Endowing each classroom with a projector and an interactive whiteboard
Cyprus , 2005 to 2009
Compendium: Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Background
Installation of projectors and interactive whiteboards in all classrooms and laboratories.
The motivation of the initiative
Training in the use of interactive whiteboards.
Participants
Ministry of Education and Culture, teachers, schools, companies.
Aims and targets
Objectives of the initiative
To install and use interactive whiteboards in all
classrooms and laboratories
Target group
· All students/approx. 110 000 students/100% of pupils attending State schools.
All teachers at all levels of education: 13 000.Strategy and actions
Level of implementation
Nationally. All State schools.
Methods applied to reach the objective (technological and/or pedagogical)
· Technological/tendering process.
Pedagogical: training teachers to use interactive whiteboards.Implementation
A loan of €110m was obtained from the CEB and EIB.
Monitoring and evaluation
Funding/Cost effectiveness
Budget
In €:
2005: €1 747 937.50
2006: €34 601.27
2007: €4 698.79
2008: €581 400Sustainability/Transferability
Outcomes/impacts
Achievements
Specific results
· Improvement of teachers’ and students’ digital skills.
Use of interactive whiteboards to improve the results in the classroom.Success factors
Lessons learnt
The teachers and students use the interactive whiteboards to a satisfactory degree.
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