[MLTI-MS] Fall 2008 Student Survey

[Juanita Dickson]

Dear Teacher Leader
In addition to being administered slightly later than in previous  
years, this year’s MLTI fall student survey is slightly different than  
in the past.  Instead of collecting a broad spectrum of data about  
student use, this year’s fall survey is focused on collecting  
information about students’ ability to access, evaluate, and  
synthesize information found on the Internet, an important 21st  
Century skill.

There are several other ways in which this year’s fall survey is  
different from those in the past:

-        Your survey data will be returned to you to give you a better  
picture of students’ skill levels as well as to enhance your own work  
to help students navigate virtual space.   Please encourage all of the  
teachers in your building to take advantage of the opportunity to have  
students take the survey and in return receive information that could  
significantly enhance their students’ abilities.


-        It is not required that your students complete the fall  
survey; however, because of the nature of the information that we’re  
collecting, the potential benefits of having them complete this survey  
are significant.  (Please note: a spring 2009 survey will be  
administered near the end of the school year and, as in other years,  
will be required.)

-        We’ve partnered with digital literacy researchers from the  
New Literacies Research Lab at the University of Connecticut who have  
been studying the best way to help students become better consumers of  
information found on the Internet.

A link to the survey can be found on the following webpage: http://www.usm.maine.edu/cepare/surveys.htm 
.  Students should be instructed to visit this link, click on the  
“MLTI Student Survey – Fall 2008”, and complete the survey.  The  
password to complete the survey is fall08.  The deadline to complete  
the survey is Wednesday, November 26, 2008.

Should you have any problems with the survey or have questions, please  
email cepare at usm.maine.edu or call Sarah Wintle at (207) 780-5046.

Thank you for taking the time to provide this important feedback to  
MLTI researchers and evaluators.  For Fall 2008, there will be no  
teacher survey administered.



Thank you

MLTI Team







Juanita Dickson (Deschambault)
M.L.T.I.
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta Maine 04333
(P) 207-499-7142 (7:30am - 4:00pm)
Visit MLTI on the web at http://MaineLearns.org and http://mlti.org




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