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Teachers’ Attitudes toward Using Interactive WhiteBoards

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A vast technology integration project was initiated in Turkey to transform traditional classroomsinto smart classrooms by providing the Internet network, Interactive Smart boards for each classroom, and tablet computers for every teacher and student in grade 5-12. The purpose of this study was to investigate high school teachers’ attitudes towards using the Interactive Whiteboard in the classroom. The Interactive Whiteboard Attitude Survey was used to collect data from 260 teachers during the 2013-2014 academic year. Teachers’ attitudes toward using the interactive whiteboard were compared according to gender, age, number of years teaching, and area of teaching expertise. Results indicated that significant differences existed for attitudes toward using interactive whiteboard based on gender and content area specialty, while no differences were foundbased on age and years ofteaching experience.
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