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Virginia Speak Up: Students Grades 9-12

6.Which of these devices do you use most often to support your learning? Check all that apply.

	When I am in school	When I am at home	Does not apply
Personal smartphone	When I am in school	When I am at home	Does not apply

Personal tablet	When I am in school	When I am at home	Does not apply

Personal laptop	When I am in school	When I am at home	Does not apply

Personal Chromebook	When I am in school	When I am at home	Does not apply

School provided tablet	When I am in school	When I am at home	Does not apply

School provided laptop	When I am in school	When I am at home	Does not apply

School provided Chromebook	When I am in school	When I am at home	Does not apply

7.Did you take a virtual course during the last school year or this current one? Check all that apply.

Yes, I took one virtual course during a class period at school.

Yes, I took one virtual course online from home.

Yes, I took multiple virtual courses during class periods at school.

Yes, I took multiple virtual courses online from home.

Yes, I was enrolled in a virtual academy and took all of my courses online from home.

No, I did not take any virtual courses last year or this year.

8.What do you think are the potential benefits or positives for students taking virtual courses? Check all that apply.

Can learn at their own pace.

Develop technology skills.

Easier to collaborate with classmates on projects using online tools.

Easier to review class materials when needed.

Learn skills needed for college or the workplace.

Learn to be more responsible for their own learning.

Learning is more interactive and engaging.

Less health concerns.

Less school drama.

More comfortable participating in online discussions than in a physical classroom.

More comfortable to ask teachers questions.

More individualized teacher-student communications.

School is less academically stressful.

School is less socially stressful.

Teachers provide more personalized attention.

Other

9.What do you think are the potential challenges for students taking virtual courses? Check all that apply.

Does not fit how some students learn best.

Harder to do collaborative projects with classmates.

Have too much responsibility for their own learning.

Lack of teacher support when needed.

Learning is less interactive and engaging.

Miss school routines.

Miss social aspects of school.

Need to be well organized.

Virtual School is more academically stressful.

Virtual School workload is more challenging.

Teachers are not effectively teaching in a virtual setting.

Technology access problems.

Too much screen time.

Worry about quality of the learning experience.

Other

10.Which of these statements is true for you? Check only one.

I think I learn best in a physical classroom setting with my teacher and classmates.

I think I learn best in a virtual classroom setting with my teacher and classmates.

I think I learn best when I can learn sometimes in a physical classroom and sometimes in a virtual classroom.

11.Read this list of schoolwork tasks. How often are you doing these things to support your learning or schoolwork?

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never
Create online documents to share with my classmates and teachers.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Create multi-media content .	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Do a virtual lab or online experiment.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Message, email, or text my teacher with questions.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Do Internet research for an assignment.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Play digital, video or online games for learning.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Post to a social media site as part of classwork.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Read books or articles using a mobile device.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Take an online test or quiz.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Use a virtual voice assistant to answer questions.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never
Use augmented or virtual reality in class.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Use online textbooks or curriculum.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Watch a video made by my teacher.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Watch an educational video.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

Work with an online tutor to help with schoolwork.	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	A few times a year	Rarely/never

12.What challenges do you face at your school when using technology for learning? Check all that apply.

Internet is too slow or inconsistent.

My school filters websites I need for schoolwork.

Not allowed to message, email, or text with classmates.

Not allowed to message, email, or text with my teachers.

Not allowed to use my mobile devices at school.

Not allowed to use social media tools at school.

Teachers limit our technology use.

I rarely use technology at school for learning.

Other