|Distributed interactive media are media that involve communication over a computer network as well as user interactions with the medium itself. Examples of this kind of media are shared whiteboard presentations and networked computer games. One key problem of this media class is that a large amount of common functionality is currently redesigned and redeveloped for each single medium. In order...

This chapter looks at the processes by which a technology such as the interactive whiteboard can become “normalized” in our practice, in other words how it can reach the stage when it is used seamlessly and almost invisibly in our everyday pedagogy. After briefly reviewing the literature on the concept of normalization, and the ways in which a technology can reach that stage, the chapter argues...

The perceived usefulness (PU) of a technology is critical for its final adoption; however, what makes an interactive whiteboard (IWB) useful remains unclear. This study aims to investigate how pre-service teachers perceive the Seewo whiteboards ESL (English-as-a-second-language) instruction. We recruited 80 teachers, divided them into 16 groups, provided five weeks training, and conducted focus...

The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education is expanding with the development related studies worldwide. Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) technology one most widely used ICT equipment classroom. In this article I will discuss advantages using IWB classroom early childhood institutions or preschools which include active participation children learning, developing learning ...

Real-Time Whiteboard Capture System captures whiteboard lecture video in real time and extracts newly written pen strokes. Unlike other systems, it does not require special instruments such as electronic pen or whiteboard. The captured video images are classified into pen strokes on the whiteboard, foreground (person in front of the whiteboard) and Whiteboard Background Model (whiteboard withou...

In recent years, the Ministry of Education in Taiwan promoting e-classroom primary schools have also contributed to the purchase of interactive electronic whiteboards for teaching. However, compared to the traditional blackboard teaching the researchers tried to explore the issues whether whiteboard can enhance the effectiveness of learning and whether teachers using whiteboards will cause inco...