Laptops in the Social Studies Classroom Research Survey

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Hello high school social studies teachers! Please help me gather research for a paper I am writing entitled "Laptops in the social studies classroom, engaging student learning in the world of Web 2.0." The vision is for every student in the social studies' classroom to have access to a laptop (one-to-one) to use during class. The laptops would not go home or to other classes with the students. They would belong to that classroom. The argument is that this would allow the teacher to utilize Web 2.0 tools to engage students in meaningful projects, greatly enhancing learning.

Please rate your familiarity with Web 2.0 tools. *

Social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, hosted services, web applications, mashups and folksonomies.

Very familiar

Somewhat familiar

Not at all familiar

Please give an estimate of the percentage of your students who have access to a computer and the Internet at home. *

Online access.

More than 90%

81-90%

61-80%

40-60%

Less than 40%

Do you believe that students who do not have access to the Internet at home are at a disadvantage in school? *

Yes

Please explain your answer.

Why do you believe yes or no?

If you had enough laptops for every student in your classroom to use, how likely is it that you would assign more research-based/inquiry tasks? *

Includes wireless Internet access.

A lot more likely

Somewhat more likely

Not at all likely

If you had enough laptops for every student in your classroom to use, which of the following online tools would you incorporate into your lessons? *

Select all that apply.

tutorials on researching

primary sources

virtual field trips

interactive maps

interviews via e-mail, social networking or Skype with authors, historical societies, museums, politicians, etc.

Other:

Required

Please rate the level of difficulty in reserving time with computers in your school's library or computer lab. *

Do you have to adjust your schedule? Is there enough time available? Are there enough computers for everyone?

Pretty darn easy - not much competition.

Moderately difficult - somewhat frustrating.

Very difficult and frustrating.

Please explain.

What makes it easy or difficult?

On a scale of 1-5, with 5 being highest, please rate your willingness to learn more about the benefits of Web 2.0 in education. *

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