Year-End iPad Parent Survey Question Title * 1. Do you know your way around your child's iPad? Yes I know the basics but not much more. No Question Title * 2. In which arenas did you perceive the iPad was the most helpful for your child's learning? Organization: iCal, eBackpack Collaboration: emailing, online class assignments, digital group projects Access to Information: digital copies, resources, internet Digital Citizenship: cyber safety, cyber etiquette, citing sources Computer Skills: keyboarding, formatting, word processing Content Creation: movies, blogs, presentations Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. What were your major concerns about using the iPad in sixth grade? Concerned my child will break the iPad Concerned my child will get distracted from learning by the iPad Concerned my child will use the iPad inappropriately Concerned my child will lose the iPad Concerned about my child's productivity on the iPad No Concerns Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. In your experience from this year, what were the greatest challenges you faced with your student using the iPad? Distracted sleeping Distraction from learning Charging the the iPad each night Inappropriate use of the iPad Mastering the different educational apps and web-based programs Lost, stolen, or misplaced iPad Concerned about student productivity on the iPad Other (please specify) Question Title * 5. Do you feel your student was more organized using the iPad? Yes No Unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 6. Did the electronic assignment notebook, iCal,work for your student? Absolutely Sometimes What's iCal? Other (please specify) Question Title * 7. Do you feel your child was able to collaborate more with peers and his or her teachers? Yes No Unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 8. Did your student seem more willing to do his or her homework with the use of the iPad? Yes No Unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 9. Do you think your student received more timely and valuable written information about assignments, due dates, and projects from his or her teachers due to the use of the iPad? Yes No Unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. Do you have wifi at home? Yes No Question Title * 11. Would you prefer your child left the iPad at school and not bring it home? Yes No Unsure Other (please specify) Question Title * 12. How did your student use the iPad while at home? Homework Email Social Networking Movie Making Photography Games Surfing the Internet Other (please specify) Question Title * 13. Did you spot check your child's iPad for appropriate use: pictures, web pages, games ect.? Yes Yes, but not regularly No Other (please specify) Question Title * 14. Was the on-screen keyboard sufficient for your student to complete his or her homework on a regular basis? Yes Most of the time No Other (please specify) Question Title * 15. What do think is the most valuable lesson we can teach on the iPad? Question Title * 16. How likely would you be to participate in parent education sessions on digital literacy and citizenship in order to support the curriculum we are implementing at school? Definitely Highly likely Maybe Not very Likely Not at all Comment Done