Survey Results

I have some experience using Survey Monkey both as a participant and as a creator. For my CEP 812 lab I wanted to try Google Forms. I love Google Docs so I figured it was worth a shot.

There are some benefits and some drawbacks to Google Forms. I found the design a bit limited, but overall it was a straightforward, easy way to create online surveys. My favorite part is that the results are fed directly a spreadsheet realtime.

I asked some survey questions about technology use and here are my results:


Gender: 3 Males, 7 Females

Where do you usually learn how to do new things with computers?: 7 at home, 2 at school, 1 at a friends house

Where do you use technology (computers, AlphaSmarts, etc.) most in school?: 1 No Answer, 3 In your classroom, 1 Library, 1 Not in School, 3 In a Computer Lab, 1 In public place with Wifi, coffee shop

How hard is it to complete homework that must be done using a computer?: 6 Easy, because I have a computer at home to use, 1 I am not a student, 2 Hard, because we don't have a computer at home, 1 We are never assigned homework that has to be done using a computer

What type of internet connection do you have at home?: 9 We use a DSL or high speed cable to connect to the internet at home, 1 We don't have an internet connection at home

How often do you use a computer to:
[Send and receive email]: 9 Every Day, 1 Once a Month
[Write first drafts on a computer]: 4 Every Day, 1 Almost Never, 4 Once a Week, 1 Once a Month
[Edit your papers using a computer]: 4 Every Day, 2 Almost Never, 3 Once a Week, 1 Once a Month
[Open files on a server or network]: 6 Every Day, 2 Almost Never, 1 Never, 1 Once a Week
[Find information on the internet]: 9 Every Day, 1 No Answer
[Create a Hyperstudio or PowerPoint presentation]: 1 Never, 2 Once a Week, 3 Once a Month, 3 Almost Never
[Create a video]: 2 Never, 1 Once a Month, 6 Almost Never, 1 Everyday
[Update your blog]: 2 Every Day, 2 Never, 2 Almost Never, 1 Once a Month, 3 Once a Week
[Create or contribute to a social networking site such as MySpace or Facebook]: 8 Every Day, 1 Never, 1 Once a Week
[Play computer games]: 5 Every Day, 1 Never, 2 Almost Never, 2 Once a Month
[Work with spreadsheet/databases]: 3 Everyday, 3 Almost Never, 2 Once a Month, 1 Never, 1 Once a Week


How well are you able to:
[Send and receive email]: 8 Really Well, 1 Pretty Well, 1 Ok
[Write first drafts on a computer]: 9 Really Well, 1 Ok
[Edit my papers using a computer]: 8 Really Well, 1 Ok, 1 Pretty Well
[Open files on a server or network]: 8 Really Well, 1 I don't know what this is, 1 No Answer
[Find information on the internet]: 9 Really Well, 1 I don't know what this is (Really?)
[Create a Hyperstudio or PowerPoint presentation]
[Create a video]: 2 Every Day, 2 Never, 2 Almost Never, 1 Once a Month, 3 Once a Week
[Create or contribute to a social networking site such as MySpace or Facebook]: 8 Every Day, 1 Never, 1 Once a Week
[Play computer games]: 5 Every Day, 1 Never, 2 Almost Never, 2 Once a Month
[Work with spreadsheet/databases]: 3 Everyday, 3 Almost Never, 2 Once a Month, 1 Never, 1 Once a Week


How well are you able to:
[Send and receive email]: 8 Really Well, 1 Pretty Well, 1 Ok
[Write first drafts on a computer]: 9 Really Well, 1 Ok
[Edit my papers using a computer]: 8 Really Well, 1 Ok, 1 Pretty Well
[Open files on a server or network]: 8 Really Well, 1 I don't know what this is, 1 No Answer
[Find information on the internet]: 9 Really Well, 1 I don't know what this is (Really?)
[Create a Hyperstudio or PowerPoint presentation]: 7 Really well, 1 Not Very Well, 2 Ok
[Create a video]: 2 Really well, 1 Pretty Well, 4 Ok, 2 Not Very Well, 1 I don't know what this is
[Update your blog]: 6 Really Well, 2 Ok, 1 I don't know what this is, 1 No Answer
[Create or contribute to a social networking site such as MySpace or Facebook]: 9 Really Well, 1 Pretty Well
[Play computer games]:7 Really Well, 1 Pretty Well, 1 Ok, 1 Not Very Well
[Work with spreadsheet/databases]: 3 Really Well, 2 Pretty Well, 4 Ok, 1 Not Very Well