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A study of teachers' integration of interactive whiteboards into four Australian primary school classrooms

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posted on 2024-11-14, 12:21 authored by S Bennett, Lori Lockyer
Interactive whiteboards (IWBs) have become increasingly available in Australian primary schools, however little is known about how they are being integrated by teachers. This paper reports on a study of the introduction of IWBs into an Australian public primary school. Data was collected during one day per week over two school terms, involving four classroom teachers. Data collected included a log of time allocation, lesson observations and a series of interviews with the teachers. The study found that participants used IWBs to a varying extent over the course of a teaching week, with lessons that integrated the use of IWBs tending to focus on literacy and numeracy. The technology was readily incorporated into the classroom environment by teachers and considered easy to use. Teachers adopted a range of pedagogical approaches when using the IWBs and these approaches were consistent with those they usually employed in their teaching.

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Bennett, S. J. & Lockyer, L. (2008). A study of teachers' integration of interactive whiteboards into four Australian primary school classrooms. Learning, Media and Technology, 33 (4), 289-300.

Journal title

Learning, Media and Technology

Volume

33

Issue

4

Pagination

289-300

Language

English

RIS ID

25429

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