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Ultraportables: School Teachers' Survey

As part of the evaluation of the Ultraportable - Netbook - Project it would be most helpful if you could answer the following questions. Please feel free to add any comments that you feel would expand your answers.

All data will be confidential and responses in the report will be anonymised. However, if you are willing to discuss the project further, please use the contact links at the end of the questionnaire so that we can arrange a discussion.

General questions about you and your professional role

What is the name of your school?

What is your job title?

What is your classroom role?

What is your subject area?

What is your management role in school?

Who/what made you decide to take part in the Netbook project?

Questions about the use of technology in your school

What technology do you have in you classroom?
Only evaluate those items which apply to you.

	How often do you use it?
	Sometimes	When appropriate	Most of the time	Always	For: (subject)	N/A
A laptop
Internet Access
An IWB & projector
A projector
A hand-held device
A Learning Platform
Other

	How much impact has this had?
	None at all	A slight impact	Some impact	Quite a lot	A lot	N/A
A laptop
Internet Access
An IWB & projector
A projector
A hand-held device
A Learning Platform
Other

What technologies do your pupils use?
Only evaluate those items which apply to you.

	How often do they use it?
	Sometimes	When appropriate	Most of the time	Always	For: (subject)	N/A
A laptop
Internet Access
An IWB & projector
A projector
A hand-held device
A Learning Platform
Other

	How much impact has this had?
	None at all	A slight impact	Some impact	Quite a lot	A lot	N/A
A laptop
Internet Access
An IWB & projector
A projector
A hand-held device
A Learning Platform
Other

Have you worked with any of the following colleagues?


	Never	Sometimes	For particular subjects	Quite a lot	A lot	N/A
Advanced Skills Teacher
HLTA
School Improvement Partner
LA Adviser
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify)

Your personal use of ICT

I use technology professionally and personally for (tick all that apply):
Booking tickets, purchasing flights and holidays, and resourcing lessons
Professional development
Purchasing books or CDs
Banking and finance and purchasing items
To support teaching and learning
Providing e-learning for students
Online communities - Facebook, etc
Online storage of documents, images and other things
Communicating with friends and family
Archiving and distributing photographs
Listening to music on an iPod or MP3
Listening to audiobooks
Writing, or commenting on, blogs
Making digital videos
Are there other digital technologies you use personally or professionally? Add further items here:

Using the Netbooks (Ultraportables)

What CPD have you been given to support the use of the Netbooks?

a) None at all

b) 1 - 2 hours:

c) 3 - 4 hours:

d) A number of sessions:

e) Continuous CPD with others:

If you had CPD in the use of the Netbooks, on what did it focus?

How easy do you find it to use the Netbooks?

a) Difficult:

b) Not easy:

c) Relatively:

d) Quite easy:

e) Very easy:

Please provide examples where necessary:

How easy did you find it to integrate the Netbooks into curriculum activities?

a) Difficult:

b) Not easy:

c) Relatively:

d) Quite easy:

e) Very easy:

Please provide examples where necessary:

How difficult do you find it to manage use of the Netbooks in the classroom?

a) Difficult:

b) Not easy:

c) Relatively:

d) Quite easy:

e) Very easy:

Please provide examples where necessary:

Have you had any problems in using the Netbooks?

a) Distributing machines to the class:

b) Charging the batteries:

c) Using the Internet:

d) Accessing the school server:

e) Networking:

Please provide examples where necessary:

Do you ever need technical support for the Netbooks?

a) Always:

b) Often:

c) Sometimes:

d) Rarely:

e) Never:

Please provide examples where necessary:

How are the Netbooks used?

They can use them at home and at school for everything:

Please provide examples where necessary:

The pupils use them at school for everything:

Please provide examples where necessary:

The pupils use them in class when they need to:

Please provide examples where necessary:

The Netbooks are distributed for specific activities:

Please provide examples where necessary:

The Netbooks are used on certain days:

Please provide examples where necessary:

Some outcomes from using the Notebooks

How have the pupils reacted to using the Netbooks?

Has motivation improved?

How has the use of the devices impacted on the quantity of pupil work?

How has the use of the devices impacted on the quality of pupil work?

How has the use of the devices impacted on pupil behaviour?

Has there been any impact on attendance?

Have Home – School links been changed by pupil use of the Netbooks?

How often do you organise the following learning activities with your class?


	Always	Often	Sometimes	Rarely	Never	N/A
Individual work
Pair work
Group work
Project work
Collaboration outside the classroom

Thank you

Thank you very much for providing these answers. The information from this evaluation will help to improve the second phase of the project. If you are willing to be interviewed further about these topics then please either email me directly () or add your telephone number and/or email address here:

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