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Like a number of districts, we need to assess the number of student households that have Cheap Jerseys home Internet access. Knowing the percent of students who can participate in online activities, access online resources, and do independent research online at home will inform our decisions around the practicality of making blended learning a bigger part of our instructional program.
But doing a survey simply asking "Do you have Internet access at home?" is insufficient and may not be reliable. ("Millions of Facebook users have no idea they're using the Internet", February 9, 2015") While those surveyed were from Indonesia and Nigeria, I wonder just how many students and even parents may not know if they are using the Internet when accessing Facebook, YouTube, or streaming Netflix content?
So might the question of Internet availability be more reliable if we asked:
1. Do you access your Facebook page from home?
2. Do you stream Netflix movies or play YouTube video at home?
3. How can you search Google from home? (Check all that apply)
____ A computer
____ A cell phone
____ A tablet
____ I cannot search Google from home
5. If you have a computer or other device at home which allows you to access the Internet, how many family members use it?
Has your district surveyed parents or students regarding the availability of the Internet from home? What questions were most useful? What process?
Little RADCABing Hood: A Cautionary Tale for Young Researchers tells the story of Red driving to Grandma's house encountering the BBWolf, serious potholes, and other hazards which help illustrate dangers of Internet research. It's a clever, nicely illustrated little book that should appeal to elementary students.
Karen's RADCAB concept was first published in 2006 and I am happy to say her passion for the topic has continued. Although Karen, a media specialist at the Calvin Christian School in Edina, MN, calling me a mentor still makes me feel very old.
How did you know who was calling you before you picked up the phone?
How did you get rid of the fear that is calling people?
How did you find out information about people Cheap NFL Jerseys before you went on dates with them?
How did you find people to date in the first place???
How did you keep tabs on exes?
How did you keep tabs on what your entire graduating class from high school was doing?
How did you look for jobs?
How did your parents get in touch with you when you were out?
How did your survive waiting for meetings, Wholesale Jerseys appointments, trains, or anything without being able to pass time by pretending to look busy on your phone?
How did you do ANYTHING at work before email?
How did you tell co workers (or someone else you were meeting) that you were going to be late when you were stuck in traffic or stuck on some disabled subway car?