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====**The target group for my survey is the science department at a large 9 – 12 suburban high school. There are 15 teachers, including myself, in this department – 12 female, 3 male. Educational levels range from 3 bachelors, 9 masters, 2 specialist and 1 doctorate. The school is an upper socio-economic area with a small group of choice students from a lower socio-economic area. We offer a large contingent of AP courses and honors courses as well as regular education courses. We have strong business and fine arts departments but no vocational departments. Parental expectations are that all students will attend college. **==== ===All classrooms contain LCD projectors, at least one laptop and desktop computer, a set of I-Respond remotes, a ClassPad and a DVD player. There are three laptop carts with 15 laptops in each cart available for classroom use on a first come, first served sign-up basis. Those who plan ahead use them the most. We also have microscopes that can be attached to the video projectors for slide viewing in addition to regular microscopes. A county initiative for interactive smart boards did exist but those have not been installed. (Maybe the money ran out?) === ===The instructors in this department, overall, feel that they are proficient in the use of technology within their classrooms. After beginning this degree and finding out just a little of what is out there, I began to realize how little we do use. We are proficient in the use of powerpoint for lectures, online animations within lectures to explain processes, internet research and online activities and simulations but we do not use many of the interactive sites that would allow the students to collaborate with their peers. We work hard and are good at what we do but may have become a little complacent about the level of our technological innovation. ===