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SchoolTechnologySurvey

U.S.SchoolLibraries2013

Methodology: A survey invite was emailed to SLJ print and newsletter subscribers on March 8, 2013. In addition, the survey link was advertised in SLJ Extra Helping newsletter. A drawing for an iPad mini tablet was offered as incentive to reply.

The survey closed at the end of April 2013 with 761 U.S. respondents. Data represented in total was weighted to reflect the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) breakdown for elementary, middle and high schools nationwide.

The survey and data tabulation was performed in‐house by SLJ research.

TechnologyTools:UsageandInstruction

Currentlyuse

Instructstudentshow

touse

Coachteachershow

tousePlantouse

Subscription‐based databases

84% 67% 55% 2%

Multimedia tools (video, audio, photography)

81% 48% 37% 1%

Social applications (e.g., Edmodo, GoodReads, etc.)

60% 19% 19% 6%

Apps 57% 29% 28% 8%

Free Web‐based resources such as Glogster, Animoto, VoiceThread, etc.

55% 34% 27% 9%

Open educational resources

41% 18% 18% 7%

Wikis 40% 12% 15% 8%

Online communities (Ninggroups, community forums)

39% 2% 6% 4%

Blogs or microblogs (e.g., Tumblr)

37% 12% 17% 13%

Digital textbooks/ etextbooks

26% 17% 15% 11%

Online learning classes (e.g., Khan Academy, Lynda.com)

26% 8% 10% 6%

Open source technology (e.g., Moodle)

24% 9% 10% 10%

2013 School Technology Survey 2

Q.Whichofthefollowingtechtoolsdoyoucurrentlyinstructorusewithstudentsandteachersinyourschool?Whichtoolsthatyouarenotcurrentlyusingdoyouplantousewithinthenextyear?

• Not only do school media specialists make tech tools available for students and teachers, but they instruct them how to use the tools, particularly databases, multimedia tools and free web‐based resources.

• Blogs, digital textbooks, and open source technology are chosen most often as tools they plan to use.

MostPopularFreeWeb‐basedResources:


Hardware

Currentlyavailable

Plannedforcomingyear

OnyourWishlist

Desktop computers 96% 5% 2%

Interactive whiteboards 80% 6% 7%

Laptops 72% 8% 11%

Tablets 34% 11% 36%

BYOD policy (Bring Your Own Device, e.g., student owned tablets, smartphones, etc.)

21% 11% 21%

Dedicated e‐reading devices 18% 5% 28%

Chromebooks 4% 4% 18%

Q.Whichofthefollowinghardwaredoesyourschoolcurrentlymakeavailabletostudentsorplantouseinthecomingyear?Whichhardwarethatisnotcurrentlyavailabledoyouwishyourschoolhad?

• Desktop computers and interactive whiteboards are encountered more often in U.S. schools than laptops or tablets.

• Schools are considerably more likely to have tablets available than dedicated e‐readers, particularly at the elementary level.

• Acquisition of tablets and a BYOD policy are most commonly planned for next year.• Tablets and dedicated e‐reading devices top the list of wished‐for hardware.


1‐to‐1Access

• A quarter of public schools (26%) and 57% of private schools offer 1‐to‐1 access to devices.

• Schools are most likely to offer 1‐to‐1 access to laptops (19%), but tablets are gaining ground (8%).

InternetAccess

• 82% of schools feel they have adequate bandwidth to support their tech initiatives. This is up from 73% last year.

• 92% of schools are WiFienabled.

• 99% of schools have an Internet filter in place.

• Two‐thirds of librarians (67%) must submit a request AND a reason to have a website unblocked.

15%

67%

18%

Steps to Unblock a Filter

Allowed to unblock sites myself

Must submit a requestand a reason to havea site unblocked

Q.Doesyourschooloffer1‐to‐1accesstodevices?

Q.Ifyourequireanonlineresourcetobeunblocked,whatistheprocess?

Must submit a request to have a site unblocked

1‐to‐1 Access

26%

57%

Public Private

.


eTextbooks

36%

7%

6%

51%

Considered, but nofirm plans

Plans are in place

Using eTextbooks now

Unknown

Etextbooks• Only 6% of schools are using eTextbooks now, 7% have plans in place for usage and 36% are considering them.

• High schools are most likely to have considered etextbooks.

• Half of school librarians would be involved in the decision‐making process for etextbooks, but most only peripherally.

Ebooks• 68% of schools offer

ebooks, up from 47% in 2012 and 36% in 2011.

• 61% of schools with ebooks provide them with simultaneous, unlimited access.

• School‐owned desktop computers are used most often for reading ebooks.

Q.Hasyourschooladministrationconsideredatransitionfromprinttextbooksfordigitaldeliveryoftexts?

Q.Whatdevice(s)aremostcommonlyusedbystudentstoreadebooks?

68% of schools now offer ebooks.

School‐

owned devices

• Desktop, 68%

• Laptop, 48%

• Interactive whiteboard, 33%

• Tablet, 24%

• Dedicated ereader, 20%

• Desktop, 68%

• Laptop, 48%

• Interactive whiteboard, 33%

• Tablet, 24%


Student‐

owned devices

• Tablet, 42%


• Smartphone, 26%

• Laptop, 24%

• Tablet, 42%


• Smartphone, 26%

• Laptop, 24%

Net

90%Net

65%

Devices Used to Read Ebooks

.


DedicatedEreadingDevices

• One‐third of schools (33%) with ebooks have ereadingdevices available.

• Overall, they are split fairly evenly between offering tablets and dedicated ereaders. However, elementary schools are more likely to have tablets and secondary schools more likely to have dedicated ereaders.

• Rural schools (47%) are considerably more likely than urban and suburban schools (both 30%) to have devices available.

• The most popular tablet brand in schools is the iPad, the most popular dedicated ereader is the regular NOOK.

Q.Doyouhavetabletsordedicatedereadersavailableinthelibrary?Base=schoolsthatofferebooks.

Q.Whichbrand(s)doyouhaveavailableinyourlibrary?

14%

12%

7%67%

Ereader/Tablets Available

DedicatedereaderTablet

Both

Neither

56%

37%

23%

10%7% 7%

iPad NOOK Kindle NOOKTablet

KindleFire

Tablet

Other

Brands of Ereaders

.


Q.Which,ifany,ofthefollowingsocialapplicationsdoyouusetosupportteachingandlearninginyourschool?

37%

31%

27%

25%

19%

14%

31%

Edmodo

Pinterest

Goodreads

Twitter

Google +

Facebook

None

Social Apps Used in SchoolSocialApplications• 69% of school librarians

use social applications to support teaching and learning in their school, up from 50% in 2012.

• The top social applications used are Edmodo, Pinterest, and Goodreads.

• Most utilize social apps to introduce students to new websites and tools and also to share library information.

59%

55%

33%

32%

32%

28%

25%

Share information about the library

Introduce students to new websites/tools

Market library's holdings

Communicate with parents

Share student work

Communicate with students about projects

Collaborative platform for coursework

How Social Applications are Used

.


MobileDevices

• It is estimated that 43% of students have a web‐enabled personal mobile device; 64% of high school students, 57% of middle/junior high students and 36% of elementary school students.

• Most schools (84%) have a policy regarding the use of personal mobile devices in school.

• One‐third (31%) of elementary schools and almost two‐thirds of middle (60%) and high schools (65%) allow students to use their personal mobile devices in class to aid instruction.

Q.Whatpercentofyourstudentbodywouldyouestimatecurrentlyhasapersonalweb‐enabledmobiledevice?

46%

31%

9%

14% Never

Occasionally

Often

Other

Q.Arestudentseverallowedtousetheirownpersonalmobiledevicesinclasstoaidinstruction?

Device Usage in Class

.


Have maker space?

Yes23%

No68%

Planned 9%

TechExtras

• Maker spaces, or library spaces allocated for creative, open‐ended activities are available at 23% of schools, with another 9% planning for them.

• Maker spaces are most common in middle schools, where 33% of LMCs currently offer them and another 14% plan for them.

• 39% of U.S. library media specialists have basic knowledge of computer coding; another 2% have advanced knowledge and 3% are planning to learn. Private school librarians are most likely to possess this skill.

Q.Doesyourschoolaccommodateaspaceforcreative,open‐endedactivitiessuchasanelectronics/roboticsclub,webdesign,Minecraft club,etc.?

Computer Coding Knowledge?

Advanced knowledge . . . 2%

Only basic knowledge. . . 39%

Planning to learn . . . . . . . 3%

No knowledge . . . . . . . . . 56%

Q.Doyouhaveanyknowledgeofcomputercoding?


“TIME! And the accelerating and evolving nature of the technology landscape. The learning curve is steep. Nothing stays the same for

long.”

“Bandwidth is probably the biggest challenge‐‐all it takes is for one lesson to get messed up to make a teacher never want to try something again!”

“Getting teachers to use it. We have a lot of teachers who

are technophobes.”

“One‐to‐one computing, the requirement that each teacher maintain his/her own

webpage, and the introduction of technology such as projectors and

Smartboards have left most teachers unwiling to leave their classroom. When they want books, they ask that they be put on a cart and brought into the

classroom.”

“Time, especially now with common core

standards and teacher evaluation. There is less time because the focus is on the test and being

evaluated.”

“The challenge is to teach all the

stakeholders that technology is

embedded as a tool in teaching and learning and not something that is

tacked on. ”

“Aging hardware and budget cuts so we're

not replacing”

“There is less and less time to care for and update the technology in the media

center, and to share it with teachers along with their classes. I have so much to share with the teachers, but after school they are "done" and really don't want to hear more info

about things they feel are not "required."

“District restriction policies for apps, social media and websites.”

BiggestChallengestoIncorporatingTechnology

Q.Notcountinglackoffunds,whatisthebiggestchallengetoincorporatingtechnologyintoyourschoolorlibrary?

.


Q.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdescribeyourinvolvementintechnologyusageatyourschool?

19%

34%

42%

56%

57%

72%

I serve on the district's tech team

I impact technology adoption school‐wide

I serve on my school's tech team

I help introduce technology at the classroom level

Students/teachers come to library to learn newtechnologies

I am responsible for technology usage in the library

TechnologyResponsibilities

TechnologyLeader?TechnologyLeadership• 72% of school librarians say

they are viewed as a technology leader in their school.

• Over half say students and teachers come to the library to learn new technologies and most introduce technology at the classroom level.

• One‐third impacts technology adoption school‐wide.

• 44% definitely feel their technology skills make them more secure in their jobs, down considerably from 55% in 2012.

Q.Areyouviewedasatechnologyleaderinyourschool?

Yes 72%Yes 72%

74%

10%

5%

2%

9%

Respondent Education

Masters

B.A. or B.S.

EducationSpecialist

Doctorate

Other


Respondent Profile

15%

15%

19%

51%

Other

Teacher Librarian

School Librarian

School Library MediaSpecialist

Job Title

• Respondents have almost 13 years experience working in a school library, on average.

• 12% work in two or more schools


School Profile

67%

14% 17%8%

Elementary Middle/JuniorHigh

High School Other (K‐12,K‐8, etc.)

Type of School (weighted)

• Average school enrollment = 743 students• Average LMC ‘12/’13 budget = $7,800 (6% had no budget)• 94% are public schools• 40% of schools classified as Title 1

25%

58%

17%

School Location

Urban

Suburban

Rural

AdvisoryTeam


Thank you to the following for their comments and suggestions on the survey. This study was enhanced by their input.

• Christopher Harris, Director of the School Library System for the Genesee Valley Educational Partnership, Western New York

• Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT; Region I Director‐Elect, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Board of Directors

• Mark Ray, Manager of Instructional Technology and Library Services, Vancouver Public Schools, WA

• Melissa W. Techman, School Librarian and Tech Lead Teacher, Broadus Wood Elementary School, Earlysville, VA

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