Northern Virginia School Leadership Center
Research Brief
Prepared for:
Written by: Brett Sparrgrove, Instructional Technology Resource
Teacher, Falls Church City Public Schools
Date: August 11, 2009
Introduction
The introduction of the modern computer and...
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Northern Virginia School Leadership Center
Research Brief
Prepared for:
Written by: Brett Sparrgrove, Instructional Technology Resource
Teacher, Falls Church City Public Schools
Date: August 11, 2009
Introduction
The introduction of the modern computer and computer related devices into
classrooms has brought with it the hope of improving student achievement and enhancing
the way teachers teach.
School divisions have spent hundreds of millions of dollars
updating classrooms with the latest technology, much of it designed to allow dynamic
interactivity among teachers and students as well as the world beyond the classroom
walls.
The most recent item to spark the collective imagination of school decision
makers and teachers is the interactive whiteboard (IWB).
In both research journals and
popular online websites and blogs there is an increasing interest in the potential of this
technology (Bell, 2002; Kent 2004, Hodge & Anderson, 2007).
While there is little doubt
that IWBs can be use
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