Features of a smart classroom and its usage

3. • Helps teachers to meet new challenges in developing students’ abilities and performance.
• Enables teachers to access multimedia content and information that can be used for teaching
students more effectively.
• Enables teachers to express their views and ensures that every child is understanding the
undertaken concept which ultimately affects his achievement.
• Achievement is possible only if concepts are clearly understood.
• It is possible though Smart class where all domains of knowledge are affected.
• A well designed module of smart class allows a student to visualize the concept much better
than static images.

5. • Helps to maintain the student's interest and focus by engaging them fully for
the entire learning experience.
• learning in the classroom becomes a thrilling and exciting experience.
• Finds abstract & difficult concepts easy to comprehend enhancing their
academic performance.
• So practical to modern time and friendly to use.
• Instantly evaluate/assess the learning achieved by their students in class.
• Can identify areas of student's strength as well as weaknesses.
• Appeal to audio‐visual senses of students in using smart boards.

7. 1. Personal Computer
2. Overhead Projector
3. Wireless Internet Access
4. DVD Player
5. Smart Board

8. • Ceiling mounted LCD projector and projection screen
• Laptop connectivity for both Macintosh & PC laptops
• VCR Resident Dual-OS Computer with Mac OS X & Windows Vista w/DVD-RW
• Dual-OS Mac with Windows Vista
• Microphone (wireless hand-held and/or lavaliere)
• Document Camera
• Table top screen
• Cables for laptop projector hook-up and network connectivity

9. • Stereo Sound
• Wireless Presenter/Mouse
• USB extension cable for Flash drives
• LCD projector
• Mobile carrying case
• Sound system
• Touchscreen Control system
• Telephone

15. • Resources that faculty requires should be permanently placed in
simple, easy to use configurations.
• Students must be able to see anything visually and hear any audible
presentations.
• Free from noise and distortion regardless of the method of
instruction used.
• The lights, the sound and the air circulation should make the room
physically comfortable to support the teaching learning enterprise.

16. • BASIC SMART CLASSES: The classrooms with basic smart technology include
gadgets like laptops or computers, projector, DVD or VCD player and a viewing
screen etc.
• INTERMEDIATE SMART CLASSES: The intermediate smart classrooms are one
step ahead of the basic technology smart classrooms. They include gadgets like
a smart podium with control panel in addition to laptop, projector, screen and
DVD or VCD player etc.
• ADVANCED SMART CLASSES: The advanced smart classrooms have all the
gadgets of a basic or intermediate smart classroom but their features are very
advanced, that is, they use the newest technology.

17. • COMPUTER OR LAPTOP: Instead of writing on board with a chalk or marker,
teaching process is done by presentation or images or multimedia in a smart
class room.
• PROJECTOR: It projects stationery or moving objects onto a screen.
• SCREEN: It is a surface used to display the images projected by a projector.
• MICROPHONE: it is generally called as mic or mike.
• AMPLIFIER AND SPEAKER: These are the electronic devices which are used to
increase the volume of a sound.

18. • DOCUMENT CAMERA: They are also called as visual presenters, visualizers,
digital overheads. They are used for displaying an object to a large audience.
• SMART PODIUMS: They are also called smart boards or smart LCDs. It is an
interactive pen display which can be connected to the computer.
• PODIUMS: it is a platform usually made of wood which raises the person
standing on it so that he becomes visual to all the audience.
• DVD OR VCD PLAYER: There are a large amount of videos available on the
internet but still there is a requirement of VCD or DVD player.
• OVERHEAD PROJECTOR: device which is used to display enlarged images of a
transparent acetate sheet placed on its base on a screen.

19. • Access to online resources
• Digital medium for notes
• Advantageous for the absentees and Ease of understanding
• Makes learning enjoyable
• Improves the academic performance
• Communication
• Health friendly
• Appeal to audio‐visual senses
• No wastage of time
• Virtual field trips
• Marker Feature
• Active learning

20. • Replaces traditional teaching method of using blackboards or whiteboard that
teacher used to write with a chalk.
• By using this advanced technology of smart board teachers can provide more
information.
• Active learning: Smart boards leads to active learning process where both the
teacher and the students are involved.
• Smart classes are very beneficial for all types of students.
• Increases the interaction between teacher and students during a lesson.
• It makes the listener very interesting to the class.
• Reduces the effort of the lecturer as its most part are done in the presentation.

21. • Cost
• Skilled faculty
• Maintenance
• Technical faults

22. 1. Dr. Menon Anita (2015) “Effectiveness of smart classroom teaching on the achievement in
chemistry of secondary school students” American International Journal of Research in
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, AIJRHASS 15-132.
2. Kumar Sanjay (2016) “ELearning and role of smart classes” Academia.Edu,page no-7-15.
3. http://target study.com/articles/ 3/6/2016
4. ITAP Associate Chad Schultz for the Faculty Development Spring Institute 2007 “Things you
should know about smart classrooms”
5. The Benefits of Going for Smart Classrooms in your Education Institution Board 3/6/2016
6. http://www.edtechboard.com
7. Niemeyer Daniel (2003),”Hard facts on smart class room design” The Scarecrow press,Inc UK,
.Page no-3-5.