When evaluating ed-tech resources for their quality, teachers and administrators share some of the same priorities, but differ in other areas. Some criteria include:
- Learning potential for students (56 percent of teachers; 57 percent of administrators)
- Fun and engaging for students (44 percent of teachers; 30 percent of administrators)
- Aligns to academic standards (41 percent of teachers; 65 percent of administrators)
- Helps teachers teach (32 percent of teachers; 33 percent of administrators)
- Free (45 percent of teachers; 25 percent of administrators)
- Overall high quality (29 percent of teachers; 37 percent of administrators)
The survey included 762 preK-12 public school teachers and 205 public school administrators. Results were originally released in May 2013, and the need for ed-tech remains just as relevant today.
The full infographic is below:
Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
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