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* 1. Grade:

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* 2. Using the rating scale below, how often do you use your laptop in school for the following activities?
1 = at least once every day
2 = every few days
3 = once a week
4 = once a month
5 = a few times a year
6 = never

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Take notes in Evernote
Use a shared Evernote notebook
Take notes using some other application
Work with a spreadsheet to analyze data or create a graph
Use flashcards or some other electronic tool to practice fact/vocabulary
Create a table, web or other graphic to organize information
Watch a video or simulation to help understand something
Write the first draft of a written assignment
Edit and revise a written assignment
Annotate digital materials
Research using Google or another search engine
Research using MKA Library Research Databases
Complete an online worksheet
Take a test or quiz
Create a multimedia presentation or podcast
Use the iSight camera to record something that happens in class like a science experiment
Work on an assignment or project with another student or group of students
Use instant messaging to collaborate with classmates or teachers for school-related purposes
Use instant messaging for non-school-related purposes
Send or receive email related to school
Access Facebook or other social networking sites
Play games
Read an online newspaper
Watch non-school-related videos
Record and organize your assignments in Moodle or iCal

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* 3. Using the rating scale below, how often do you use your laptop at home for the following activities?
1 = at least once every day
2 = every few days
3 = once a week
4 = once a month
5 = a few times a year
6 = never

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Find information about assignments in Moodle
Email a teacher to ask a question
Email a teacher to get feedback or respond to the teacher’s feedback
Email a classmate to ask a question about school
Instant message with another student to complete a project, study or get help
Video chat with other students to complete a project, study or get help
Research using Google or another search engine
Research using MKA Library Research Databases
Write the first draft of a written assignment
Edit and revise a written assignment
Annotate digital materials
Take a practice quiz or test
Complete an online worksheet
Work with a spreadsheet to analyze data or create a graph
Practice using digital flashcards or some other digital method to learn vocabulary or facts
Create a multimedia presentation or podcast
Watch a video or simulation to help you understand something
Organize your schedule in a digital calendar in Moodle or iCa
Read an online newspaper

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* 4. Having a laptop helps me to be better organized with my school work.

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* 5. I feel more interested in class when I use my laptop.

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* 6. I am more likely to revise and edit my work, without the direction of a teacher, when it is done on my laptop.

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* 7. Using my laptop, I communicate with my teachers when I am away from school.

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* 8. I feel confident that I can evaluate the quality of the information I find on the Internet.

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* 9. I feel confident I can understand and use the information I find on the Internet.

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* 10. How often are you updating software on your MKA laptop?

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* 11. How often are you using Time Machine to back up your laptop?

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* 12. How often are you finding yourself distracted when you use your laptop in class?

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* 13. How often are you finding yourself distracted when you use your laptop for homework at home?

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* 14. If applicable, can you describe some of the things that distract you at school or at home?

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* 15. I know ways to keep myself from being distracted while I am using my laptop in school and at home.

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* 16. If yes, what is your best tip for avoiding distraction?

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* 17. If you have another computer in addition to your MKA laptop, how often do you use it?

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* 18. I am using my MKA laptop for school but another computer for non-school activities.

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* 19. What is the most interesting assignment you have completed using your laptop? Please explain.

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