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Diocese of Toronto Emerging Technology Survey 2012

9.Intro

The Diocese of Toronto invites you to participate in a brief study of how clergy and lay leaders use new technology. The attached survey will take about 7 to 10 minutes of your time. Your involvement, however, will help the Diocese understand how key groups view emerging methods of communication. Please do not be discouraged if you are not familiar with some of the technology mentioned. Knowing the technology you use and your attitudes toward new social media products will help us make good decisions on how to serve you better.

1.How strongly do the following statements about communications technology describe you?
Describes me not at all
Describes me a little bit
Describes me somewhat
Describes me quite well
Describes me a lot
I like learning to use new technologies.
I am usually among the first of my friends and peers in adopting new technologies
I usually wait till a communication technology is proven to be useful before I start using it
I love having data connection on my cell phone and use it all the time
I think most technologies end up being less useful than initially advertised
I think the value of most new communications technologies is over-rated
I have Internet capability on my cell phone but never use it
Social media, like FaceBook and Twitter, are just fads
I don't think people respond well to mobile phone or text messaging
I feel lost without my smartphone or tablet
During meetings I frequently check messages on my cell phone or laptop
2.Which of the following do you use personally or in connection with your work? (Please indicate all which apply.)
3.In a typical week, how much time do you spend on the following digital or social media technologies?
Do not Use
Under 30 minutes
30 minutes to 1 hr
1 to 3 hrs
4 to 6 hrs
7 or more hrs
Mobile Apps
Internet Web sites
Facebook or MySpace
Twitter or Yammer
Text messaging
Flickr or other photo sharing services
View YouTube or other video sharing services
Uploading to YouTube or other video sharing services
Reading blogs
Writing your own blog
Answering email
4.Does your church have or use any of the following in its communications? Were any added in the past year?
Yes, the Church has/uses
Added in past year
Church website
Church website designed for viewing on mobile devices
Mobile Apps
Facebook or MySpace page or group page
Twitter or Yammer
Text messaging
Email or e-newsletters
Flickr or other photo sharing services
YouTube or other video sharing services
Member or clergy blogs
Uses RSS feed from Anglican Church of Canada
5.Please continue with the survey, even if you are not very familiar with the social media tools and technologies mentioned. Your participation will help us in our decisions.

How would you describe your knowledge on how to use these tools for church ministry?
None
Very weak
Somewhat weak
Somewhat strong
Very strong
Marketing to a mobile device
Using mobile apps
Developing mobile apps
Twitter or Yammer
Text messaging
Flickr or other photo sharing services
YouTube or similar video sharing sites
E-newsletters
Blogs
Podcasts
Using RSS feeds
Using social media sites, e.g. Facebook
6.How interested are you in learning or having someone in your church trained about using these tools for church ministry?
Don't know; Unfamiliar with the tool
Not at all interested
Interested a little
Interested somewhat
Interested a lot
Mobile Marketing
Using mobile apps
Developing mobile apps
Twitter or Yammer
Text messaging to a cell phone
Flickr or other photo sharing services
YouTube or similar video sharing sites
E-newsletters
Creating blogs
Creating podcasts
Setting up a website
7.What other new communications technologies would you like training on how to use?
8.What kind of Internet connection do you have?
Dial up
Broadband (cable, DSL, or satellite)
Wireless Internet access
None
Home
Work
9.Which model (or brand) do you use if you currently have a smart phone?
10.Which tablet do you currently use?
11.How many times in the past week did you access the following from your cell phone?
None
1 to 3 times
4 to 6 times
7 to 10 times
More than 10 times
Mobile Apps
Text messages
Web sites
Email
Social media, e.g. Facebook
12.How willing are you to receive mobile messages from the Diocese of Toronto?
13.Thinking about your use of computers and Internet connections to cell phones or mobile devices during the past year, has the amount of time increased or decreased for each?
Decreased
Stayed the same
Increased
Didn't use a year ago
Do not have Internet access
Cell phone or mobile device
Computer
14.The following question is only for those who have a smartphone or table.

If you have a smart phone or mobile device with Internet connection, what percent of the time you used to spend on computers has shifted to these devices.
15.The following information will be used only to group your information with others like you. All individual responses are held strictly confidential.

Are you female or male?
16.How old are you?
17.What is your primary role within the Anglican Church?
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