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

The Innovation-Decision Process of the Interactive Electronic Whiteboard 11 The innovation-decision process is the process through which an individual (or decision–making unit) passes from gaining initial knowledge of an innovation, to making a decision to adopt or reject, to implementation of the new idea, and to the confirmation of this decision. The next few slides will discuss how the Interactive Electronic Whiteboard went through this process and became an integral part of many or today’s 21 st century classrooms.

Initial Knowledge ad/History-of-Wireless-Tablet.pdf 12 The first interactive electronic whiteboard was developed in the late 1990’s. Teachers began to recognize the value of IEW’s over traditional blackboards and marker boarders due to variety or reasons. First, teachers recognized a need to integrate various digital resources into the classroom which will allow further interactivity in the classroom. Second, teachers wanted to be more mobile and teach from anywhere in the classroom thus allowing them to be more interactive with the students. The interactive electronic whiteboard has afforded teachers this ability and flexibility since its inception.

Benefits of an IEW The interactive electronic whiteboard is great for demonstrations. The ability of a teacher to use his or her finger as a mouse or stylus enables them to easily point out and emphasize facts, features, points of interest, and elements of the curriculum. Unlike traditional blackboards the teacher can present in multiple colors, line widths, and fonts. The IEW can accommodate both tactile learners who benefit from touch and marking and visual learners who benefit from seeing what takes place on the board. artBoard/benefits.htm 13

Benefits of an IEW (continued) IEW’s have the potential to benefit all ages and educational levels from the youngest of elementary students to graduate level students. Due to it’s projection and presentation capabilities, the IEW’s are great tool for classrooms in which only one computer is available. Because the teachers use their finger as a mouse or stylus there are no erasers or markers and thus, the IEW are extremely clean. artBoard/benefits.htm 14

Benefits of an IEW (continued) Because there are no markers or chalk that need to be held, students with limited motor skills have the capability of using the IEW with a great deal of ease. The IEW can interface with various other technologies in the class such as scanned documents, video players, and cameras It is a kid magnet! Students are drawn toward the board and end up using it at every opportunity artBoard/benefits.htm 15

The Results Students had no prior experience or exposure to IEW technology Students participated in eleven 55 minute lessons about World War I Approximately 40 or the 55 minutes of each lesson involved interaction with the IEW. 99% of all students reported a positive experience using the interactive whiteboard and felt like they learned better using it. 100% of all students agreed that they paid more attention when using the Interactive electronic whiteboard 88% of the students agreed it was easy to learn using the IEW. 11% of students felt nervous when they used the IEW 80% of students liked the seamlessness of using the streamed videos with the IEW 84% of students said they enjoyed being actively engaged with the IEW as opposed to raising their hands. _format.pdf 16 In a study involving 5 th grade students during a 3 ½ week period each student received 11 lessons of 55 minutes each in the media center. The results were as follows: