In a national survey of more than 1,300 K-12 educators, laptops, Chromebooks and media tablets were chosen as the most valuable tools for teaching and learning, while mobile phones and smart watches were cited as the least useful.

The results were part of the first-ever Teaching with Technology survey, conducted by THE Journal. The aim of the survey was to gauge educators’ attitudes toward the use of technology in the classroom, discover their current practices and learn what they’d like to see changed int he future.

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Among those surveyed, an overwhelming 92 percent said they see laptops as either “essential” (49 percent) or “valuable” (43 percent) for teaching and learning. Chromebooks, as a separate category, also seem to be cherished by educators, with 80 percent saying they are essential (36 percent) or valuable (44 percent).

When asked in an open-ended question on the survey which technologies they wished would die off in the next few years, educators responded:

  1. Personal mobile devices, including phones.
  2. Desktop computers.
  3. Interactive whiteboards.

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Source: THE Journal