A survey of exemplar teachers' perceptions, use, and access of computer-based games and technology for classroom instruction

► 259 award winning educators from the 1996 to 2009 were surveyed concerning game use. ► Ease of use and usefulness perceptions have trended positively over the period. ► Educator classroom game adoption rates reflect two different stages of Rogers' TAC. ► Game use bifurcation occurs based on K-5 and 6-12 population groupings. ► Access, usefulness, and culture differences underscore population divergences.