2005 OETT/OKACTS Survey

Planning Section: Adapted from TAGLIT by Shelia Cory and Jennifer Peterson, Principals' Executive Program, North Carolina, 2000

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Technology Integration Pre-Survey for Administrators (TIPS-A)
OK-ACTS Phase I
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School Name: School District: Number of Staff
Assignment: Level:
How many certified staff are assigned to this site?
		Never	Rarely	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
1	How frequently do you use a computer
2	Your current level of expertise for using a computer is:
3	I use a computer mostly for:	Never	Rarely	Monthly	Weekly	Daily
	a. Personal purposes (e.g., own correspondence, email)
	b. School record keeping (e.g., attendance, grades)
	c. School instruction (e.g., presentations, student activities)
	d. School communications (e.g., with other teachers, students, and/or parents)

4	Please rate your current proficiency to use the following technology applications or tools:	Not at all	Basic	Moderate	Well	Expert
	a. Word processing (e.g., Word, Word Perfect, Apple Works)
	b. Spreadsheet program (e.g., Excel, Apple Works)
	c. Presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint, Hyper Studio)
	d. Database program (e.g., Access, FileMaker)
	e. Email (e.g., Outlook, Eudora)
	f. Internet/Web Browsers (e.g., Explorer, Netscape)
	g. Calendar or scheduling program
	h. Publishing program (e.g., Acrobat, Publisher, PageMaker)
	i. Graphics program (e.g., PhotoShop, Paint Shop Pro)
	j. Scanner
	k. Hand-held device (e.g., PDA, GPS)
	l. Graphing calculator
	m. Digital Camera
	n. SMART Board
	o. LCD projector
	p. Removable Media (e.g., Zip Disk, CD Rom)
5	To what extent did your teachers do the following?	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Frequently	Always
	a. incorporate technology into their students’ learning activities
	b. work collaboratively with other teachers
	c. use technology-related activities to improve their students’ basic skills (i.e., reading, writing, math, computation)
	d. use technology-related activities to promote problem-solving and critical thinking skills
	e. observe other teachers’ use of technology in their classroom instruction
	f. use technology to gather information for classroom instruction (i.e., search the web)
	g. create lesson plans using technology
	h. design instructional activities that encourage students to use technology
	i. design learning activities that require students to use technology resources
	j. design activities that encourage creative expressions of learning using technology
	k. design activities that require students to use technology to collaborate with peers and/or outside experts on assignments
	l. design student activities that use technology for discussing ideas and reflecting on learning experiences
	m. design student activities that use technology for collecting, manipulating, and analyzing data (i.e., spreadsheets, databases)
	n. design student activities to encourage information gathering via the internet
	o. provide student opportunities to create and share presentations using technology
	To what extent did your teachers do the following?	Never	Seldom	Sometimes	Frequently	Always
	p. teach their students to evaluate the accuracy and bias of information gathered using technology
	q. incorporate technology into teachers’ classroom instruction
	r. use technology to communicate with colleagues and staff for administrative purposes
	s. use technology to communicate with students
	t. use technology to communicate with parents
	u. use technology to communicate with community members
	v. use technology to collaborate with colleagues and staff on student learning issues
	w. collect and analyze student data using technology
	x. assess student learning using technology
	y. use technology to organize grade information for students
	z. use technology to organize grade information for parents and/or school administrators
	aa. keep student attendance, progress, and demographic information using technology
	bb. use technology to post homework and other class information for student or parent access
	cc. use problem-based learning with their students
	dd. search the web for student learning activities
	ee. engage their students in authentic learning activities
6	The items below ask you to respond about the level of use by your students
	How often do your students use the following for in- class and/or out-of-class assignments?	None	once a week	Twice a week	Three-four days/week	Every Day
	a. Computers
	b. Computer Software Applications
	c. Other technology applications (i.e., PDA, LCD Projector, Digital Camera, etc.)
	d. Web Searches
	e. Overall Technological Skill
7	What degree of support do teachers at your school receive for incorporating technology into your teaching and learning experiences from the following:	None	Hardly Any	Some	A Lot	Total Support
	a. Principals or Assistant Principals
	b. Other teachers at the school
	c. Organizations/businesses in the community
	d. Parents of the students
	e. The students
	f. Professional development providers
	g. Other:
8	In what ways would you like to see your teachers use technology in their classrooms? Please provide examples:




9	What obstacles do the teachers need to overcome in order to use technology in their teaching practices? Please provide examples: