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EXPLAIN EVERYTHING APP
EDUC 8841 Diffusion & Integration of Technology
Summer 2014
Tracy Nielson
Walden University
WHAT IS EXPLAIN EVERYTHING APP?FEATURES:
Screencasting Interactive whiteboard screen Record audio and video Write, narrate, and move
objects while recording Create pictures, videos, lesson
plans Upload content to Dropbox,
Google Drive, and YouTubeDemo of Explain Everything App:
http://edtechteacher.org/explain-everything-demonstrating-understanding-with-screen-casting-with-reshan-richards-from-jennifer-carey/
WHAT DOES EXPLAIN EVERYTHING APP PROVIDE TO
EDUCATORS? Economic feasibility and sustainability Upkeep, maintenance and initial purchase Easy-to-use on iPad Used in any grade level
Tutorialshttp://www.morriscooke.com/?p=1045
EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU CAN
DO WITH EXPLAIN
EVERYTHING APP
Activities students created with the app:http://www.mrswideen.com/2013/03/using-explain-everything-in-primary.html
NEED
WHY EXPLAIN EVERYTHING APP? Cost effective solution Replacement for interactive
whiteboards iPad can be used as a
projector
Expensive – over $1,500
$2.99
RESEARCH
DEVELOPMENT OF APP: MorrisCooke
FINDINGS: Assessment tool Evaluate students academic performance Collaborating with other students'
RESEARCH
LEAD THINKER: Dr. Reshan Richards Created app Worked with MorrisCooke to develop app
Dr. Reshan Richards
DEVELOPMENT
PROBLEMS: Finding a company that would create the app
AUDIENCE: Teachers Students Parents Afterschool programs Community Learning
COMMERCIALIZATION
Production began in 2011 MorrisCooke help with the creation of manufacturing the app Packaging is in form of a basic app icon App is marketed on Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, and News Media Apple Corporation disturbed the app on their iPad
ADVANTAGES OF EXPLAIN EVERYTHING APP
• Multiple “slides” for ordering content prior to recording.
• Record and re-record voice over slides individually without starting over for the entire presentation.
• Import projects from Evernote, Dropbox or camera roll.
• Export options: directly to iPad, to DropBox, Evernote, YouTube or email.
• Slide sorter for re-organizing presentation.
• Re-order objects front-to-back within a stack.
• Control pen thickness, tip, transparency and color.
• Draw shapes and lines with separate control for borders and fill.
• Type text as an object.
• Undo button steps backwards through changes.
DISADVANTAGES OF EXPLAIN EVERYTHING APP
• Steeper learning curve than free options.
• No “punch-in” – to re-record over a portion of the presentation requires user to erase a slide’s previous audio track in its entirety and start over.
• No ability to duplicate slides, although the developer has this feature planned for a future release.
TIMELINE
2009
Dr. Reshan saw a need to create an app that would be
an alternate for using the
smartboard
The company MorrisCooke was
contacted to create and
develop the app
2010
Explain Everthing was published on
the Apple App Store by
MorrisCooke
2011
Adoption and implementation
began with teachers who used
the app for instruction
2012
Explain Everything has been
downloaded over 1 million times on the Apple App store and
continues to grow
2014
Explain Everything Timeline
Dr. Reshan conductedresearch to determine
if educators and students would use
this type of app in the classroom and at home
2009-2010
S-CURVE
2009 2011 2012 2014
Grow
th
Year
Explain Everything App S-Curve
Innovation
Published on the Apple App Store
App adopted by teachers in the
classroom
Over 1 mill ion downloads
KEY INNOVATORS AND EARLY ADOPTERS
KEY INNOVATORS: Teachers
EARLY ADOPTERS: Teachers Administrators Students
LAGGARDS
WHO ARE THEY? Teachers, administrators currently
rejecting technology Typically 15 years of experience or
more
HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE THEM? Direct assistance Demonstrations/Modeling Training Support Peer Pairing with Innovators &
Early Adopters
ATTRIBUTES TO ENCOURAGE CRITICAL MASS
WHAT IS CRITICAL MASS? “Critical mass occurs at the point at which enough individuals in a system
have adopted an innovation so that the innovation’s further rate of adoption becomes self-sustaining” (p. 363).
ATTRIBUTES “Relative advantage is the degree to which an innovation is perceived as
better than the idea it supersedes” (p. 265).
“Observability is the degree to which the results of an innovation are visible to other” (p. 266).
EXPLAIN EVERYTHING APP: DECENTRALIZED APPROACH
The use of technology with emphasis on the use of the Explain Everything App in education is best diffused through a decentralized diffusion system. This will happen when, “innovations originate from numerous local sources and then evolve as they diffuse through a horizontal network” (Rogers, 2003, p. 395).
LOCAL SOURCES AND NETWORKS Sharing of power and control among the
members of the diffusion system Client control by local systems, diffusion is
spontaneous and unplanned Peer diffusion of innovations through
horizontal networks Innovations come from experimentation by
non-experts, who often are users Created by locally perceived needs and
problems A high degree of local adaptation as they
diffuse among adopters Local units decide which innovations should
diffuse based on informal evaluations of the innovations
KEY CHANGE AGENTS
WHAT IS A CHANGE AGENT?
“It is an individual who influences clients’ innovation-decisions in a direction deemed desirable by a change agency” (Rogers, 2003, p. 400).
WHO ARE CHANGE AGENTS? Administrators, Teachers, &
Students
ROLES OF A CHANGE AGENT: Develop a need for change Establish an information exchange
relationship Diagnose problems Create an intent to change Translate an intent into action Stabilize adoption and prevent
discontinuance Achieve a terminal relationship
TEACHERS AS CHANGE AGENTS
Studies have indicated that when teachers believe technology uses are valuable, they are more likely to incorporate those uses into their practices.
TEACHERS AS CHANGE AGENTS
Research has shown that access to technology, a supportive school culture, and adequate time for teachers to explore educational use of technology are essential for successful technology integration.
These strategies, especially time, should help to involve those older teachers who may not be comfortable integrating technology through the quickly changing trends in educational technology.
CRITICAL MASS FOR EDUCATION
HAS CRITICAL MASS BEEN ACIEVED? Not reached yet
“A self-sustaining critical mass will occur when enough individuals adopt the innovation” (Rogers, 2003, p. 313).
HOW TO ACIEVE CRITICAL MASS? Incentives
ROLE OF THE CHAMPIONS
A champion is a charismatic individual who throws his or her weight behind an innovation, thus overcoming indifference or resistance that the new idea may provoke in an organization (Rogers, 2003, p. 414).
Champions of Explain Everything App
Board of Directors Administrators Teachers Students
CONCLUSION
Explain Everything is an inexpensive alternative to expense whiteboard that some schools cannot afford; however, it is more than just that. It is a way for students to collaborate with their peers while learning how to use technology. Students can download, record, display, and present their ideas on the Explain Everything App. It is a new way for students to learn and interact with one another and I believe this app will change the way students learning while having fun in the process.
VIDEO AND LINKS
• http://mattbgomez.com/explain-everything-app-101-quick-video-intro/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr9sZycBYLM
REFERENCE
Bhaskar K, S. (2013, August 11). Explain everything – Great app for teachers
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REFERENCE
Haan, Jac. (2011, September 12). Screencasting apps for the ipad. Retrieved
from http://www.techwithintent.com/2011/09/screencasting-apps-for-
theipad/#explaineverything
Hacker, Prof. (2012, February 20). Ipad screencasting: Educreations and explain
everything. Retrieved from http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/ipad-
screencasting-educreations-and-explain-everything/38662
REFERENCE
Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A., Glazewski, K., Newby, T., & Ertmer, P. (2010). Teacher
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Rogers, E. M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press.