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2009, 143-161.
Retrieved from ERIC
Database
U.S. Department of
Education. (2010)
Educational
Technology in U.S.
Public Schools: Fall
2008. Retrieved from
ERIC Database.
influences their
use of
technology for
voluntary
reflection.
Report the
availability of
technology in
public
elementary and
secondary
schools.
What are the
implications of
pre-service
teacher attitudes
toward
technology for
teacher
educators
None were
presented.
Research is
based on
information
received from
about the
technology that
is available.
1519 schools
returned
questionnaire
for the duration of
the study
Data was
collected: Fall
2004; Spring
2005; Summer
2005
Study consisted
of:
--263 weblog
entries
--2 focus group
interviews
--23 individual
interviews
Survey
Responses are weighted
in order to produce
national estimates based
on the survey sample.
Standard of error is
calculated to measure
precision from the
sample.
Estimates from the
data are subject to
error because the
data is collected
from a sample.
and spring semesters
--only 2 maintained a weblog the
entire length of the study
However, at the end of the study,
they each expressed a positive view
of weblogs.
100% of public schools have one or
more instructional computers
97% had one or more instructional
computers located in classrooms
58% laptops on carts
Of the computers in schools—
91% used for instructional purposes
None reported
97% technology devices for
instruction
73% interactive whiteboards
Sugar, William &
Wilson, Kenneth.
Seeking Alternatives
to Inservice
Technology
Workshops from
Teachers’
Perspectives. Journal
of Computing in
Teacher Education,
(21)4, 91-98.
Determine
possible
alternatives to
in-service
technology
workshops
based on
teachers’
perspectives
What are the best
approaches on
how to learn a
new technology
What
improvements
can be made to
existing
technology inservice
The initial
questionnaire was
developed by 6
middle school
teachers; 2
administrators—1
principal and 1 tech
lab coordinator.
Initial survey:
497 were
completed
Preliminary
interviews
Initial survey
Final survey
Likert Scale questions
were used for the
survey
None were
reported
31% full time staff responsible for
technology support and technology
integration
Majority of the teachers that
completed the survey prefer handson
in-service workshops
Respondents reported that in-service
workshops were beneficial to
learning how to use new
technologies.
Author notes that
47.2% of the
respondents rated
themselves as very
confident or confident
when comes to using
technology and 44.8%
rated themselves as
average.
85% of these rated
their own technology