Results of my Questionnaire on Trends in Educational Technology Integration

6 total responses

1. What is your occupation?

50% K-12 Teacher
16.7% Educational Technology Professional (ed tech coord., consultant, etc.)
0% University Faculty
16.7% Business Professional
16.7% Other (list please)

2. How would you rate your proficiency with using technology in general?

33.3% Very proficient (Bus. Pro.) 50% Somewhat Proficient
16.7% Not very proficient (K-12 Teacher)

3. Name three computer programs you have made most beneficial use of in educational settings in the last school year.

• SharePoint Microsoft Office Oracle Calendar (Business Professional)
• Firefox (to explore Web); Excel (to track students) PowerPoint; Jeopardy and other Games (Other)
• Google Docs Alice Flash (Ed Tech Coord)
• Smart Board applications Power Point Math 24 (K-12 Teacher)
• SMARTBoard notebook software NCTM Illuminations Study Island; webcams, noodletools.com, and podcasting (K-12 Teacher)

4. What has been one of the single best experiences using technology in an educational setting and why was this so?

Some randomly chosen comments:

"Using a classroom performance system to review for a science test in second grade. The kids loved using their own controllers, and they were fully engaged."

"I would say that using Google Docs made a big difference in the way students were working in my class. The reason would be the fact that collaborative work was a clear and tangible outcome for students' efforts."

"WebQuest made in TLT 406 - my daughter's science teacher even asked to use it!"

"Using Google Docs was my best experience because it allowed me to collaborate and share information with people easily and effectively. The accessibility, low price point (free), and ease of use made it very effective in reaching various people with different needs."

"I'm not sure if I can name one specific experience because I feel that anytime that I am able to bring the real world into the classroom to make connections is a worthy experience. However, there was one point when I used a CBR/CLB reciever when graphing which was a very worthwhile experience. The students were given the opportunity to use their knowledge of graphing with slopes and y-intercepts to match pre-created graphs. They were challenged and also able to make more connections as to the meanings of the different graphs."

"SMARTBoard notebook software has positively impacted the lives of mathematics students. It brings math to life and allows students to see things such as geomtetric transformations and reflections in real-time. I love it!"

5. What has been one of the single worst experiences using technology in an educational setting and why was this so?

Some randomly chosen comments:

"Would say, teaching programming skills to female students in middle school and high school. There is a tendency to see a decline in female students selecting computing subjects as they get to higher grades in secondary school."

"Electronic calendar management has been extremely difficult task that I have been dealing with. The biggest issues have been standards, interoperability across platforms, and consistency of use. When you have various groups managing calendars in different ways and using different products, it becomes quite difficult when they need to collaborate with one another and manage their time effectively."

"Not receiving adequate training and being encouraged to utilize a particular technology in the classroom."