Appoquinimink Technology Initiative

FINDINGS AND RESULTS

We surveyed our staff…

15% responded. I guess we can’t ask much for much more the week before exams!

What technology do you use?

What technology do you wish you had?

Hardware?Software?Professional Development?

What’s your favorite solution to getting more computer access?Choices: provide all students with a laptop and wireless internet make a computer lab available to each department

make a 15 computer mobile lab available to each department open an extra 35 computer lab in the building

we have enough computers/access

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Ever been left high and dry?

We asked our staff how many times you’ve wanted to use computers/the Internet, but have not been able to?

Here are the results!

never

15+ times

10 to 15 times

6 to 9 times

3 to 5 times

once or twice

What kind of little hardware things bug you?

•Missing cable?50%•Burnt out bulb?38%•Internet was down?75%

What technology do you currently use the most?Given what we have to offer?

computers and the Internetoverhead, youtube, dvds, United streaming

SmartBoards

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But look how SmartBoard usage jumps when you have guaranteed access!

computers and the Internetoverhead, youtube, dvds, United streaming

SmartBoards

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What would you like to learn about?

From this list of choices?

webquest

word, excel

google docs

social software

blogs

wikis

podcasting

digital media

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But when the question was leftopen-ended…

The answer was different…

…. 40% mentioned that they wanted to learn how to use SmartBoards! 40

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Why not give them what they want?

SmartBoard Technology?

We will use this data as the basis for our needs assessment results for increased SmartBoard apps at AHS!