Smart Classrooms

Prity Guchait
M. Ed 3rd Semester
Gangadharpur Sikshan Mandir
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
The traditional approach of lecture and note taking has lost its effectiveness as the modern day
around education grows. In efforts to communication and information to a curriculum creation and
delivery system for teachers and learners. Learning is not how much one can cramp up. It’s rather
the knowledge that remains after one forgets what he/she learned in schools. Thus we emphasize
on learning the concepts with the help visuals and activities. To keep such view the smart learning
was introduced Technology benefited us in every aspect of our life right from communication to
education. New methods of teaching have been introduced which is known as smart class. It uses
instructional material, 3D animated modules and videos, and all the renowned schools are using

this concept. Now the students are thrilled at this concept of innovation and interactive learning
process. The concept of smart classroom has not only made education interesting but a chance to
students to enhance their performance.
Need of Smart Classroom

• This new system just like a revolution. Total infrastructure attracts students.
• They will do their task online in a Smart environment and send their query to their teacher.
• The digital contents as a tool for the students to come out of memorising knowledge ending
a more than a century old traditional teacher centered learning system.
• It will check the students whether they really utilise their time and energy by doing study
or not.

Objectives of Smart Classroom

• To create advancement in education systems.

• To make better learning and understanding.
• Students learn their lessons in a smart approach.
• Helps to keep track of students.
• To encourage informal learning.
Smart Classrooms general equipment

• Computer
• LCD Projectors
• Laptop
• DVD player
• VCR
• Laptop chart (podium)
• Whiteboard
• Microphones
Characteristics of a Smart Classrooms:

• 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 step 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.
Collaborative learning activities include collaborative writing, group projects, joint
problem solving, debates and more. Collaborative learning redefines traditional student-
teacher relationship in the classroom.
• Computing devices: Computers are readily available in modern classrooms, since they are
essential tools for 21st century students and. They give teachers the opportunity to enhance
their lessons and assist them.
• Mutual respect: Teachers and students should always have respect for each other. As now
the role of teachers is no longer to be the sage on the stage, students should not forget their
value as they will always receive guidance from them. Also, teachers should encourage
students to speak with confidence and value their opinions.
• Performance-based assessments: Regular performance-based assessments are carried
out by teachers through various methods which are not restricted to tests. These can be by
conducting quizzes and polls.
• 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.
• Students understand and follow the rules and procedures: The learning environment is
carefully planned and well-organized. Class rules, procedures, and notices of upcoming
activities are posted in convenient places to help students stay on track. Students are
constantly encouraged to remind them of their goals and responsibilities. They follow class
routines and understand what they are expected to achieve each day and how they are to
go about it.
• 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. Smart class is a more fascinating model in the world.
In a smart school teachers have to develop the skill of learning from experiences.

Main themes in the Smart Classroom concept:

Smart Classroom aims at combining entrepreneurial pedagogy, collaborative teaching and

the latest technological teaching tools to create a modern and effective education service
environment in education setting. There are three main themes in the SMART Classroom
concept:

• Smart Pedagogy: Smart Pedagogy is based on entrepreneurial pedagogy and

methodologies. Smart Classroom project aims at fostering the application of these
methodologies in institution setting and hereby provide more interactive
alternatives to traditional teaching. This theme of the project results a handbook for
teachers on applying fresh teaching methods into practise, tools for teachers’ self-
reflection and evaluation and training programme for teachers.
• Smart teaching solutions: Smart Teaching Solutions deals with variety of
practical teaching tools and materials for teachers including teaching games and
simulations. Smart Teaching Materials include for example exercises and examples
that teachers can apply to their courses.
• Smart Learning space: Smart Teaching Spaces cover both physical and virtual
teaching spaces in the institution setting. The Smart Teaching Spaces concept
defines the essential furniture and technical specifications of ideal physical
classrooms and the most important features of virtual learning platforms. Also
facilities and functions for lecture halls and collaborative teaching spaces will be
defined in this package. The Smart Teaching Spaces as a whole brings flexibility
to learning.

Advantage of Smart Classroom :

• Access to online study materials: Technology tools allow learners to easily

access a rich database of online resources. Teachers can use the wide variety of
online information sources such as knowledge databases, online video and news
items to reinforce their lessons. Learners can also quickly access the wide range
of powerful tools and resources to conduct.
• Allow for connectivity in different location: Interactive technology tools allow
for connectivity in different locations; making ideal collaboration and distance
learning environments. When using technology tools, student show to increase
student-to-student collaboration and increase overall participation in the lesson.
• Countless resources for making learning more fun and effective: From apps to
organizational platforms to e-textbooks and more, there are many amazing tools
that can help .Tools will help both students and professors alike collaborate, share
ideas, stay organized, and more to get the most out of learning.
• Advantageous for the absentees: If a student who studies in a regular classroom
is absent for a day it becomes difficult for him to gather all notes of the classes he
missed, also it becomes difficult for the teacher to explain all the previous topics.
The student then take a shortcut method and get the notes photocopied from other
students. In this way students do not understand clearly from the classes he missed.
In a smart classroom the lecture are recorded. Whenever a student is absent he can
anytime see the recorded lectures. These recorded lectures are also uploaded on
the Internet which can be accessed by the students any time by a login Id and
password. The notes are also in digital form, so they can be easily provided to the
students.
• Better understanding: It shifts the classroom experience from the sage-on-a-
stage approach to a more collaborative environment. With classrooms turning into
smart classrooms, students are also getting smarter! Big chunks of paragraphs are
being replaced with pie charts, bar graphs and images and the theory “A picture is
worth a thousand words” is coming to life.
• Change the way of imparting knowledge: Smart classroom environment is
likely to change the way teachers impart knowledge to students and at the same
time simplify the learning process for students. Students will find it easy to engage
with lessons and gain a better understanding of the overall subject concept. It is an
ideal tool for any classroom setting. The education field needs technology like this
for students, learners, and educators to continue to grow in their field.
• Enhanced teaching/learning experience: Technology tools provide new ways
for teachers to teach, and for student to learn. These tools support a wide variety
of learning styles. For instance, visual learners can watch as their tutors use the
technology tools to project visual elements, whereas audio learners can listen and
have discussions. On the other hand, the Boards come with touch screen
capabilities that allow tactile learners to touch and interact with the board.
• Students can learn life skills through technology: Creating presentations,
learning to differentiate reliable from unreliable sources on the Internet,
maintaining proper online etiquette, and writing emails; these are all vital skills
that your students can learn in the classroom and master before graduation
• Health friendly: There are some teachers who are very sensitive towards the use
of chalk or markers. Some of them experience skin allergies when they write with
chalk and some teachers are not comfortable with the smell of ink used in markers.
For these teachers smart classroom are advantageous. There is no or very less use
of markers or chalk in a smart classroom. Teaching is done by using digital.
Disadvantage of Smart Classroom :
• Cost: The technology used in the Smart Classroom is very expensive. All the
school cannot afford it. Some school often take loans to buy the Smart
technology. Consequently, the fees of the schools are increased to meet the
cost of the equipment. All parents cannot afford such expensive education for
their children. Every child cannot get access to the Smart Classroom.
• Skilled faculty: All teachers cannot use smart technologies for teaching. The
teachers have to be trained before they can start teaching in a smart classroom.
The teacher are trained to use the technology in an effective manner. They are
also trained to handle faults in the gadgets. This training also costs much. If
the teacher are not properly trained the technology would become a disturbing
factor rather than becoming helpful.
• Maintenance: Like all electronic gadgets used in smart classroom require
proper maintenance. The room in which these gadgets are installed should be
free from dust particles and should not face direct sunlight otherwise the
gadgets will become faulty. Also this equipment release a lot of heat in the
surrounding so the room should be air conditioned. Technical stuff has to be
appointed for the maintenance of the device. This further add to the cost.
• Lack of face to face interaction: With social media platforms, students might
have come closer to each other by using various apps and sites but, at the same
time, they have gone far from each other when it comes to face to face
interaction which is apparently affecting their real life social skills.
• Technical fault: All the electronic devices are prone to faults. If the equipment
do not work one day, the day is considered as a waste. They require a lot of
time to come back to their proper functioning state. No teaching can be done
on that day. In this case the teacher should always be ready for an alternative
methodology for teaching that is using blackboard.

Educational Implications of Smart Classroom

• Schools no longer need to worry about stationary as pens and notebooks are
slowly being replaced by tablets and computers.
• Being a smart school allows the educators to reach out to students all over the
world and develop thriving online learning communities.
• Students in a smart school are exposed to students from other parts of the world
via online meetings and collaborations.
• Smart school software includes functionalities of an ERP and LMS making it
really simple for any school to run and maintain processes.
• Schools now have the option of storing all their data on the cloud and stop
worrying about lost data and the time consumed to retrieve it.
 • School no longer need to maintain cumbersome paperwork as smart school
software now helps maintain all records for the school in one place

The study of Smart Classroom equipment and applications

of it inevitable requirement for the development of educational information to
different stages. This study has great significance for the promotion of digital school.
Elimination for the difficulties face by multimedia teaching. Enhancing of students’
innovative ability. The ultimate objective of the study is to change learning and
teaching methods in the information age. Although it may have some disadvantages,
we think that smart will bring new life to learning

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