DataTools Survey 1

First Name:

Last Name:

School Name:

Subjects currently teaching:

Grade levels currently teaching:

Email:

Previous experience:

1. Estimate how frequently you engage in formal professional development opportunities (workshops, courses, online events, etc.).

weekly
monthly
every three to six months
yearly

2. How often do you look for teaching resources outside of your regular curriculum materials?
3. How successful are you in locating these teaching resources?
4. What is data? Write a brief description of what you think data is?

5. Why are you interested in using data in the classroom?

6. How often do you ask your students to analyze data?
7. Have you ever tried to use Web-based scientific data (i.e. satellite weather data, earthquake data, etc.) with your students?

yes
no

If yes, please describe your experience.

8. Have you ever tried to use a data analysis tool (i.e. geographic information system, image analysis program, spreadsheet application etc.) with your students?

yes
no

If yes, please describe your experience.

9. What is the greatest challenge you think you might face when incorporating Web-accessible scientific datasets or analysis tools into your teaching? Consider both pedagogical and technological challenges.

10. Rate your awareness level of careers that use tools for data analysis (i.e. meteorologist using image analysis to understand weather patterns).

not very aware of these careers
know of a few careers
know of some careers
know of many careers
possess a high degree of awareness about these careers

Student computer use:

11. How often do your students use computers as a part of your classroom teaching and learning activities?
12. Check the boxes to indicate the ways in which your students have used computers as a part of your course. Check all that apply.
word processing
presentations
gathering research
electronic communication
data recording and analysis
publication

Indicate how each of the following describes STUDENT computer usage and availability in your classroom/school.

13. At my school, students often use computers in their core academic classes.

yes
no

14. The students at my school use computers mostly during regular computer lab classes.

yes
no

15. There is NO computer in MY classroom for student use.

yes
no

16. Students may use one computer in my classroom.

yes
no

17. Students may use one of several computers in my classroom.

yes
no

18. There are small groups of computers for student use throughout the school (i.e. library, certain classrooms).

yes
no

19. Scheduling options allow me to schedule my students for computer use as needed.

yes
no

20. Does your school have a mobile computer lab to take to classrooms?

yes
no

Incorporating computer technology into teaching and learning

Please rate the following items in terms of your current practice and experiences:

21. My professional development plan addresses growth in the area of educational technology.

often
occasionally
never

22. At my school, computer technology and Internet resources are used for improving student performance in academic areas.

often
occasionally
never

23. At my school, computer technology and Internet resources are used for improving student computer literacy as defined by state standards.

often
occasionally
never

24. I implement instructional activities that require students to create multimedia presentations (i.e. Hyperstudio, Powerpoint)

often
occasionally
never

25. I develop instructional activities that require students to use keyboarding and word processing skills.

often
occasionally
never

26. I develop instructional activities that require students to use math and spreadsheet and graphing skills.

often
occasionally
never

27. I try new approaches suggested by research/experts to improve the teaching of my curriculum.

often
occasionally
never

28. How confident do you feel in your ability to facilitate technology-supported learning that improves the quality of students' education?

very confident
confident
not confident

29. How do you believe computer technology and Internet resources are best integrated into teaching and learning? Check all that apply.
Through specialized computer and Internet resources instruction and training
As a tool to access information
To convey knowledge learned and to communicate and present information
Through integration of computer technology and Internet resources into all classes and content areas

30. Indicate the type of teacher/student role that you believe best supports using computer technology and Internet resources for teaching and learning.

strongly teacher-centered
mostly teacher-centered
mostly student-centered
strongly student-centered

Self assessment of information technology skills

Use the numeric scale to rate your level of understanding and proficiency with aspects of using Internet facilities and email.

31. Attatch image or text documents to email messages.

1---I know nothing/am not able
2---I am aware, but need assistance
3---I know it for my own use
4---I know it pretty well and could teach it to someone else if I had time to review
5---I could teach it to somebody else right now

32. Detach and open documents that arrive as attachments to email.

33. Send and receive messages to listserves.

34. Locate and download images.

35. Use a digital library to locate educational resources.

36.Open and view various file formats.

37. Take and save screen shots on your computer.

38. Install software.

39. Navigate computer file systems to locate saved files.

Use the numeric scale to rate your level of understanding and use of image analysis techniques in ImageJ.

40. Use drawing and text tools to annotate digital images.

41. Make distance and area measurements on digital images.

42. Adjust image brightness and contrast.

43. Stack and animate time-series images to detect change over time.

Use the numeric scale to rate your level of understanding and use of geographic information system techniques in ArcView GIS.

44. Use point, line, polygon, and image data to build a GIS map.

45. Add, turn on or off, activate, or change the drawing order of themes.

46. Change the map scale or projection.

47. Find, select, and manipulate the records of an attribute table.

48. Perform feature queries.

49. Perform spatial queries.

Use the numeric scale to rate your level of understanding and use of these techniques in spreadsheet applications.

50. Import data into rows and columns.

51. Insert and/or delete rows and columns.

52. Construct a graph to compare variables within a dataset.

53. Export data as a delimited text file.

54. How did you find out about the DataTools program?
55. If other, please describe.

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Thank you for completing the survey!

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