This paper reports on research by two higher education instructors who provided SMART board training to teacher candidates to help them become competent in the use of interactive technology and to integrate instructional technology into their student teaching experience. The instructors modeled effective use of SMART boards during course instruction, offered training on appropriate use of technology for the K-8 classroom, and provided ongoing mentoring of teacher candidates' emerging use of technology during student teaching field experience in a Professional Development School (PDS). Interviews with teacher candidates were conducted to investigate the impact of training on attitudes towards teaching with SMART board technology, and the barriers they encountered in using the technology for instruction. Interview results provided themes that might inform the design of teacher candidate preparation programs. Suggestions are given for teacher training program policies to venerate technology training and practice to encourage and support teacher candidates, and by extension, cooperating teachers in the schools, to effectively integrate technology in their teaching.
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