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Digital Equity Survey Data Collection Help Document for Parents/Guardians
Collecting accurate data regarding digital resource access for our New York students will greatly help educators to better serve their students and families. In order to accomplish this, the New York State Education Department is asking parents or guardians to complete a Digital Equity survey (for each student in the family) in grades Kindergarten – grade 12. This survey will provide information on student access to devices and internet access in their places of residence.
Digital Equity Survey Question Guidance
- “Device” is defined as a computing device, such as a laptop, desktop, Chromebook, iPad, or full-size tablet. “Device” for the purposes of this survey, is NOT a phone or mini tablet, nor is it a mobile internet access point, such as a MIFI.
- “Dedicated” devices are devices that are not shared, where the student is allowed to take the device when they leave the school building to participate in learning outside of school. They are for single student use and are not shared with other students or household members.
- “Sufficient” access means that the student does not regularly experience issues (slowdowns, buffering, disconnections, unreliable connection, etc.) while participating in required or assigned instruction and learning activities, as measured during peak household usage.
- “Reliable” access should be judged against the goal of “All the Time” access, as indicated in the National Educational Technology Plan. The Plan states the expectation that technology-enabled learning should be available for all students, everywhere, all the time (NETP 2017).
for their use during the school year?
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“Yes” means the school district issued the student a dedicated device to use at home.
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“No” means that the school district has not issued a dedicated device to the student to use at home.
Question 2: What is the device your child uses most often to complete learning activities away from school? (This can be a school-provided device or another device, whichever the student is most often using to complete their schoolwork). Choice can be a school-provided device or another device, whichever the student is most often using to complete their schoolwork.
DESKTOP, LAPTOP, TABLET, CHROMEBOOK, SMARTPHONE, NO DEVICE
Please select a response other than “No Device” if you previously responded “Yes” to Question 1.
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“School” means that the school district provided the device for the student to use.
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“Personal” means that the student uses a device not provided by the school district.
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“No Device” means the student does not have a device to use.
You should answer “No Device” if you previously responded “No Device” to Question 2.
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“Shared” means multiple students/people share the device for school or work. This can be a school provided device or another device, whichever the student is most often using to complete their schoolwork.
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“Not Shared” means dedicated to one student. This can be a school provided device or another device, whichever the student is most often using to complete their schoolwork.
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“No Device” means the student does not have a device to use.
- “Yes” means the student has a sufficient device (a computer or computing device such as a laptop, desktop, Chromebook, or full-sized iPad or other tablet), that is able to connect to the internet (even if an internet connection is not always available); has a screen size of at least 9.7”; has a keyboard (on-screen or external) and a mouse, touchscreen, or touchpad; and can run all applications, allowing for full participation in learning without or with very limited issues.
- “No” means that the student does not have a device that meets the criteria above.
- “Yes” means the student has internet access in their primary residence where the student typically resides.
- “No” means the student does not have internet access in their primary residence.
- “Residential Broadband” means a high-bandwidth connection to the Internet at your home by using a cable (fiber or coaxial) connected to an Internet service provider such as Spectrum, AT+T, Frontier, etc.
- “Cellular” means wireless Internet access delivered through cellular towers to computers and other devices. Uses your cell phone provider for internet access.
- “Mobile Hotspot” means a wireless access point created by a dedicated hardware device or a smartphone feature that shares the phone's cellular data. For example, a cellphone or a device like a Kajeet, Verizon Jetpack, Netgear Nighthawk or MiFi.
- “Community WiFi” means allowing Internet connection to visitors and guests using an existing Wi-Fi infrastructure in the community such as a library, café, hotel, etc.
- “Satellite” means a wireless connection through the use of a satellite dish located on your property.
- “Dial up” means a service that allows connectivity to the Internet by using a modem and a standard telephone line.
- “DSL” Digital Subscriber Line means a high-speed bandwidth connection from a phone wall jack on an existing telephone network that works within the frequencies so you can use the Internet while making phone calls.
- “Other” means none of the other choices apply.
- “None” means that you do not have Internet access in your home.
- “Yes” means the student experiences very few or no interruptions in learning activities caused by poor internet performance in their primary place of residence.
- “No” means the student regularly experiences interruptions and is unable to complete all learning activities due to poor internet performance in their primary place of residence or lack of internet access.
- “Availability” means you cannot actually get fiber (or satellite or cell service) at your home.
- “Cost” means the service available to your neighborhood is cost prohibitive.
- “None” means that your child has sufficient and reliable access to the internet.
- “Other” means none of the other choices apply.