Review of the opinions of vocational high school teachers, students, and administrators on the interactive whiteboard

The primary aim of this study is to determine whether there was a difference in teachers' levelsof interactive whiteboard usage, their self-efficacy, and opinions before and after the Use ofTechnology in Education Course (UTEC) in vocational high schools where FATIH project wasimplemented. Research participants constituted of teachers and school administrators, andstudents attending Telkari Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School in whichinteractive whiteboard installation was made within the framework of FATIH project in Midyatdistrict of Mardin province and who attended UTEC training in the 2015-2016 academic year.In this study, a mixed research method model was used. Data were collected through scale,survey and semi-structured interview forms. Quantitative data were analyzed by mean and ttest, and qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. In conclusion of the study, it wasobserved that there was no significant change in the self-efficacy of teachers using interactivewhiteboard and their level of using interactive whiteboard after UTEC training. Furthermore,it was observed that teachers were unable to develop materials for the interactive whiteboardbefore UTEC training, and after the UTEC training, they were able to prepare materials in part.This fact has revealed that the UTEC training content was not sufficient in materialdevelopment for the interactive whiteboard. The students, on the other hand, indicated that theypreferred the courses used on the interactive whiteboard and asked the teachers to continueusing the interactive whiteboard. Participant students indicated that interactive whiteboardfailures also adversely affected the lesson. Teachers, students, and school administratorsreported that use an interactive whiteboard in the course increased student success andpositively affected interest and participation in the course