Teacher Poll: Mid-Training

This short poll was taken on Wednesday of week 2. The point was to encourage everyone to bring their laptops home and to go over the fact that their family will not break the laptop. The poll was conducted in French and translated into English for this blog.

1. Do you use the XO at home?
A. Every night: 9
B. Sometimes: 2
C. Not often: 0
D. Never: 0

2. Do you let your children use it?
A. I don't bring it home with me: 2
B. No, I think they will break it: 5
C. Yes, sometimes: 4
D. Yes, every night: 0

3. Has your child shown you something new on the XO?
A. Yes, my child showed me a new activity: 1
B. Yes, my child opened a new activity but s/he didn't know how to use it: 3
C. Yes, my child used the XO but didn't show me how to anything new: 2
D. My child doesn't use the XO: 2
E. I don't have kids: 3
* one participant wrote: 'yes'

4. Do you use your XO with your kids?
A. Yes, I go to my house and show my family what I have learned in training: 3 1/2
B. Yes, my family shows me new things on the XO: 2 1/2
C. My family uses itbut we don't use it together: 0
D. I don't bring the XO home, so my family can't use it: 2
E. I take it home but my family doesn't use it: 3
* one participant wrote: 'yes'
* and yes, one participant did literally mark 1/2 for two answers

5. What is the most difficult things to do with the XO?
1: Inserting a photo into write.
2: Inserting a photo into write; opening an activity and applying it to a class.
3: Searching the internet
4: Writing emails
5: Internet
6: Creating and sharing activities with the Neighborhood
7: Doing the homework
8: Sharing activities with my Friends
9: Sharing an excercise
10: Sharing activities
11: Switching between activities

6. What is the easiest thing to do on the XO?
1: Reading/opening something from the journal
2: Opening and closing activities
3: Record and Internet
4: Taking photos with Record
5: Opening and closing activities
6: Writing a text
7: Turning the xo on and off; Write
8: Opening the laptop, copying, go to the write page, making uppercase letters
9: Turning the xo on and off, going to the homepage, journal
10: Opening and writing a text
11: Turning on and off the xo