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For more information, contact:Jordan LosenPresident, VeraQuest, [email protected]: 704 341-4783

Prepared by: VeraQuest, Inc.

Date of Survey: December 15-20, 2011

Teacher Technology Usage Topline

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On the behalf of PBS/360 Public Relations, VeraQuest conducted a survey among Teachers to better understand the usage and attitudes toward using technology in their classrooms. Questions focused on the following: 

• Frequency of using specific technologies in their classrooms• Impact from these technologies on enhancing education• Biggest barriers of technology use• Technology resources use to supplement/support teaching efforts• Reasons for using these technology resources• Value associated with technology resources• Support of technology in the classroom from parents, school board, and school

administrators• Students usage of own technologies for classroom-related assignments• Channels/Companies use video content from for classroom instruction• Ratings of specific websites regarding usefulness toward lesson plans

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Summary Findings

Four-out-of-five teachers are users of technology in both their job and in their personal lives. The vast majority (91%) have access to personal computers/laptops in their classrooms, while another 83% have access to televisions/DVR.’s; however, only about six-in-ten (59%) have access to an interactive white board. When accessible, interactive white boards are used almost as frequently as PC’s/laptops. That’s because the vast majority of teachers (81%) believe the devices have the potential to enhance education.  Half or more of all teachers use the some type of technology to support the following teaching efforts:  • Online lesson plans • Online images• Web-based game or activities• Articles tied to instructions• Sites that deliver class information to students and parents There are several reasons teachers say they use technology, chief among them are: to increase student motivation (77%), to reinforce and expand the content being taught (76%), and to be able to respond to a variety of learning styles (76%).

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Summary Findings (cont’d)

PC’s/laptops get used everyday/several times per week by 83% of teachers that have access. Similarly, interactive white boards get used everyday/several times per week by 77% of teachers that have access.  Four-fifths of teachers (78%) would like access to more technology; however, cost appears to be a significant barrier. Although most teachers (70%) believe school administrators are supportive, only about half of teachers feel that way about parents or school-board members. The perceived lack of support by these stakeholder groups is not surprising given that they are usually the ones responsible for footing the bill. Despite the popularity of interactive white boards, if given the choice on how to use grant money, 34% would choose pads/tablets and 30% computers/laptops.   

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Research Design

Respondents were recruited from the uSamp panel (www.usamp.com). This panel has over 2 million members in the U.S. who have been recruited through a number of different panel enrollment campaigns. Panelists are required to double opt-in to ensure voluntary participation in the surveys they are invited to complete. Respondents receive points for the surveys they complete that can be accumulated and redeemed for a variety of products.

Adult respondents were randomly selected from a targeted uSamp panel of pre-K thru grade 12 teachers to be generally proportional of the demographic strata of total U.S. Teachers. Once selected, respondents were sent an invitation to a protected web-based survey which ensured that only the intended recipient could complete the survey, and that the survey could only be completed once. There were 500 respondents from the U.S. who reported being teachers who completed the survey.

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Research Design

Results are shown across the following segments:

• Total teachers - Pre-K thru Grade 12 (n=500)

Statistical Significance Testing: Stat testing completed at 90% confidence level.In some instances, percentages may not add to 100% due to rounding.

= Indicates significantly different than other segments

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Key Findings

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0%20%40%60%80%

80%

15%4% 1%

Q.407 Which of the following statements best describes your use of technology?BASE: Total Teachers = 500

Use of Technology

Four-out-of-five teachers use technology in both their jobs and in their personal lives.

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Game devices (Nintendo DS, Kinect, Wii, etc.)

Interactive table (Smart table)

Tablets/electronic readers (iPads, Kindle, etc.)

Handhelds (including cell phones, smart phones, iTouch devices)

Interactive white board

Television/DVR

Personal computers or laptops

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

8%

11%

20%

26%

59%

83%

91%

Q.409 Which of the following technologies do you have access to in your classroom?BASE: Total Teachers = 500

Technologies Have Access To In Classroom

The vast majority of teachers (91%) have access to personal computers/ laptops in their classrooms. Another 83% have access to televisions/DVR’s. Approximately six-in-ten (59%) have access to an interactive white board.

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Frequency of Using Following Technologies- among those with access to specific technology in their classroom-

Q.410 How often would you say you use each of the following technologies?BASE: Have technology in classroom (varying base)

Technology Base:Every Day

3-4 times /week

Once a

week

2-3 times/month

Once a

month

Less than once a month Never

Personal computers or laptops (456) 68% 15% 11% 3% 2% 2% 0%

Television/DVR (414) 18% 12% 23% 20% 11% 15% 1%

Interactive white board (293) 56% 21% 11% 3% 4% 2% 3%

Handhelds (including cell phones, smart phones, iTouch devices)

(131) 43% 18% 16% 7% 5% 8% 3%

Tablets/electronic readers (iPads, Kindle, etc.) (99) 30% 26% 21% 8% 3% 7% 4%

Interactive table (Smart table) (56) 20% 25% 29% 9% 5% 2% 11%

Game devices (Nintendo DS, Kinect, Wii, etc.) (39) 5% 23% 26% 18% 5% 13% 10%

Among teachers with access, the frequency with which PC’s/laptops get used everyday/several times per week is 83%; and interactive white boards, 77% . The devices with the next nearest frequency of usage are handhelds at 61%.

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Game devices (Nintendo DS, Kinect, Wii, etc.)

Handhelds (including cell phones, smart phones, iTouch devices)

Television/DVR

Interactive table (Smart table)

Tablets/electronic readers (iPads, Kindle, etc.)

Interactive white board

Personal computers or laptops

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

17%

34%

43%

60%

64%

81%

85%

Q.411 Please rate each of the following technologies on their potential to enhance education (whether these devices are currently used in your classroom or not)? - Top 2 Box SummaryBASE: Total Teachers = 500

Potential to Enhance Education – Top 2 Box (Great Potential)

When asked to rate various classroom devices on their potential to enhance education, PC’s/laptops earned top marks: a score of 5 or 6 on a six-point scale by 85% of teachers; interactive white boards generated a score of either 5 or 6 by 81% of teachers.

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0%

20%

40%

60%63%

8% 8% 7% 6% 9%

Q.412 What is the biggest barrier for you concerning the use of technology in your classroom?BASE: Total Teachers = 500

Biggest Barriers Toward Use of Technology in Classroom

Cost is overwhelmingly the single biggest barrier toward using technology in the classroom.

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None of these

Podcasts

Mobile apps

Online community or discussion forums for teachers

Google Maps/Google Earth

Online professional development

Online video content

Website to deliver/manage class information to parents/students

Online articles tied to instruction

Web-based interactive games or actitivites

Online images

Online lesson plans

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

6%

8%

9%

29%

36%

45%

49%

50%

53%

54%

57%

61%

Q .413 Which of the following resources do you currently use to supplement or support your teaching efforts?BASE: Total Teachers = 500

Technologies Resources Currently Use to Supplement/Support Teaching Efforts

Half or more of all teachers use the following technology to support their teaching efforts: online lesson plans, online images, web-based games or activities, articles tied to instruction, and sites that deliver class information to students and parents.

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Frequency of Using Following Resources to Supplement/Support Teaching Efforts- among those using specific resources in their classroom -

Q.414 How frequently do you use following resources to supplement or support your teaching efforts?BASE: Use resource in classroom (varying base)

Technology Base:Every Day

3-4 times /week

Once a week

2-3 times/month

Once a

monthLess than

once a month

Online lesson plans (307) 12% 18% 33% 21% 11% 4%

Online images (287) 11% 33% 30% 17% 7% 1%

Web-based interactive games or activities (268) 13% 30% 30% 18% 5% 3%

Online articles tied to instruction (264) 5% 23% 34% 23% 11% 5%

Website to deliver/manage class information to parents/students (248) 34% 22% 27% 10% 6% 2%

Online video content (247) 7% 26% 34% 20% 10% 4%

Online professional development (226) 1% 9% 17% 20% 22% 31%

Google Maps/Google Earth (179) 3% 11% 34% 26% 14% 12%

Online community or discussion forums for teachers (145) 6% 21% 29% 26% 13% 6%

Mobile apps (44) 11% 23% 36% 18% 7% 5%

Podcasts (42) 2% 7% 19% 36% 21% 14%

The resources that are used most often (everyday/several times per week) to supplement/support teaching are: websites to deliver/manage classroom information to parents and students (56%), online images (44%) and website games or activities (43%).

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Reasons For Using These Resources In Classroom

Q.415 Why do you use these resources in the classroom?BASE: Use resource in classroom (n=471)

Teachers who use resources

(n=471)

To increase student motivation to learn 77%

To reinforce and expand on content being taught 76%

To respond to a variety of learning styles 76%

To introduce new learning activities 65%

To provide additional practice to struggling learners/students 64%

To change the pace of classroom work 58%

To demonstrate something you can’t show any other way 54%

To make students more technology literate 53%

To better the transfer of communications between teacher, parents and students 50%

To provide students with media resources to use in projects and presentations 43%

To teach current events and breaking news 40%

Other reason 2%

Increasing student motivation, reinforcing and expanding on content being taught and responding to a variety of learning styles are the top three reasons teachers use technology.

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Mobile apps

Podcasts

Online community or discussion forums for teachers

Google Maps/Google Earth

Online professional development (e.g., online courses, classes, or seminars)

Online articles tied to instruction

Online lesson plans

Web-based interactive games or activities

Online video content

Online images

Website to deliver/manage class information

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

23%

27%

40%

40%

49%

51%

56%

57%

57%

57%

62%

Q416. How valuable do you consider each of the following resources when it comes to supplementing or supporting teaching efforts (whether or not you currently use the resource in your own classroom)? BASE: Total Teachers = 500

Top 2 Box Value Ratings of Resources

Using technology to deliver/manage class information is very/extremely valuable, as 62% of teachers give that resource a top two box rating. Obtaining online images, online video content, interactive games/activities each earn a top two box rating of 57%, with online lesson plans generating a score of 51%.

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yes

0% 20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

78%

Asked For /Would Like To Ask For More Technology

Q417. Have you asked (or would you like to ask) for more access to technology resources for your classroom? Q418. On a scale of 1-6 where 1 is not at all supportive and 6 is exceptionally supportive, how supportive are the parents of your students regarding the technology used in the classroom? (if you do not currently have technology, then how much would the parents desire technology in the classroom?)Q419. On a scale of 1-6 where 1 is not at all supportive and 6 is exceptionally supportive, how supportive is your school board regarding the technology used in the classroom? (if you do not currently have technology, then how much would your school board desire technology in the classroom?)Q420. On a scale of 1-6 where 1 is not at all supportive and 6 is exceptionally supportive, how supportive are your school administrators, regarding the technology used in the classroom? (if you do not currently have technology, then how much would the school administrators, etc., desire the technology in the classroom?) BASE: Total Teachers = 500

Parents School Board School Administrators0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

53% 56%

70%

Supportiveness of Technology (Top 2)

Almost four-fifths of teachers (78%) would like more access to technology. Most teachers (70%) deem school administrators to be supportive versus only about half who feel that parents or school-board members (those stakeholders who are financially responsible for technology) are supportive of the use of technology in the classroom.

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Q418. On a scale of 1-6 where 1 is not at all supportive and 6 is exceptionally supportive, how supportive are the parents of your students regarding the technology used in the classroom? (if you do not currently have technology, then how much would the parents desire technology in the classroom?) BASE: High Income = 42, Low Income = 206

High Income

Low Income

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

Not Sure 123456

11%

Supportiveness of Technology among Parents

Parents in high income areas are deemed as substantially more supportive than parents in low income areas

6% 7% 9% 27% 26% 14%

2% 5% 12% 43% 38%

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Q419. On a scale of 1-6 where 1 is not at all supportive and 6 is exceptionally supportive, how supportive is your school board regarding the technology used in the classroom? (if you do not currently have technology, then how much would your school board desire technology in the classroom?) BASE: High Income = 42, Low Income = 206

High Income

Low Income

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

Not Sure 123456

6%

Supportiveness of Technology among School Boards

School boards in high income areas are also considered to be much more supportive than school boards in low income areas

4% 5% 11% 26% 27% 21%

3% 26% 33% 38%

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Q420. On a scale of 1-6 where 1 is not at all supportive and 6 is exceptionally supportive, how supportive are your school administrators, regarding the technology used in the classroom? (if you do not currently have technology, then how much would the school administrators, etc., desire the technology in the classroom?) BASE: High Income = 42, Low Income = 206

High Income

Low Income

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%

Not Sure 123456

3%

Supportiveness of Technology among Administrators

Administrators in high income areas are considered to be somewhat more supportive than those in low income areas

1%

2% 9% 21% 26% 38%

3% 14% 33% 50%

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21Q421. Do your students use any of their own devices for classroom-related assignments or activities Please select all that apply.BASE: Total Teachers = 500

None

Other

Game device

Mp3 player or iPod

Cell phone/smart phone or iTouch

Pads or electronic readers

Laptop

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

61%

3%

3%

7%

12%

14%

29%

Personal Devices Used by Students in Classroom

Laptops are the most prevalent personal devices used in classrooms by students according to 29% of teachers.

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0%30%60%

75%

2% 3%21%

Opinion on Current Level of Technology in Classroom

Q422. Please choose the statement that most applies:BASE: Total Teachers = 500

Only about one-in-five teachers believe they have the right level of technology. Three-fourths wish they had more.

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Other

High Speed Internet

Interactive table (e.g. Smart Table)

Interactive White Board

Computer/laptop for each child

Pads/tablets for each child

0% 10% 20% 30% 40%

2%

7%

9%

18%

30%

34%

Q423 If you received a grant that you could be put towards any one technology you wanted in the classroom, what would it be? For the purpose of this question, please assume you do not currently have any of these technologies. BASE: Total Teachers = 500

One Technology Would Put Grant Money Towards

If teachers received grant money and could put it toward one item, the technology they most would like to see it used for is pads/tablets (34%), then computer/laptops (30%).

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24Q424 From which channel/company have you used video content for classroom instruction in the past year? Please select all that apply. BASE: Total Teachers = 500

Channels / Companies Used for Video Content in Classroom in Past YearDiscovery Channel(s) 40% Nick Jr. 4%PBS 29% ABC 3%The History Channel 24% CBS 3%National Geographic Channel 22% FOX 3%Animal Planet 18% ESPN 3%The Weather Channel 12% NBC 2%Local school district supported/provided channels 12% C-SPAN 2%CNN 11% Hallmark Channel 2%Biography Channel 11% ABC Family 2%TLC (The Learning Channel) 9% Bravo 1%A&E 9% USA Network <0.5%Disney 6% TNT <0.5%PBS Kids Sprout 6% Other channel/company 10%Nickelodeon 4% Have not used video content 22%MSNBC 4%

The most commonly used channel for video content is the Discovery Channel (40%), PBS (29%), History Channel (24%), and National Geographic (22%).

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25Q425 Please rate the following organizations’ Web sites for usefulness to your lesson plan? If you have not visited an organizations website, please indicate as such.

Very Useful

Somewhat Useful

Not Useful

Have not visited

Scholastic 47 27 5 21

Discovery 49 21 4 26

PBS 44 25 5 26

National Geographic 39 26 4 30

PBS Kids 32 27 8 33

PBS Teachers 38 22 5 35

NASA 23 26 9 42

CNN 16 27 12 44

Disney 12 26 17 45

Smithsonian 24 22 7 46

PBS LearningMedia 27 19 5 49

Library of Congress 19 23 7 51

Teacher’s Domain 21 22 5 53

New York Times 12 21 12 56

National Archives 14 21 8 57

National Public Radio 9 20 12 59

National Institute of Health 10 19 10 61

Exploratorium 15 16 7 62

Usefulness of Websites for Lesson Plans

When it comes to the usefulness of websites for lesson plans, teachers rate Discovery, Scholastic and PBS highest (49%, 47% and 44%, respectively).

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Appendix

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27Q.403 What grade(s) do you teach? Q.404 Which of the following best characterizes your school? If you are unsure please make your best guess.Q.405 How would you describe the financial backgrounds of the majority of families whose children you teach?BASE: Total Teachers = 500

Grades Teach

TwelfthEleventh

TenthNinth

EighthSeventh

SixthFifth

FourthThird

SecondFirst

KindergartenPre-K

0% 5% 10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

24%27%

28%26%

22%21%

20%21%

19%21%21%

19%17%

8%

Rural

Urban

Suburban

24%

25%

51%

Affluent

Middle income

Low income

0% 20% 40% 60%

8%

50%

41%

School Description