Rationale

Rational

The implementation of Information Communication Technology in an educational setting is vital in the 21st century. The Promethean Activboard is a major advancement that benefits the classroom and teaching environment of this era. A 21st century learning environment must celebrate individual unique capabilities, engage all types of learners, cater for students with special needs and engage and motivate students in their learning. These areas can be achieved with the use of a Promethean Activboard through tailoring to students interests, using the vast amount of tools the board provides and the multi-modes they are equipped with. (Promethean lighting the flame of learning, n.d.). “Learning environments-qualities of meaningful learning” framework supports this aspect of the Promethean Activboard as it caters for all individuals and creates motivated/engaged learners. The framework states that the learning experiences need to be active, constructive, collaborative, intentional, complex, contextual, conversational and reflective. When planning these all need to be working together (Finger, Russell, Jamienson-Proctor & Russell, 2007).

The Promethean Activboard achieves social interactive learning by maintaining dynamic interaction with the entire class, the learning material and the teacher. The board allows for collaborative hands on work, using multiple design modes (Smart Technologies, 2006). The aim is to get the students thinking and learning in interactive and interesting ways. The framework “learning environments-subsystems and components, and integrated classroom systems” supports this element of social learning. The learning environment is an integrated system where there is a relationship between four factors: student, teacher, task and cultural differences (Finger et al, 2007).



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