Final Presenation of the Smart Board

1. Nikisha GreerEDUC 7101- Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education THE SMART BOARD

2. The Smart Board

3. Stage 1- Area of need

5. BUSINESSES- GROUP MEETINGS

6. GOVERNMENT- PRESENTATIONSALSO SMARTBOARDS MAKES THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT STUDENT CENTERED, CREATES AN ACTIVE CLASSROOM, AND DIFFERENTIATES INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL Stage 1- Area of Need

7. The Smart Board presents diversity within an educational setting. Teachers can create lessons to meet the learning styles of all students. Students can have involvement within their educational experience. Area of Need

8. Stage 2- Research

9. David Martin & Nancy Knowlton (started Smart Technologies) in 1987. The first Smart Board was introduced in 1991. Since 1991, over 20 plus Smart Boards have been developed (with new modifications/features) http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/About+Us/Company+Info/milestones.htm Stage 2- Research

10. The Smart Board was designed to meet the display needs in education and in the business world. Corporate Sponsors are Intel Corporation & Apax Partners Stage 2- Research

11. Stage 3- Development

13. Pen tray

14. Digital ink

15. Save function

16. Durable surface

17. Portable or Wall-mounted

18. Smart Ideas mapping-concept software

19. Smart Notebook

20. USB Cable

21. LCD Projector

22. ComputerStage 3 Development

23. Stage 4- Commericialization

25. Advertisement for the Smart Board (view link)http://smarttech.com/EOU/?WT.mc_id=STEdSolEOUVideo Awards of the Smart Board: The Best of InfoComm 2009 FinalistPresented by NEC Display Solutions for SMART Board 685ix interactive whiteboard system Best of 2009 Teachers’ PickPresented by Instructor magazine The SMART Table was chosen as a Best of 2009 Teachers’ Pick by Instructor magazine, which is one of the most widely read magazines for professional educators in North America. Every product chosen as a Teachers’ Pick was carefully evaluated by teacher testers Best of FOSE 2009Presented by Government Computer News (GCN) for SMART Meeting Pro software The GCN Best of FOSE Awards recognize outstanding and innovative information technology products for government as exhibited during the 2009 FOSE expo in Washington, DC Stage 4 Commericialization

26. Stage 1- Knowledge Stage 2- Persuasion Stage 3- Decision Stage 4- Implementation Stage 5- Confirmation Innovation Decision Process

27. Stage 1- Knowledge

28. How a Smart Board functions & the overviews (of the Smart Board & the software): http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/Products/SMART+Boards/Front+projection/600+Series/Video+library.htm Stage 1- Knowledge

29. Stage 2 Persuasion

30. The benefits of having a Smart Board in your classroom- Making AYP! http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/About+Us/News+Room/Media+Releases/default.htm?guid={1B51B8EE-1752-4916-B8E8-5DAED225A66A} Stage 2- Persuasion

31. Stage 3- Decision

32. Choice to adopt or reject. Case study websites: http://education.smarttech.com/NR/rdonlyres/B5E6493F-5C34-4CC4-83E0-4B56A08B33EB/0/KressElementarySchoolCaseStudy.pdf http://education.smarttech.com/NR/rdonlyres/61891957-3B4C-4A69-AE61-53129B6C2494/0/CustCaseStudyTheBridgeSchool.pdf Stage 3- Decision

33. Stage 4- Implementation

34. Putting the Smart Board to use. Providing professional developments for all school officials. www.smarttech.com offer online tutorials to avoid paying outside sources to demonstrate the innovation. http://www.youtube.com/SMARTClassrooms#p/a/2C880088FE697B74/1/DjdNPMZJbLs Stage 4- Implementation

35. Stage 5- Confirmation

36. Success of the Smart Board around the world http://www2.smarttech.com/NR/rdonlyres/96CBA199-BD1E-4F70-B5A4-2B1228145913/0/FuturesourceSMART2008.pdf Success with American schools- Making AYP with Smart Products http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/About+Us/News+Room/Media+Releases/default.htm?guid={1B51B8EE-1752-4916-B8E8-5DAED225A66A} Stage 5- Confirmation

37. The S-Curve , on the next slide, displays the sales and distribution of Smart Boards over the past 6 years. This information is obtained from: http://www2.smarttech.com/st/en-US/About+Us/News+Room/Media+Releases/default.htm S-CURVE

38. S-CURVESmart Boards Sales Yearly

39. Early adopters of the Smart Board are school board officials, superintendents, teachers, and government officials. Persuasive strategies for adoption are: Differentiated Instruction Student Centered Learning environments Technology Driven Lessons Early Adopters

40. The laggards of the Smart Board innovation are older teachers. Older teachers are resistant to change because they are stuck in their old ways of using chalk boards and grade books. Technology present challenges and they are hesitant to learn from a new teacher. Laggards

41. Observability Trialabillity Compatibility Important Attributes

42. Decentralized approach allows innovations to be created based on locally perceived needs and problems. There is a need to create an active classroom, that takes the control from the teacher and involves the student more. Centralized & Decentralized ?

43. Change agents are experts in educational technology and educational theorist. Change agents 7 roles: allows the change agent to serve as a peer educator, help detect any problems of the innovation, fix the problems, and help persuade the public to adopt the innovation. Change Agents

44. The adoption of the Smart Board has increased each year. Critical Mass

45. Smart Board in the Classroom

46. www.smarttech.com www.education.smarttech.com www.smarterkids.org Rogers, E. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press. References: