The ‘*Snapshot on the Visualiser Market in UK and Europe’, a report created by Futuresource Consulting, demonstrates the ways in which visualisers are being recognised across the education sector as a key tool in transforming teaching and learning.  Some of its key findings show that:- 

·         Over 11k visualisers were sold in UK in 2008 and Futuresource forecast that over 17k will be sold in 2009, a growth rate of 56%.

·         The market is valued at £12 million in 2009 increasing 53% in 2010 to £18 million.

·         1 in 30 UK school classrooms now have a visualiser that will increase to 1 in 10 by 2010.

·         Almost 50k visualiser sales are forecast in 2009 across Western Europe.

Dave Smith, Chair of the Visualiser Forum comments…

“The outcomes of the Futuresource report reinforce the Visualiser Forum’s assertion that visualisers are becoming the must-have ICT item for schools.  We believe that the rate of growth in sales in a period of diminishing budgets, demonstrates how teachers and schools are recognising the ways in which visualisers are impacting on teaching and learning.  Simple to use and cost-effective – visualisers are popular with even the least ICT confident teachers.  The prediction that the number of classrooms with a visualiser will grow from 1 in 30 in 2009 to 1 in 10 in 2010 shows just how popular the technology is.  The pupils and teachers cannot be wrong.”

Read an abridged copy of the report here… Futuresource Visualiser Report

Visit the Visualiser Forum blog www.visualiserforum.org for ideas and case studies of how visualisers can be embedded in teaching and learning across phases/the curriculum.