What is a smart
classroom and what is its importance in today’s world?
Written by- Ritika Rana
Smart Classrooms- Today technology influences every sphere
of our lives, from dawn to dusk we have become slaves to technology. Now it has
set the foot in the education sector too, smart classrooms are the talk
of the town but what exactly are smart classrooms? Well, smart classroom refers
to those classrooms which use various technological innovations for the purpose
of imparting education among the pupils.
The possibility of
technological devices that can be used for this work is limitless. Computers,
projectors,2D and 3D animations, visualizers, interactive boards, speakers,
podiums and microphones are some of the options that can be used. But an
obvious question arises why smart classes? Well, smart classes offer an array
of advantages over the conventional blackboard- chalk method. We all know that
visual representation aids memory, and through smart classes, we can make and
watch interesting movies and animations of the boring text material, thus it
indeed is a blessing for children of this generation. It is more engaging than
traditional classrooms and saves times and effort of teachers too.
And in present ongoing
COVID-pandemic its importance has increased manifolds. Today, when opening
schools and colleges pose many serious threats to the health of children,
virtual classrooms are the only option left to us.
Importance of smart
classrooms in the present world- As we know that smart classrooms offer a variety of
advantages over traditional classrooms, here we’ll confer about some of these
pros:-
Flexible Learning - The biggest pro of smart
classroom is that it is not rigid like traditional classrooms, where if the
teacher explained things once then students would hesitate to ask again. Here
students with varying learning capabilities can assess it according to their
needs. We can access it from any location of the world. We not necessarily need
to go to school and wait for teachers to come and deliver lectures, Nah, that’s
a long-gone story now. With smart classroom technology, we can study in any
part of the world 24 by 7.
Easy to use- Smart
classrooms are extremely handy and anyone can use them. They have made learning
an enriching and exhilarating experience for all sorts of people. Anyone can
use them and access education
Environment Friendly -
Smart classes offers a perfect solution to all the threats that conventional
education system posed to mother earth. It is extremely environment friendly
and a boon for future generations.
Great learning
experience- Smart classrooms offers students a super enriching experience in
learning. It helps in learning the concepts with an emphasis on visuals and
activities. It makes learning interesting, attractive, easy, thoughtful and
full of fun. It improves the engagement of students and concomitantly helps
teachers to deliver lectures more effectively using different projections in
the presentation to explain the topic. Some surveys have shown that it improves
the academic performance of students thereby enhancing their mental and physical
development.
Thus Smart classrooms
are boon in present times. Today when opening schools and colleges is near to
impossible, they have come as a great option for helping students and teachers
in imparting good education.
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