1. THE IMPACT OF INTERACTIVEWHITEBOARDS IN EDUCATION Multimedia Presentation Project Created by Diana Absatz EDUC-7101-1/EDUC-8841-1 Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education

2. WHAT IS ANINTERACTIVEWHITEBOARD?An interactive whiteboard (IWB), is a largeinteractive display that connects to a computer andprojector. A projector projects the computersdesktop onto the boards surface where users controlthe computer using a pen, finger, stylus, or other device. The board is typically mounted to a wall orfloor stand. 3. INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD TIMELINE DecisionJANUARY 1991 First Interactive whiteboard developed. http://www.enotes.com/topic/Smart_BoardPersuasionOCTOBER 2002 Smart Board goes wireless. http://www.macworld.com/article/1007121/smart.htmlImplementationMarch 2003 Online community for teachers.http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/research/whitepapers/research_whitepaper_update.pdfKnowledgeAugust 2005 Smart board produces 2 minute tutorialshttp://www.invergrove.k12.mn.us/sites/uploads/SMART_Board_recommendation_2.pdf KnowledgeJune 2006 All- in- one Smart board http://smarttech.com/us/news DecisionOctober 2008 Smart tablet released http://www.ehow.com/facts_4915092_what-history-smart-board.htmlPersuasionJuly 2010 New smart response (allows interaction and student response from any web- enabled mobiledevice). http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/notify 4. WHY TEACHERS NEED TO USE AN INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD? IWB can be used with any software. They are extremely adaptable for numerous uses and do notrequire acquisition of additional software. Their creative use is limited only by the imaginations ofteachers and students.One-computer classrooms can Interactive applications are in demand for maximize the use of limited educators who want to involve their students incomputer access by using thelearning with technologywhiteboard Interactivewhiteboards ineducation There is no The board canmessy chalkaccommodate dust or otherdifferent learningby-product,styles.which canPresentation tools arelimit use.increasing in popularity and demand for educators who want to share ideas and information with large or small groups ofstudents 5. TIn 1986, David Martin and NancyH Knowlton were driving through upstateENew York when David first described a product idea hed been working on toO Nancy. A year later, SMART was founded.RI Originally, the company was the CanadianGdistributor for a U.S. projector company,Iand revenue was generated throughprojector sales. That revenue was directedN toward the research and development ofS the SMART Board interactive whiteboard.O The first interactive whiteboard wasF introduced by SMART Technologies to the consumer market in 1991. Upon itsS release, the SMART board became the first THE ORIGINS OFM interactive board to set the feature ofAincorporating touch control of computerTHERapplications as well as annotation over INTERACTIVETbasic Microsoft Windows programs. WHITE BOARDSIWB 6. THE ORIGINS OFINTERACTIVEWHITEBOARDSIn In 1992, SMARTformed a strategic alliance with Intel Corporation, which 1992, SMART formedalliance with Intel Corporation, which resulted in joint product development,joint marketing efforts and Intelsresulted in joint product development, joint marketing efforts and Intelsequity ownership in SMART. Other than the Intel equity investment and someequity ownership in SMART. Other than the Intel equity investment and somesmall investments from family and friends, the company relied on its retained small investments from family and friends, the company relied on its retainedearnings to fuel growth in these early years. earnings to fuel growth in these early years.That relationship with Intel was one of the key building blocks in SMARTs That relationship with Intel was one of the key building blocks in SMARTshistory.history.http://www.smarttech.com/us/About+SMART/ 7. PRODUCTION, MANUFACTURING, PACKAGING, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTIONPrices for Interactive Whiteboards vary, depending on the brand and what is needed, from $750 for just the whiteboard to $6,000 for a whole system.http://www.nextag.com/interactive-whiteboard/compare-html Nancy Knowlton from Smart technologies took on the responsibility ofmarketing and sales by 2000. By 2002,one hundred thousand interactive boards had been shippedout to different places around the world. The interactive board can be purchased as a complete package with thewhiteboard, projector, and software. There are many different types ofinteractive boards on the market such as the ebeam, mimio and manyothers with various prices. 8. SMARTShowcaseSchoolsSmart Technologies promotes theadoption of SMART boards by settingSMART board systems into ShowcaseClassrooms to large School Districts.These Smart showcase classroomsdemonstrate how SMART products cantransform classrooms and improvelearning outcomes. They serve as hostsites for educators who are interested inimplementing SMART products andreceive benefits, including professionaldevelopment opportunities. Become aSMART Showcase School and share yoursuccess story.http://www.smarttech.com/us/Resources/SMART+education+programs 9. Interactive White BoardsVs. Traditional Tools(The Research)Robert Marzano recently divided 85educators into two groups:One taught a lesson to students usinginteractive whiteboards and theother taught the same lesson usingstandard, more traditional tools. Hisdata was undeniable: 10. RESULTSINTERACTIVEWHITEBOARD MARZANOS FINALWINS THOUGHTS Immediate increase of 17% inscores. If a teacher had been given 20-30 Beyond this sweet spot, dragonsmonths to hone his or her skills, await in the form of diminishingthere was an average 20 returns in improved student percentile gain. scores, thus proving, he adds,that you clearly "cant take the If a teacher had used it for twohuman being out ofyears, and did so 75 % of the teaching(Marzano, 2011).time. That profile shows awhopping 29 percentile gainin scores. 11. THE S-CURVE FOR INTERACTIVEWHITEBOARDSIt appears that the S-Curve for Interactive Electronic Whiteboards is still in a high growth rate and yet to level out. According to data, sales of IEWs havebeen growing at a rate of 15% per year. It appearsthat, despite a sluggish economy, the sale of IEWs will steadily increase into the future. It is expected to keep or increase this rate at least through theyear 2013 where the sale of IEWs will top $2 billion in total sales.www.digitallearning.in 12. S- CURVEINTERACTIVEWHITEBOARDS SOLD 13. STATISTICS * 377,000 interactive whiteboards were sold to educationinstitutions in 2007.*The forecast is that interactive whiteboard category will increase by 200 percent in the next five years and that one in six classrooms will have an interactive whiteboard by 2011.* SMART boards nowholds 53 % of the product categoryshare in the education segment in the United States 14. FUTURE OFINTERACTIVEWHITEBOARDS According to an article found on Reuters, 377,000interactive whiteboards were sold in 2007. That number is projected to increase by 200 percent by2011. A number of features make interactivewhiteboards a desirable classroom tool.http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire 15. WHAT TYPE OF ADOPTER IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PBC ?The School District of Palm BeachCounty falls into the category ofLaggards regarding the adoption ofnew technology in primary gradesThe laggards precarious economic position forcesthese individuals to be extremely cautious in adoptinginnovations (Rogers, 2003)*The school district of PBC allocates 15,000 annually for technology to elementary schools.*About 50% of the money allocated for technology is used to maintain technology already purchased. 16. HOW TO CONVINCELAGGARDS TO ADOPTIWBS?Trial ability seems to be the best way to approachlaggards like the School District of Palm beachCounty An innovation that is trial able represents less uncertainty to the individual who is considering it foradoption, who can learn by doing(Rogers, 2003).*If teachers request Smart Technologies to transform their classrooms intosmart showcase classrooms, teachers will be able to show to their schooldistricts and colleagues how SMART interactive whiteboards can transformclassrooms into 21st century classrooms and improve learning outcomes.*By successfully using interactive whiteboards in their showcaseclassrooms , teachers will be able to compile case studies and their resultsto show that the use of interactive whiteboards can make a difference inacademic achievement.*Laggards need to see plenty of positive evidence regarding the successof an educational innovation before considering adoption. 17. TEACHERS HAVE THE POWER TOCHANGE THINGSBy implementing showcase classrooms in schools,educators will get the chance to learn from observing otherteachers who use the interactive whiteboards effectively.MODELING TRAININGMODELING TRAINING.. *It is well-known that teachers play a crucial role in efforts toimplement innovations.*Teachers can make technology integration a priority in the professional development budget. 18. CRITICAL MASS ANDINTERACTIVE WHITE BOARDSCritical mass was quickly met after teachersdiscovered the ability of the interactive whiteboard. The IWB has the potential to greatly improve a classroom. Society hasaccepted the interactive whiteboard across the globe. 19. Hierarchy for initial adoption (Board chair directors, Superintendents,Chief of staff, and Chief information officers are committed to put in practice the initiative No Child left behind: Enhancing educationthrough technology initiatives Incentives for early adoption: Smart technologies has showcaseclassrooms in many school districts all over the United States. Individuals perception s of the innovation can be shaped: Manyteachers have changed their perception of IWBs after witnessing their effectiveness in student engagement.The innovation should be introduced to intact groups in the systems:School districts are solid organizations in the process of growing. The education field at all levels is the major target for all interactivewhiteboards manufacturers. 20. CENTRALIZED DIFFUSION The centralized diffusion system is the best system to approach the board of directors of the Palm Beach school district.The school district of Palm Beach county is a large organization that makes most decisions about innovations and their diffusion to all public schools in Palm Beach County.The technology department of the SDPBC is conformed by a team of technical experts devoted to improve the quality of educationaltechnology, and posses the ability to gain adoption of innovations notpopular but important for public schools education. 21. KEY CHANGEAGENTS School board directors, educationaltechnologists, school principals and otherAdministrators working for the school board are the key change agents.Principals and Administrators can be supportivein developing relationships with their facultyand staff members to persuade/convince them inhow essential the need is for adopting theInteractive Whiteboards. 22. When an organization like a public school districtdecides to implement an innovation and allocatesresources to it, the implementation consists of eventsand actions that pertain to modifying the innovation,preparing the organization for its use, trial use,acceptance of the innovation by the users and continueuse of the innovation until it becomes a routine featureof the organization. In this phase the innovation is putinto use by organizational members, administration,technology specialists, and faculty. 23. INTERNAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS*Complexity:* INTERCONNECTEDNESS :Smart tech has built the resources toEducational technologists atprovide teachers and students with theschools will offer their high capabilities to effectively design,prototype and test new ideas andlevel of knowledge andconcepts for the next generation ofexpertise to support facultyintelligent interactive products, systemsand services. They are reshaping theafter the installation of way we interact and communicate.interactive whiteboards.* EDUCATIONAL SLACK WAS*Formalization: LEFT IN THE PAST:Procedures and rules will beOrange County Public Schools inOrlando, Florida is the tenth largestestablished and enforce toU.S. public school district with moreencourage the than 181,000 students and 8,000classrooms. Classrooms will beimplementation of smart equipped with SMART Board 800boards in the classrooms. series interactive whiteboards in 2012. 24. ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS AT ORANGECOUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECOGNIZE THEIMPORTANCE OF USING SMART PRODUCTS IN THECLASSROOM TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT TODAYS LEARNERS, SAYS PATRICK NAGEL, VICE-PRESIDENT,AMERICAS, SMART TECHNOLOGIES. WE ARE PLEASEDTO BE THE SOLE SUPPLIER OF INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS FOR OCPS AND LOOK FORWARD TOPROVIDING PRODUCTS THAT HELP IMPROVE STUDENTOUTCOMES (NAGEL, 2012) 25. WHAT EDUCATIONALCHAMPIONSTECHNOLOGISTS ARESAYING ABOUT IWB?NAME: Myron Rumsey, director of technologyDISTRICT: Odessa-Montour (NY) CentralSchool DistrictThis tool transforms teaching and changes howstudents perceive instructional material. It equalizes visual and audio learners. Weve seen a huge increase in student participation wherever teachers use the whiteboard. We have interactive whiteboards in 20percent of our district, and we have plans to expand them into the rest of our district. 26. WHAT EDUCATIONALCHAMPIONS TECHNOLOGISTSARE SAYING ABOUT IWB? NAME: Patricia M. Kershaw, instructional technology manager DISTRICT: Fauquier County (VA) Public SchoolsFauquier County Public Schools serves about 12,000 students and employs morethan 1,800 teachers, administrators, and support staff members. We have aninteractive whiteboard in every core classroom in every elementary school in thedistrict. The other middle schools and high schools have several whiteboards onwheels that classrooms share. When the whiteboard is used appropriately, theverbal and auditory learner can also benefit from the large group learningenvironment. We chose SMART Boards because of the touch technology, whichallows students the ability to touch the screen and manipulate the object on thescreen. This capability lets students participate physically with the materials onthe board. 27. WHAT DO ADMINISTRATORS CHAMPIONS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IWBS?Jason Briggs, vice principalThe Smart Boards were also easy to SCHOOL: Saint Gregory the Greatinstall. We hope to add interaction School (NJ)devices, such as tablets, to our SmartBoard systems in order to increasestudent participation.We use Smart Boards because we wantto acquaint students with cutting-edgetechnology, and we believe thatinstructional technology lets our teachersmaximize effective student learning. Thesoftware is intuitive to learn and featuresa variety of papers and templates that fitseamlessly into teachers lessons. 28. CONCLUSION85% of the classrooms in the UK haveAdopted interactive whiteboards(Marzano, 2011)Sen.Michael Bennet said, if there isnt more investment in technologyin schools, classrooms will look the same in 20 years as they do nowand American students will fall behind(Sherry, 2012). Children in Palm Beach County will be left behind without more technologyAdopted !!!!!!!!! 29. CONCLUSION One of the latest case studies conducted by Dr. Marzano showed a16 percentile point gain in student achievement in classroomsusing the interactive whiteboards. The article also mentioned how the use of graphics to represent information could increase studentachievement to a26 percentile point gain. It went on further to mention that a 31 percentile point gain could be found in classrooms where the interactive whiteboard reinforcer was used. 30. VIDEO CLIP: MARZANOAND TEACHING WITHINTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS 31. ROBERT MARZANOInteractive whiteboards are the future ofeducational strategies, and without proper adoption of these and other technologytools, teachers are doomed to become dinosaurs in their practices. 32. REFERENCESE-World Forum.(2011) Interactive Whiteboards: Bringing Life to Classrooms.Digital Learning Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2012 from: http://issuu.com/dl_magazine/docs/Marzano. R; (2011) Marzano Research Laboratory. Retrieved fromhttp://www.marzanoresearch.com/documents/whiteboards_webinars_ 4_1.pdf. On May 11, 2012.Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press.Smart Technologies. (2012). Smart Showcase Schools. Education Programsand Funding Resources. Retrieved May 9, 2012 from: http://www.smarttech.com/usSMART Technologies. (2012). The history of SMART. About Smart Technologies. Retrieved On May 8, 2012 from :http://www.smarttech.com/us/About+SMART/Wolper-Gawron, H., (2011). 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