Galesburg CUSD #205 Technology SurveyTeachers

November/December 2009

Online

Indicate grade level: (check all that apply)

K-2; 20%

3-5; 18%

6-8; 13%

9-12; 61%

Please self-rate your overall technology skills

19%

61%

21%Non-UserBeginnerProficientCapable of teaching others

Approximately how many computer training hours have you participated in during the last two school years?

6%

44%32%

7%11%

NoneLess than 5From 5 to 10From 11 to 20More than 20

Approximately how many professional development hours have you accumulated in addressing the use of technology in instructional design?

15%

35%29%

10%

11%NoneLess than 5From 5 to 10From 11 to 20More than 20

I am aware of the National Education Technology Standards for Students (NETS-S), the National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T), and I refer to them when planning lessons and activities for children in my classroom.

Yes; 33%

No; 67%

I instruct my students on the ethical and responsible use of technology

Yes; 79%

No; 21%

My administrator articulates and applies ethics/privacy/legal issues to our technological environment

Yes; 81%

No;

19%

I expect understanding and enforcement of copyright laws for electronic media from all students and myself

Yes; 91%

No; 9%

How often do you use a computer as part of instruction?

Daily; 50%

Weekly; 22%

Monthly; 22%

Never; 7%

How often do you teach students about SAFETY while using Internet resources (like email, IM/texting, online purchasing, online gaming, social networks like Myspace or Facebook, etc.)?

10%11%

20%

3%1%

37%

19%

Weekly

Monthly

At least once per term/quarter

At least once per Semester

Once per year

As needed, or as it comes up in class

I do not teach Internet Safety

Student Concerns

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

17%

48%51%

39%

30%

18%

29%

17% 16%18%

9%

3%

14%12%

24%

I do not use this technology

I teach students by using this technology myself

I teach students about this technology (skills, how to use, etc.)

I teach students to uti-lize this technology through learning about other topics

I would like to learn more about this/im-prove my skills with this

Basic Productivity Software Use

Word Processing (MS Word, etc.)

Spreadsheets (MS Excel, etc.)

Database software (MS Access, etc.)

Desktop Publishing software (MS Publisher,

etc.)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

7%

45%

70%

55%

50%

36%

15%

21%23%

6%3%

6%

31%

7%3%

7%

17%

25% 24%

29%

I do not use this

I teach stu-dents by using this tech-nology myself

I teach students about this tech-nology (skills, how to use, etc.)

I teach students to utilize this technology through learning about other top-ics

I would like to learn more about this/improve my skills with this

Visual Information Resources

Video, Photo, and/or Graphics Editing software (MS Movie

Maker, etc.)

Presentation software (MS Power Point, etc.)

Using streaming audio and/or video (TeacherTube, audio books,

etc.)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

50%

27%

56%

19%

40%

26%

10%

20%

6%5%

21%

6%

38%

28% 29%

I do not use this

I teach stu-dents by using this technology myself

I teach students about this tech-nology (skills, how to use, etc.)

I teach students to utilize this tech-nology through learning about other topics

I would like to learn more about this/improve my skills with this

Internet Tools

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80% 77%

58%

39%

8%

22%

36%

3% 5%

14%

2% 3%

11%

26%30% 29%

I do not use this technology

I teach students by using this technology myself

I teach students about this technology (skills, how to use, etc.)

I teach students to uti-lize this technology through learning about other topics

I would like to learn more about this/im-prove my skills with this

New Hardware

SMART Board resources (including Notebook software, etc.)

Document cameras (ELMOs, etc.)0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

45%

75%

33%

10%

24%

3%

18%

2%

31%28%

I do not use this technology

I teach students by us-ing this technology myself

I teach students about this technology (skills, how to use, etc.)

I teach students to uti-lize this technology through learning about other topics

I would like to learn more about/improve my skills with this technology

Teachers reporting "I would like to learn more about/improve my skills with:"

Document cameras

SMART Boards

Podcast/wikis/blogs

Streaming video/audio

Classroom web sites

Presentation software

Video/photo editing

Desktop publishing

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

29%

38%

28%

29%

29%

30%

31%

28%

2010 Priorities for Technology & Professional Development

Priority 1: Incorporation of

NETS-S Standards throughout curriculum

Priority 2:◦ Internet Safety is

Everyone’s Responsibility

Priority 3: ◦ Video/Photo Editing◦ SMART Board

Resources & Use◦ Web 2.0 Tools, like

blogs, wikis, and podcasting

Priority 4: ◦ Streaming

Video/Audio◦ Classroom Web Sites◦ Desktop Publishing

Other CommentsSeveral comments request the

addition of a 5th Specials class at the elementary level to focus on student use of technology.

On both this year and last year’s surveys, the interest in Classroom Management Software has been almost exclusively concentrated at the Grade 6-12 levels