Need of Smart Schools in Current Education System….

Smart school can be defined as a school equipped with latest technologies to accommodate, organize and to optimize the student’s learning process. Like using the latest ideas of flipped classroom, blended learning and other such practices. Today’s development in technology at an exponential rate, which is leading to technology being accessible very easily and by everyone. In a smart school one need not even be physically present there, could host classrooms online through various Learning management systems. The smart school is also equipped with all the software it can or need to help in the management and the learning of its students.

It’s Impacts on Education

Touch screens and other gadgets have replaced books and pens in this day age while the coming time will of Virtual reality to help. It could be used to provide a great environment and to teach children starting from kinder garden till colleges. It helps to avoid need of maintaining ledgers and cumbersome paperwork as software helps to maintain all records for the school at single place.

Being a smart school allows the educators and students to reach out to all over the world and develop thriving online learning communities. It also includes functionalities of an ERP and LMS for a school to swiftly run and maintain processes to increase school performance, healthier lifestyles.

A Better Learning Environment

In-classroom learning will always play a role in education, but emerging technologies can facilitate superior learning with better retention. Bringing monitors and wearable into schools provides teachers and administrators with the data they need to personalize learning. While smart classrooms only don’t guarantee success in school, they can definitely put students on the right track.

Learn with fun

Unlike in the past, technology has incorporated more interactive methodologies to help students to learn with fun. The smart school software also promotes learning through gaming that not only improve liking for learning but also enhances problem solving and critical thinking. Instead of the earlier less interactive blackboard and chalk lectures, teachers are using different possibilities of advanced classroom.

Enhanced parent-teacher communication:

The smart software has applications to improve the teachers-parents communication in which collecting student data and sharing it with them is a simple deal. The parent portal app is designed to help parents to be updated on the students’ activities within the campus and learn about their progress.

Efficient administration and Assessment

With advanced school software it is possible to maintain all institutional records at one place thus making it accessible. It makes administration job hassle free with minimal paper works. The EYFS management software is a user friendly interface which makes student data collection and sharing much easier with data syncing, reports generation and sharing as well as smart search options. 

Collaborative learning:

The advanced classroom software has applications to promote collaborative learning and group activities. Interactive sessions like joint problem solving, debates and shared projects are in fact improving their role as team players. The influence of laptops and mobile devices has made remote collaboration a reality and continue their group works outside classrooms through web based software.

Blending the Best of Both Worlds

Traditional learning and cutting-edge technology both have a place in schools. Get the best of both worlds by investing in blended learning. Blended learning combines online learning with in-person communication to create a smart classroom. Digital curriculum is blended with in-class topics to promote powerful learning. Adopting blended learning took one school from a low-performing status to eventually winning a national award for performance.

In G.D. Goenka Public School, Grater Noida, we are implementing the smart ways to educate children. We believe in load free learning where the children carry light weight bags. Our smart boards are tools to reinforce learning with understanding.

                                                                                            By Vivekta Singh