SMART Boards A Multi-Media Presentation

Created By Tawana StiffEDUC 7101-3Instructor: Dr. Amar Almasude

SMART Boards: Need To provide active, hands-on learning

experiences that will prepare students for future leadership roles

To hone the skills of today’s technologically savvy students

To facilitate engaging lectures in face-to-face and distance learning environments

To efficiently accommodate a diverse group of learners who embody various learning preferences

To operate in conjunction with computer applications used to present, display, manipulate, share, interpret, and analyze data in pre-existing documents, multi-media presentations and other online resources.

http://smarttech.com/us/About+SMART/About+SMART/Innovation/Beginnings+of+an+industry

SMART Boards: ResearchA Data Driven Diffusion… In 1986, David Martin and Nancy

Knowlton had a discussion about developing an interactive whiteboard that could create “magic” through its innovative features. One year later, the SMART organization was founded.

Most of the research on SMART Boards has been led by affiliates of school districts, universities and educational scholars.

Research findings indicate that students that hands on manipulation of data heightened student ability to make connections between content and background knowledge. In addition, the SMART board is considered a powerful teaching aid that is visually appealing and increases student attentiveness. These positive findings led to the SMART Board’s production.

http://downloads01.smarttech.com/media/research/smart_research_summary.pdf

SMART Boards: Development

Problems that hindered the development ofSMART boards in early phases were as

follows:

The SMART company was not financially secure and had limited alliances with corporations, and

The parameters by which the SMART board would operate had not been established.

http://smarttech.com/us/About+SMART/About+SMART/Innovation/Beginnings+of+an+industry

SMARTBOARDS: Commercialization

SMART Boards are manufactured by SMART Technologies. They are distributed either directly or indirectly through the founding company. In addition, SMART Boards may also be purchased through distribution companies used for educational and corporate purposes. All of the components are shipped in one package per unit. Due to its popularity and effectiveness, the SMART Board markets itself. However, professional development workshops and training courses are also available to heighten SMART Board awareness and accelerate its diffusion.

http://www.touchboards.com/smartboards/SmartSB680i.asp

SMART Boards:The Innovation-Decision Process Timeline

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Knowledge: The world is exposed to the first

interactive whiteboardhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

SMART_Board_interactive_whiteboard

Persuasion: SMART Technologies formed an alliance with Intel Corporation

http://smarttech.com/us/About+SMART/About+SMART/Innovation/

Beginnings+of+an+industry

Decision: The founders of the SMART Board received financial support from Corporations , family and friends who believed in the potential success of the

innovationhttp://smarttech.com/us/About+SMART/

About+SMART/Innovation/Beginnings+of+an+industry

Implementation: A wireless SMART Board that allows users to manipulate data

and launch computer applications is integrated in

classroom instruction. http://www.ehow.com/facts_4915092_what-history-smart-

board.html

Confirmation: The new collaborative learning software to be used in

conjunction with SMART Boards provides a means

for integrating this innovation to a greater

capacity and on a larger scale.

http://www.ehow.com/facts_4915092_what-history-

smart-board.html

SMART BOARD: The S-Curve

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SMART BoardsInnovation Categories:Innovators - The Creators

Early Adopters – Teachers, Students and Corporations

Laggards – The people who are reluctant to adopt the innovation