- What type of computer did you use in preparing your Mini-Unit?
18 Your PowerBook; 10 Apple Macintosh;
5 IBM or clone with DOS; 9 IBM or clone with Windows;
other? 7 simple word processor
- What's the name of the word processing program that you use on this
computer?
Please include the version of the program (the number after the name, e.g., MS Works V4.0b)
15 MS Works; 14 MS Word; 6 WordPerfect; 5 Clarisworks
- If you used someone else's computer to write your unit, tell us whose
computer it is,
e.g., is it your roommate's, spouse's, 3 friend's, parent's, etc. 2 Residence Hall; 1 Sorority; 1
University Lab
- During the semester what did you use the PowerBook for?
30 Coursework, 22 personal contact, 20information access?
other? 4 email
- During this semester did you use the following on the PowerBook?
Word processor: 13 Never / 4 Once / 28 More than
once
Database: 34 Never / 3 Once / 6 More than
once
Spreadsheet: 36 Never / 5 Once / 3 More than
once
- How frequently did you read email this semester?
15 Once a week or less / 10 2-3 times a week / 12 4-5
times a week / 5 once a day / 5 more than once a day
- How frequently did you send email messages this semester?
23 Once a week or less / 12 2-3 times a week / 6 4-5
times a week / 4 once a day / 1 more than once a day
- What proportion of your email messages (received and sent) were
class assignments and interactions?
6 100% / 19 75% / 16
50% / 4 25% / 1 0%
personal correspondence? 0 100% / 3 75% / 16 50% /
24 25% / 2 0%
- How helpful was email in the completion of class assignments and
interactions?
21 Very helpful / 19 helpful / 7 not very helpful /
0 not helpful at all
What uses of email were helpful to you?
Summary of responses:
14 "professor" or "instructor
11 "class info" or "assignments" or "schedule changes"
5 "communication" or "finding info"
3 "friends" or "peers"
Actual responses:
- ability to contact hard to reach professors
- get notes from teachers
- communicating w/prof and contacting friends
- contacting teachers any time
- being able to contact instructors and peers about assignments
- talking to instructors
- direct contact with instructors
- good way to get a hold of teachers
- getting/sending messages from instructors
- messages from instructors and other teachers
- all
- communicating with friends/professors
- changes in schedules
- soc st. sent bibliographies
- info about assignments
- I was able to ask questions of my professor w/o bothering them at home.
- finding out about extensions
- talking with instructors
- class information/assignments
- lots of dates or requirements changed; it was nice to know before class
- class notices
- clarifications, due dates told
- finding out info
- to get messages from classes
- not many
- clarifying assignments
- communication
- fill me in on last minute changes
- changes were made in schedule
- last minute talking with professors
- very helpful - communicating device
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- How frequently did you use WWW this semester?
3 Never / 9
Once / 33 More than once
- How helpful was the World-Wide Web in the completion of class assignments
and interactions?
7 Very helpful / 18 helpful / 17 not very helpful /
4 not helpful at all
What uses of WWW were helpful to you?
Summary of responses:
11 "mini-units"
4 "lesson plans"
Actual responses:
- interesting
- to find info for mini-unit
- I got a general idea of what a mini-unit would look like.
- looking for resources and ideas
- it gave me ideas for unit topic
- info for mini-unit
- didn't use it
- Just kind of cool
- university resources; web pages as resource for mini unit
- mini unit info
- lesson plans/ideas
- mini unit - yahoo
- for mini unit
- had to find for mini unit project.
- mini unit
- finding ideas - for instance for lessons
- Netscape is a great resource. I've found numerous lessons and units on the
web.
- finding new information; interesting sites
- web crawler search
- I'm still not sure how to use it.
- netscape
- I'm a web fanatic; classroom ideas as well as entertainment
- not much - web crawler
- finding pictures
- didn't really use it, so it wasn't very helpful
- mini unit
- lesson plans
- I didn't how to access www
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- What was the most useful thing that you learned from the Technology
Component of the C&I Block?
Summary of responses:
13 "range of software"
11 "WWW" or "Netscape"
8 "email"
7 "multimedia" or "CDROM"
5 "scanner"
3 "PowerBooks"
2 "presentation graphics"
Actual responses:
- seeing and tasting the different programs out there
- How to use email more effectively
- about the different software available and uses in our future classrooms
- I got a homepage! I got to learn about cool software, the www for education,
and scanners.
- use of software programs as a supplement in class. Knowledge of www and
access.
- How to use email/eudora
- How to use PowerBook
- how to work a scanner
- How to access the www
- Exposure to different types of learning resources
- Learning a lot and gaining access to CDROM programs. I had never done this
before. Learning how to use email
- how to use netscape. How to edit my web page.
- The last presentation about hooking the tv monitor up to the computer and in
the beginning of the semester when we learned how to use the PowerBooks and
eudora.
- how to use netscape.
- How to use www
- General computer technology - multimedia - scanning - how to use a new kind of
computer.
- Learning how to use email.
- Accessing the www.
- The uses of multimedia
- New technology - scanner - kids programs
- almost everything especially the www
- using encarta, etc - works wizards
- encarta, newsletter setup
- Different graphic programs (works wizards)
- Computer lectures - Internet access
- learning about some of the educational software (eg creative writer, etc)
- being able to preview software
- introduced to www; to different programs.
- The different available programs in room 10
- different forms of CDROMs
- Programs, software, scanning, email, single network
- How to use a computer better.
- How to edit my homepage.
- email, software
- Presentational devices
- how to use netscape
- different programs that can be used in the classroom
- email; multimedia; I didn't learn much more than that.
- newest technology - works wizards, clarisworks
- Some of the programs that were available in the lab.
- email
- How to use PowerBook, email, wordprocessing
- [4 blank responses]
- What was the least useful thing that you learned?
Summary of responses:
4 "Email" (already knew how to use email)
4 "lectures" or "large groups"
2 "word processing" (already knew how to use word processors)
Actual responses:
- not enough time, resources, or individual help for those that were
totally "clueless"
- all good things
- setting up email (I already knew it) and using stationary (wizard) programs
- Days were we just talked about problems with the PowerBooks
- everything else
- how to use the kid pix
- when we had class upstairs and were lectured to rather than actually getting
on computers.
- The word applications, I can read and learn this on my own.
- nothing
- how to make greeting cards
- How to use the word processor
- how to use email - already knew how to.
- the basics ==> I've been using a computer for 10 years
- email (already knew)
- spending a great deal of time in large groups or all trying to be on www at
once.
- lectures with computer in front of class
- not enough time to play on PowerBooks, computers downstairs
- how to make home pages
- applications technology
- eudora
- not enough computers
- The basics of computer use, i.e., where the power switch is
- Fine Artist
- All the times we sat in class and watched things on screens.
- everything else [previous answer: "how to use netscape"]
- n/a
- nothing was useless
- [19 blank responses]
- What suggestions would you make for changes for next semester?
Summary of responses:
7 "more hands on"
6 "more relevant to classroom use"
5 "shorter" or "less often" technology sessions
4 "ability group the class" or "allow choice of attending" technology sessions
3 "more structured" technology sessions
Actual responses:
- better equipped, hard to experience w/partners (unfortunately)
- maybe give more direct instructions or programs instead of just letting us
explore
- Have more hands on rather than lecture time with the tv.
- Teach more useful things in a hands-on way
- only one a month
- technology shorter time blocks and every other time
- not so much
- that technology instruction be first on Fridays
- more structured classes
- at the beginning provide more opportunity for choice - like we did in the last
session.
- Make textbook, instead of teaching things we can learn on our own.
- be sure all the time is used and not wasted.
- show us examples of way technology has been used.
- more exposure to various software
- more time playing with multimedia programs
- A computer per person.
- Possibly using clarisworks as this is what is on our school computers.
- More times where we get to choose what we want to attend.
- more hands on instead of lecture
- more time in the lab downstairs
- typed out steps - small groups - more practical lessons
- do all work in lab hands on
- Form groups based on previous knowledge. I was bored because not much was new.
Have groups in lab at different times - it is much too crowded.
- learn only those things relevant to the classroom
- none
- Split us into 2 groups! Group us by ability. I would have preferred to be
learning about something new rather than reviewing stuff I learned 2 years
ago.
- more general knowledge of classroom software
- more direct applications to work we are doing.
- get rid of technology
- not having it every week. I think it would be good to have it every other
- more lab time
- shorter time
- actually learn how to draw a classroom, make a schedule
- more individual instruction
- 13 blank responses]
- What suggestions would you make for changes for next year?
Summary of responses:
3 "have technology introduced before YLP or during junior year"
2 "more individual instruction"
Actual responses:
- I wish I had more individual attention and instruction but I know how difficult that is with so many students.
- same
- make classes more organized and interesting; could give easier to follow
- handouts/outlines for signing on etc. for email.
- Assign a small project that uses everything you want us to learn.
- only once a month after people feel comfortable with the PowerBook
- see 13
- not so much
- that technology be taught the junior year so that the PowerBooks are more of a use (wordpro) during the YLP year.
- more structured lessons - detailed step by step instructions to run eudora
- at the beginning provide more opportunity for choice - like we did in the last
session.
- shorter tech time, maybe 1/2, twice a week.
- let class decide what to be taught. Let those of us who are already
knowledgeable go during these sessions.
- have tech be part of junior year curriculum
- make sure that if there is something planned there are enough
outlets/computers/chairs for all students.
- A computer per person.
- same
- same
- begin teaching in the lab - its hard to learn if you can't do it while its
being taught.
- more time hooked up (difficult to learn when prof says "if you were on a phone line....")
- same - assignments for classroom
- same as above
- same
- same as above
- none
- don't try to lead the class with the computer on the tv screen. Nobody can see. Nobody can follow.
- finals week off
- give everyone an encarta disk (dangerous creatures!!) HA
- Same as above. Allow us to turn in C&I Journal Reflections by email
- bigger room with more computers for technology section.
- see 13
- same
- same as above
- more access to computer room downstairs
- more on computer with modem hookups
- have technology before YLP begins
- more individual instruction
- [10 blank responses]
- What were the biggest problems you had using technology in the YLP?
Summary of responses:
9 "technical problems with PowerBooks"
5 "confused"
2 "not enough time to explore"
Actual responses:
- my computer often had problems
- I was not able to implement what I learned on my PB because my partner needed
it more than I. So stuff I learned was not applicable in my situation.
- not being hooked to a phone line to try out these things with help around.
- was confusing at first-use of easy to follow outlines may be helpful.
- none
- Not the right type of needed material on PowerBook. Access to a printer.
- didn't use the PowerBook
- wasted time - trying to get back to a computer that would work or had the
proper software loaded.
- access until they changed the call in phone number. Learning the new
wordprocessor commands
- figuring out how to use eudora
- getting started I needed more written instruction.
- getting the PowerBook to work in beginning of year.
- little computer problems and not having a printer (I know you can't help
that)
- PowerBook never worked.
- none
- not enough time and too many students for one instructor.
- none
- too long and dull at times
- getting used to different computers
- non-working computers, too many people to a computer.
- there was no time outside of class to explore possibilities
- IBM vs Mac
- no problems
- problem with laptop
- I often did not get a chance to be on a working computer - very frustrating
- My partner was a bit slow.
- none
- not enough computers
- I did not experience any big problems
- staying awake
- n/a
- battery problems on PowerBook
- not enough basics on the computer - watching didn't help
- I didn't know what we were doing most of the time.
- [13 blank responses]
- What were the biggest successes you had using technology in the YLP?
Summary of responses:
18 "WWW" or "web" or "Netscape"
11 "email"
4 "word processor" or "wizards"
3 "CD-ROMS"
2 "new ideas" or "cool ideas"
Actual responses:
- finding resources on the web
- using the www to get lessons
- I learned a lot about internet and www
- I learned how to get on the net.
- It really has opened me up to using the net/www I have realized what a
resource they really are.
- Everybody was always willing to help with problems :>
- I think most ideas were good - it just seemed like if we were beginners there
was time only to brush the surface - all technology personnel were helpful when
I asked questions.
- I learned how to use email; access the web and start using the wordprocessor.
- Discovering a program on CDROM that I could use the next time I teach my mini
unit
- Email
- Netscape.
- always having a wordprocessor to type.
- Finding good CDROMS
- learned how to use email.
- I feel much more competent in using computers with email
- Many - can't think of a specific one.
- finding a unit on the web.
- figuring out how to get from place to place on the www
- using works wizards - more familiar with what computers have to offer
- newsletter; email; www
- learning email
- finding software relevant to my mini unit.
- email access
- success - I have an idea of how to use www
- cool ideas
- I enjoyed the PowerBooks and CDROM experiences
- Learning new and innovative things!! I enjoyed it all.
- using email to communicate
- I pulled up the YLP pictures in my first placement so my class could see
them.
- getting on the world wide web
- I use netscape and email often
- using email
- netscape - great teacher resource
- getting on www
- getting on www and using email
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