Electronic Technology Usage Survey

Many schools have rules against possessing or using cell phones in some or all of the school building. In the world of work, cell phones are important "tools" if used properly. (Of course cheating in school, is not a proper use.)

This survey is completely anonymous, so please answer honestly.

PLEASE, help us old-timers understand the cell-phone craze.


  1. High School:


  1. Internet: I have viewed "FFA Nation" online.
    Yes
    No


  1. I have a personal cell-phone.
    Yes
    No


  1. While in school I have
    used my cell-phone to cheat.
    NEVER used my cell-phone to cheat.
    never taken my cell-phone into the school
    recieved a call from my parents on my cell-phone.
    received an emergency phone call on my cell-phone.


  1. As a "tool", I have used my cell-phone (select all that apply)
    to take photos and/or videos of my SAE.
    to take photos and/or videos of FFA activities.
    to text message a group of FFA members about a FFA activity.
    to call/text message a FFA member that did not show up for a meeting


  1. I would rather text message people than talk on the phone.
    Yes
    No


  1. Internet: Outside of school, I utilize the internet...
    NEVER
    RARELY
    SOME.
    VERY FREQUENTLY.
    DAILY.


  1. Cell-phone: I like text messaging (select ALL that apply)
    N/A: I do NOT text message
    because people have to be brief and to the point.
    I am bored.
    it is more effective than talking on the phone, because they recieve a text message even if they don't answer a phone call.
    because my parents do not know what the acronyms (text message shortcuts) mean.
    because it is a tool of the future.


  1. Cell-phone: I use the photograph capibilities of my cell-phone
    NEVER.
    RARELY.
    SOME.
    VERY FREQUENTLY.
    DAILY.


  1. Cell-phone: I use the video capibilities of my cell-phone
    NEVER.
    RARELY.
    SOME.
    VERY FREQUENTLY.
    DAILY.


  1. Cell-phone: I use the text message capabilities of my cell phone
    NEVER.
    RARELY.
    SOME.
    VERY FREQUENTLY.
    DAILY.


  1. Cell-phone: I have used the text message capabilities of my cell-phone to "EMAIL" people.
    Yes
    No


  1. In School: I would like the chllenge if "once-in-a-while" my teachers would ask us to use our cell-phones as a problem-solving tool, and challenge us to use our cell-phones to find the answer by calling anyone in our contacts list.
    Yes
    No


  1. Cell-phone: I think the ability to maintain a list of "contacts" is a powerful networking tool which will be valuable in my future.
    Yes
    No


  1. Cell-phone: I have used the GROUPS feature of my cell-phone contacts to send text messages to multiple people at one time.
    Yes
    No


  1. Cell-phone: Cell-phones are annoying, I would rather use a real telephone.
    Yes
    No


  1. Internet: If a few FFA CDEs were conducted completely on the internet...
    it would be better than riding a several hours for a two or three hour event.
    would be of great interest to me.
    would NOT interest me.


  1. Electronic Technology Comment(s):


  1. Electrons scare me!
    Yes
    No





Dale Gruis
Instructor
Collins-Maxwell MS/HS
IA