Revisions

REVISIONS
SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard Basics
Notebook Software Basics

Overview:

After reviewing the test data, observations of subjects using the materials, notes and remarks made in the materials and the informal interview after the instruction, there are a few minor revisions that need to be made. Another tryout needs to be conducted using the website instructional guide materials rather than the printed materials so that both versions of instruction can be evaluated.

Analysis Phase Revisions:

Goal/Instructional Analysis:

1) Need to add the following subordinate skill for Goal 3:

3.6 Add and delete pages and save files in Notebook Software

                3.6a. Add a page using the blank button
                3.6b Delete a page using the delete button
                3.6c Save file using the save button

2) Change the subordinate skill 4.1a to help learner distinguish the differences between "board-aware" and non board-aware":

4.1a Recognize the difference between board-aware and non board-aware applications.

Objectives:

1) Add the following subordinate objective for Goal 3:

        3.6 Given a personal computer with a mouse, keyboard, Windows
               operating system, Notebook Software, projector and a connected
               SMART Board with SMART Board tray pens and eraser the student
               will be able to add a page using the blank button, delete a page using the
               delete button and save a notebook file using the save button.
               3.6a Given a personal computer with a mouse, keyboard, Windows
                        operating system, Notebook Software, projector and a connected
                        SMART Board with SMART Board tray pens and eraser the
                        student will be able to find the blank button in Notebook to add a new page.
               3.6b Given a personal computer with a mouse, keyboard, Windows
                        operating system, Notebook Software, projector and a connected
                        SMART Board with SMART Board tray pens and eraser
                        the student will be able to find the delete button in Notebook to delete a page.
               3.6c Given a personal computer with a mouse, keyboard, Windows
                        operating system, Notebook Software, projector and a connected
                        SMART Board with SMART Board tray pens and eraser
                         the student will be able to find the save button in Notebook to save a notebook
                        file.

2) Changes subordinate objective 4.1a to:

            4.1a  Given a personal computer with a mouse, keyboard, Windows
                     operating system, Notebook Software, projector, a connected
                     SMART Board with SMART Board tray pens and eraser and a non
                     board-aware software application such as Microsoft Word and board-aware
                     application such as PowerPoint the student will be able to recognize the difference
                     between board-aware and non board-aware applications.

Design Phase Revisions:

    Pre-Test and Post-Test:

    1) Add a task between 9 and 10 and renumber remaining tasks:

        10.   Add and delete pages and save files in Notebook Software

                a. Add a page using the blank button
                b. Delete a page using the delete button
                c . Save file using the save button

    2) Change Task 11a (formerly 10a.) to:

                a. Recognize the difference between board-aware and non board-aware applications.

Materials Development Phase Revisions:

    Student Materials:

    1) Module 3 -- Practice Section, add task 5:

        5. Add, Delete and Save using Notebook buttons.

    2) Module 4 -- Learn Section, Step1 change to:

Open up any Microsoft Word document.

Notice and find the 3 capture buttons also known as the Save/Print Toolbar

The 3 capture buttons appear when a program is non-board aware.

Close the Word Document.

Launch a PowerPoint presentation. You can use any PowerPoint file.
If you prefer you can use the sample provided on the CD: samplepresentation.ppt

Notice that the 3 capture buttons (Save/Print Toolbar) do not appear in a board-aware application.

Close the Power Point Document.

Open up any Microsoft Word document.

    3) Module 4 -- Practice Section Task 1 change to:

        1. Open up a non-board aware application (Microsoft Word) and Open up a
             board-aware application (Microsoft PowerPoint) and recognize the
            difference.

Formative Evaluation Phase Revisions:

    1) Conduct a tryout with 3 subjects using the web-based instructional guide so that both types of materials (printed and web-based)
         can be evaluated.

Final Thoughts:

I was very pleased with the outcome of my instructional design project. The learners were quite pleased and felt confident that they could now go back to their classrooms and start using the Smart Board and Notebook Software--which was the goal of this instruction.   While using the systems approach to designing instruction takes both time and effort, I found it to be very effective in helping me develop instructional materials that resulted in successful outcomes.

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Joan Yarsa
ITEC 57403
Kent State University
Spring, 2005