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Educators' Guide Survey

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Thank you for volunteering to offer feedback concerning DISCOVERmagazine.com's new Educators' Guide for science teachers, to be launched this fall. Please take a moment to fill out the following survey. We value your suggestions; if you have any further comments, feel free to e-mail them to Webmaster@DISCOVERmagazine.com.

1. What region of the country do you live in?

a) Northeast
b) Southeast
c) Midwest
d) Southwest
e) Northwest

2. What is your age?

a) 21-30
b) 31-40
c) 41-50
d) 51-60
e) 60+

3. What is your gender?

a) Male
b) Female

4. Are you currently a DISCOVER magazine subscriber?

a) Yes
b) No

5. Are you a teacher?

a) Yes
b) No

6. What grade do you teach?

a) K - 3

b) 4 - 6

c) 7 - 8

d) 9 - 12

7. What subject(s) do you teach? Please mark all that apply.

a) Chemistry

b) Biology

c) Physics

d) Astronomy

e) Earth Science

f) Life Science

g) Computer Science

h) Math

i) Other

8. Have you ever used DISCOVER magazine content in the classroom?

a) Yes
b) No

9. Have you ever used content from other consumer science magazines or Web sites in the classroom?

a) Yes
b) No

11. If you were to visit a DISCOVER education site, how important would the following features be to you? An easily searchable database of all of DISCOVER's archived articles, organized by state standards, topic, and grade levels

Please rate numbers 11–20 from "Not Useful" to "Extremely Useful/Necessary."

a) Not useful
b) Somewhat useful
c) Very useful
d) Extremely useful/necessary

13. An online forum in which science teachers nationwide can discuss any topic they choose

a) Not useful
b) Somewhat useful
c) Very useful
d) Extremely useful/necessary

15. A database of prepared lesson plans, classroom activities, and student assessments, using DISCOVER articles to illustrate concepts and findings. These materials could also be printed as PDFs.

a) Not useful
b) Somewhat useful
c) Very useful
d) Extremely useful/necessary

16. A custom feature in which teachers can create and print their own "magazine" of DISCOVER articles to use as a supplemental material in class

a) Not useful
b) Somewhat useful
c) Very useful
d) Extremely useful/necessary

17. A feature in which teachers can use DISCOVER content to build and print their own personalized lesson plans, catered to specific topics and class discussions

a) Not useful
b) Somewhat useful
c) Very useful
d) Extremely useful/necessary

20. A box containing a newsfeed of DISCOVER's coverage of the latest science news

a) Not useful
b) Somewhat useful
c) Very useful
d) Extremely useful/necessary

21. Of the features listed above, which one would you be most likely to pay for, if it was offered individually? Feel free to select more than one.

a) The database of correlated articles

b) The blogs

c) The online forums

d) The social network

e) The database of prepared lesson plans

f) The custom feature allowing teachers to create and print their own "magazine"

g) The feature allowing teachers to create their own lesson plans

h) The puzzles and games

i) The weekly newsletter

j) The newsfeed

22. How likely would you be to purchase a $20 subscription for full access to a Web site that offered all of these features?

a) Extremely likely
b) Very likely
c) Somewhat likely
d) Not likely

23. Do you a) typically print out online materials for classroom use, or b) have students access materials using their computers?

a) Option a
b) Option b

24. What other ways could we produce content or materials that you would want to use in your classroom/class preparation on a regular basis?

a) Online videos

b) DVDs and CD-ROMs

c) Contests

d) Online science fairs

e) Professional development resources such as online training seminars

f) Advice guides for new teachers

g) Other

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