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Kimberly Dean Educ 7101 – 1 Diffusion and Integration of Technology in Education

The need for smart boards was demanding, as students and teachers were tired of the continually, boring white board. The smart board can make lessons interactive with the students. They can play educational games, use manipulatives, and interact with the lesson and teacher. According to ICT Research, they say that interactive whiteboards are appearing in an increasing number of classrooms. Although the technology is relatively new, there is an emerging body of literature on their effective use in teaching and learning. Interactive whiteboards were introduced in the United States by SMART Technologies in 1991. SMART was the Canadian distributor for a U.S.-based projector company. Intel Corporation provided some initial equity investment and further help in marketing and product development in 1992. The company eventually moved down to the educational sector. The original development was as stated for business sector. It then became known that this could be used in the educator sector of the world and it took off like a rocket. Interactive whiteboards affect learning in several ways. Including raising the level of student engagement in a classroom, motivating students and promoting enthusiasm for learning. Interactive whiteboards support many different learning styles and are used in a variety of learning environments, including those catering to students with hearing and visual impairments. Research also indicates that notes taken on an interactive whiteboard can play a key role in the student review process, leading to higher levels of student attendance. = References = Becta, I. R. (2010, December 30). What the research says about interactive whiteboards. England, United Kingdom. technologies, S. (2010, December 30). //Smart technologies//. Retrieved December 30 30, 2010, from Smart technologies: http://smarttech.com/us/About+SMART/About+SMART/Who+We+Are/Contact+us
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