A survey was sent to all parents of Prairie Hill students in March of 1997. The first part of the survey asked for some background information on the type and amount of computer usage the child sees in the home. Also asked were: Do you have access to the Internet, who uses the computer the most at home and the amount of time the child uses the computer.

Further, parents were asked to indicate if they strongly agreed, agreed, disagrees, strongly disagreed or had no opinion on the following lists of questions/statements:

Technology at Prairie Hill is currently adequate.

My child is encouraged to use technology at school..

My child has access to computers outside of school.

My child uses the home PC for school projects.

I assist my child on the home PC for school projects.

I use a computer in my profession.

I plan to purchase a home PC in the next 12 months.

I plan to upgrade our home PC in the next 12 months.

I would be interested in training for parents.

All students should have "hands on" access to school PC's.

Computers are excellent for research projects.

Computers should be used in all areas of the curriculum.

I would like to attend a technology open house.

Computers need to be constantly upgraded to stay current.