IWB+Research

=__IWB (Interactive WhiteBoard) Research__= Below are several resources that show why IWB's are a popular choice among K-12 educational communities.


 * __IWB Research__** - []
 * Improved student engagement
 * Improved motivation and attendance
 * Different learning styles
 * Improved review and retention
 * Teacher productivity

Positive Impact of eLearning - Studies indicate that ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) enhanced learning can benefit students, teachers, families, societies, and economies

Edutopia.org - Technology Combined with Good Teaching Leads to Success

Marzano recently divided 85 educators into two groups: One taught a lesson to students using interactive whiteboards and the other taught the same lesson using standard, more traditional tools. His data was undeniable:
 * __The Research__**
 * Of those classrooms employing the boards and using the voting technology, there was an **immediate increase of 17 percent** in scores.
 * He also found that if a teacher had been given **20-30 months** to hone his or her skills, there was an **average 20 percentile gain**.
 * The sweet spot, he says -- the perfect storm of student achievement, according to his findings -- was **when a teacher was trained to use the technology**, had **used it for two years**, and did so **75 percent of the time**. That profile shows a **whopping 29 percentile gain** in scores.

Edutopia.org - A Clean Slate: Interactive Whiteboard Makes Lessons Snazzy


 * __Excerpts__:** Sue Holland, 7th Grade teacher in California - "During a lesson, if a student asks, 'What about this?' I can say, 'Let's take a look' and go online to view it, instead of just talking about it. **Eighty percent of us are visual learners -- I do all my lessons now as SMART Board lessons, which is cool**."

Accessing Web-based software (such as Google Earth) and other Web resources further expands the potential for using interactive whiteboards in class. Indeed, the list of possibilities is endless. Here are just a few:


 * Digital storytelling
 * Creating, viewing, and annotating student PowerPoint and multimedia presentations in real time
 * Showing streamed or downloaded videos
 * Using online map and satellite imagery to teach geography
 * Displaying artwork or online museum presentations
 * Demonstrating moviemaking techniques
 * Viewing and analyzing competitive sports and physical education activities
 * Teaching students how to conduct research on the Internet
 * Working collaboratively on writing and editing exercises, math lessons, and science experiments
 * Instructing the class on the use of a software program, keyboarding techniques, and other computer skills