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Science teachers and 66% among math teachers. Similarly, while 81% of teachers in rural areas and 78%
of teachers in urban areas feel the internet has had a “major impact” on the range of topics they must
master, slightly fewer suburban (73%) and small town (73%) teachers feel the same way. There is
almost no variation on this item across teachers of different ages or different levels of experience.
One might expect more experienced teachers to be more inclined to feel the internet and other digital
tools have generally increased their workload as teachers. While this is true among these AP and NWP
teachers, the difference between more and less experienced teachers is small. While 45% of those who
have been teaching 16 years or more feel the internet has had a “major impact” on their overall
workload, the same is true of 37% of teachers who have spent fewer years in the classroom.
The majority of AP and NWP teachers use the internet on a weekly basis to
keep up with developments in their field and to find material they can use in
lesson plans
Asked how often they use the internet for a variety of work-related tasks, a large majority of AP and
NWP teachers (80%) report getting email alerts at least weekly that allow them to follow developments
in their field, including 52% who say this happens daily. A majority also use the internet at least weekly
to find content that will engage students (84%) or material to help them create lesson plans (80%). In
contrast, just 18% say they use a social networking site on a weekly basis to exchange ideas with other
teachers.
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