Table 2 Items for the assessment of ICT Usage outside of school and at school

ICT Usage outside of school

 Entertainment

  U1_1

Playing one-player games

  U1_2

Playing collaborative online games

  U1_3

<Chatting online > (e.g. < MSN^® >)

  U1_4

Participating in social networks (e.g. < Facebook > , < MySpace >)

  U1_5

Browsing the Internet for fun (such as watching videos, e.g. < YouTube™ >)

 Practical usage

  U2_1

Using email

  U2_2

Reading news on the Internet (e.g. current affairs)

  U2_3

Obtaining practical information from the Internet (e.g. locations, dates of events)

 School-or-learning-related

  U3_1

Browsing the Internet for schoolwork (e.g. for preparing an essay or presentation)

  U3_2

Browsing the Internet to follow up lessons, e.g. for finding explanations

  U3_3

Using email for communication with other students about schoolwork

  U3_4

Using email for communication with teachers and submission of homework or other schoolwork

  U3_5

Using social networks for communication with other students about schoolwork (e.g. < Facebook > , < MySpace >)

  U3_6

Using social networks for Communication with teachers (e.g. < Facebook > , < MySpace >)

  U3_7

Downloading, uploading or browsing material from my school’s website (e.g. timetable or course materials)

  U3_8

Checking the school’s website for announcements, e.g. absence of teachers

  U3_9

Doing homework on a computer

  U3_10

Doing homework on a mobile device

ICT usage at school

 U4_1

Using email at school

 U4_2

Downloading, uploading or browsing material from the school’s website (e.g. < intranet >)

 U4_3

Posting my work on the school’s website

 U4_4

Playing simulations at school

 U4_5

Practicing and drilling, such as for foreign language learning or mathematics

 U4_6

Doing homework on a school computer

 U4_7

Using school computers for group work and communication with other students