Survey Results - What Internet technologies will your peers be introducing in the classroom this year?

Created by Kelly Walsh (The College of Westchester) on September 14, 2009

Online documents, blogs, and wikis rise to the top of survey responses, followed closely by video and podcasting technologies.

First, thank you to everyone who participated in our brief survey over the last few weeks. The survey asked “What types of Internet technologies would you like to try … in the classroom for the first time this fall?” I had a few dozen responses, which makes for a nice little sampling that provides useful and informative feedback.

The most popular Internet technologies noted for introduction in the classroom this year were as follows (listed in order of popularity):

Blogs, Wikis, or online documents (such as Google Docs) - each category was cited by 65% of respondents
Video sites (like TeacherTube or YouTube) or Podcasts - indicated by 61% of respondents
Online Meetings - selected by 39% of respondents
Electronic textbooks, Mindmaps, Online Games, or Tutorial Sites & Tools - each chosen by 35% of respondents

Even more insightful than these results were the comments offered by some survey takers in response to the question “How do you envision these technologies helping to improve learning outcomes?” Following are some of the comments ... [Please click here to read the complete post at www.EmergingEdTech.com, where I blog regularly about the use of Internet technologies in education. Thanks!]

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		Survey Results - What Internet technologies will your peers be introducing in the classroom this year? Created by Kelly Walsh (The College of Westchester) on September 14, 2009 Online documents, blogs, and wikis rise to the top of survey responses, followed closely by video and podcasting technologies. First, thank you to everyone who participated in our brief survey over the last few weeks. The survey asked “What types of Internet technologies would you like to try … in the classroom for the first time this fall?” I had a few dozen responses, which makes for a nice little sampling that provides useful and informative feedback. The most popular Internet technologies noted for introduction in the classroom this year were as follows (listed in order of popularity): Blogs, Wikis, or online documents (such as Google Docs) - each category was cited by 65%* of respondents* Video sites (like TeacherTube or YouTube) or Podcasts - indicated by 61%* of respondents* Online Meetings - selected by 39%* of respondents* Electronic textbooks, Mindmaps, Online Games, or Tutorial Sites & Tools - each chosen by 35%* of respondents* Even more insightful than these results were the comments offered by some survey takers in response to the question “How do you envision these technologies helping to improve learning outcomes?” Following are some of the comments ... [Please click here* to read the complete post at* www.EmergingEdTech.com, where I blog regularly about the use of Internet technologies in education. Thanks!] education technology survery results \| internet technologies to introduce in classroom \| new instructional technologies this fall Kelly's blog Login or register to post comments 116 reads
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