This Spring we conducted an online survey of the attitudes and opinions of parents and guardians of Aggie students with regard to the adoption and use of technology for teaching and learning. The purpose for this survey was establish an initial benchmark regarding a variety of general technology topics.
Key findings are summarized below. Here's a link to the full report online, or you can read it below.
A few other reports on the topic that may be of interest are Project Tomorrow's Speak-Up 2013 survey results The New Digital Playbook; and Gates Foundation ed tech effectiveness survey Teachers Know Best.
Summary of Key Findings:
Overwhelmingly, parents believe that technology is an essential tool in the classroom and an important part of preparing students for college and career readiness.
- By a substantial margin, parents believe the benefits of open access to computers and the internet outweighs the dangers of distractions and inappropriate content.
- Parents strongly support adopting a formal Digital Citizenship program as an element in the Aggie’s general curriculum.
- Overwhelmingly, students utilize technology regularly in their learning at home and parents strongly support this by ensuring access to computers and the internet.
- Parents do have concerns about appropriate use, over-reliance on technology, and appropriate content. Parents voicing these concerns support teaching students responsible and safe use rather than limiting use. They also report discussing proper online behavior with their child
Additional observations:
- The overall survey results mirror those reported by many other public school districts on similar types of surveys, especially those focused at the high school level. These results are also quite consistent with the national Speak Up survey conducted annually by Project Tomorrow.
- Parent-School communications should be strengthened in regard to technology adoption and use
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