002+Emerging+Technologies

=** Group Members: Sam Mitchell, Jenna Johnson, Lauren Stair ** = =**Interactive Whiteboards** =

===**Introduction (All)** === Gone are the days of blackboards and dusty chalk,white boards with smelly markers, and messy overhead projectors. The technological advancements of the twenty-first century have revamped the whiteboard and the projector giving teachers the option of an interactive whiteboard. Smith, Higgins, Wall, and Miller (2005) define interactive whiteboards as "...large, touch-sensitive boards, which control a computer connected to a digital projector" (p. 91). Many different options exist for teachers who want to use an interactive whiteboard in their classroom. Options include: SMART Board, ACTIVBoard, PolyVision, Mimio, eBeam, Numonics, Interwrite, and Starboard. Yet, the SMART Board is most commonly seen in the classroom. The classroom applications for using interactive whiteboards include, collaborative problem solving, virtual field trips, documentation of student achievement, multimedia lessons and presentations (Teich, 2009). Technology in education is developing to provide a variety of interactive whiteboards and budget conscious alternatives; while some speculations exist, interactive whiteboards offer teachers a variety of ways to kinesthetically teach for transfer.

===**Effectiveness in the Classroom (Jenna)** === Interactive whiteboards have dramatically changed the classroom over the past couple of years. The interactive whiteboard provides many benefits for teachers and students including flexibility, saving or printing work, efficiency, planning and saving lessons, interactivity and participation. Morgan (2008) stated, "..students respond well to teaching strategies that use collaboration, interactivity, and problem-solving. Whiteboard use can incorporate these strategies in ways that engage students more fully in lessons, foster greater enthusiasm for learning, and increase student motivation" (p. 10). Whiteboard use for classroom instruction allows different types of learning including, visual, auditory and kinesthetic learning. Teachers can include each area of learning in a lesson so that each student will be get the style of learning they need to succeed in the classroom. Interactive whiteboards tend to engage students attention and allow them to become more interested in the learning process.

===**Speculations (Sam)** === Although SMART Board can be very beneficial to the classroom, they still have their disadvantages. SMART Boards have the capability of recognizing writing on the projector screen. A problem with this feature is the SMART Boards recognition ability (Using, 2009). If someone has average or poor writing skills, it may not be able to recognize what is being written, causing misspellings. This also causes the writer to retype the material multiple times, which wastes times and may cause frustration(Using, 2009). Another disadvantage is that only one person can use the smart board at a time (Kuroneko, 2008). According to Kuroneko (2008), “With a digital SMART Board, you can only have one person using the touch screen at a time. Even though there are 4 markers, only 1 marker (color) can be used at a time.”. This limits the amount of use an individual in the class has to use the SMART Board. This also limits the activities. An example is that two people cannot solve two different math problems at the same time. Another disadvantage to a SMART Board is that they are expensive. According to Kuroneko (2011), “Retail cost of a 77? (195.6cm) front-projection SMART Board Interactive whiteboard is $1399 (USD) with a grant from the SMARTer Kids Foundation of Canada.”. Since SMART Boards do not come with a projector screen, the teacher has to purchase one. A projector screen can vary in price from an average of $500-$1000 (Kuroneko, 2011).

===**Whiteboards on a Budget (Lauren)** === While speculation may arise about the cost of an interactive whiteboard, especially in classrooms with a low budget, the Wiimote Whiteboard application provides teachers with a budget friendly alternative to whiteboards like the SMART board. The Wiimote Whiteboard application is a program designed by Johnny Lee that can be downloaded for free at [] or[]. Antuna (2009) lists that this budget friendly whiteboard requires: the Wiimote Whiteboard application (free), a Bluetooth enabled computer (external devices can be purchased to make any computer transmit Bluetooth, $8), a Wiimote ($29.99), an infrared pen ($8), and a digital projector (if the classroom is not already equipped with a projector, one can be purchased for arround $200). While not required, a Wiimote ceiling bracket ($24), a USB powered battery charger ($12), and a Wiimote Versiclamp ($10) can be purchased to enhance the whiteboard experience. To make one whiteboard, assuming the classroom is currently equiped with a digital projector, the cost would be around $50 (McGee, Sept. 2010) and if the additional items suggested by Antuna (2009) are purchased, the whiteboard still costs less than $100. Even if a projector must be purchased, the cost is between $250 and $300 which is still significantly cheaper than purchasing an interactive whiteboard. Dell sells a variety of ACTIVboard models with prices ranging from the cheapest ACTIVBOARD 164 64IN 100 Series ($809.99) to the most expensive Promethean ActivBoard 387 Pro Mobile System ($5,299.99). Wiimote Whiteboard provides a do-it-yourself alternative to the commercially available interactive whiteboards for almost a third of the cost.

Another alternative to the commercial interactive whiteboard is a web-based interactive whiteboard. Walsh (2010) recommends Scribblar (http://www.scribblar.com) and Dabbleboard (http://www.dabbleboard.com) because both are easy to use and provide a variety of tools and options where users can draw, edit, chat, and share information with other users. While other white boards such as ImaginationCubed, Scriblink, and Writeboard are valuable resources, they do not provide the functionality and detail that Scribblar and Dabbleboard offer. Walsh (2010) notes that the application Skrbl is essentially “try at your own risk”. The site has not worked out its many issues and should not be considered as a resource until it has been improved.

===**Conclusion (All)** === Interactive whiteboards have provided another technological advancement for the classroom.With all technology there are imperfections, this does not exempt interactive whiteboards, but with time the issues will be fixed. Even though the commercially available whiteboards are expensive, there are a number of budget friendly options available. Students benefit from lessons on the interactive whiteboard that are fun and interactive, while teachers are able to present information in an organized way so they are able to teach for transfer. Interactive whiteboards are paving the way to the technologically advanced classroom of the twenty-first century.

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=**NOTES**=


 * Jenna Johnson**

[] This article "Like Facebook, but for learning," by Laura Devaney explains how they are now combining social networking with studying. Students are now able to access sites where they can get help from other students for solving homework or just studying. One of the sites that used it called Grockit, which provides free academic help from peers and test prep services. Not only does this help students succeed, it motivates them to learn. The article states, "With Grockit, students can practice with, learn from, and compete with millions of their peers on the subject of their choice using live chat services. Students also can earn points and recognition for their achievements, including how helpful they are to their peers; their status is shown to the Grockit community, which can motivate students to excel even further."

[] This article "Tracing the evolution of the interactive classroom," by Christopher Craft is focused on a program called InFocus where you can turn any surface into an interactive whiteboard like the SmartBoard. He explains how effective this program is and how it engages the students interest in the classroom. Using an InFocus can create more classroom interaction between teachers and students because the students can also use the InFocus during lessons which will help them learn hands-on.

[] This website provides an annual series of reports focused on emerging technology use in elementary/secondary education. Also, it gives the key emerging technologies in classroom and when we should be seeing them used in the classroom.

(2010, 13 April). //Report profiles key emerging technologies for K-12.// Retrieved from [] Craft, Christopher. (2010, October). //Tracing the evolution of the interactive classroom//. Retrieved from [] Devaney, Laura. (2010, 3 May). //Like Facebook, but for learning.// Retrieved from []


 * Samuel Mitchell**

[] The article is called ” [|Voki Is A Fun, Free Animated Avatar Application That’s Easy To Use In The Classroom] ”. The articles purpose is to inform us about a new emerging technology called “Voki”. Voki is an interactive website that allows the users to create their own personal avatars. Voki has created a specific section for the education field that consists of a lesson plan database and a teacher’s forum. The lesson plan database provides objectives, materials, and lessons, for specific subject matters and grade levels. The teacher forum has five topics of discussion. This allows teachers to share thoughts or concerns about specific topics.

http://www.educause.edu/ELI/LearningTechnologies/EmergingTechnologiesandPractic/5673
This websites purpose is to provide information and resources about emerging technology that others can use. This website provides this information in various ways such as podcast, videos, presentations, reports, tools, and other related writings.

[] This article is called “Emerging Technology for Education. The purpose of this article is to provide a variety of information about relevant trends and research results about emerging technology in education. This article provides information about wireless tablets, survey devices, podcast/blog/vodcasts, google maps, and online testing/anti-plagiarism.

Walsh, Kelly. (Jan. 30, 2011) "Voki Is A Fun, Free Animated Avatar Application That’s Easy To Use In The Classroom." Retrieved from []

EDUCAUSE. (2011) Retrieved from http://www.educause.edu/ELI/LearningTechnologies/EmergingTechnologiesandPractic/5673
Lever-Duffy, Judy. (Aug. 13, 2007) "Emerging Technology for Education." Retrieved from []


 * Lauren Stair **

[] Walsh (2010) discusses different options for interactive white boards in “6 Free Online Interactive White Boards”. He recommends Scribblar and Dabbleboard because both are easy to use and provide a variety of tools and options. While other white boards such as ImaginationCubed, Scriblink, and Writeboard are valuable resources, they do not provide the functionality and detail that Scribblar and Dabbleboard offer. Walsh (2010) notes that the application Skrbl is essentially “try at your own risk”. The site has not worked out its many issues and should not be considered as a resource until it has been improved.

Walsh, Kelly. (April 18, 2010) //“6 Free Online Interactive White Boards”//. Retrieved from [] [] Christine Weiser (Jan. 2011) discusses the new digital learning environment released by LEGO in “No child’s play: Lego’s online STEM curriculum”. Through the website [|www.learning.com/LEGOeducation], students can experience hand examples related to physical science. The learning environment allows students to act as scientists, engineers, and designers.

Weiser, Christine. (Jan. 20, 2011). “No child’s play: Lego’s online STEM curriculum”. Retrieved from []

[] Not all schools have the funding to provide teachers with smartboards. In “Wii interactive whiteboard tutorial”, McGee (Sept. 2010) provides a step-by-step approach to creating a smartboard using a projector, a wii remote, an infrared pen, a computer with Bluetooth capability, and the free Wiimote Whiteboard software ([]).

McGee, Theresa. (Sept. 14, 2010). “Wii interactive whiteboard tutorial”. Retrieved from []

http://rmtc.fsdb.k12.fl.us/tutorials/whiteboards.html

http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/spechtp/551/IWB_Boon_Bandwagon.pdf

Whiteboard on budget http://blogs.scholastic.com/classroom_solutions/2009/12/interactive-whiteboards-on-a-budget.html

Scriblink (Browser Based IWB) http://www.scriblink.com/ Scriblink is a free digital whiteboard that users can share online in real-time. Sorta like pen and paper, minus the dead trees, plastic, and the inconvenience of being at the same place at the same time. We are all about collaboration. Whether you're here for fun or more practical things like layout planning, concept diagramming, or tutoring a friend in math, Scriblink brings you the power of free hand expression with anyone, at anytime, anywhere in the world. On the homepage you'll be immediately directed to a Scriblink board, which is free and requires no registration. Here you can take advantage of all kinds of useful features, such as ....