Research

What are educators saying about technology?

Review Technology Integration Survey Results and introduce the research:

Pressey, Briana. 2013. Comparative Analysis of National Teacher Surveys. New York: The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop.

View Google Presentation on Technology Use by Teacher Characteristics. Discuss how teacher perceptions and attitudes affect technology integration. How can we change those attitudes. One example is the native/immigrant (student/teacher) analogy. Redefine that analogy as digital native/pioneers. This puts the teacher in a more positive light as an innovator of technology integration.

Find the 4 steps teachers can take to embrace tech tools in the info-graphic on "Teaching with Tech". highlighting

a. Find the Right Tools

b. Introduce One tool at a time

c. Learn to evaluate tech

d. Use tech to engage students

Survey

Survey data from: PBS Learning Media, Jan. 2013, PreK-12 teachers mixed demographics

• personal computers or laptops 90%
• television/DVR 80 %
• projectors 80%
• interactive white boards 59%
• handhelds 36%
• tablets 35%
• smart tables 11%
• game devices 10%

AP- Advanced Placement, NWP-National Writing Project

data from: Pew Research Center, March-April 2012, middle and high school AP and NWP teachers, 59% teach accelerated courses, high achieving students.

Graph data is from:

Pressey, Briana. 2013. Comparative Analysis of National Teacher Surveys. New York: The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop.

Technology Use by Teacher Characteristics.

This Presentation highlights a few more points from the survey: Comparative Analysis of National Teacher Surveys.

Infographic

Find the 4 steps teachers can take to embrace tech tools in the infograpic on "Teaching with Tech". highlighting

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