Survey of Internet Use by Students of The Gordon Schools
This is a questionnaire about your use of the Internet It is totally anonymous. You will only be asked to reveal whether you are male or female and what year you are in. This questionnaire forms part of my professional development. I am researching how teens use the Internet and hope to use the information provided by this survey to inform my classroom practice. Please answer as honestly as possible and remember DON'T LEAVE ANY CLUE AS TO YOUR IDENTITY. Please circle as appropriate: MALE / FEMALE S1 / S2 / S3 / S4 / S5 / S6 The Following series of questions is about if and how you use the Internet Q1. Q2. Q3. Q4. Do you personally have use of a computer away from school? Do you use the Internet at least occasionally? Do you send / receive email at least occasionally? How often do you use the Internet away from school? Everyday Several times a week At least once a week Less than once a week Never Where do you use the net most often? home school friends library other
YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO
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At home do you have any rules about any of the following? Just circle the appropriate answer. the kinds of tv you can watch YES / NO how much tv you can watch YES / NO the kinds of video game you can play YES / NO how long I can spend playing video games YES / NO (Only answer the following if you answered yes to Q2 ) kinds of web site you can visit YES / NO kind of information you can share online YES / NO how long you can spend online YES / NO
Q7. To your knowledge have your parents installed any filters on your computer to stop you accessing inappropriate information on the Internet? YES / NO Q8. Q9. To your knowledge do your parents ever check your surfing history? When you use the net do you ever... send receive IM (eg MSN)? buy online? research your interests? research homework/schoolwork? get info about current events? find out about films, groups, celebrities etc? use social networking site (Bebe, My Space, Face book etc.,) download a podcast? download music? YES / NO
YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO YES / NO
Survey created by Adam Sutcliffe (with thanks to PEW
Internet). Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland License
visit chatrooms? watch videos online? Q10. Which of these if any do you have personally or access to out of school? desktop computer laptop mobile phone palm pilot / blackberry etc ipod / mp3 player
YES / NO YES / NO
PERSONAL / ACCESS PERSONAL / ACCESS PERSONAL / ACCESS PERSONAL / ACCESS PERSONAL / ACCESS
Q11. If you personally have or have access to any or all of these devices do they make your life easier or more complicated? EASIER / MORE COMPLICATED The following series of questions is about how you socialise. Q12. How often, if ever, do you do the following (Tick the appropriate box)
Activity Spend time with friends doing social activities outside of school. Talk o friend on home phone / landline Talk to friends on mobile phone Send texts to friends Send IM (eg MSN) to friends Send emails to friends Send messages through social networking websites (eg Bebo, MySpace etc) Everyday Several times a week At least once a week Less than once a week Never
Q12.
Do you or have you ever... written an online journal or blog YES / NO created your own webpage YES / NO downloaded music files to play when you want YES / NO read online journals or blogs of others YES / NO created or worked on websites for others YES / NO created and posted online any of the following to allow others to look at and comment on photos YES / NO videos YES / NO artwork YES / NO stories YES / NO used material found online and used it to remix it into your own creation YES / NO
For the following questions leave the answer blank if you are unable to answer. Q13. Q14. Q15. Do you ever restrict access to your online photos? Do you ever leave comments on someone else's photos? How often would you say you get comments on your photos? Almost always Sometimes Never YES / NO YES / NO
Survey created by Adam Sutcliffe (with thanks to PEW
Internet). Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland License
Q16. Q17. Q18.
Do you ever restrict access to your online videos? Do you ever leave comments on someone else's videos? Have you ever created an online profile on a social networking site, eg. Bebo, MySpace, Facebook? Which site do you use most often? Bebo MySpace Facebook Other (please specify) Is your profile visible to anyone or just friends? Anyone Just friends
YES / NO YES / NO
YES / NO
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What kind of information do you have on your profile (tick as many boxes as appropriate)? a photo of yourself photos of my friends my first name school (nick) name mobile telephone number IM (eg MSN) screen name your email address your blog or link to your blog some details of your address audio files videos
Q22. Sometimes people like to include information on their Social Network profiles which isn't true. How much of the information on your profile (if you have one) is UNTRUE? (TICK AS APPROPRIATE) all most some very little none Q23. From the information you give in your profile (if you have one) how easy do you think it would be to find out who you are? very easy quite easy quite difficult very difficult Q24. How often do you visit social networking sites? Everyday Several times a week At least once a week Less than once a week Never
Q25.
What do you use social networking sites for? (Tick as appropriate) making new friends staying in touch with friends you see a lot staying in touch with friends you rarely see in person
Survey created by Adam Sutcliffe (with thanks to PEW
Internet). Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland License
flirt with someone making plans
Q26.
Do you have friends on your social networking site who you have NEVER met in person? YES / NO If yes to Q26 do these friends have a connection to friends you see offline? YES / NO
Q27. Q28.
Again, if yes to Q26 do these friends have no connection to your offline or online friends? YES / NO How do you use your social networking sites? Do you... post messages on friends' walls send bulletins to all your friends send private messages to your friends wink, poke, nudge etc your friends post comments on friends blog Have you ever experienced any of the following? (Tick as appropriate?) someone spreading a rumour about you online someone posting an embarrassing picture online without your permission someone sending you a threatening or aggressive email, IM or text message someone taking a private message you sent them and forwarding it to someone else or posting it elsewhere Where do you think you are most likely to be bullied? (tick as appropriate) online offline in daily life your
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Q32. Have you ever been contacted online by a complete stranger ie someone with no connection to any of friends? YES / NO Q33. If yes how did you respond? (Tick as appropriate) ignored / deleted it responded but asked to be left alone responded with a wish to find out more about the person told an adult or someone in authority other (please specify)
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If yes to Q32. how did it make you feel ? scared/uncomfortable fine/no worries Where do you think you are more likely to be approached by a complete stranger? online offline
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Many thanks for your time in completing this survey, it is much appreciated.
Survey created by Adam Sutcliffe (with thanks to PEW
Internet). Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 UK: Scotland License