The document discusses several problems faced by smart schools in implementing information and communication technology (ICT) in education. Firstly, the heavy upfront investment and maintenance costs of facilities like computers and projectors poses a challenge. Secondly, some schools lack sufficient technical support staff to handle issues during class time. Thirdly, some teachers are not fully utilizing available smart school courseware due to lacking ICT skills or being uncomfortable with the technology. They prefer traditional teaching methods.

1. UNIVERSITI PENDIDIKAN SULTAN IDRIS
PROBLEMS FACED BY SMART SCHOOL
PREPARED BY:
WONG SIEW CHING D20091034815
MARIA TING MEE SING D20081032208
UMI ABIBAH BT SULAIMAN D20091034811
SITI RAHAYU BT MOHAMED NOOR D20091034855

2. PROBLEMS

3.  Heavy investment on facilities
 SS aims to integrate ICT in education so need many
high-tech facilities
 The costs and maintenance fees for the facilities are
high
 Lackof manpower in handling the technical
problem
 Some schools do not have enough technician
 If technical problems occur during class, teacher and
students have to wait for the technician
 Affect the teaching and learning process

4. Smart School courseware was found to be under-utilised
 Some teachers are not keen on
using the courseware
WHY???  They lack ICT knowledge and not
comfortable with the use of
hardware and courseware
 Prefer traditional way of teaching
which is chalk and talk
 Think that using courseware is a
waste of time so they rather pay
more attention on parts that are
related to exams

5. • Some teachers can’t teach
effectively
• New teachers lack of
intensive training
• Experienced teachers lack
of ICT knowledge
• Still practicing teacher-
centered teaching where
teachers should be the
facilitators and students are
active learners

6. • One of the problems SS faced is to design teaching-
learning materials that will accommodate students’
differing needs and abilities
• Courseware has to be developed for all subjects in the
curriculum and to cater for the high fliers, the average and
the slow
• This courseware must have discrete self-contained
packages, interactive, cognitively challenging, with self-
assessment and built-in checkpoints for teachers’ inputs
• Besides, there is a need to make available rapid and
sustainable supply of courseware in the next year or two,
and to have these constantly replenished and updated