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Dear Parent:
The following survey is part of the White Plains School District's effort to assess the progress of instructional technology initiatives in all White Plains schools. There are many different points of view and opinions related to technology resource allocation, use and impact, and this survey is one way of gathering information on those varied opinions and experiences. Students, teachers, and administrators will also be surveyed, and focus groups have been conducted recently as a means of gathering more in-depth information on how technology impacts student learning and teacher work.
Data from this survey will be analyzed in aggregate to create an overall picture of technology use in White Plains schools for the purposes of district technology planning. Individual responses will not be tracked and therefore all of your responses will be anonymous.
Thanks in advance for your time and candid responses.
Please note that you should base your responses to this survey on just one student. If you wish to report responses for additional student(s), please complete additional surveys. You may complete as many surveys as you like.
Which school does your student attend: Please Select Your School Pre-K Church Street Elementary George Washington Elementary Mamaroneck Avenue Elementary Post Road Elementary Ridgeway Elementary WPMS- Eastview Campus WPMS- Highlands Campus White Plains High School Community/Alternative Newcomer New York Hospital
What grade: Please Select a Grade Pre-Kindergarten Kindergarten 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
In each of the questions below that asks for an open-ended response, please feel free to type as much text as you like. The box will automatically expand as you type.
1. Please descibe what learning skills you feel are important for your child to develop while in school.
2. What role do you feel technology can play in the development of these skills?
3. How often would you say that your student is assigned work that requires the use of technology?
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
4.How satisfied are you with your student's access to the technology he/she needs at school?
Very satisfied
Satisfied
Not satisfied
Very unsatisfied
Don't know
5. Please describe any ways that your school could improve your student’s access to technology during the school day.
6. How much impact do you feel your student’s use of technology at school has on his/her learning?
Great impact
Some impact
No impact
My student doesn't use technology at school
7. Please describe how you feel technology could better support your student’s learning.
8. What - if any - barriers exist to your student's current use of technology to support his/her learning at school?
9. Please list the technologies that you feel are important for your student to be able to use as part of his/her education, and why.
10. The following table lists a variety of technology skills. Please identify which skills your student currently has and when you feel that each skill should ideally be taught.
Student Technology Skill
My student has this skill
This should be developed in Elementary School
This should be developed in Middle School
This should be developed in High School
Can use a word processor to create a text document or type a paper/essay
Can use a presentation manager (e.g. PowerPoint) to create and display a presentation
Can use a spreadsheet (e.g., Excel) to organize numerical information
Can demonstrate basic proficiency in typing (e.g., can type with all 10 fingers)
Can use the WWW for research with a minimal amount of teacher/parent guidance
Can differentiate between fictitious/erroneous/unreliable sources of information versus reliable information.
Can use specialized databases (e.g., World Book online)
Can design and publish a webpage
Can create multimedia resources (digital videos, podcasts, etc.)
Can participate in and use online communication (accessing teacher blogs, online courses, etc.)
Can use a graphing calculator
11. Do you believe that your student’s teacher has the skills necessary to utilize technology as an effective tool for teaching?
Yes
No
I don't know
We understand that there are many varied opinions and ideas related to the ninth grade 21st Century Computer Essentials course in White Plains. Please respond to the following questions about this course. Please use the text fields to provide us with as much information (including concerns, questions or ideas) as you can.
If you don't know about this course or do not have an opinion, please skip to Question 13.
12. Please comment on how effectively the 21st Century Computer Essentials course prepares students for using technology in their high school work.
13. Please comment on the positioning of this course as a stand alone course for ninth graders.
14. How do you feel the teaching of technology skills could be improved to better meet the needs of White Plains students?
15. Does your student’s teacher communicate with you via email?
16. Does your student’s teacher post information about his/her class online – e.g., homework assignments, resources, samples of student work, etc.?
17. How satisfied are you with teacher use of technology to communicate information on student progress (grades)?
18. How might communication with your student’s teacher or school improve via the use of technology?
Use this section to add clarification to any question, or to add any thoughts you might have on any aspect (positive or negative) of how instructional technology impacts your involvement in your school and/or your students' learning. Once again, please be assured that your comments are confidential.
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Survey Form Updated 4/9/10