Technology Integration Needs Assessment 2014/2015 SY

Please type your first and last name, then read and respond to each item below. Questions 1-8 will help me focus on your personal needs, and questions 9 & 10 will help me with our PDP focus for the year. Your participation is important and appreciated.

Note: This survey will be shared with Supervisor of Instructional Technology & MHS Admin Staff.

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A red asterisk (*) indicates required questions.

  1. Please select your department:  *


  1. Would you describe your classroom as Traditional or Modern? How does this impact your students?

    Traditional Classroom Characteristics:
    *Mainly direct instruction (teacher is sage on the stage)
    *Lots of note taking
    *Small amount of guided practice
    *Independent homework

    Modern Characteristics:
    *Less direct instruction (teacher as guide on the side)
    *lots of support/clarification in class
    *more student-to-student and teacher-to-student interaction
    *more personalized learning (choice)

    (Please elaborate below)

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  1. Where does your classroom typically fall on the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy Scale, LOTS or HOTS? Is this important? How does this impact students? See graphic for additional information. (Please elaborate below)
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  1. Do you agree or disagree that Blended Learning (online & face-to-face) is important for today's learners? How can this impact students? (Please elaborate below)*


  1. Choose the statement that best describes your technology integration skills:*
    I do not consider myself a technology user. I ask someone else to complete technology based tasks for me.
    I consider myself a novice user. I accomplish assigned tasks, but I am more efficient when I don't use technology for instruction.
    I consider myself an average user. I have enough skills to complete the communication and data entry tasks expected of me and occasionally will choose to use technology for instruction, but I know I need to learn more.
    My skills are very good. I use a variety of technology tools and I use them efficiently for all aspects of my job.


  1. As a teacher, I feel I need more time to integrate technology into my curriculum? (Please elaborate below)*


  1. As a teacher, I feel I need more training to use technology effectively with my students? (Please elaborate below)*


  1. Please indicate ONE tech integration idea that You would like to try with Your students this school year. (Discuss idea below)

    Examples:

    Presentation Activities
    Collaboration Activities
    Research Activities
    Video-based Activities
    Slideshow Activities
    Audio-based Activities
    Image-based Activities
    Writing Activities
    Drawing Activities
    Music Activities
    Mapping Activities
    Quiz/Poll Online
    Graphing Activities
    Website Creation
    Other (please elaborate)*


  1. Effective professional development is continuous, collaborative, hands-on, and derived from learning some ways to help reach each student in every class on a daily basis. What are some topics that you feel will be most beneficial to your department and content area to help you make those important connections with your students? (Please elaborate below)*


  1. Please choose from the following for possible General PDP topics for the year: (You may select more than one)
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    Teacher Website Creation
    From Lots to Hots Part 1 & 2 (Flipped Teaching/Learning)
    How to assess learning using all things Google (docs, forms, presentations, and sites)
    All access drop box (google forms)
    Infuselearning (free teacher to student, student to teacher response system)
    Youtube and Your Classroom (enhancements, audio, annotations, and captions)
    Graphite (free filitered resources for all content areas)
    QR Codes in the Classroom (quick response codes)
    Facebook in the Classroom
    Twitter in the Classroom
    Project-based Learning and Choice Boards
    Infographics (visual learning)
    Quia (online one-stop-shop)
    SMART Response (reviews/quiz/test)
    Podcasting
    Web 2.0 Tools (all things digital)