Interactive Technology. Traditional Practice?

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, we examine findings on the pedagogical use of interactive whiteboards and tablets in schools, gathered over the last five years. The findings reveal how challenging it can be to utilise the opportunities provided by interactive technology. The paper then introduces two case studies focusing on how teachers prepare when beginning to use interactive technologies. Both cases show how teachers develop new ways of using the technology in a pedagogical setting, but also how they face challenges in terms of continuous professional development and implementation of technology in practice.

Keywords

• Interactivity
• Interactive whiteboards
• Tablets
• Teachers' professional development
• Interactivewhiteboards
• Teachers' professionaldevelopment