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1) Who is good at computers within your family?

Mum

Dad

Siblings

Aunts/Uncles

Cousins

Me

Others

If you have chosen 'Others', who are they?

2) Do you have a computer at home?

Yes:

No:

2a) What kind of computer?

Desktop:

Laptop:

Other:

I don't know:

2b) Which room is it kept in?

Living Room:

Bedroom:

A special room:

Study:

Other:

If you have chosen 'Other', which?

3) What kinds of computer activities do you most enjoy? (you can mark up to three options)

Playing games:

Browsing encyclopaedias:

Doing homework:

Drawing and painting:

Writing:

Watching films:

Electronic chat:

Researching:

Other:

If you have chosen 'Other', which?

4) How much time do you use school computers during the week?

Never:

Less than an hour:

From 1 to 10 hours a week:

From 11 to 20 hours a week:

From 21 to 30 hours a week:

5) Does your teacher use an Interactive White Board (ACTIVboard)?

Yes:

No:

6) What for? (you can mark up to three options)

To work:

To teach:

To promote learning:

To do exercises:

To create projects:

To do research:

To play:

Other activities:

If you have chosen 'Other', which?

7) How frequently are they used?

For specific subjects:

Every lesson:

At least once a day:

Once a week:

Less than once a week:

Never:

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8) How are the ACTIVboards used? (Tick all that apply)

Small groups:

Whole class:

With individuals:

Other:

If you have chosen 'Other', which?

8a) Do you use them?

Yes:

No:

8b) How do you use the ACTIVboards? (You can mark up to three options

Playing:

Solving exercises:

Reading:

Writing:

Drawing:

Solving problems:

Doing research:

Creating projects:

Other:

If you have chosen 'Other', which?

9) Where do you sit?

In front of the board:

At your desk:

Both:

10) Is your classroom different since the board was installed?

Yes:

No:

If yes, how? Please give a brief description of how it is different:

11) Where is the board located?

Behind the teacher’s desk:

At the side of the desk:

On another wall:

12) Can you reach the top of the board?

Yes:

No:

13) Have the boards changed the way you learn?

Yes:

No:

14) What are the changes? Please choose all the options you consider relevant. Then, for each one you chose, put a number in the corresponding box according to its importance, being 1 the most important, 2 the following in importance, and so on, until you have assigned a number to all the options you chose.

I can use an Encyclopedia:

I can watch films:

I participate more:

I have more fun:

I learn less:

I have more information:

I learn quickly:

I do a wider variety of activities:

I write better:

I can understand the topics better:

The teacher is less interested in us:

There are more group activities:

The class is more boring:

The class is more interesting:

I’ve learnt more about computers:

Other changes:

If you have chosen 'Other', which?

15) What lessons do you like best using the ACTIVboard? (choose up to 3 options)

English:

Mathematics:

Science:

Geography:

History:

Foreign language:

Others:

If you have chosen 'Others', which?

16) Which activities activities do you like best using the ACTIVboard? (choose up to 3 options)

Watching films:

Playing games:

Interactive activities:

Group activities:

Reading lessons:

Drawing and painting:

Searching information:

The roulette wheel:

Maths activities:

Writing on the screen:

Others:

If you have chosen 'Others', which?

17) Does the board have a voting system?

Yes:

No:

17a) What do you think of the voting system?

I like it:

I don't like it:

I'm neutral:

18) Imagine that you don’t have an ACTIVboard. Is there anything which you could not learn easily without it?

Yes:

No:

18a) If you answered “yes”, what would be difficult to learn for you? (You can mark one to three options)

English:

Science:

Geography:

History:

Mathematics:

Foreign language:

Technology:

Others:

If you have chosen 'Others', which?

19) Can you suggest any new kinds of software you would like to improve the ACTIVboard? (You can mark one to three options)

Games:

Specific programs about subjects:

Which subjects?

Internet:

More information sources:

A voice for reading the lessons:

Drawing programs:

Others:

If you have chosen 'Others', which?

20) Can you give me any examples of work that you have done that show how useful the ACTIVboard has been for learning?

Conferences:

Bulletins:

Radio:

Summaries:

Research projects:

Drawings and searching Images:

Writing the school diary:

Questionnaires and writing exercises:

Maths lessons:

Others:

If you have chosen 'Others', which?

21) What else would you like to say about the ACTIVboard?