in my class vary so widely that it's difficult to manage technology use

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