Author: John Wells
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 83
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has employed its Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) to track access to information technology in schools and classrooms since 1994. This report presents key findings from the 2005 FRSS survey on Internet access in U.S. public schools and selected comparisons with data from previous FRSS Internet surveys. The 2005 survey, designed to update data on the issues addressed in 2003 and ask about a few new issues, covered the following topics: (1) school connectivity, including school and classroom access to the Internet, and types of connections; (2) student access to computers and the Internet, including student-to-computer ratio, the provision of hand-held computers to teachers and students, and laptop computers available for loan to students; (3) technologies and procedures to prevent student access to inappropriate material on the Internet; (4) teacher professional development on how to integrate the use of the Internet into the curriculum; and (5) use of Internet access to provide various opportunities and information for teaching and learning. Questionnaires for the survey "Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools, Fall 2005" were mailed to a representative sample of 1,205 public schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The focus of this report is twofold: the national estimates for 2005, and statistically significant findings over time. The findings are organized to address the following issues: (1) school connectivity; (2) student access to computers and the Internet; (3) technologies and procedures to prevent student access to inappropriate material on the Internet; (4) teacher professional development on how to integrate the use of the Internet into the curriculum; and (5) use of the Internet to provide opportunities and information for teaching and learning. Appended are: (1) Technical Notes; and (2) Questionnaire. (Contains 21 tables, 2 figures, and 9 footnotes.).
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Published: 2001
Total Pages: 24
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This Statistics in Brief presents data on Internet access in U.S. public schools from 1994 to 2000 by school characteristics. It provides trend analysis on the progress of public schools and classrooms in connecting to the Internet, the ratio of students to instructional computers and to instructional computers with Internet access, and the types of Internet connections used. It also provides, for the year 2000, information on student access to the Internet outside of regular school hours and on schools' acceptable-use policies.
Author: E. D. Tabs
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Published: 2005-03-01
Total Pages: 78
ISBN-13: 9780756746575
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Since 1994, the Nat. Center for Ed. Stats. (NCES) has surveyed public schools to estimate access to information technology in schools & classrooms. This survey was conducted by NCES using the Fast Response Survey System. Questionnaires for this survey were mailed to a representative sample of 1,206 public schools in the 50 states & D.C. Data have been weighted to yield national estimates. Contents: School Connectivity; Students & Computer Access; School Web Sites; Technologies & Procedures to Prevent Student Access to Inappropriate Material on the Internet; Teacher Professional Development on How to Integrate the Use of the Internet into the Curriculum; References; & Related Reports. Charts & tables.
Author: Basmat Parsad
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 90
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This report presents key findings from the 2003 FRSS survey on Internet access in U.S. public schools and selected comparisons with data from previous FRSS Internet surveys. The 2003 survey, covered the following topics: (1) school connectivity, including school and classroom access to the Internet, types of connections, and computer hardware, software, and Internet support; (2) student access to computers and the Internet, including student to computer ratio, computer availability outside of regular school hours, the provision of hand-held computers, and laptop computers available for loan; (3) school websites; (4) technologies and procedures to prevent student access to inappropriate material on the Internet; and (5) teacher professional development on how to integrate the use of the Internet into the curriculum. Questionnaires for the survey "Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools, Fall 2003" were mailed to a representative sample of 1,207 public schools in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Detailed information about the survey methodology is provided in appendix A, and the questionnaire can be found in appendix B. The primary focus of this report is to present national estimates for selected topics in 2003 and statistically significant findings over time. In addition, selected survey findings are by the following school characteristics: (1) instructional level (elementary, secondary); (2) school size (enrollment of less than 300, 300 to 999, 1,000 or more); (3) locale (city, urban fringe, town, rural); (4) percent minority enrollment (less than 6 percent, 6 to 20 percent, 21 to 49 percent, 50 percent or more); and (5) percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch which is used as a measure of poverty concentration at the school. The findings are organized to address the following issues: (1) school connectivity; (2) student access to computers and the Internet; (3) school websites, technologies and procedures to prevent student access to inappropriate material on the Internet, and (4) teacher professional development on how to integrate the use of the Internet into the curriculum.