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

2. The Smart Board
3. Stage 1- Area of need
4. THE WORLD NEEDED INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN:

EDUCATION-THE CLASSROOM

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
12. Important components/features of the Smart Board:

Touch system

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
24.

The price of a Smart Board is $1599.00

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-CURVESmartBoards 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 laggardsof 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.
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