3.  Engage Students  Increase academic achievement  Immediate Assessment

4.  Benefits: › Improved attendance › Improved interaction/engage ment › Increased test scores

5.  Problems: › Set-up time › Expense of initial purchase › Limitations in types of questions that can be asked/answered

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

7. Students answer anonymously and without embarrassment Compatibility Data Analysis

8.  Packaged in classroom set  Durable, kid-friendly, easy to use

9.  1960s: earliest systems used by movie and tv studios and advertising agencies  1980s-1990s:For Educational purposes- universities were the earliest adopters

10.  2004- Promethean releases Activ Votes  2008- Promethean releases Activ Expressions with the ability to respond by texting.  Many K-12 schools that have adopted student response systems fall into the “early majority” category.

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

12. Movie & TV Studios- 1960 Universities -late 1980s Some K-12 Schools Other K-12 School Systems Individual Teachers Where we are currently

14.  Pilot Program  Teachers involved will present to faculty at the end of trial period

15.  4 th grade teacher Mrs. “C”  Suggest that she observes a classroom that uses the system effectively to help move her towards adoption.

16.  Relative advantage with a focus on economic factors.

17.  Centralized Diffusion Approach  Change agent should be someone focused on data-driven instruction › Ms. “K” would serve as a great change agent for this innovation.

18.  Develop need for change- make collection and analysis of data easier  Establish information exchange relationship- Ms. “K” is already 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

19.  Create an intent to change in client- Ms. “K” will work with the technology liason 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- Ms. “K”& tech expert will work as opinion leaders to motivate other teachers to adopt

20.  Stabilize adoption, prevent discontinuance- Ms. “K” and tech expert will work together to ensure faculty are trained in the appropriate and effective use of student response system.  Achieve a terminal relationship- Ms. K and tech expert promote continued use of response system until faculty become proficient and self-reliant.

21.  Critical mass has been reached within in the county.

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

23. DDefining the need: improving data collection and analysis MMatching innovation to need: ActiVotes