PROMETHEAN BOARDS

By Kaija SpencerEDUC 7102 : Diffusion and Integration of Educational TechnologyInstructor: Amar Almasude

NEED

• To unlock the potential of human achievement in education and training at all ages.

• Develop a growing global market for interactive learning and technology.

• Develop technology that is developed with teacher input.

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• Founded by Tony Cann in Blackburn, Lancashire in 1997.• Research that led to the creation and development of the

Promethean board innovation is not available.• New research is being preformed yearly. Newest research was

completed by Dr. Robert Marzano• Case Studies by Round Rock and Atlanta are now available in

regards to use of the activclassroom.

RESEARCH

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• Promethean has used its engineering and R&D teams (also called the innovation division) to drive and grow their investments in new products.

• Strategic Partnership to provide teachers and students with the widest selection of content.

• An internet community for teachers: Promethean Planet.

DEVELOPMENT

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• Manufacturing, logistics, installations and customer care support will assist in globalization of the product.

• Marketing Division - developing a means to service education providers around the world.

COMMERCIALIZATION

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INNOVATION DECISION PROCESS

Stage of Innovation Year

Knowledge 1997 Tony Cann founded Promethean with the development of a software called PandA software.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promethean_World

Decision 2002 Received the Queen’s Award for Innovationhttp://www.prometheanworld.com/server.php?show=nav.21199

Persuasion 2003-2004 The DfES Primary Schools Whiteboard Expansion Project was one of the largest and longest studies conducted into the impact of active boards.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_whiteboard#London_Challenge_Study

Implementation 2003 Promethean believes that technology holds the power to unleash the potential of human achievement. http://www.prometheanworld.com/server.php?show=nav.21201

Confirmation 2008 Received the Scholastic Instructor Teacher’s Pick Award for AB+2 http://www.prometheanworld.com/server.php?show=nav.21199

REINVENTION OF THE INNOVATION IN THE DECISION PROCESS

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• Administrators and support staff that will have to implement training and usage.

– Ms. Glover (CTSS)– Ms. Worthy (Education Technology teacher)– Mrs. Smikle and Mrs. Hawkins (AP)– Dr. Boston (Principal)

• Educators willing to get in depth training via on-site professional development or promethean planet.

– Teachers with Promethean boards

INNOVATORS AND EARLY ADOPTERS

• To help improve innovators and early adopters understanding of the innovation the following may help:

– Demonstrations of the multiple uses of the innovation– Impact of the innovation on how teachers can monitor student

achievement utilizing the innovation.– Training on developing interactive activities with the

innovation.– Support from Promethean Planet for teachers to provide

training, supplies, communications, and a community of Promethean board users.

STRATEGIES FOR ADOPTION OF PROMETHEAN BOARDS

• Educators that have not received training or access to a Promethean Board.

• Educators that have not yet entered the 20th century and are not close to entering the 21st century.

WHO ARE THE LAGGARDS?

• Promethean boards are struggling in the area of observability .– Using promethean boards to make lessons interactive.– Using Promethean boards to increase student achievement.

ATTRIBUTES THAT WILL HELP PROMETHEAN BOARDS REACH CRITICAL MASS IN EDUCATION?

CENTRALIZED OR DECENTRALIZED

SEVEN ROLES OF A CHANGE AGENTSuperintendent/ Instructional Technology DepartmentPrincipal, CTSS, and the Technology Teacher Instructional Technology / Technical Support CTSS/ Technology teacher Superintendent/ Principal

Instructional technology / professional development Departments Technology teacher

Teachers Professional Development/Instructional Technology CTSS/technology teacher

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CRITICAL MASS?