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NEW JERSEY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2001 SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY SURVEY
| Person completing this form: | Title: | E-Mail: |
1. Estimate the percentage of teachers in your
school at each skill level in the use of technology in instruction. (Responses
should total 100%.) (Beginner: Introduction to Operations, Intermediate:
Uses Applications, Advanced: Curriculum Integration, Instructor: Teaches
Applications)
% Beginner
% Intermediate
% Advanced
% Instructor Level
2.
a. Does your DISTRICT have a technology coordinator/director? Yes,
No
b. Does your SCHOOL have a technology coordinator? Yes, full time or part time ; No
3. Is there someone at your school whose responsibilities include providing leadership and support for teachers in integrating technology into the curriculum? Yes No
4. If the school staff were to receive assistance
for educational technology, prioritize items by marking them from the
number 10 representing the highest need down to one. Use each number
from 10 through one only once for the choices that follow.
Planning
Funding Options
Procurement
System Networking Wiring
Professional Development
Support
Curriculum Integration
Information Systems
Grant Writing Skills
Other:
5. Does your school have a LAN (local area network)? Yes No
6. Is your school connected to other buildings
in your district through a WAN (wide area network)?
Yes No
7. Does your school have distance learning capabilities?
Yes No
If yes, then what type of connection are you currently using: (Check each
that is applicable to your site.)
Internet
ISDN
Desktop video
Cable (ITV)
IDLS: [County-wide IntraLATA]
ATM
8. Do students participate in classes originating from remote sites? Yes No
9. Do students participate in interactive event-based
activities?
Yes No
If yes, to either or both questions 8 and 9, then check all choices below
that are applicable.
Satellite
Interactive
TV*
Desktop Conferencing*
Compressed
Video*
Cable Based System
Other (please specify) .
If you do not have a satellite dish do you have access to the
transmissions from one?
Yes No
10. Check the top four
areas of the Core Curriculum Content Standards that are supported by your
school's distance learning activities:
Cross Content Workplace Readiness
Art (Visual and Performing)
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
Language Arts Literacy
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
World Languages
11. Does your school have access to the Internet?
Yes
No
If this access is by direct
link*, what is the bandwidth capacity? Check all applicable.
56 Kb
T-1/DS1
Fractional T-1
128 ISDN
T-3/DS3
Fractional T3
Wireless
Cable Modem
Other (Please specify)
If Internet access is through a dial-up link* (telephone
lines), how many dial-up lines are in this school?
# of dial up lines
12. Indicate the percentage of school-based connectivity for each group.
| Administrators | Instructional Staff | Students | |
| Internet Access | % | % | % |
| % | % | % |
13. Indicate the numbers requested for each location:
| Classroom/Instructional | Library/Media Center | Computer Labs | Administrative Offices | |
| Number of rooms assigned as: | ||||
| Number of rooms with Internet Connections: |
14. Does your school have an Acceptable Use
Policy (AUP) for Internet use?
Yes , No
15. Does your school have Internet filtering/monitoring
software currently in use?
Yes , No
16. What percent of all students in your school
use the World Wide Web on a regular basis as part of the curriculum? Check
only one.
0-30% 31-80% over 80%
17. To what extent is technology, such as computers,
used in the following Core Curriculum Content Areas?
Use numbers only once and number in rank order. (Rating 8= highest,
1= lowest)
A. Cross Content Workplace Readiness
B. Art (Visual and Performing)
C. Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
D. Language Arts Literacy
E. Mathematics
F. Science
G. Social Studies
H. World Languages
18. Identify the number of computers by
type that are in use in the following locations:
| All Computer Labs | All
Classroom Instructional Rooms |
Library Media Centers | Administrative Offices and Other |
|
| Not Multi-media Capable* | ||||
| Multi-media Capable* |
Of the computers listed above, how many are laptops?
19. If families and community members participate
in the school educational technology program then check those applicable:
E-Mail
Training
On campus adult access to school equipment
Off campus adult access to school equipment (i.e., libraries or community
centers)
Website hosting for community organizations
Online parent resource section on the school's website
20. Describe or add any information
that you feel is valuable for us to know: