Extracurricular :: For technologists who do their homework
Interactive whiteboards are quickly gaining a presencein US schools. District technology directors tell why.
HIGHLIGHTS
- BETTER STUDENT ENGAGEMENT MOST OFTEN CITED BENEFIT OF USE
- CLASSROOM PENETRATION STILL LOW
- GREATEST USE IN ELEMENTARY LANGUAGE ARTS AND SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSES
Percentage of Classrooms Using Interactive Whiteboards
Usage is surging, but most districts report whiteboards in less than 10% of classrooms; only a small number say more than 50% of their classrooms have the technology.
Important Factors in Interactive Whiteboard Use
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT 
IMPORTANT 
SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT 
NOT VERY OR NOT AT ALL IMPORTANT 
Interactive Whiteboard Usage by Grade Level
ELEMENTARY MIDDLE HIGH
(Percentages may add up to 100 due to rounding.)
—Data courtesy of Jeanne Hayes (The Hayes Connection)and Tom Greaves (The Greaves Group).
Read about the full report, "America’s Digital Schools 2006: A Five-Year Forecast," at here.
This article originally appeared in the 11/01/2007 issue of THE Journal.