Rhode Island Technology Survey (May 2009)     

Executive Summary / Detailed Report / District Level Results / School Level Results

School Survey Questions

View...1. School Level:
View...2. Number of STUDENTSin the school.
View...3. Number of TEACHERS in the school.
View...4. Number of SWITCHES available in your school.
View...5. Please indicate the number of each TYPE of SWITCH available in your school.
View...6. Switch Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...7. Percentage of CLASSROOMS covered by WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS.
View...8. Indicate the PERCENTAGE of computers available TO STUDENTS FOR INSTRUCTION in your school.
View...9. Number of computers available TO STUDENTS FOR INSTRUCTION in your school. (e.g., in classrooms, media centers, and moved from one classroom to another on media carts.
View...10. TOTAL Number of computers available in your school TO STUDENTS FOR INSTRUCTION. Combine Levels A, B, and C ONLY. (DO NOT include Level D.)
(DO NOT include Level D.)
View...11. Student to Computer Ratio
View...12. Number of computers with INTERNET ACCESS Levels A, B, and C ONLY. NOTE: Total must equal number indicated in question 15 above.
View...13. Number of instructional rooms in the school: (Include classrooms, library/media center, computer labs, and other rooms used for group instruction.)
View...14. Number of MOBILE LABS with computers in the school. (Count each lab cart, but not individual computers. Levels A, B and C ONLY.)
View...15. COMPUTER LOCATION - Please indicate the total number of computers available for STUDENT use (combine levels A, B and C ONLY) in the following locations:
View...16. How many TEACHERS in your school have been provided with a dedicated computer for their professional use (i.e., to prepare classroom materials and engage in professional development)? These are computers that are used mainly by the teachers.
View...17. How many of each type of DIGITAL PRESENTATION TOOL is available for use in your school?
View...18. How many of each type of DIGITAL HANDHELD TOOL is available for use by STUDENTS in your school?
View...19. Please tell us about your STUDENT profiles/account setup on your school or district network (i.e., students have access to storage of files over the network). Check all that apply to your SCHOOL (not your district).
View...20. If you have conducted surveys regarding home Internet access, what is the percentage of STUDENTS that have Internet access at HOME?
View...21. How much storage space do you allow each STUDENT? (This is a per student amount, not the total space available on your server.)
View...22. Please tell us about your TEACHER/STAFF access to file storage and email accounts on your school or district network. Check all that apply to your SCHOOL (not your district).
View...23. Does your school currently purchase Internet based CONTENT FOR STUDENTS AS SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL to classroom learning? Check all that apply.
View...24. Supplementary Content for Students Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...25. We have a policy or expectation for teachers to use an electronic gradebook.
View...26. Does your school currently use a COURSE MANAGEMENT STYSTEM for posting class materials, homework assignments, or other course work?
View...27. Course Management System Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...28. Does your school currently purchase approved Internet based distance learning COURSES for STUDENTS as alternatives to face to face courses? Check all that apply.
View...29. Distance Learning Courses Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...30. Does your school currently use point to point, two way, real time VIDEO CONFERENCING for distance learning for students? Please check all that apply.
View...31. Does your school currently use Internet based DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? Check all that apply.
View...32. DISTANCE LEARNING PD Annual Maintenance Cost
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...33. Tech Support Model
View...34. Please help us to understand your IN-SCHOOL tech support model by checking each box that applies to your school:
View...35. Annual In-School TECH Personnel Budget
(Enter 0 if there is no cost associated with this item or if it has been calculated elsewhere.)
View...36. Were you aware that the Rhode Island Department of Education recommends the use of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) for determining what students, teachers, and administrators should know and be able to do in order to effectively use technology within our schools?
View...37. Please indicate which staff positions and to what extent each staff is involved in the process of updating your INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM to address the NETS standards.
View...38. Please indicate how your school (NOT the district) currently provides instruction in technology literacy. Our students take a separate technology literacy class, computer literacy class, or something similar: (Note - Actual school delivery model may be represented in questions 38-43)
View...39. We embed technology literacy instruction into our curriculum in various content areas. (Note - Actual school delivery model may be represented in questions 38-43)
View...40. We engage students in project based learning using digital technology tools: (Note - Actual school delivery model may be represented in questions 38-43)
View...41. Technology literacy instruction is part of our media literacy program: (Note - Actual school delivery model may be represented in questions 38-43)
View...42. We assist our students to create digital portfolios of their work: (Note - Actual school delivery model may be represented in questions 38-43)
View...43. School technology delivery model not represnted in questions 38-43 - None of the above
View...44. Please tell us how your school (NOT the whole district) addresses INTERNET SAFETY instruction. We have no formal Internet Safety program: (Note: Actual school Internet Safety delivery model may be represented in questions 44-49)
View...45. Our instruction is varied, with teachers selecting or creating their own materials for Internet Safety: (Note: Actual school Internet Safety delivery model may be represented in questions 44-49)
View...46. We have created and are using our own customized Internet Safety curriculum: (Note: Actual school Internet Safety delivery model may be represented in questions 44-49)
View...47. We use iSafe student curriculum: (Note: Actual school Internet Safety delivery model may be represented in questions 44-49)
View...48. We use CyberSmart student curriculum: (Note: Actual school Internet Safety delivery model may be represented in questions 44-49)
View...49. We use NetSmartz material: (Note: Actual school Internet Safety delivery model may be represented in questions 44-49)
View...50. Please tell us how students at your school work with digital files. Our students are now regularly storing their digital files to a dedicated folder on the server or a flash drive: (Note: Actual student work with digital files at the school may be represented in Questions 50-54)
View...51. Our students have been taught to use a file naming protocol when saving files to the server so that they can more easily locate specific assignments later: (Note: Actual student work with digital files at the school may be represented in Questions 50-54)
View...52. Our students have spent some time reviewing and reflecting on their digital work: (Note: Actual student work with digital files at the school may be represented in Questions 50-54)
View...53. Our students have spent some time organizing and assembling collections of their work into actual digital portfolios: (Note: Actual student work with digital files at the school may be represented in Questions 50-54)
View...54. Actual student work with digital files at the school is not represented in Questions 50-53. None of the above.
View...55. Please indicate how your school (NOT the whole district) currently assesses students' technology literacy skills. We use a test to assess students' skills at least once in these grades: (Note: Actual ways that student Technology Literacy is assessed at the school may be represented in Questions 55-60.)
View...56. We use rubrics to assess students' digital portfolio work at least once in these grades: (Note: Actual ways that student Technology Literacy is assessed at the school may be represented in Questions 55-60.)
View...57. We assess students' technology competency in other ways in these grades: (Note: Actual ways that student Technology Literacy is assessed at the school may be represented in Questions 55-60.)
View...58. Actual ways that student Technology Literacy is assessed at the school is not represented in Questions 55-60. None of the above.
View...59. We assess students' technology competency in other ways in these grades: (Note: Actual ways that student Technology Literacy is assessed at the school may be represented in Questions 55-60.)
View...60. If other ways, please describe how you assess: (Note: Actual ways that student Technology Literacy is assessed at the school may be represented in Questions 55-60.)
View...61. Based on the goals of your District Strategic Plan, Professional Development Plan, most recent curriculum development efforts, and your school's state assessment results, please rate the following professional development topics to indicate those that are most needed at your school.
1=Highest Priority, 2=Important (but not our highest priority), 3=Not a priority for us right now
View...62. Based on the goals of your District Strategic Plan, Professional Development Plan, most recent curriculum development efforts, and your school's state assessment results, please rate the following professional development topics to indicate those that are most needed at your school. (continued)
1=Highest Priority, 2=Important (but not our highest priority), 3=Not a priority for us right now
View...63. How does your school provide teachers with time for learning and professional development growth opportunities including the integration of technology?
View...64. Does your school currently provide Internet Safety training to staff?
View...65. Please help us to understand the types and frequency of district-provided technology related professional development your teachers participated in during the previous academic year. (You might consider posting theses questions in the teachers' lounge to gather more accurate data directly from them.)
View...66. The following topics originate from the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T revised 2008). Please indicate the extent of need for professional development among teachers in your school related to each topic.
View...67. Please rate the extent of need for professional development on the following topics.
View...68. Internet Access