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

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 continue reading the complete post at www.EmergingEdTech.com, where I blog regularly about Internet technologies in education. Thanks!]