Among the Survey's major findings are some data on varied use of technology by educators:

… value technology and use the Internet and digital communication in varying degrees.
• Nine in ten teachers (90%) say that technology enhances their ability to teach.
• The value teachers place on technology varies by their generational cohort: 66% of those in Generation Y (30 years old or younger) strongly agree that technology enhances their ability to teach; 58% of those in Generation X (31 – 43 year olds) and 49% of Baby Boomers (44 – 62 year olds) strongly agree.
• Six in ten (62%) teachers use the Internet as a teaching resource on a weekly basis.
• New teachers also use the Internet as a resource on at least a weekly basis more often than more experienced teachers: 69% of those with five years or less experience use the Internet as a resource for teaching on a weekly basis versus 58% of those with 21 or more years of experience.
• Nearly four in ten (39%) teachers have taken an online course for degree credit or professional credit.
• Six in ten (57%) teachers have communicated online (e.g. email, instant message, blog) at some point with teachers outside their district during the past year.
• Principals generally utilize technology and digital communication more frequently than teachers.

And evidence that educators have not explored the range of digital communication available for professional development and interaction.
• 43% of teachers never communicate online (e.g., email, instant messaging, blog) with other teachers outside of their district.
• 60% of teachers have never taken an online course.
• 72% of teachers have never read or written a blog about teaching.
• 85% of teachers have never participated in a professionally-oriented online community or social networking site.

… and do not receive high marks from students on ability to teach about computers or the Internet.
• Students rate their teachers lower on their ability to teach about computers and the Internet than in all but one other subject and skill category, including 26% of students who rate their teachers fair or poor.