Integrating Computer Technology
into the Curriculum at the Grade 4 and 5 Levels
ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE for Intermediate
level B.C. teachers (including computer teachers) only please.
PART D
GENERAL LEVEL OF STUDENT COMPUTER USAGE
Your Name:
Your Email Address:
D1: Peripheral devices
D2: Computers in the Classroom
D3: Computers in the Computer Lab
D1: Peripheral devices
46. Which peripheral devices have you used for or with your
class (within last 2 years)?
Check all that apply:
a- Printers - Colour (or colour laser)
b- Printers - Laser
c- Printers - Other (not laser or colour)
d- Camera (regular camera with photos scanned
or converted through Internet or on CD ROM)
e- QuickCam
(digital photos or video but camera stays attached to computer)
f- Portable Digital camera (with corresponding software)
g-
Video camera (regular video with tape converted to digital format)
h- Digital Video Camcorder (with corresponding software)
i- Computer screen display (using an LCD panel with overhead
projector)
j- Computer screen display (using a projector, eg. LitePro, Proxima
etc.)
k-
Computer screen display (viewing on a TV monitor, eg. AverKey)
l- Scanner
m- Audio (digital recordings: voice, music, sound effects etc.)
n-
Music (using midi equipment or other types of audio software)
o- Scientific probes attached to the computer
p- Robotics
(eg. lego-dacta)
q- other (please specify):
D2: Computers in the Classroom
47. How many computers do you have in your classroom? Teachers WITHOUT A CLASS COMPUTER may skip
questions 48 to 53.
48. How would you rate your class computer(s):
outdated older but satisfactory modern other (please specify):
49. How many computers in your classroom have a CD-ROM?
50. What networking options are available in your classroom?
a-
none
b- not sure
c- Networked to use computer programs from a school server
d- Intranet
(can send messages to other computers within the school only)
e- Quickmail
system (can send messages within the school district only)
f- Internet
(complete WWW access)
g- Email
(with WWW access)
h- other
(please specify):
51. Is the classroom computer(s) used by the students? No Yes
If yes, how do your students save their classroom work or projects?
Check all that apply.
a- they don't save, they just print it out
b-
on floppy disks
c- on the local hard drive
d- on a classroom server disk (eg. individual student folders)
e- on a school network server disk (eg. individual
student folders accessible throughout school)
f- other
(please specify):
52. Do you ever designate computer time on the classroom computer(s)?
No Yes
If yes, what would be an average time that EACH student is scheduled
on a classroom computer?
minutes
per week OR
minutes per month
53. On the average, how much unscheduled time does each student
spend on educational activities or projects on the classroom
computer during class time?
estimate for avid users : minutes per week OR minutes per month
estimate for novice users: minutes per week OR minutes per month
D3: Computers in the Computer Lab
54. How much scheduled computer lab time does your class receive
per week?
minutes per week
Teachers WHO DO NOT
HAVE A COMPUTER LAB may skip questions 55-57.
55. How much extra (unscheduled) computer lab time does your
class take on the average?
none OR
minutes per week OR minutes per month OR minutes per school year
56. Do your students have access to BOTH a classroom computer
and to a computer lab?
No Yes
If yes, how much classroom computer time would you estimate that
your students spend on designated classwork or projects, as compared
to classwork done during "computer lab time":
negligible classroom computer time
more
lab time than classroom computer time for most students
approximately
equal amounts of both classroom and lab time for most students
more
classroom computer time than lab time for most students
57. How do your students save their computer lab work or projects?
Check all that apply.
a- they don't save, they just print it out
b- on floppy disks
c- on the local hard drive
d- on a lab network server disk (eg. individual
student folders)
e- other
(please specify): |