Diffusion of Mimio Tanesha Richardson Walden University EDUC 7101-2

1. Diffusion of MimioTanesha RichardsonWalden UniversityEDUC 7101-2

2. Need Classroom teachers’ needs: Mimio is meeting this need by: Online Self Guided Training available based on your schedule Retrieving lessons in content areas for teachers access on the web To chat online with other teachers by grade and subject area through Mimio Connect: Interactive Teaching Community • To make learning more engaging for students, with technology that makes it easier for teachers to do what they do best – teach • Boring note taking to interesting lessons on whiteboard • Affordable wireless equipment options for teachers to add on to Mimio Interactive Technology

3. Research • Designed by MIT creative thinkers. They used engineering problem/solution methodology • Many of the contributors to this volume are interested in understanding the processes of learning and teaching mediated by whole-class interactive technologies, for example considering the ways in which interactive whiteboards (IWBs) are entering into and resourcing classroom practices (Littleton, 2101). • The study results indicated that, in general, using interactive whiteboards was associated with a 16 percentile point gain in student achievement. This means that we can expect a student at the 50th percentile in a classroom without the technology to increase to the 66th percentile in a classroom using whiteboards (Marzano, 2009).

4. Development http://www.faqs.org/sec-filings/100331/Find-the-World-Interactive-Inc_10-K/ • Workflow of Mimio adoption from company to schools.

5. Commercialization MimioConnect Free online chat resource for teachers Mimio Dymo add on wireless equipment.

6. What is Dymo/Mimio Interactive Teaching Technologies?

7. How does the Mimio Interactive work on an ordinary whiteboard? mimio attaches to any standard whiteboard, connects quickly to your computer, and uses sophisticated infrared and ultrasound technology to track the position of your marker stylus and eraser on the board. The stylus uses ultrasound technology to track everything you write or draw. Its detection range is up to nine feet (three meters) so you can capture information on virtually any whiteboard from 2' x 3' to 4' x 8' (60 x 90 cm to 120 x 240 cm).

8. Early adopters who will explore this innovation are: Colleagues who are looking for new innovative way to teach their students. Principals and Assistant Principals who want to see more engagement from the students Parent Teacher Association known as PTA. This organization works with teachers and listens to the needs and wants of teachers in their classrooms.

9. Who would be the laggards in rejecting the Mimio Interactive innovations? Teachers who are terrified of using technology in their classroom. Budget restraints can delay the retro fit of using Mimio Interactive Teaching Technology. The following up cost to have a representative from the company to train key personnel at each school.

10. The best attributes to help bring Mimio to the masses are: teachers and students interested in technology Students today spend more time in front of their computer or smartphone They communicate and play games on their cell phones. They listen to music on their Ipod more than any generation living in the 21st century. Teachers who utilize technology in their lessons daily and personal lives as well.

11. Centralized or Decentralized to bring to Board of Directors? The Mimio Interactive Teaching Innovation is best diffused through decentralized approach than centralized because it gives the change agent the leverage to show others how the innovation has helped them. The change agent being an early adopter will indeed give more honesty report of how the innovation has benefit or cause more problem in their daily routines at work. This approach will be more efficient and and brought to the Board of Directors in the education system.

12. Key Change Agents at my K-5 organization are: The key change agents at the K-5 elementary teachers are those who are not afraid of utilizing the Mimio Interactive Teaching Technology. The characteristics of a key change agent are the following: Fearless of technology devices Open mind to change and new innovations Having an authoritative voice that is respected by peers and administration Gives honest opinions on the innovation

13. Did the Mimio Interactive Teaching Technology reached critical mass? Mimio Interactive Teaching Technology has reached the critical masses. Especially in my school district the Mimio Teaching has been retrofitted from K-12. Since the Mimio Interactive Teaching Technology has received great reviews and full adoption of this innovation. The district is now looking to upgrade the innovation to add to the innovation.

14. References Agent4changenet. Retrieved from : http://youtu.be/ZokqjjIy77Y Digital Learning. (2009). Retrieved from: http://www.digitallearning.in/interview/interview-details.asp?interviewid=714 Dymo/Mimio Interactive Teaching Device. Retrieved from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRwIE84K5Zw How to Afford Interactive Whiteboards. (2011). Technology & Learning, 31(8), 44-46. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Retrieved from: http://www.infology.com/mimio.htm Kennewell, S. S., Tanner, H. H., Jones, S. S., & Beauchamp, G. G. (2008). Analyzing the Use of Interactive Technology to Implement Interactive Teaching. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 24(1), 61-73. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Littleton, K. (2010). Research into Teaching with Whole-Class Interactive Technologies: Emergent Themes. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 19(2), 285-292. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Marzano, R. J. (2009). Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards. Educational Leadership, 67(3), 80-82. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. http://www.mimio.dymo.com/en-US/About-us/index.aspx Shenton, A., & Pagett, L. (2007). From "Bored" to Screen: The Use of the Interactive Whiteboard for Literacy in Six Primary Classrooms in England. Literacy, 41(3), 129-136. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.

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