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Recently Teachers.Net surveyed 1224 visitors to our website. We collected data over a two-month period, and we can now report some preliminary results.
=========================================================== TEACHERS.NET - AUDIENCE PROFILE AND WEBSITE SURVEY RESULTS (1224 responses, compiled 3/11/98): =========================================================== SNAPSHOT PROFILE: over 1 million pages/mo over 90% audience from US over 85% audience teachers WEBSITE SURVEY RESULTS (n=1224) ================================= POSITION no. % Teacher (full/part-time) 1040 85% -- Teacher (full-time) 979 80% Student 83 7% Teacher (part-time) 61 5% other 45 4% College faculty 21 2% Teaching assistant 17 1% principals/v.p.'s 14 1% Administrative support 4 <1% ---- ---- 1224 100% EXPERIENCE no. % ========== === ==== 0 years 66 5% 1 90 7% 2 88 7% 3 69 6% 4 71 6% 5 60 5% 6 40 3% 7 25 2% 8 43 4% 9 33 3% 10 53 4% 11 to 15 160 13% 16 to 20 111 9% 21 to 25 108 9% 25+ 133 11% retired 3 <1% n/a, other 30 2% substitute 41 3% 1224 100% EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS: * Of the 66 respondents who reported 0 years teaching experience, 59 of those (89%) were students * Of the teachers, 17% have two or less years of experience * 21% of the teachers have 21 or more years of teaching experience ** Of the teaching sample (1040 respondents): 36% have 1 to 5 years experience 19% have 6 to 10 years experience 13% have 11 to 15 years experience 9% have 16 to 20 years experience 20% have 21 or more years experience SCHOOL TYPE no. % ================== === === public gradeschool 700 57% public high school 217 18% other 134 11% private gradeschool 63 5% n/a 43 4% public college 34 3% private high school 19 2% private college 13 1% clinical 1 <1% 1224 100%* 78% of our users work in public institutions, while 8% in private institutions
* Over 75% of our users work in public elementary, middle, or high-schools (82% public and private combined)
* Our largest group of users is public gradeschool teachers at 57%STATE no. % rank STATE no. % rank ====== == === ======= ===== === === ====== Abroad 84 7% ***3*** MS 12 1% AK 4 <1% MT 2 <1% AL 18 1% NC 35 3% 9 AR 18 1% ND 1 <1% AZ 19 2% NE 17 1% CA 99 8% 1 NH 8 1% CO 14 1% NJ 22 2% CT 12 1% NM 7 1% DC 1 <1% NY 49 4% 5 DE 4 <1% OH 59 5% 3 FL 34 3% 10 OK 18 1% GA 39 3% 6 OR 9 1% HI 3 <1% PA 57 5% 4 IA 20 2% PR 3 <1% ID 6 <1% RI 2 <1% IL 38 3% 7 SC 20 2% IN 22 2% SD 9 1% KS 18 1% TN 23 2% KY 14 1% TX 92 8% 2 LA 18 1% UT 10 1% MA 25 2% VA 35 3% 9 MD 16 1% VT 2 <1% ME 4 <1% WA 19 2% MI 36 3% 8 WI 34 3% 10 MN 24 2% WV 17 1% MO 36 3% 8 BLANK 36 3% 8 no. % === ==== Is your school online? Yes 973 79% blank (No) 251 21% 1224 100% Is your classroom online? Yes 442 36% blank (No) 782 64% 1224 100% Do you acccess the Internet from home? Yes 1123 92% blank (No) 101 8% 1224 100% Do you teach computers? Yes 805 66% blank (No) 419 34% 1224 100% Are you the technology coordinator at your school? Yes 118 10% blank (No) 1106 90% 1224 100% Do you have direct influence on technology purchase decisions? Yes 380 31% blank (No) 844 69% 1224 100% How often do you use the Internet? daily 693 57% several times/week 322 26% weekly 102 8% monthly 29 2% rarely 25 2% first time user 20 2% left blank 33 3% 1224 100% How frequently do you access the Internet from home? 5 to 15 min/day 102 8% 15 to 30 min/day 184 15% 30 to 45 min/day 171 14% 45 to 60 min/day 159 13% 1 to 2 hours/day 238 19% 2 to 3 hours/day 87 7% 3+ hours/day 54 4% no use at home 165 13% left blank 64 5% 1224 100% How frequently do you access the Internet from school? 5 to 15 min/day 209 17% 15 to 30 min/day 156 13% 30 to 45 min/day 97 8% 45 to 60 min/day 68 6% 1 to 2 hours/day 75 6% 2 to 3 hours/day 21 2% 3+ hours/day 40 3% no use at school 433 35% left blank 125 10% 1224 100% Which of the following do you plan to buy within the next 6 months? computer 280 23% 7 CD-Rom 179 15% monitor 119 10% modem 165 13% cable modem 41 3% printer 258 21% 10 memory 274 22% 8 computer software 605 49% 4 education software 689 56% 2 grading software 237 19% office software 95 8% Internet software 180 15% Gaming software 216 18% Teacher publications 511 42% 5 classroom books 608 50% 3 textbooks 263 21% classroom supplies 749 61% 1 film supplies 319 26% 6 video supplies 228 19% =====================================================================Return to the Teachers.Net Audience Profile