K-12 Technology Survey Results

Earlier this spring we asked K-12 media and technology folks to take part in an informal survey on iPads, technology, and ELM access in their schools. Thank you to the 100 folks who provided feedback. In the near term, the survey helped us to identify and reach out to Minnesota schools where automatic authentication via the ELM portal was not happening on iPads. Prior to the survey, we had heard of a few of these instances; the survey helped us identify more. If you have experienced difficulty using the ELM portal on institutional iPads, especially while on your institution’s wifi, please send a note to us at mtxref@umn.edu. We’ll get it fixed. 31% of respondents to the survey indicated that their schools have already implemented a 1:1 tablet computer program. 55% of respondents said that their schools have tablet computer carts available for classroom use. Many respondents indicated that Chromebooks and iPads were likely to be deployed in their schools in the next 1-5 years. This information, along with the technology challenges and use case scenarios respondents shared, will help us to plan outreach and support for ELM to schools in the longer term. Thank you again for helping to provide that direction.