1. Diffusion and Integrating Technology Karen Connell The Diffusion of the Smart Board Feb. 2011

2. Using Smart Board Technologyto create interactive lessons

5. Students to become engaged in their learning

6. Manipulation of figures, numbers, text and graphics

7. Simultaneous graphical interface

8. More interactivity between students, teachers and knowledge

9. Hueristic approach to learning

10. Availability to search globally for information

11. Stored Notes for easy retrieval

12. Availability to multi-task during a lesson without loosing any information

13. Stimulation and Motivation

14. Cultivating Higher Order Thinking Skills

15. Availability for shared lesson plans from other teachers, textbooks or experts in the field

17. The touch-sensitive display which functions as a computer and a mouse displays a computer image on the board. Users can control computer applications directly on the board.

18. The Smart Industry was founded by partners David Martin and Nancy Knowlton in 1987 originally a Canadian distributor for a U.S. projector company.

19. David Martin shares his idea for an interactive whiteboard on a drive through upstate New York. Smart Technologies was founded the next year.

21. Took substantial effort to inform people of product

22. There were low-speed modems, and unstable slow versions of operating systems running computers

23. Few graphic capabilities on computers in 1990’s

24. Formed an alliance with Intel in 1992 that resulted in joint product development

26. Early years were filled with financial uncertainty

27. Alliance with Intel provided joint product development, joint marketing efforts and Intel’s equity ownership in SMART

28. Updated software in 1998 and launched new 500 series to simplify setup and ease of use.

29. Used in education for presentations but started to catch on in the classrooms in 1999.

31. Timeline of Innovation-Decision Process For SMART board Knowledge 1990’s Decision 2001- 2011 Early Adopters were distance educators. Soon educators business people and government staff learned about new ways to use interactive SMART board. Try out Smart board attend conferences; Either choose to adopt or reject . Educators form attitudes about the use of Smart boards in the classroom Persuasion 1995 - 2004

32. Timeline of Innovation-Decision Process Smart Board Implementation 2006 - 2011 Districts try it out in a few classrooms. Districts review research about how Smart boards have influenced teaching and learning. This process is on-going. Confirmation 2006-2011

34. Social influence affected decision to adopt mostly because initially it required more skills and teacher training

35. A cosmopolite in the department visits conferences to become aware of its potential classroom use and shares with peers upon return

37. 2 S Curve Diffusion of Smart Board 2014 2012 2010 2007 2005 2001 1995 1991

38. R Roger’s Innovation Diffusion Curve

39. Characteristics For each Adopter

40. Who is Going to Step out of the Crowd?

41. What are the attributes Of the Innovator or the Early Adopter?

42. Who exemplifies Innovators and Early Adopters of the Smart Board ? What persuaded them to Adopt?

43. Who are the Laggards that will reject Smart Boards? Educators who are skeptical of its use. Those who are resistant to change. Those who do not have a desire to use technology. Those who are content with lecture-style instruction. Those who do not embrace interactive Technology. Those people who adopt are the last in their field.

44. What Strategies will Help Laggards Move towards adoption? Early Adopters and Innovators can help persuade its use. Demonstrate the relative advantage to its use by showing effects on student learning and current teacher attitudes. Demonstrate its Compatibility to current theories in pedagogy. Demonstrate its trialability by offering opportunities to try it out at small intervals. Provide teacher training to show how to use it and allow time to develop lessons. Most importantly, demonstrate its use in different educational settings showing diverse applications.

45. Need to show it is Awesome! Show it is effective for meeting needs of learners Let everyone try it out and see what it can do! Let innovators and early adopters present their lessons and demonstrate positive results Provide hands-on training with follow-up question and answer time. Elect turn-key educators that can provide technological support What Combination of Perceived Attributes would be Best for Helping Smart Boards Meet Critical Mass in the field of Education?...All of them!!

46. Who are Change Agents?

47. It reached critical mass at about 2001.

48. What learning needs are addressed?

49. How can it make learning more interactive?

50. Hands-on approach to learning concepts

51. Play Games for Review

52. References: B. Kuhn. (2010, April 10). Teachers teaching with SMART boards. [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.shift2future.com/2010/04/teachers-teaching-with-smart-boards.html Moser, F. Z. (November, 2007). Faculty Adoption of Educational Technology: Educational technology support plays a critical role in helping faculty add technology to their teaching. Educause Quarterly 30. Retrieved from: http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/FacultyAdoptionofEducationalTe/157436 Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press SMART (2011). 20+ years of innovation. Smart Technologies. Retrieved from http://smarttech.com/us/About+SMART/About+SMART/Innovation/20+years+of+innovation Smart (2011). About SMART. SMART Technologies. Retrieved from http://smarttech.com/us/About+SMART/About+SMART

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