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Show source, editing and re-purposing. How realistic is it that students tinker with their Sugar software? How important? What are the benefits? What are the obstacles? How can easy pathways and bridges be supplied?
Show source, editing and re-purposing. How realistic is it that students tinker with their Sugar software? How important? What are the benefits? What are the obstacles? How can easy pathways and bridges be supplied?
==Please add your questions for teachers here==
==Survey on Instructional strategies using “Sugar” learning platform==
===Consent===
You are being asked to participate in a research study conducted by Walter Bender from the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.). The purpose of the study is to get feedback from teachers who have been using the Sugar learning platform—the software that runs on the OLPC-XO-1 laptop. You were selected as a potential participant in this study because you have been using Sugar as part of Project Ceibal in Uruguay. You should read the information below before deciding whether or not to participate in the survey.
Your participation in this survey is voluntary. We expect that the survey will take about 15 minutes, however you have the right not to answer any question and to stop participating in the survey at any time and for any reason.
You will not be compensated for participating in this survey.
The information you tell us will remain anonymous and confidential. Only aggregate results will be published.
Please contact Walter Bender (walter -AT- media.mit.edu) with any questions or concerns.
If you feel you have been treated unfairly, or you have questions regarding your rights as a research subject, you may contact the Chairman of the Committee on the Use of Humans as Experimental Subjects, M.I.T., Room E25-143b, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, phone 1-617-253-6787.
===Background===
Sugar is the software used on the OLPC-XO-1 laptop computers deployed as part of Project Ceibal. Teachers, students, and engineers are using, testing, and improving Sugar. With your help—sharing your successes, problems, and suggestions—we can create a better learning experience for all children.
How can ICT in general and Sugar in particular be appropriated to meet local needs? Are there any anecdotes of appropriation?
How long have you been teaching? (years, numeric input)
Do you teach in an urban, suburban, or rural school?
How familiar were you using computers before your participation in Project Ceibal? (unfamiliar 12345 very familiar)
Was you prior experience with computers on (check one or more boxes)
* Windows
* Apple
* Linux
Had you ever used a computer in your classroom before Project Ceibal? (yes/no)
How comfortable are you using computers in your classroom? (uncomfortable 12345 very comfortable)
Learners access to computers is important because they need to learn how to use programs such as word processors to participate in a technological world. (disagree 12345 agree)
As a result of Project Ceibal I now believe this (less 12345 more)
Learners access to computers is important because computers can be a tool to think with, they facilitate problem solving, open-ended discovery, and deep thinking. (disagree 12345 agree)
As a result of my participation in Project Ceibal I now believe this (less 12345 more)
It is important that computers provide an easy entry for first-time users. (disagree 12345 agree)
As a result of Project Ceibal I now believe this (less 12345 more)
It is important that computers support more complicated tasks as a users competence grows. (disagree 12345 agree)
As a result of Project Ceibal I now believe this (less 12345 more)
===Sugar Activities===
Sugar Activities are computer programs that have been created for or adopted to the Sugar environment, such as Read, Write, Browse, and Paint.
My students' three favorite Sugar Activities are?
The three most important Sugar Activities for learning are?
A Sugar Activity that needs improving is?
Did you know that there are more than 200 Sugar Activities available? (yes/no)
===Sugar Collaboration===
One feature of Sugar is that it enables students to collaborate; examples of Sugar collaboration include peer editing in Write and sharing bookmarks in Browse.
Do your students use the collaboration features in Sugar? (never 12345 at least once per day)
Do you ever use the collaboration features to work with your students? (never 12345 at least once per day)
Do you ever use the collaboration features to work with other teachers? (never 12345 at least once per day)
Is Sugar collaboration an important learning feature? (not important 12345 very important)
Are there Activities that you wish would support collaboration?
===Sugar Journal===
Another feature of Sugar is that it maintains a journal (or diary) of the student's work.
Do your students use the Journal? (never 12345 at least once per day)
Do they use the description field in the Journal to make notes about their work? (never 12345 every time they use an Activity)
Do they use the title field in the Journal to change the title of the entry? (never 12345 every time they use an Activity)
How satisfied have parents and the community been with the XO? 12345
How often do you look at your student's Journal? (never 12345 at least once per week)
How often do you look at your student's parents look at the Journal? (never 12345 at least once per week)
===Sugar View Source===
Sugar is free and open-source software, designed to be modified by the user.
Have you ever looked at any of the Sugar software? (never 12345 many times)
Have your students used:<br>
Have your students ever looked at any of the Sugar software? (never 12345 many times)
Are there things you'd like to change about Sugar or a Sugar Activity? (yes/no)
Have you every tried to modify an Activity or Sugar itself? (yes/no)
If yes, was the experience (check all that apply): frustrating; satisfying; an opportunity for learning; other
If no, is it because (check all that apply): you don't know how to program; you don't have time to program; it is too difficult to learn; it is someone else's responsibility; you didn't know it was possible; it is good to know the opportunity is there even if I haven't exploited it; other
How comfortable were you using computers before you first used Sugar? (uncomfortable 12345 very comfortable)
===Overall===
How satisfied have your students been with Sugar? (very unsatisfied 12345 very satisfied)
How satisfied have you been with Sugar? (very unsatisfied 12345 very satisfied)
How satisfied have parents and the community been with Sugar? (very unsatisfied 12345 very satisfied)
The Project Ceibal has resulted in (disagree 12345 agree)
# Reduced absenteeism
# Greater engagement by children
# Empowerment of teachers
# Increased esteem of teachers
# Reduced need of discipline
# Less disruption by students
# Increase in self esteem by students
# Increased “connection” with the world (other cultures, languages, ideas)
# Increased involvement by parents
# School becomes the center of the community
# Development of a sharing culture (child to child, school to community, teacher to parent)
# Better results than with computers in the classroom
===Follow up===
Would you be willing to participate in a more detailed, follow up survey? (yes/no)
Would you be willing to participate in a more detailed, follow up survey? (yes/no)
Would you be willing to participate in an on-line forum with other teachers to share ideas about Sugar? (yes/no)
Would you be willing to participate in an on-line forum with other teachers to share ideas about Sugar? (yes/no)
Would you be willing to participate in an on-line forum with software developers to share ideas about Sugar? (yes/no)
What on-line forums do you use, if any? (chat, irc, blog, wiki, email, twitter, Facebook, ning, discussion forum) Other? (check one or more boxes)
Would you be willing to engage in a discussion with other teachers in an on-line forum? (yes/no)
If yes, which of the forums would be most apt for such a discussion (check one or more boxes)
Do you have additional ideas about how to get more teachers involved?