 Students need to become more involved and engaged in lessons  Increase academic acheivement  Teachers need a way to assess students immediately

 Benefits: improved attendance, improved interaction/engage ment, increased test scores  Problems: set-up time, expense of initial purchase, limitations in types of questions that can be asked/answered

 Intended audience: classroom teachers (K-12, College/University)

Students can answer anonymously and without embarrassment since only the teacher can see the answer each student selected. Most clickers can be used with any interactive white board; however some can also be used simply with a basic projector. Questions and data can be easily posted and viewed using PowerPoint or the software that accompanies the system.

 1960s: earliest systems used by movie and tv studios and advertising agencies  1980s-1990s:For Educational purposes- universities were the earliest adopters  Promethean releases Activ Votes  Promethean releases Activ Expressions with the ability to repond by texting.  Many K-12schools that have adopted student response systems fall into the “early majority” category.

 Late majority will continue to be K-12 schools.  Laggards will be individual teachers who hesitate to integrate the technology.

 Relative advantage with a focus on economic factors– Student response systems tend to be expensive to purchase and require some maintenance. Replacement of batteries and other technical issues could be costly. A plan needs to be in place for how the school would raise money or budget for the purchase and maintenance of these systems.

 A more centralized diffusion approach makes more sense for my school/district.  Change agent should be someone focused on data-driven instruction since this tool can be used as a great way to collect and analyze data. A particular second grade teacher within my school would serve as a great change agent.

 Develop need for change- make collection and analysis of data easier  Establish information exchange relationship- the teacher already is respected as a leader in the school with the use of data.  Diagnose problems- the teacher will work with other teachers who are having difficulty collecting/analyzing data

 Create an intent to change in client- change agent will work with the technology expert in the school to help promote the use of ActivVotes as a way to more easily collect/analyze data to drive instruction  Translate an intent into action- Change agent & tech expert will work as opinion leaders to motivate people to adopt

 Stabilize adoption, prevent discontinuance- change agent and tech expert will work together to make sure faculty are trained in the appropriate use of student response system.  Achieve a terminal relationship- change agent and tech expert would work together to promote continued use of response system until faculty became proficient and self-reliant.

 Critical mass has been reached within in the county. Enough schools have adopted the technology that continued adoption should be self-sustaining in growth rate.

 Decision should be made this way to involve more of the staff in the adoption/implementation process  Increased involvement in the process will help promote the benefits of the innovation.

 Defining the need: improving data collection and analysis among staff members to help drive instruction and boost scores on standardized testing  Matching innovation to need: ActiVotes/ActivExpressions- make collecting and analyzing data easier, makes assessment easier with more instantaneous results.