(1) Smart School is a learning institution that has been reformed to prepare students for the Information Age through innovative teaching practices and school management integrated with information and communication technology (ICT). (2) Teachers in Smart Schools receive ICT training on software, programming languages, and integrating technology into their lessons. (3) The Malaysian government allocated RM1 billion to provide laptops to students through the Universal Service Provision fund in order to reduce the digital divide and contribute to social and economic development.

1. SS13013
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY IN SCIENCE
SMART SCHOOL
NURUL NOORERWANY BINTI A JEFFRY
(D20131063865)
NURASYIKIN BINTI SAIDIN
(D20131063859)

2. What is Smart School??
The Malaysian Smart School is a learning
institution that has been systematically
reinvented in terms of teaching-learning
practices and school management in
order to prepare children for the
Information age.

3. Goal of Smart School

4. ‘People, Skill and Responsibilities’
Teachers in smart schools have been given various
types and levels of ICT training on:
(a) software application
(b) programming languages
(c) smart integration of ICT in teaching methods.
Issues

5. ‘Notebook 1 Malaysia Free Giveaways’
 In order to supply the laptops, RM1 bilion was allocated under
the Universal Service Provision (USP) fund
 Main objectives of USP:
(a) Providing the access of communication to
groups and individuals in areas with poor coverage
(b) To improve usage of ICT in the community towards a
knowledgeable society
(c) To contribute to the social economic development of
local communities
(d) To minimize the digital divide

6. CHALLENGE AND SOLUTION
PRINCIPAL  Build infrastructure
Solution:
1. Principals need to find a place to be
renovated computer lab
 Growing parents confidence
Solution:
1. Provide information technology plan, management
plan and staff plan to solve the problem of
information principals IT illiterate
TEACHER  IT skills among teachers
Solution:
1. Teacher must take their own initiative to learn
deeply about IT

7. STUDENT  Prepared to accept change
Solution:
1. Student must ready and able to accept with an
open mind
 Use IT preferably
Solution:
1. Self--awareness should be nurtured to the
student
GOVERNMENT  Had to spend a lot of money for this program
Solution:
1. Find cheap and quality suppliers of
technological equipment
 Overcome the lack of technician and damage of
computer
Solution:
1. School have to appoint teachers who are
experts in IT to lead and take care of the
computer lab at school