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Survey Project. Survey Requirements. A title for your survey Theme Topic (Cell Phone, Computer, Social Networking, etc.) 10 questions related to your topic Purpose for survey (Why do you want to know the answers to the questions you ask?)
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Survey Requirements • A title for your survey • Theme Topic (Cell Phone, Computer, Social Networking, etc.) • 10 questions related to your topic • Purpose for survey (Why do you want to know the answers to the questions you ask?) • Remember questions should not collect any personal information. (name, address, phone number, etc.) • Limit your Yes/No questions to 3 or 4.
Topics to Choose From • Cell Phone Use • Cell Phone Ownership • Computer Use • Computer Ownership • Social Networking Websites • Digital Cameras • Google Apps • iPod Use • iPod Ownership • Video Game Programs • Video Game Consoles • TV Viewing • YouTube • School Website • Websites • eReaders and Books (Kindle, iPad) • iPad Use • iPad Ownership • Technology & Homework - distraction or help
Possible Survey Topic Ideas • The topic of your Investigation must relate to technology. • Possible Topics could include: • Investigate the use of technology by people. • How much time do they spend using certain technologies? • Where do they use it? • Who else uses it? • Investigate the importance of specific technologies. • What technologies do people think are the most important? • Do people prefer one technology over another? • What technologies do people rely on the most? • Investigate patterns in technology. • At what age do people start using certain technologies? • How do people advance (upgrade) from one technology to another? • Investigate what aspects of people’s lives involve technology? • Where do people use certain technologies? • What do they use these technologies for?
Sample Questions • http://techteam7-1.pbworks.com/w/page/21080721/Survey%20Sample%20Questions
Hypothesis Statement • Make an association between two or more facts collected from your survey. Form a Hypothesis: • For example: • I hope to see if "the location of a computer in the house determines what people use it for." • The purpose of my survey is to see if "people with full QWERTY keyboards on their phones text more than people without full keyboards" • I would like to see if "the people who play sports tend to use certain types of technology less often."
Sample Questions Project 1 – Cell Phone Use • Boy vs. Girl • Type of Phone (Flip, Touch, Slide, Other) • Cell Phone Use (Play Games, Text, Call, Other) • Distracting to Homework (Yes or No) • Use More (Computer or Cell Phone) • Text or Be with Friends
Project 2 – Cell Phone Use and Parental Restrictions • Boy vs. Girl • Brand of Phone (LG, Samsung, Nokia, Smartphone, iPhone, other) • Text Messages (Parents Read or No) • Email messages (Parents read or no) • Time to Text (After school, on the weekends, never, during school) • When to Get Phone (Age 9, 10, 11, 12 or other) • How many contacts do you have on your phone( number or none)
Project 3 – Social Networking Sites • What do you use the most? (Texting, social sites, email, talking on the phone) • What is your opinion on social sites? (Fun, boring, waste of time) • What do you use the most? (Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, I don’t go on) • When do you go on social sites? (Morning, afternoon, night, weekends, all of the above, never • Do you get distracted during homework because of sites? • About how many minutes a day do you go on a social site? 10, 30 minutes, 1-2 hours, 2 hours or more, never • If you aren’t a member on a site, which would you rather a member on? • How much time do you spend on your computer? 1 hour or less, 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4 or more, never • At what grade did you become a member on a social site? • Do you text on a phone more than you talk on a social site?
Survey Questions Worksheet • Using the Survey worksheet, fill in with your partner. • You should come up with the following things: • Topic • Hypothesis • Questions to Ask • Should be mostly multiple choice