Abstract
Interactive boards are becoming an integral part of the educational scene in schools in the western countries and are not considered just an additional aid to teaching. In Israel too, interactive boards are becoming gradually part of the educational scene, so evaluation is needed for various aspects of teachers' teaching and students' learning with these new tools. One such important aspect is teachers' perceptions of the interactive board as a tool for teaching and learning. This research intended to examine the difference between teachersâ?? perceptions of four aspects of the interactive boards: pedagogic, didactic, technical-pedagogic, and technical-didactic aspects. We examined teachers' perceptions of these aspects in public and private schools. In addition, we examined the difference between the perceptions of those who use the computer for teaching and those who do not. Further, we examined the reasons that prevent teachers from using the interactive boards in public schools as compared to private schools.
 The data was collected through a questionnaire which examines teachersâ?? perceptions of four aspects of using the interactive boards. The participants were 217 high school teachers (157 public high school teachers and 60 private high school teachers). The research findings show that there exist significant differences between teachersâ?? perceptions of the interactive board for teaching and learning regarding (1) type of school, and (2) use of computers for teaching goals. No significant difference was found between reasons that prevent teachers from using the interactive boards in public and private school except one reason: the shortage of interactive board in every classroom. We discuss the findings and draw appropriate conclusions. It was also interesting to examine the reasons that prevent teachers from using the interactive boards, and whether there is difference in these reasons in public schools as compared to private schools.
Highlights
According to the Promethean site, an interactive whiteboard is a large interactive display that combines a whiteboard, a computer and front projection
To examine the difference in high school teachers' perceptions of the interactive boards for teaching and learning between teachers in public schools and teachers in private schools we examined the means of those perceptions in four aspects - pedagogic, didactic, technical-pedagogic and technical-didactic for the two groups
The findings show that the public high school teachers have a positive perception of using the interactive board in teaching and learning
Summary
According to the Promethean site, an interactive whiteboard is a large interactive display that combines a whiteboard, a computer and front projection As learning tools they engage students with vivid images, video and audio. According to Smart Technologies site, the first interactive board was introduced by Smart Technologies in 1991 Since they are becoming an integral part of the educational scene in schools in the western countries and are not considered just an additional aid to teaching teaching ([1], [2]). They are becoming an integral part of the educational scene in schools in the western countries and are not considered just an additional aid to teaching teaching ([1], [2]) This has been the case for the last couple of years in the Arab schools in Israel, so evaluation is needs for the teaching and learning going on with the interactive boards. Further the research will examine teachers' reasons for not using the interactive boards in their teaching and whether there are differences in these reasons between teachers in public schools vs. teachers in private schools
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