INTERNET SURVEY
PERSONAL ASSESSMENT OF INTERNET COMPETENCY
  1. I’m an experienced Internet user and frequently use the Internet in teaching. 
  2. I’m an experienced Internet user but have seldom used the Internet in teaching. 
  3. I’m an experienced Internet user but have never used the Internet in teaching. 
  4. I have little or no experience using the Internet but have assigned students Internet activities/exercises from the textbook, from the textbook website, or from other websites. 
  5. I have little or no experience using the Internet and have not used it in teaching. 
  6. I have created my own website(s) and/or developed Internet activities which I use in my teaching. 
  7. How would you assess your Internet competency?


USE OF THE INTERNET AS A TEACHING RESOURCE
  1. Do you use the Internet in the classroom or at school (computer lab)?
  2. If your answer to the previous question was YES, describe how you use the Internet in your classroom or at school (computer lab).
  3. Do you assign homework that requires students to use the Internet to complete the assignment?
  4. If your answer to the previous question was YES, explain what sort of homework you assign? 

CURRENT PRACTICE
  1. Explain briefly WHY you use the Internet in your teaching. How do you think the Internet helps your students become more proficient in German.
  2. If you do not use the Internet in your teaching, please explain WHY you do not use it.
Rate the following reasons for using the Internet in German instruction according to the frequency that they are reflected in your classroom and in what you assign your students. Which number most corresponds to your actual practice.
 
First two semesters (beginners)
1= never 2=rarely 3=sometimes 4=regularly 5= very frequently 
in order to learn language forms and vocabulary 
in order to improve reading skills in German 
in order to improve listening skills in German 
to make connections with groups outside of the classroom (in other parts of the U.S. or the world) 
to help students find information to complete a report on a topic, or to learn about a specific content area 
 
Third semester or higher 
1= never 2=rarely 3=sometimes 4=regularly 5= very frequently 

in order to learn language forms and vocabulary 

in order to improve reading skills in German 
in order to improve listening skills in German 
to make connections with groups outside of the classroom (in other parts of the U.S. or the world) 
to help students find information to complete a report on a topic, or to learn about a specific content area 

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