User Survey
(to be completed AFTER using the Kaleidoscope materials)

All your responses are confidential and are not related to personal identification information.

1. What is your role in the educational system?
(select the one that best describes you)

Classroom Teacher

Building level administrator

Media Specialist

Technology Specialist

Special Education teacher

District level administrator

Computer Teacher

other school personnel
Parent Home school instructor

2. What grade do you work with primarily? 

3. What type of school is your affiliation?

4. In an average week, how much time do you spend using computers as part of instructional activities? 

5. In an average week, how much time do you spend using the Internet as part of instructional activities? 

6. Which of the following do you see as barriers to using the Internet for class instruction? (check all that apply)

Time constraints Managing the students
Access to computers

Physical arrangements
Obtaining parental permission for the child to use the Internet

Reliability of Internet connections
Alignment to the Standard Course of Study

Administrative attitude toward the use of the Internet for instruction

For the following items, use the Likert scale below to indicate response to the statements.  Please answer truthfully and based on your own attitudes. Your answers are anonymous.

1

Strongly disagree

2

Disagree

3

Unsure

4

Agree

5

Strongly agree

7.  Integrating the use of technology as a tool for instruction is important for students.
8.  I doubt that integrating the use of technology as a tool for instruction will work with the way I teach.
9.  My students always have access to computers for instructional purposes.
10.  Technology is one method for improving our school.
11.  The Internet can be useful for improving reading, writing, and math instruction.
12.  Students are more motivated to learn when lessons involve the use of the Internet.
13.  I feel comfortable teaching lessons that include the use of technology as part of other content area instruction.
14.  Instruction using Internet based activities will increase my students' ability to comprehend text.
15.  Instruction using Internet based activities will increase my students' ability to relate traditional language to modern forms of media.
16.  Instruction using Internet based activities will assist my students in creating both written and visual texts.
17.  Instruction using Internet based activities will increase my students' ability to correctly apply rules of grammar and other language conventions.
18.  Instruction using Internet based activities currently supports content curriculum.
19.  Instruction using Internet based activities is always learner centered.
20.  Instruction using Internet based activities provides learning opportunities that foster problem solving.
21.  Instruction using Internet based activities supports students taking control of their own learning.