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K-12 Classroom Technology Survey Report and Data Appendix, 2016

Use this report to better understand the availability of classroom technology and how teachers and students use that technology.

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  • Methodology
  • Executive Summary
  • Expanding Classroom Technology
    • Table | Position in the school district
    • Elementary, Middle and High School
      • Table | How Many Years Teaching
    • Years of Experience Teaching
    • Size of School District
      • Table | Size of District by Student Enrollment
      • Table | Percent of Students Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
    • Levels of School Poverty
    • Location of school district
      • Table | Location of school district
  • Technology Controlled by Teachers
    • Full-Class Presentation Technology Availability
      • Table | Availability of Presentation Technology
      • Table | Percent of Teachers Using Classroom Technology by Time Used
    • Time Spent Using Presentation Technology
      • Table | Teacher Access to Devices and Tools
    • Tools in the Hands of Teachers
      • Table | Who Provides Teachers' Tools
    • Who Provides the Tools to Teachers
    • Who Provides the Training to Teachers
      • Table | Who Provides Teachers' Training
      • Table | How Training was Conducted
    • How Technology Training Conducted
  • Technology Used by Students
    • Devices Available to Students in the Classroom
      • Table | Availability of Devices for Student Use
      • Table | How Long Student Devices Have Been Available
    • How Long Students Have Had Devices
    • Factors Influencing Device Selection
      • Table | Ranking of Factors Influencing Selection of Student Technology
    • How Devices are Made Available to Students
      • Table | How Devices are Made Available to Students
    • Class Time Spent Using Devices
      • Table | How Many School Hours Students Use Devices
      • Table | Major Reason for Not Spending More Time with Devices
      • Table | Purposes Devices are Used For
    • Purposes Devices are Used For
      • Table | Subject Areas Where Devices are Used
    • Subject Areas Devices are Used With
    • Device Impact on Student Achievement
      • Table | Available Device Having Largest Impact on Achievment
      • Table | Device Most Like to Add
    • Devices Teachers Would Most Like to Add
  • Support for Classroom Technology
    • Providing a Learning Management System
      • Table | Level at which LMS was Chosen
    • Choosing a Learning Management System
      • Table | What LMS is Being Used
      • Table | Phrase that Best Describes LMS Use
    • Using a Learning Management System
      • Table | Participation in Educator Communities
    • Participation in Educator Communities
    • Funding Classroom Technology
      • Table | Technology Funding by District Free and Reduced-Price Lunch
  • Transitioning to Digital Resources
    • States Step Up
    • Districts Provide Examples
    • Using Digital Resources
      • Table | Teachers Uses Digital Resources for Student Instruction
      • Table | Digital Resources Accompanying/Replacing Print
    • Digital Resources as Supplement/Replacement to Print
      • Table | Percent of Teachers Using Digital Resources by Time Used
    • Time Spent Using Digital Resources
      • Table | Most Common Source for Digital Resources
    • Most Common Source for Digital Resources
      • Table | Ranking of Factors Influencing Selection of Digital Content
    • Factors Influencing Selection of Digital Content
    • Use of Apps for Instruction of Productivity
      • Table | Apps Used for Instruction or Productivity
  • Simba Information: Survey on the Use of Classroom Technology
    • Table | WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOST CLOSELY IDENTIFIES YOUR POSITION IN YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT?
    • Table | FOR HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU BEEN A CLASSROOM TEACHER?
    • Table | HOW MANY STUDENTS DOES YOUR DISTRICT SERVE?
    • Table | TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WHAT IS THE PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN YOUR SCHOOL RECEIVING FREE OR REDU
    • Table | WHAT WORD BEST DESCRIBES THE COMMUNITY IN WHICH YOUR SCHOOL IS LOCATED?
    • Table | WHICH STATE IS YOUR SCHOOL LOCATED IN?
    • Table | WHICH REGION IS YOUR SCHOOL LOCATED IN?
    • Table | WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FULL-CLASS PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE FOR USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
    • Table | HOW MUCH TIME IS SPENT EACH SCHOOL DAY USING THE FULL-CLASS PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO YOU
    • Table | HOW MUCH TIME IS SPENT EACH SCHOOL DAY USING THE FULL-CLASS PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO YOU
    • Table | HOW MUCH TIME IS SPENT EACH SCHOOL DAY USING THE FULL-CLASS PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO YOU
    • Table | HOW MUCH TIME IS SPENT EACH SCHOOL DAY USING THE FULL-CLASS PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO YOU
    • Table | HOW MUCH TIME IS SPENT EACH SCHOOL DAY USING THE FULL-CLASS PRESENTATION TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TO YOU
    • Table | WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE USED BY YOU WHILE INSTRUCTING STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
    • Table | WHO PROVIDES THE DEVICE(S) YOU USE WHILE INSTRUCTING STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
    • Table | IF YOU RECEIVED TRAINING ON THE DEVICE(S) YOU USE WHILE INSTRUCTING STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM, WHAT
    • Table | IF YOU RECEIVED TRAINING ON THE DEVICE(S) YOU USE WHILE INSTRUCTING STUDENTS IN YOUR CLASSROOM, HOW
    • Table | WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: ANY DESKTOP COMPUTER?
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: CHROMEBOOK?
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: NON-CHROMEBOOK LAPTOP OR NOTE
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: IPAD?
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: NON-IPAD TABLET?
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: IPOD/MP3 PLAYER?
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: E-READER?
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: SMARTPHONE?
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: STUDENT RESPONSE SYSTEM/CLICK
    • Table | HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THESE DEVICES FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM: OTHER?
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1(WITH 5 BEING THE HIGHEST) THE FACTORS THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE INF
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1(WITH 5 BEING THE HIGHEST) THE FACTORS THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE INF
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1(WITH 5 BEING THE HIGHEST) THE FACTORS THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE INF
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1(WITH 5 BEING THE HIGHEST) THE FACTORS THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE INF
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1(WITH 5 BEING THE HIGHEST) THE FACTORS THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE INF
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1(WITH 5 BEING THE HIGHEST) THE FACTORS THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE INF
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1(WITH 5 BEING THE HIGHEST) THE FACTORS THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE INF
    • Table | HOW ARE THE DEVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: CHROMEBOOK?
    • Table | HOW ARE THE DEVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: NON-CHROMEBOOK LAPTOP OR NOTEBOOK?
    • Table | HOW ARE THE DEVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: IPAD?
    • Table | HOW ARE THE DEVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: NON-IPAD TABLET?
    • Table | HOW ARE THE DEVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: IPOD/MP3 PLAYER?
    • Table | HOW ARE THE DEVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: E-READER?
    • Table | HOW ARE THE DEVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: SMARTPHONE?
    • Table | HOW ARE THE DEVICES MADE AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: OTHER?
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: ANY DESKTOP CO
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: CHROMEBOOK?
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: NON-CHROMEBOOK
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: IPAD?
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: NON-IPAD TABLE
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: IPOD/MP3 PLAYE
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: E-READER?
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: SMARTPHONE?
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: STUDENT RESPON
    • Table | HOW MUCH DAILY CLASS TIME IS SPENT USING THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS: OTHER?
    • Table | WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON STUDENTS ARE NOT SPENDING MORE TIME USING DEVICES IN THE CLASSROOM?
    • Table | WHAT PURPOSES ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS USED FOR: IPAD?
    • Table | WHAT PURPOSES ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS USED FOR: CHROMEBOOK?
    • Table | WHAT PURPOSES ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS USED FOR: NON-CHROMEBOOK LAPTOP OR NOT
    • Table | WHAT PURPOSES ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS USED FOR: NON-IPAD TABLET?
    • Table | WHAT PURPOSES ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS USED FOR: IPOD/MP3 PLAYER?
    • Table | WHAT PURPOSES ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS USED FOR: E-READER?
    • Table | WHAT PURPOSES ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS USED FOR: SMARTPHONE?
    • Table | WHAT PURPOSES ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS USED FOR: STUDENT RESPONSE SYSTEM/CLIC
    • Table | WHAT PURPOSES ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS USED FOR: OTHER?
    • Table | FOR WHAT SUBJECT AREAS ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES BELOW BEING USED BY STUDENTS: IPAD?
    • Table | FOR WHAT SUBJECT AREAS ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES BELOW BEING USED BY STUDENTS: CHROMEBOOK?
    • Table | FOR WHAT SUBJECT AREAS ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES BELOW BEING USED BY STUDENTS: NON-CHROMEBOOK LAPTOP
    • Table | FOR WHAT SUBJECT AREAS ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES BELOW BEING USED BY STUDENTS: NON-IPAD TABLET?
    • Table | FOR WHAT SUBJECT AREAS ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES BELOW BEING USED BY STUDENTS: IPOD/MP3 PLAYER?
    • Table | FOR WHAT SUBJECT AREAS ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES BELOW BEING USED BY STUDENTS: E-READER?
    • Table | FOR WHAT SUBJECT AREAS ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES BELOW BEING USED BY STUDENTS: SMARTPHONE?
    • Table | FOR WHAT SUBJECT AREAS ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES BELOW BEING USED BY STUDENTS: STUDENT RESPONSE SYST
    • Table | FOR WHAT SUBJECT AREAS ARE THE COMPUTING DEVICES BELOW BEING USED BY STUDENTS: OTHER?
    • Table | WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMPUTING DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM IS HAVING THE S
    • Table | WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COMPUTING DEVICES NOT AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT USE IN YOUR CLASSROOM WOULD YOU M
    • Table | TO THE BEST OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE, WHAT IS THE MAJOR FUNDING SOURCE TAPPED TO PROVIDE CLASSROOM TECHNOLO
    • Table | IF YOU ARE USING A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ACCESS TO CURRICULUM, TO ASSIGN AND RECEIVE STUDEN
    • Table | IF YOU ARE USING A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PLEASE INDICATE WHICH SYSTEM YOU ARE USING
    • Table | IF YOU ARE USING A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, PLEASE SELECT THE PHRASE THAT BEST DESCRIBES YOUR USE
    • Table | DO YOU USE DIGITAL RESOURCES FOR STUDENT INSTRUCTION IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
    • Table | TO WHAT EXTENT HAVE DIGITAL RESOURCES REPLACED PRINT TEXTBOOKS AND PRINT SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES IN Y
    • Table | HOW MUCH TIME IN THE AVERAGE DAY THIS YEAR IS BEING SPENT USING ANY DIGITAL RESOURCE FOR IN-CLASS IN
    • Table | WHAT IS THE MOST COMMON SOURCE FOR DIGITAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS USED IN YOUR CLASSROOM? FILTER: U
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1 (WITH 5 BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT) THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR SELECTION
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1 (WITH 5 BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT) THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR SELECTION
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1 (WITH 5 BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT) THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR SELECTION
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1 (WITH 5 BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT) THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR SELECTION
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1 (WITH 5 BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT) THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR SELECTION
    • Table | PLEASE RANK FROM 5 TO 1 (WITH 5 BEING THE MOST IMPORTANT) THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE YOUR SELECTION
    • Table | WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF APPS, IF ANY, ARE BEING USED FOR INSTRUCTION OR PRODUCTIVITY IN YOUR
    • Table | WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EDUCATOR COMMUNITIES DO YOU PARTICIPATE IN?

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