Interactive Electronic WhiteBoard Storyboard By David Phenix Walden University

What is an Interactive Electronic Whiteboard? 2 An Interactive Electronic Whiteboard (IEW) is a teaching and presentation tools that allows students to engage along with the teacher through the use of touch recognition and specially designed software which will help in facilitating learning. Touch recognition allows both the students and teachers to move items on the IEW around on the board itself. This can be done by using a stylist or pen. This allows teachers to select, mark, move, drag, or erase items directly from the IEW. Interactive Electronic Whiteboards combines the technology of a networked computers with the interactivity of a traditional erasable marker board or blackboard. All this can be projected and presented on a whiteboard.

Needs: What problems or needs existed that gave rise to the Interactive Electronic Whiteboard Unnecessary Teacher Stress Brought on by Excessive Planning Low Functional Math Skill by Students with Special Needs Limited Student Participation and Engagement in Class 3

Research: Who Met These Needs? The leading manufacturer of Interactive Electronic Whiteboard is SMART technologies. This company by far, offers the most complete, easy to use, integrated hardware and software products that meet the needs of today’s educational environment. 4

Who Researched What Researchers at the University of Virginia recently conclude that Interactive Electronic Whiteboards can lead to improved student learning outcomes and improved quality of life for teachers. 5

Teacher Stress and Anxiety Teachers have expressed stress due to large workloads, large classes, and the inability to meet the needs of individual students. All this is causing teachers to work longer and harder, sometime carrying a 50 hour per week workload. Interactive electronic whiteboards have been able to provide time savings for planning and prep, personalize the learning for each student in their class, and improve resource sharing among teachers, thus reducing a duplication in work and activities. 7/1/11 h/usa/reducing_stress_brief.pdf 6

Low Functional Skills of Special Needs Students In a survey of 11 special needs students over a 24 week period in which Interactive Electronic Whiteboards were place in the classroom and then removed from the classroom, there was a significant improvement in performance during the time the IEW’s were used and the time they were not. During this survey, a 24 week period was broken down into 4 six week periods. During the 1 st six week period, there was no IEW in the classroom. IEW’s were placed in the classroom during the 2 nd six week period then removed for the 3 rd six week period, and then placed back into the classroom for the final six weeks of the period. Overall, the median grades were positive for students during the time IEW’s were present in the classroom and negative during the times they were not used in class. 7/2/11 h/usa/mennoniteuniversityresearch.pdf 7

Limited Student Participation and Engagement in class William D. Beeland did a study on the level of interaction or engagement of students using a IEW. Through the use surveys and questionnaires. The results of his research indicate that there is higher level of student engagement using the IEW’s than without using them. This is primarily due to the visual aspects of the IEW. 8

Development: What problems did your innovation encounter in the development process? Cost: $ Mounting Stand Lights must be dim in the classroom when a IEW is being used (this could inhibit students with sight problems. Cost of a Projector: $ $2000 If the IEW is kicked or pushed it loses its orientation 7/2/11 a/mennoniteuniversityresearch.pdf 9

Commercialization Marketing Interactive Electronic Whiteboards centers around two things: Student Engagement and Improved Student Performance. Being able to use a stylist, your finger, or a variety of other items to draw, write, copy, paste, zoom in, zoom out, or select information from online resources seems to be a big promotional part of marketing the IEW. The working together of designed hardware and software to enhance the learning experience is also a big selling feature of the IEW. Various endorsements by teachers and educators has also been a large selling tool for the IEW. There are also supporting technology such as projectors, interactive tables, and support stands which help sell the IEW. Finally, there are numerous research studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of IEW’s by showing test scores and performances of students who utilize IEW’s versus those who do not. 10