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NJ Public School Technology Survey
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form: First Name: Last Name: |
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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
is learning operations. Intermediate uses applications. Advanced integrates
it into the curriculum. Instructor teaches applications.)
% Beginner
% Intermediate
% Advanced
% Instructor Level
2.
a. Does your DISTRICT have a technology coordinator/director?
3. Is there someone at your school whose responsibilities include providing leadership and support for teachers in integrating technology into the curriculum?
4. Teachers and library media staff are provided on-going, sustained professional development in infusing technology into curricula, instruction and assessment.
5. How does your
school address and evaluate whether technology has been effectively integrated
into the curriculum?
(Check all that apply)
Conduct needs assessments
Teacher attendance at professional development opportunities
Evaluate use of technology in lesson plans
Observe classrooms
Include technology use in professional improvement plans
Do site-based research
Use of rubrics that include the use of technology
Conduct student and teacher surveys
Review of relevant research
Make use of digital curricula
Other:
6. When technology
problems arise teachers are supported by the following means:
(Check all that apply)
Technician
Help Desk
Hotlines
Electronic Monitoring
Troubleshooter
Other:
7. How many technicians on staff support your school's technology infrastructure? (If a technician is assigned part-time to your school, use a decimal such as .5 to indicate half-time or .25 to indicate quarter time.)
8. Does the supervision and evaluation of educators in your school address effective use of technology for student achievement?
9. Check the statements
that best describe the way most teachers use technology in the classroom.
(Check all that apply)
Use tools to enhance productivity (i.e. e-mail, grade books, lesson plans)
Use the Internet to provide assignments for students that use technology
efficiently to support the curriculum
Enrolled in online courses this year
Use non-traditional assessments to evaluate student learning (multimedia
projects, web sites, movies, portfolios)
Offer opportunities for authentic student centered, project based learning
Use innovative strategies for the delivery of specialized or rigorous
academic courses and curriculum through the use of technology.
10. In your school
technology is:
(Check one)
Fully integrated into classroom instructional programs
Integrated into specific instructional units or projects
Used infrequently with students
Not used at all in classroom instructional programs
11. School-wide
use of technology:
(Check all that apply)
All instructional and administrative rooms have computers with network
access.
All instructional and administrative rooms have computers with Internet
access.
All instructional and administrative rooms have access to an online attendance
system .
Faculty news is shared throughout the building by e-mail.
Classrooms and administrative offices have access to appropriate online
student records for guidance counselors, faculty, administration and the
transportation office.
Food service office has access and uses online information on student
lunch eligibility.
All staff make use of an online student grade book.
Electronic student report cards are issued.
Library has automated systems for card catalogs.
All students have access to electronically delivered learning materials.
Library has high
speed access to the Internet for student access/research.
There is a school-wide media distribution center.
Outreach to parents is accomplished using electronic means (i.e. web site,
e-mail, announcements, schedules, lunch menus, permissions slips).
12. Does your school
have either
LAN (local area network)?
Wireless Network?
13. Is your school connected to other buildings in your district through a WAN (Wide Area Network)?
14. Do students
participate in remote classes or interactive event based activities?
If yes, then check all that apply:
Satellite
Interactive TV
Desktop Conferencing
Compressed Video
Cable Based System
Internet
Other (please specify) .
15. Is school access
to the Internet by direct
link?
If yes, then check all bandwidth
capacities that apply:
56 Kb
T-1/DS1
128 ISDN
Fractional T-1
T-3/DS3
Fractional T-3
Cable Modem
Internet2
Satellite
Other (Please specify)
16. Indicate the
percentage of school-based connectivity
for each group.
| Administrators | Instructional Staff | Students | |
| Internet Access | % | % | % |
| % | % | % |
17. Indicate the
number of rooms requested for each
location:
| Classroom/Instructional | Library/Media Center | Computer Labs | Administrative Offices | |
| Number of rooms: | ||||
| Number of rooms with Internet Connections: |
18. Does your school
have an Acceptable
Use Policy (AUP) that addresses Internet and other information technology
use by:
Students?
Teachers and administrators?
19. Does your school
have Internet filtering/monitoring software currently in use?
20. What percentage
of all students in your school use technology tools in the curriculum
and learning activities on a daily basis? (Check only one.)
0-30%
31-80%
over 80%
21. What percentage
of all students in your school use the Internet on a daily basis as part
of the curriculum? (Check only one.)
0-30%
31-80%
over 80%
22. Most students
in our school: (Check all that apply)
Develop or complete grade appropriate assignments using word processing,
database, spreadsheet, presentation software
Have information literacy skills to enhance learning and increase productivity
Have access to effective and engaging software
Have access to distance learning technology to obtain information and
collaborate with peers and experts
Are self sufficient in their use of appropriate technology tools in their
classrooms to improve assignments and projects
Are able to produce a multimedia project by the end of 8th grade
23. Total number of teachers with a computer (multimedia
capable, Internet access) dedicated to their use at school.
24. Multimedia
computers (for purposes of this survey) are defined as Pentium or
Power Mac and above. Identify the total number of multimedia computers
that are in use in the following locations:
Desktop & Laptop
-
»All computer labs
»All classroom/instructional rooms
»Library media centers
»Administration offices and other
How many hand held computers are used in
instruction?
25. Of the computers
listed above,
How many are connected to the internet?
How many are thin
clients?
How many are laptops?
26. How many years
is a computer in use before it is considered obsolete?
How many years is a computer in use before it is replaced?
How many computers are in use that are considered obsolete?
27. Of the students
enrolled in your school, please estimate the percentage of students
who have the following in their homes:
Multimedia computer with basic software (word processing, database, spreadsheet,
presentation), Internet access and a printer %
I do not know this answer but will be able to answer this question on
the 2004 survey.
28. How does your
school support students who do not have access to technology in their
homes? (Check all that apply)
After school open labs
Community centers
Libraries
Other:
29. Does your school offer educational technology activities/programs to families and community members?
If yes, then check all that apply:
E-mail
Training
On campus adult access to school equipment
Off campus adult access to school equipment
Web site hosting for community organizations
Online parent resource section on the school's website
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