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SAFARI Montage Teacher Survey (Pre)
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- The first set of questions/statements are designed to assess your current attitudes about technology integration in general:
What technologies are available for you to use in your classroom? (Laptops, desktops, interactive whiteboards, Internet, digital cameras, etc.)*
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- What technologies do you use in your classroom on a regular basis? (3 or more times per week)*
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- Which term best describes your level of skill in integrating technology into instructional activities?
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- Which term best describes your students' level of skill in the use of technology?
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- How difficult do you find it to acquire skills in using computers and other technologies?
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- How difficult do your students find it to acquire skills in using computers and other technologies?
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- Technology is best used to develop a student's analytical, creative, and other "higher order" thinking skills.
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- Technology can be used to increase a student's motivation or enthusiasm for learning.
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- Technology takes time away from regular instruction.
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- Technology enhances classroom instruction and learning.*
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- The next set of questions/statements are designed to assess your current attitudes about project-based learning in general:
Which term best describes your level of understanding about what project-based learning is and the four phases of PBL (planning, gathering, building, and presenting)?
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- What sources do you currently use for instruction or research in your classroom?*
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- Learning should be connected to real-world problems.
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- Teachers should have the primary responsibility for planning and directing student's learning activities.
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- The lecture model is an effective teaching method.
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- How often do your students work in cooperative learning groups?*
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- Do you provide students with rubrics, checklists, or other forms of self assessment?
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- My students know how to do research and synthesize information.*
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- How often do your lessons cover multiple content areas?*
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- The next set of questions/statements are designed to assess your current attitudes about digital media in general (videos, audio files, animations, pictures, etc):
How often do you use digital media in your classroom?
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- If you use digital media, how do you use it?
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- How often do your students use interactive technology (interactive whiteboards such as Smart Board or Promethean Board) in the classroom?*
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- My students are motivated by the use of digital media in the classroom.*
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- My students are visual learners.*
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- How important is it for you to have access to high-quality on demand videos and other media?*
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- How would you rate your current access to high-quality educational videos that align with your standards?*
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- How useful are the videos that you currently have access to?*
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- Do you create videos or multimedia presentations for content instruction?*
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- If yes, please explain.
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- If no, how difficult would it be for you to acquire the skills for creating a multimedia presentation?
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- Do your students use videos and multimedia presentations to demonstrate learning?*
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- If yes, please explain.
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