NTEP Online Polls

NETP Speak Up Poll 2
Audience: parents and education guardians

Foundational theme for this poll: what do parents value about the use of technology within learning and
what do they need to be better co-teachers when students are at home?  

1. What is your role?
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Mother
Father
Grandparent
Other family relative
Foster parent
Other education guardian for child(ren)
Other:

2. What is the grade level of your children in school?
Scale:
Child 1
Child 2
Child 3
Child 4
Child 5
Other children
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Preschool - Transitional Kindergarten
Kindergarten - Grade 1 - Grade 2
Grade 3 - Grade 4 - Grade 5
Grade 6 - Grade 7 - Grade 8
Grade 9 - Grade 10 - Grade 11 - Grade 12

3. What technology is your child most likely to use at home to support learning and schoolwork
assignments?
Scale:
Child 1
Child 2
Child 3
Child 4
Child 5
Other children
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Child’s personal smartphone
Child’s personal tablet
Child’s personal laptop
Child’s personal Chromebook
Family member’s smartphone
Family member’s tablet
Family member’s laptop
Family member’s Chromebook
School provided tablet
School provided laptop
School provided Chromebook
Other:

4. How does your child get online to do homework or schoolwork?
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Child 1
Child 2
Child 3
Child 4
Child 5
Other children
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Through a plan with an Internet provider, we provide our child with access to the
Internet in our home.
Our child’s school has provided us with a mobile hotspot to provide Internet access at
our home.
Community resources have provided us with a mobile hotspot to provide Internet access
at our home.
Our child generally accesses the Internet for homework or schoolwork at another
location such as a coffee shop, library or community center.
Our child generally does not have access to the Internet when they are outside of
school.

5. How often does your child need to use a digital learning device and the Internet to support
homework or schoolwork activities when they are outside of school?
Scale:
Child 1
Child 2
Child 3
Child 4
Child 5
Other children
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Rarely or never
Seldom - a few times a year
Sometimes - maybe once a month
Often - at least once a week
Always – everyday or almost everyday

6. How comfortable do you feel organizing your at home use of technology (personal or school
provided) to support the needs of your children?
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Very comfortable
Somewhat comfortable
Somewhat uncomfortable
Very uncomfortable

7. How comfortable are you helping your child with digital learning activities at home?
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Very comfortable
Somewhat comfortable
Not comfortable
Not applicable
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Communicating with my child’s teacher using technology
Helping my child communicate effectively with their teacher using online tools
Helping my child get online to do digital homework or school activities
Managing my child’s online presence and engagement with various social media tools
Managing my child’s passwords and access to online learning sites
Providing instruction to my child on how to teach responsible and safe use while online
(digital citizenship)
Providing instruction to my child about how to discern bias or inaccuracies in online
content
Setting boundaries about technology usage at home
Supporting online or digitally based homework tasks
Understanding how the school is protecting my child’s personal data and records
Understanding my child’s progress in school
Understanding why the teacher is using technology within lessons or class activities
Using online books, textbooks and curriculum
Using the school’s learning management system or Google for Education

8. What do you wish that your local school provided to you so that you could more effectively
support your child’s learning progress at home? Below is a list of informational resources. Tell
us for each one if you would be interested in these resources being available to you through an
in-person event or on demand virtually. If you are not interested in the resource you can
indicate that also.
Scale:
In-person
Online
Not interested
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Information about what technologies are used in your child’s class(es) at school
Information about how to teach responsible and safe use while online (digital
citizenship)
Information about how to teach media and information literacy skills (how to discern
bias or inaccuracies in online content )
Information about managing and setting boundaries for students’ online access
Information about why technology use in school is important for students today
Information about how to use the tools my child is using
Information on how to care for and manage school issued devices
Information on how to access my child’s progress online
Other

9. Do you have any concerns about technology use in your child’s school or classes? Check the
ones that are concerns for you right now.
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Class or school websites, portals or social media accounts are not updated regularly
Concern about the privacy of my child’s personal school records
Internet access is slow or limited at the school
My child does not have regular access to high quality digital tools and resources to
support their learning in school
My child is not allowed to use their own devices or digital tools when in school
My child is not allowed to take home their school-owned tablet, laptop or Chromebook
Not sure which tool to use for which activity
School administrators are not monitoring student use for bad behaviors
Teachers don’t know how to use technology effectively within instruction
Technology should be used more to personalize learning for each student
Technology use varies too much from teacher to teacher
Too much of class time is spent using technology
Other:

10. Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?
Scale:
Agree
Disagree
Not Sure
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I am satisfied with the teaching of responsible and safe use while online provided to my
child at school.
I think it would be beneficial for my child to have more online learning experiences to
prepare them for future college or work experiences.
I understand my child’s academic performance and progress in school using technology
tools
My child communicates more with their teacher(s) now because of technology use in
school.
My child is learning skills in school that will help them be successful in college or a future
career
My child is learning technology skills in school that will help them be successful in
college or a future career
Technology is used effectively in my child’s class(es) to provide appropriate and valuable
learning experiences for my child.
The school provides ways for me to be engaged in my child’s school life through the use
of technology

11. What topics or recommendations do you think should be included in the National Education
Technology Plan to help parents and students use technology more effectively to support
communications and student learning? (open-ended response)