This document contains survey results from Natalie Fonseca about the technology skills, experience, interests, and preferences of teachers. It includes data on grade levels taught, years of teaching experience, technology skills, software and hardware used, interests in productivity tools, wikis, podcasts, and the technologies teachers are most interested in learning more about. Based on the survey results, Natalie chose to focus her technology professional development on wiki spaces and podcasts, as these were the topics teachers expressed the most interest in learning more about and could be used across grade levels.

1. EDTL 506
Fall 2012
Natalie Fonseca

2. Grade Level
pre-k
kindergarten
first
second
third

3. Years teaching
0-3
4-5 years
6-10 years
10-15 years
15-20 years
20-30 years
more than 30

4. technology skills
16
14
12
10
8
6 technology skills
4
2
0
below basic proficient advanced
basic

5. Software
other subject-specific…
audio/video podcasts
blogging
google docs
webquest Technologies
powerpoint
microsoft word
email
0 10 20 30

6. hardware
PDAs, cellphones, ipods
GPS units
mobile computer lab
interactive whiteboard hardware
overhead projector
teacher run
0 5 10 15 20 25

7. Productivity Tools
16
14
12
10
8
6 Productivity Tools
4
2
0
not interest moderatley very interested
interested

8. Wiki
14
12
10
8
6
Wiki
4
2
0
not interested moderately very interested
interested

9. Podcasts
16
14
12
10
8
6 Podcasts
4
2
0
not interested moderately very interested
interested

10. technology most interested
podcasting
wikis
blogs
technology most
google docs
interested
microsoft office
webquest
0 2 4 6 8 10

11. 18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4 No Interest
2
0 Some Interest
Lots of interests

12.  I chose to do my technology professional
development on wiki spaces and podcasts.
Looking at the data from my survey I feel like
these were the topics the teachers were most
interested in learning more about. I also like
that the wiki space and podcast can be used
for all grade levels, so I feel this would
benefit the teachers the most.