This class, Enhancing Instruction through Educational Technology, really made me wonder what types of technology my MATC students are currently using. Since I was in the inquiring mood, I thought it would be interesting to find out what other students were doing as well.
So, for this project I surveyed my on-campus Psych students, they range in age from 17 to 57, average age 25. Also, per my request, a friend of mine asked her 11 year old middle-schoolers the same questions. Last but not least, my sister, who runs a daycare up North, questioned her preschool and after-school program kids.
Listen how it goes…
When MATC students were asked, Do you use a cell phone or similar device?
100 % said yes.
Do you text message?
92 % said yes.
Do you use a computer, your own, a friend’s, your family’s, the library’s, etc.?
100 % said yes.
I found that 100% of my students Google, 70% Facebook, but only 8% of them said they use Twitter.
Half, 50%, Blog or read Blogs.
Only one of my students knew what a “Wordle” was!
And all of them knew how to “download” or “upload” a photo and/or music.
On the other hand, 48% of the eleven year old MPS middle-schoolers have a cell phone, and 37% of the group, text.
They ALL use a computer and they ALL Google.
33% of these 11 years olds said they Facebook.
Again, low numbers for twitterers, only 7% say they twit.
30% Blog or read Blogs.
No one in this middle school class room knew what a “Wordle” was.
Although 74% said they knew how to “download” and/or “upload” music or photos.
For my sister’s preschool and after school students who range in age from 3 to 9 years old, over half of them use a cell phone. Her one 6 year old commented, “But only when someone calls me.”
Only one of them, text message.
ALL of them use a computer.
When it came to questions about Googling, Facebooking, Twittering, and Blogging, the unanimous comment was, “HUH?”
They just snickered at the word “Wordle.” Later, when we discussed their answers, my sister asked me, “What is a Wordle?”
We all also asked, Where do you get your news?
In general, the answers did not surprise me for the mass majority of the MATC and MPS middle school students said T.V., with internet sites coming in as a distant second.
The little kids were all over the board however, split between T.V., radio, internet, newspapers, and my favorite “Mom and Dad.”
When it comes to MY current use of technology, yes, I have and use a cell phone and a computer.
I Google, Facebook, and now I Blog. YEA!
I do not however, twit or text.
Where do I get my news? T.V. and my very smart husband.
Do I know what a “Wordle” is? I do; thank you Rita!
And finally, alas, no – I do not know how to “download” or “upload” a photo and/or music. But wait – give me a minute – hear this ♪♫ ♪ ♪♪ ♫
I do have Santana’s “Oye como va” on my cell phone.
My daughter downloaded the song for me.
Or was that an upload?
THANK YOU for listening to how it goes.
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Thanks, Sue, for the survey. If you don't mind, I'll ask my students the same questions. (I think I'll put them on the site Jonathan found for us in our last class, Poll Everywhere.) I'll let you know their responses.
ReplyDeleteI did a very informal survey of my ESL students,hardly a survey at all. The 1st question of course was if they had computers. Many of the students had computers but many of them did not have internet providers at home. Many were able to do a lot with computers when they had access.
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