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Interpret data
The knowledge gathered from teacher interviews and discussions will enable our
school to use specic teacher input when seeking out learning opportunities for
staff in the area of technology professional development.
I believe that information obtained from the quantitative and qualitative portions of
the study will help educators understand the steps involved in the successful
implementation of technology in our school. Information gathered will facilitate the
development of IT management systems that teachers value and as a result, we
will be able to eliminate potential glitches & stumbling blocks that can result from
poor or non existent IT management systems.
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Perhaps the most important result of this study is that the data gathered will enable
teachers to positively impact the learning of their students. I believe that when
good IT management systems are present and teachers have a strong
understanding of why and how technology should be used in education, students
will feel supported in any 21
st
century classroom learning opportunity they decide to
engage in.
The literature in this proposal conrms the importance of effective IT management and
strong teacher efcacy as necessities to the successful and meaningful integration of tablet
based technology into todays classroom. I am condent that the ndings of my study will
support the literature and also provide a deep understanding of the specic strategies that
teachers value in order to teach with iPads in meaningful ways.
Next Steps
It is my desire to use the ndings from this study to create collaborative settings that
are valued and that help teachers and students engage in 21
st
century inquiry based learning
with iPads. I believe that by working toward this goal as a school community and by involving
teachers, students, and parents, we will see technology used seamlessly as a commonplace
tool in education. It is my hope that the ndings from this study will help other schools in our
district to develop similar strategies to aid in the meaningful integration of technology in their
school communities.
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References
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Crichton, S, Pegler, K and White, D. (2012). Personal devices in public settings: Lessons
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APPENDIX
Quantitative Survey Instrument (sample)
Technology Use Survey
September 2
nd
, 2013
Administered by: Steve Holmberg
Dear Educator,
Thank you for participating in this survey. The purpose of this survey is to better understand teachers current
level of technology use both in and outside of classroom settings. The data collected from this survey will help
guide further research in the areas of technology professional development and classroom technology
implementation. All information in this survey will be kept strictly condential and will only be used as guiding
information for the proposed current study.
In this survey, "technology" is dened as: "using computers, tablets, iPads or handheld devices to access web
based information (email, web searches) and software applications (apps, word, excel) with the purpose
ofacquiringknowledge, discovering information, and creating content."
1. How many years have you been teaching? (please circle the most appropriate answer)
a) 1-5 years
b) 5-10 years
c) 10-15 years
d) 15-25 years
e) other (please specify) __________________
2. What grade group/level do you currently teach? (please circle the best answer)
a) primary (K-3)
b) tweens (4-5)
c) intermediate (6-7)
3. How often do you use technology at home? (please circle the most appropriate answer)
a) less than twice a week
b) 2-4 times a week
c) 4-7 times a week
d) daily
e) multiple times a day
4. What type of technology devices do you use at home? (please circle any or all answers that apply)
a) computer (PC)
b) smartphone
c) iPad/tablet
d) game console (x box etc.)
5. How would you describe your technology use at home? (please circle any or all answers that apply)
a) web browsing
b) checking email
c) social media (facebook, pintrest, twitter)
d) creating and or developing content
e) other (please specify) ______________________
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6. Is technology accessible at your school?
a) yes
b) no
if no, please explain any limitations you or others may have faced that would prevent you from using
technology at your school.
________________________________________________________________________________
On the following table, please mark with an X the statement that best describes your classroom use of
technology.
On the following table, please mark with an X the statement that best describes your relationship with the
following technology.
Thank you for taking the time to ll out this survey. Your information will be kept condential and will only be
used to guide research in the currently proposed study.
STATEMENT NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES OFTEN ALL THE TIME
I use technology for work
productivity purposes (email,
lesson plans, documents)
I use technology to display
content in my classroom
My students use technology
to discover content
(research)
My students use technology
to create content
(presentations, documents)
I use an iPad for productivity
purposes (as above)
I use an iPad to display
content in my classroom
My students use iPads to
discover content (as above)
My students use iPads to
create content (as above)
STATEMENT STRONGLY
DISAGREE
DISAGREE NEUTRAL
N/A
AGREE STRONGLY
AGREE
I feel condent using an iPad
to display content in my
classroom
I feel condent developing
lessons that enable students
to develop and create work
using iPads
I have learned to use an iPad
on my own personal time
I have attended at least one
Pro-D activity in the past year
that focused on iPads in
education