ISTAT Workshop - November 7^th, 2000 - 9^th grade Earth Science

Pre-workshop questionnaire

Name:

School:

When and how is the best way to contact you? (please include time, phone #, email, etc.)

How many years have you been teaching?

Are you currently teaching earth science? Yes / No

How many years have you been teaching earth science?

How often do you use computers for non-curricular activities (grading, attendance, word processing for tests, worksheets, etc.)?

• daily
• once a week
• once a month
• once very few months
• never

Do you have access to computers that can run most internet web sites (sites using Java/Java Script/Acrobat Reader/Flash)? Yes / No

How often do you use computers to research background information for your content area?

• daily
• once a week
• once a month
• once very few months
• never

How often do you have students use the World Wide Web in your classroom/computer lab?

• daily
• once a week
• once a month
• once very few months
• never

How comfortable are you using the World Wide Web/internet?

• very uncomfortable
• uncomfortable
• neutral
• comfortable
• very comfortable

If you do not use the World Wide Web to develop your classroom content material, why?

What would a website have to offer to convince you to use it to supplement/guide your classroom content?