As more and more academic resources become available online, classroom Internet connections are a useful indicator of the instructional resources available to students in this district. This graph provides you with the percentage of classrooms in this district that are connected to the Internet, as well as the state average for Internet-connected classrooms.

In addition to knowing the percentage of classrooms connected to the Internet in this district, you might want to ask your district administrators or technology leaders the following questions:

• What are the district's goals for connectivity in classrooms and Internet use in support of instruction?
• What is the speed of the Internet connections in classrooms? Slower or unstable connections are more difficult to use during classroom instruction.
• How do teachers make use of their classroom Internet connections?
• How many Internet-connected digital learning devices are in the average classroom that has a connection?

Ask district administrators for help in understanding instructional priorities and the distribution of instructional resources in your school district. For technical information about how these data were gathered, see the Data Sources & Information Guide. For more information about instructional technology in North Carolina, visit the NC Department of Public Instruction's Instructional Technologies Division website.

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