Are Students Schooling Teachers in Computer Usage?
CDW•G Ed Tech studies teacher Internet usage, student computer usage, teachers’ comfort levels when using technology in the classroom, wireless-equipped classroom computers and more.
1 Teacher Internet Usage
Time spent using the Internet as a teaching aid or resource in 2002
HOURS PER WEEK
Elementary School: 5.4
Middle School: 5.2
High School: 3.8
Total: 5.1
Teachers’ use of the Internet as a teaching aid or resource in 2002
TEACHER INTERNET USAGES
Research: 94.8%
E-mail/communicate with colleagues: 84.8%
Lesson planning: 83.3%
Professional development: 79.6%
Presentation tool for class instruction: 76.4%
Find/evaluate new curriculum materials: 69.7%
E-mail/communicate with parents: 51.2%
Online purchases related to teaching: 51.0%
Test preparation/online practice tests: 48.8%
Source: Quality Education Data, Inc.
2 Student Computer Usage
Elementary and secondary students’ use of computers in 1993, 1997 and 2001 at school, home and at home for schoolwork
PERCENT OF STUDENTS USING COMPUTERS
1993
at school: 60.1
at home: 24.5
at home for schoolwork: 12.0
1997
at school: 70.4
at home: 42.8
at home for schoolwork: 24.8
2001
at school: 84.2
at home: 65.8
at home for schoolwork: 45.0
Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
3 Teacher Comfort
Novice teachers who felt well or very well prepared to use computers for instruction in their first year: 42%
Teachers who participated in professional development on the use of computers for instruction in the past 12 months: 70%
Teachers whose students use computers during class time: 69%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics’ Schools and Staffing Survey (survey released by Education Week in January 2003)
4 Wireless
Percentage of classroom computers equipped with wireless capabilities in 2002
NONE: 61.8
1% to 25%: 33.1
26% to 50%: 3.1
51% to 75%: 0.2
76% to 99%: 0.2
ALL: 0.4
DON’T KNOW: 1.1
Source: Quality Education Data, Inc.
5 Tech Savvy Educators
Percent of computer science teachers with at least a minor in computer science
Computer programming: 19%
Computer awareness/applications: 7%
Other computer science: 6%
Source: National Center for Education Statistics’ Schools and Staffing Survey (survey released by Education Week in January 2003)
6 Future Technologies
811 IT decision-makers were surveyed to determine what educational technology innovations they would like to see in their public school districts.
TECHNOLOGIES
Standards-based resources: 59%
Online assessment/test preparation: 55%
Standards-based report cards: 46%
Web-based student media portfolios: 45%
Online tutoring services: 28%
Application service providers: 27%
Parent/teacher Web conferencing: 15%
Technology interests may vary by school district size
Large Districts
Online assessment/test preparation: 72%
Online standards-based resources: 69%
Standards-based report cards: 57%
Medium Districts
Online assessment/test preparation: 56%
Online standards-based resources: 63%
Standards-based report cards: 50%
Small Districts
Online assessment/test preparation: 50%
Online standards-based resources: 52%
Standards-based report cards: 39%
Source: Grunwald Associates