SMART CLASSROOM

What is smart classroom:

Smart classrooms are technology-enhanced classrooms that foster opportunities for

teaching and learning by integrating learning technology, such as computers, specialized
software, audience response technology, assistive listening devices, networking, and
audio/visual capabilities. Classroom services leads the support design and planning for
campus learning spaces.

Objective of smart classroom:

The following are some objectives for a Smart Class Room application:

 To help teachers to meet new challenges and developing students’ abilities and
performance.

 To enables teachers to access multimedia content and information that can be

used for teaching students more effectively.

 To make possible for the concepts to be understood clearly. To make abstract

concept real.

 To makes learning an enjoyable experience for students. Activities and games to

make learning process easy.

 To improve creative thinking in learning process to visualize the concepts and

practices with model and demonstrations.

 To optimize the use of e-resources wise e-books, e-journals, protocols, lecture

notes, documentaries and so on.

 To customized content as per the school’s scheme of work and to provide facility
to update the content.
Characteristics of Smart classroom

Adaptive learning: Any classroom will always have students of different types of
learning abilities in it which often makes it difficult for teachers to make sure that all of
them understand the concepts. The modern approach of adaptive learning gives
students the freedom to learn at their own pace and in the way they are most
comfortable with.

Collaborative learning: Learning through collaboration is one of the most effective

forms of learning. Teaching and learning in isolation are very restrictive and hinder
progress. Learning in groups enhances the scope of learning and develops critical
thinking.

Student-centric: In Smart classrooms, teachers play the role of facilitators. They help
students think critically. Students discover and master new concepts. Student-centric
classroom environments put students’ interests first and are focused on each student’s
needs, abilities and learning styles.

Students take responsibility of their learning: As students are encouraged to actively

participate in their own learning, they become responsible for their learning.

There is fully multimedia enabled audio - visual Classrooms:

Smart Class is a Smart concept for Smart Educators of Smart Schools. “Smart Class”
includes Smart Learning Techniques, Smart classroom management, Smart Learning
environment and Smart Learning Materials. Internet, projector and other multimedia
devices are the main parts of smart classrooms. Smart class is a class of modern age.
There is fully multimedia enabled audio-visual classrooms in a smart classroom. It will be
quite different than traditional class. In a smart classroom the teacher works as a
facilitator in learning.

The upgraded kind of Education:

This upgraded kind of education is very interesting for children. It is an innovative idea
to change our boring system into a smart and innovative system of teaching-learning
activities.
Advantages of smart Classrooms

Access to online study materials

Smart classes combined with the Internet opens the door to the vast world of online
study materials. It can leverage the maximum potential of online materials for learning
and teaching. This way, the education would not be restricted to your textbook.

Paperless Classrooms

The use of smart devices in education partially or fully eliminates the

textbooks/notebooks. The negligible use of paper makes education Eco-friendly leading
to a solution for environmental hazards possessed by traditional education.

Make learning easy

Visual-based learning process found way effective than the traditional learning method.
In this way, students can learn easily.

Flexibility in teaching and learning

A projector connected with the computer can present all these contents giving students
the flexibility they want for learning effectively.

Advantage for absentees

Digital study materials can be downloaded and watched at any time or place. This
benefits the absentees, even if they miss their classes they can download it and study
themselves at their convenient time.

Disadvantages of smart classrooms

Cost of infrastructure

The cost of infrastructure is a concern for smart classrooms. It needs a number of smart
gadgets like computers, tablets, projectors, software, etc. The software and hardware
requirements also change frequently when the technology develops. So the schools may
need to upgrade it.
Technical Faults

Electronic gadgets are prone to technical faults. When these devices fail, it may need
hours or days to repair it. This will waste a working day. Teachers may go back to the old
blackboard method, but this is boring for both teachers and students once they get used
to smart education.

Diversions

Study using a smartphone with an internet connection is prone to distractions, Students

can browse other websites, social networking apps, etc. If the gadgets are not closely
monitored by parents or teachers. Filtered browsing is an option to prevent this.
However, it is difficult if the gadget is personally owned by the child.

Lack of skilled teachers

Not every teacher is technologically skilled. Some teachers even can’t use a personal
computer. It is hard to train such teachers to effectively teach with smart gadgets. The
training also incurs some costs, if they are not properly trained the technology become a
disturbing factor than becoming helpful.