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This survey is a collaboration between Northwestern University, NAEYC, and the Fred Rogers Center, and will help us better understand technology usein early childhood. The Principal Investigator for this research is Dr. Ellen Wartella at Northwestern University. The survey should take approximately20-30 minutes. Participation is voluntary and responses will be kept anonymous. You have the option to not respond to any questions that you chooseand/or exit the survey at any time. Participation or non-participation will not impact your relationship with Northwestern University, NAEYC, or theFred Rogers Center. Submission of the completed survey will be interpreted as your informed consent to participate and that you affirm that you are atleast 18 years of age. If you have any questions about this research, please contact Courtney Blackwell [email protected] you for your participation.

First, we are going to ask you about your access and use of technology in your early childhood classroom/program.

Please indicate how often you use the following technologies in your early childhood classroom/program for instructional purposes. (“Instructionalpurposes” is defined by the teacher using technology with students to reinforce a curricular goal. Examples include using the Internet to view a YouTubevideo related to an in-class discussion, taking and sharing digital pictures, or using an iPad to create art.)

N/A (you donot haveaccess)

Never (youhave access

but don'tuse it)

Less thanonce amonth

Once amonth

2-3 times amonth Once a week

3-4 times aweek Daily

TV/DVD player

Laptop or desktop computer

Internet

Video game player (eg. GameBoy,PSP, Nintendo DS, Xbox,PlayStation, Wii)

Digital camera or video recorder

SmartBoard or interactivewhiteboard

Light table or overhead projectorand screen

Non-touchscreen iPod or MP3player

iPod Touch

Touchscreen smartphone (eg.iPhone or Android)

Kindle, Nook, or other e-reader

Tablet computer, such as an iPador Kindle Fire

Assistive technology devices(technologies to assist childrenwith special needs)

Each time you use the following technologies, how many minutes do you spend using them with the children in your early childhoodclassroom/program?

» TV/DVD player

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160



» Laptop ordesktop computer

» Internet

» Video gameplayer (eg.

GameBoy, PSP,Nintendo DS, Xbox,

PlayStation, Wii)

» Digital camera orvideo recorder

» SmartBoard orinteractive

whiteboard

» Light table oroverhead projector

and screen

» Non-touchscreeniPod or MP3 player

» iPod Touch

» Touchscreensmartphone (eg.

iPhone or Android)

» Kindle, Nook, orother e-reader

» Tablet computer,such as an iPad or

Kindle Fire

» Assistivetechnology devices

(technologies toassist children with

special needs)

For the devices you use in your early childhood classroom/program, please differentiate between your personal technology devices (i.e. devices you own)and school- or center-owned devices.

Personal device School deviceN/A (do not use or do not have

access)

» TV/DVD player

» Laptop or desktop computer

» Internet

» Video game player (eg.GameBoy, PSP, Nintendo DS,Xbox, PlayStation, Wii)



» Digital camera or videorecorder

» SmartBoard or interactivewhiteboard

» Light table or overheadprojector and screen

» Non-touchscreen iPod or MP3player

» iPod Touch

» Touchscreen smartphone (eg.iPhone or Android)

» Kindle, Nook, or other e-reader

» Tablet computer, such as aniPad or Kindle Fire

» Assistive technology devices(technologies to assist childrenwith special needs)

How confident are you at using the following technologies with children in a developmentally appropriate way? By “developmentally appropriate,” wemean using technology that takes into account the age, interests, and abilities of each child as well as his/her developmental stage.

Not confident at all Not very confident Neutral Somewhat confident Very confident

» TV/DVD player


» Internet





» Non-touchscreen iPod or MP3player

» iPod Touch

» Touchscreen smartphone (eg.

iPhone or Android)




Please indicate the learning areas where you are integrating the technology into your practice (choose all that apply):

N/A (donot use)

Languageand

literacy

Mathematicalthinking and

numeracyScientificthinking

Socialstudies Arts

Healthand well-

being

Social andemotional

development Other

» TV/DVD player


» Internet




All teacher directed/guided learning activities

Mostly teacher directed/guided, with some time for child initiated learning activities

About half teacher directed/guided and half child initiated learning activities

Mostly child initiated, with some time for teacher directed/guided learning activities

All child initiated learning activities

Xbox, PlayStation, Wii)




» Non-touchscreen iPod orMP3 player

» iPod Touch

» Touchscreen smartphone(eg. iPhone or Android)




If you answered "Other" to any of the following technologies in the previous question, please explain your use.

How is technology used in your early childhood classroom/program?

How confident are you:

Not confident at all not very confident Neutral Somewhat confident Very confident

Using email

Sending/receiving text messages

Using digital calendars

Taking digital pictures and/orvideos and sharing themelectronically

Downloading apps

Creating a blog

Creating a class website or wiki

Participating in online discussions(eg. blogs, forums, chat rooms)

Finding quality and credibledigital material (eg. music, videos,handouts, games) to use with yourstudents

Creating classroom/curriculum



Yes

No

Yes

No

A lot less technology use in school

Less technology use in school

About the same technology use in school as at home

More technology use in school

A lot more technology use in school

Don't know

At home

In an early childhood classroom/program

It depends on the technology (please explain)

materials using technology

How often do you engage in the following activities?

NeverLess than

Once a Month Once a Month2-3 times a

month Once a Week3-4 times a

week Daily

Have face-to-face meetings withparents or other caregivers

Call parents or other caregiverson the phone

Text parents or other caregivers

Email parents or other caregivers

Email/text pictures to parents orother caregivers

Communicate with parents orother caregivers throughFacebook or other social networks

Skype or video chat with parentsor other caregivers

Update your class website or wiki

Allow children to take handheldtechnology devices (eg. e-reader,iPod, iTouch, MP3 player, iPad,laptop) home with them

Do you use technology to support dual language learners? (Y/N). If yes, please provide a brief description:

Does your school/program have a specific curriculum to teach digital literacy or digital media literacy? If so, please indicate the name/type of curriculumbelow:

In general, how would you characterize your school's/program’s use of technology compared to that of your students’ home environments?

Where do you think the primary place should be for children to learn how to use technology?



0-2 years old

3-4 years old

5-6 years old

7-8 years old

Not appropriate for early childhood classrooms/programs

Depends on the technology (please explain)

What is the earliest age you think is appropriate to introduce children to technology in an early childhood classroom/program?

The following questions regard technology integration into your early childhood classroom/program.

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with the statements with regard to your early childhood classroom/program:

Stronglydisagree Disagree

NeitherAgree

norDisagree Agree

StronglyAgree

Technology can help to develop children's critical thinking skills.

Technology can improve individualized learning.

Technology is useful for assisting children with disabilities.

Technology is useful for social interactions among children.

Technology is useful for online Professional Development.

Technology can help to develop children's content knowledge.

Technology can help to develop children's higher-order skills.

Technology can improve documentation of children's learning.

Technology can improve my ability to communicate with parents and other caregivers.

Other (please indicate):

Please indicate how much you agree or disagree with each statement:

Stronglydisagree Disagree

NeitherAgree

norDisagree Agree

StronglyAgree

Technology use is limited by insufficient or lack of training.

Technology use is limited by insufficient or inadequate hardware.

Technology use is limited by technology changing too fast.

Technology use is limited by my lack of time to use technology in my early childhoodclassroom/program.

Technology use is limited by my school/program's policy that prohibits technology use.

Technology use is limited by insufficient or lack of technical support.

Technology use is limited because I am unsure of how to make technology relevant to subjectareas.

Technology use is limited by the unreliability of technology.

Technology use is limited by insufficient or inadequate software.



Yes

No

Never

Less than once a year

Once a year

Several times a year

Once a month

Two to three times a Month

Weekly

Attended in-person workshops/trainings

Engaged in online workshops/trainings

Used computer-based self-paced tutorials

Received help from a mentor or colleague

Found help from online blogs or forums

Engaged in educational technology coursework

Other (please explain):

» Attended in-person workshops/trainings

» Engaged in online workshops/trainings

Technology use is limited by my lack of time to learn technology.

Technology use is limited by my lack of comfort with technology.

Technology use is limited by children's inability to appropriately use technology.

Technology use is limited by the lack of parent approval of technology in my early childhoodclassroom/program.

Technology use is limited by a lack of appropriate digital content for my students.

Other (please indicate):

In this section, we ask questions about the pre-service and in-service professional development you receive(d), as well as current support for integratingeducational technology into your early childhood classroom/program.

Have you ever received pre- or in-service professional development training specifically in educational technology?

If you have had pre- or in-service professional development in educational technology, please indicate how many hours of training you have received.(please answer with a numerical value)

How often does your early childhood classroom/program offer any in-service professional development on technology?

What types of professional development/support have you received specifically in educational technology?

Which of the above professional development/support activities did you find most helpful to integrating educational technology into your earlychildhood classroom/program?



» Engaged in online workshops/trainings

» Used computer-based self-paced tutorials

» Received help from a mentor or colleague

» Found help from online blogs or forums

» Engaged in educational technology coursework

» Other (please explain):

Yes

No

Places time restrictions on children’s technology use

Encourages the use of pre-approved content/software/etc

Listed below are characteristics of professional development for educational technology. Please indicate how would you characterize the support youreceive from your school/program for each statement.

No supportoffered

Veryunsupportive

Somewhatunsupportive

Neitherunsupportive or

supportiveSomewhatsupportive Very supportive

Integrating technology intospecific subject areas

Learning basic user skills (eg.how to turn device on/off, how touse word processing software,

how to use email account, how toupload/download pictures and/orvideos)

Technical support

Financial support

Providing sufficient time to learnhow to use technology

Providing developmentallyappropriate models for usingtechnology with children

Documentation of children'slearning using technology

Children's individualized learningwith technology

Using technology to communicatewith parents and other caregivers

Providing adequate software

Providing adequate hardware

Helping you find and navigateavailable digital media resourcesand content (e.g., online videos,interactives, games, apps)

Some early childhood classrooms/programs have policies regarding the use of technology. Some encourage the use of technology while some limit itsuse, including prohibiting any technology. We are interested whether your early childhood/program has some type of technology policy and the extent towhich it encourages or prohibits the use of technology.

Does your early childhood classroom/program have a technology policy?

If your school does have a policy, please indicate how it affects technology use (check all that apply):



Encourages integration of technology across disciplines

Allows teachers to use technology at their discretion

Allows all forms of technology

Allows all forms of technology except for TV

Allows children to take portable technology home

Allows children to use technology on their own, without teacher monitoring

Encourages responsible handling of technology equipment

Encourages technology etiquette, such as being respectful to others online, using appropriate language, and respecting others' privacy

Limits access to preselected websites

Other (Please explain):

Yes

No

Female

Male

White, non-Hispanic/Latino

Hispanic/Latino

African-American

Asian

Native American or Alaskan Native

In March, 2012, the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media atSaint Vincent College released a policy statement on the use of technology in early childhood education. Have you reviewed this statement?

If yes, please briefly describe if and how the position statement will affect your practice:

Next, we are interested in gathering some demographic information.

Are you...

What is your age?

Age

What is your racial/ethnic background?

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100



Native American or Alaskan Native

Hawaiian Native or Other Pacific Islander

2 or more races

Less than $10,000

$10,000 to $20,000

$21,000 to $30,000

$31,000 to $40,000

$41,000 to $50,000

$51,000 to $60,000

$61,000 to $70,000

$71,000 to $80,000

$81,000 to $90,000

$91,000 to $100,000

$101,000 to $ 110,000

$111,000 to $120,000

$121,000 to $130,000

$131,000 to $140,000

$141,000 to $150,000

More than $150,000

Some high school or less

High school graduate (diploma or GED certificate)

Some college, no degree

Associate's degree

Bachelor's degree

Some graduate schoolwork, no degree

Master's degree

PhD or EdD

No formal early childhood education preparation

Some early childhood education coursework, but no degree

Associate's degree in early childhood education

Bachelor's degree in early childhood education

Graduate work in early childhood education, but no degree

Graduate degree in early childhood education

What is your annual family income level?

What is your highest level of education?

What type of Early Childhood professional preparation do you have?

How many years have you been in the teaching profession?

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100



0-2 year olds

3-4 year olds

5-6 year olds

7-8 year olds

Older than 8 year olds

Low-income

Lower-middle income

Middle income

Upper-middle income

Upper income

Yes

No

Family Child Care (eg. care for children in your home)

Preschool or childcare managed by a for-profit or non-profit organization (e.g., organizations such as the local YMCA, Bright Horizons, United

Way, a local child advocacy center, standalone Montessori preschool programs, etc.)

Preschool or pre-kindergarten program within a public school

Preschool or pre-kindergarten program within a private school

Do not work in a Child Care program

For-profit

Non-profit

Yes

No

Years

What age children do you currently teach? (check all that apply)

How would you best describe the economic level of the children you serve?

The next set of questions ask about the type of early childhood setting in which your work.

Do you work in an Early Head Start or Head Start program?

Which best describes the type of program in which you work?

Is the organization that runs your center

Is your program run by a religious school? (Note: answer ‘no’ if your program uses space within a religious institution but is not considered part of theinstitution’s religious programming.)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100



Half-day

Full-day

Home-based Child Care provider

Classroom teacher

Classroom assistant teacher

Classroom aide

Center-based director

School principal

Other (Please explain)

Urban

Rural

Suburban

Is your program a half-day or full-day program?

Which best describes your job title?

On a typical day, how many children are in your early childhood classroom/program?

Number of Children

On a typical day, how many children are in your entire early childhood school/program?

Number of Children

In what type of community is your program located?

What is the zipcode of your school?

Finally, we are interested in your opinion on technology in early childhood.

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0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000



Strongly disagree

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Strongly Agree

How much do you agree or disagree with the following:Technology and interactive media are tools that can promote effective learning and development when they are used intentionally by early childhoodeducators, within the framework of developmentally appropriate practice, to support learning goals established for individual children.

Please explain why you agreed or disagreed to the statement above.

Additional Comments

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

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