This morning I was not able to attend a session on using iPod touches in the classroom because it was cancelled, and then I missed an opportunity to learn more about Smartboards because the session was full. I was upset but sat down and looked through the program and tried to find an alternative. Finally I settled on a session about learning about how adults learn differently than children.
A couple of days ago I posted a Google form asking one simple question.
Estimate how many hours of technology related training occur at your school each year.
After only 2 days up, I've received 30 responses, which seem to be from a wide variety of different schools, and almost all of which are from people I've never met before. The preliminary results are posted below, as well excerpts from the comments added by the people completing the surveys.