Subject: Seeking Survey Respondents Principal Investigator: Dr. Donald J. Leu Student Researcher: Laurie A. Henry Study Title: Teacher Beliefs about New Literacy Instruction Scale You are invited to participate in a survey that explores teacher’s beliefs about teaching the new literacy skills (reading and writing) that students require when using the Internet. I am a graduate student at the University of Connecticut and a member of this listserv community. I am conducting this survey because I am interested in finding out what teachers believe about teaching students the new literacy skills of the Internet during regular classroom instruction. Survey results will be used to create appropriate professional development sessions for school districts that provide support and resources for the integration of technology (and the Internet in particular) within K-12 school curriculum. Your participation in this study will require completion of an online survey. This should take approximately 5-10 minutes of your time. Your participation will be anonymous and you will not be contacted again in the future. You will not be paid for being in this study. This survey does not involve any risk to you. However, the benefits of your participation may impact the teaching profession by providing important information about teachers’ beliefs regarding new literacy instruction on the Internet. If you have any questions about this project or if you have a research-related problem, you may contact me, Laurie Henry, at (860) 486-4634 or my advisor, Dr. Donald J. Leu at (860) 486-0202. If you have any questions about your rights as a research participant you may contact the University of Connecticut Institutional Review Board (IRB) at 860-486-8802. An IRB is a group of people that reviews research studies to make sure they are safe for participants. Participation in this study is strictly voluntary. You do not have to participate if you do not want to. There are no penalties or consequences of any kind if you decide that you do not want to participate. Please complete the survey by clicking on the following link: http://www.advancedsurvey.com. When you arrive at the Advanced Survey homepage, type in survey #29369 in the “Take A Survey” box. Thank you in advance for your participation in this study. Sincerely, Laurie Henry PhD Student, Cognition & Instruction University of Connecticut