Tuesday, November 22, 2011

2011 ECAR Report: Undergrads and Tech

Report

Findings:
Figure 1. Undergraduate Student Technology Ownership
n = 3,000
Laptop 87%
Printer 81%
DVD player 75%
USB thumb drive 70%
Wi-Fi* 67%
Stationary gaming device 66%
iPod 62%
HDTV 56%
Smartphone 55%
Digital camera 55%
Webcam 55%
Desktop computer 53%
Handheld gaming device 38%
Netbook 11%
iPad 8%

- Students use technology for access to resources and to streamline tasks (50-60%), but much less so to be creative, work with others, or be prepared for the workforce (1/3)

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