Interactive Whiteboards in the Classroom

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Blanchette, A. (2009, Jan 21). Getting on (white) board: The hopkins school district has interactive white boards in nearly half of its classrooms. despite budget cuts, the district is committed to installing them in every classroom within five years. McClatchy - Tribune Business News. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/464607488?accountid=14541

This source is a wire-feed about a school that is deciding to invest in interactive white boards, despite their budget cuts. The article discusses the benefits of this technology and how it has been successful for both the students and teachers. The wire-feed was published in 2009, and it was written by Aimee Blanchette. The source relates to my topic because it explains the benefits of the technology as well as shows that both the students and teachers benefit from the technology, which is important to proving that this technology actually is revolutionary. McClatchy - Tribune Information Service is the publisher of the article. The source appears reliable since it quotes many of the people interviewed. It uses statistics and evidence to back its claims. The purpose of this source is to inform the reader, mainly on the growing use and dedication to this new technology. The information is likely to be biased since it is a newspaper article. There is obvious bias toward the benefits of the technology. However, this bias is based on fact. The article is a newspaper article so it has naturally not been updated.

Kaufman, D. S. (2009). How does the use of interactive whiteboards affect teaching and learning? Distance Learning, 6(2), 23-33. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/230723723?accountid=14541

This source is a scholarly journal article. The author is Derek Kaufman, a technology research teacher. The article was published in 2009 by Information Age Publishing, Inc. The source relates to my topic because the author talks much about how the interactive whiteboards function. He lists quite a few pros and cons to the technology, and he talks about the future of the product. The source appears reliable because Kaufman has experienced these interactive boards firsthand as he led training sessions on them and received reports from the teachers in the Loudon County schools. The purpose of this source is to inform the reader on the technology, and he also informs the reader on the small experiment he did on the product. He does suggest that more research should be done. The information is likely to be somewhat biased because the topic is so close to his heart as an educator, and he only took into account the teachers from the one county, which he admitted were not technologically savvy, although he did find that they ended up finding the technology helpful, especially with lesson planning. The article has not been updated since its original publication date.

Mundy, J. J. (2011). Is there a relationship between electronic white boards in the classroom and student success? The University of Southern Mississippi). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 145. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/916755021?accountid=14541. (916755021).

This source is a dissertation given by Mundy, a Ph. D. student from the University of Southern Missisppi. The dissertation was published in 2011 by UMI Dissertations Publishing for ProQuest. The dissertation discusses how interactive white boards influence student performance. The result of the study proved that teachers who use the interactive electronic white boards for 120 minutes or more per day had students who showed better scores than if the interactive electronic white boards were used for less than 120 minutes a day. The study also showed that educators also favored using the technology as an aid to instruction. This dissertation relates to my topic because it shows how beneficial the interactive whiteboards are to both students and instructors. This study is also more recent and specific than other studies done, which shows how the technology is getting better and still remains currently beneficial, and the product is not merely a fad. The source appears reliable both because of the author’s credibility, but also because of the facts and evidence the author shows in his study. The source has not been updated since its original version. The information may be biased, but the facts and evidence the student relates seem to show any bias does not affect the substance and proof of the result.

Perera, P. G. (2008). How computer-related technology is incorporated into instructional methods and objectives in the secondary school classroom. (Fordham University). ProQuest Dissertations and Theses, 250-n/a. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/304640062?accountid=14541. (304640062).

This source is a dissertation on how computer-related technology is integrated in classroom, especially those in middle and high schools. This dissertation reports a study done to find the effectiveness of using technology, both by the students and the teachers. The results proved that a technology-based learning, when integrated in the classroom, is beneficial to learning in secondary schools. The dissertation also discusses much of the debate be k, tween traditional and more modern, technological approaches of classroom teaching and learning styles. The author of this dissertation is George Perera, a Ph. D. graduate of Fordham University. The dissertation was published by UMI Dissertations Publishing to be used on ProQuest. The source relates to my topic because it gives scientific backing to my information and introduces the ethical debate of revamping traditional education. The source appears to be reliable, simply because the author is seems credible, but also because of the scientific study that he relates to the reader. The purpose of the source was to inform the reader how technology is integrated into the teaching methods of secondary schools, and how this integration can be extremely successful. The information may be biased since the student likely wanted a certain outcome, but there is no evidence that his personal bias affected the results of the study, and his information is extremely scientific and appears credible. The dissertation has not been updated since its original publishing.

Torres, V. (2012, Nov 1). Interactive whiteboards: Are they worth the interaction? [Web log]. Retrieved from http://interwhiteboards.blogspot.com/2012/11/social-benefits.html.

This information comes from a weblog. The blog post discusses how interactive whiteboards have been growing in popularity and discusses the pros and cons of the technology. Although this source is technically a blog post, the post is written in APA format and is well organized, using many credible sources, which she references at the end and throughout her post. The author of this blog post is Vianney Torres, a graduate of George Mason University. She focuses mainly on the ethical and social issues related to the technology, which is how the source ties into my own essay. The publisher is Google, through a blog maker called Blogger. The author has not updated her post since its original publishing. The source appears incredibly reliable because it is well backed by reliable sources. The author does seem biased toward favoring interactive whiteboards over traditional schooling, but she basis her bias off of studies and facts that she has read up on and cited. The purpose of her paper is mainly to inform the reader of the issues surrounding the technology.

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