can you tell
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Results of a small survey on teacher knowledge v pupil knowledge of new technologyTRANSCRIPT
Can You Tell?
Twenty-six people were asked to complete a questionnaire on new
technology. Thirteen of these were senior teachers and thirteen
were year eight students. Can you tell which group is which?
Q1 How often do you currently personally use a computer?
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Every day atwork
Less than 4times per
week
Less thanonce aweek
Less thanonce amonth
Asinfrequently
as I can
Group A
Group B
Q2 How often do you currently personally access the internet?
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Every day atwork
Less than 4times per
week
Less thanonce a week
Less thanonce amonth
Asinfrequently
as I can
Group A
Group B
Q3 Do you have access to the internet at home?
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Yes No
Group A
Group B
Q4 Do you know what is meant by the phrase "Web 2.0"?
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Yes No
Group A
Group B
Q5 Do you have your own Google account?
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Yes No No and I don't knowwhat that is
Group A
Group B
Q6 Would you know when it is useful to use quotation marks in an internet search?
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Yes No
Group A
Group B
Q7 Have you ever viewed the program Google Earth?
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Yes No No and I don't knowwhat that is
Group A
Group B
Q8 Have you ever joined any group on the internet?
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Yes No No and I don't knowwhat that is
Group A
Group B
Q9 Do you know what a wiki is?
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Yes and I have myown or am a
member of a wiki
Yes but I don'tcurrently use one
No
Group A
Group B
Q10 Do you know what a podcast is?
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Yes No
Group A
Group B
Q11 Do you ever listen to podcasts?
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Yes No
Group A
Group B
Q12 Do you use iTunes or similar to subscribe to podcasts?
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Yes No No and I've no ideawhat iTunes is
Group A
Group B
Q13 Would you know how to create a podcast yourself?
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Yes and Ialready have
one
Yes and Iintend to
create onein the next
year
Yes but nodesire to
create oneat the
moment
No but Ithink I couldeasily find
out if Iwanted to
No
Group A
Group B
Q14 Do you know what a blog is?
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Yes No
Group A
Group B
Q15 Would you know how to set up a blog yourself?
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Yes and Ialready have
one
Yes and Iintend to
create onein the next
year
Yes but nodesire to
create oneat the
moment
No but Ithink I couldeasily find
out if Iwanted to
No
Group A
Group B
Q16 Do you belong to any social networking sites?
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Group A
Group B
Q17 Have you ever changed the security settings on your social networking site?
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Yes No I don't have a socialnetworking site
Group A
Group B
Q18 If Driffield School had a page on a SN site would you join it?
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Yes No No as I'm not amember on any
social networkingsites
Group A
Group B
Q19 Do you have your own email address?
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No Yes but I can'tremember it
and never use it
Yes I have oneand use itfrequently
Yes I haveseveral
Group A
Group B
Q20 Do you know and use your school email address and password?
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I know my addressand password but
don’t use it
I know my addressand password anduse it sometimes
I know my addressand password and
use it regularly
Group A
Group B
Q21 How often do you access Kaleidos?
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Never At least once a week Less than once aweek
Group A
Group B
Q22 Where do you access Kaleidos from?
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Home School Other More than oneof the above
Group A
Group B
Q23 Have you ever entered any virtual worlds using the internet?
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Whats a virtualworld?
No Yes
Group A
Group B
Q24 How regularly do you access YouTube?
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WhatsYouTube?
Never At least oncea week
At least oncea month
Rarely
Group A
Group B
Group A (red) were the senior teachers
Group B (blue)were the Y8 students
Did you get it right?
Were there any surprises?