Haryana Government will soon introduce smart classrooms in Governments schools wherein Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will be used to impart education. This project will be implemented in 290 senior secondary schools across the State. Students of these schools in the entire state will get lectures from expert’s while sitting in smart classrooms.
School Education Department has tied up with the National Research and Education Network (ERNET) India, to set up smart classrooms and it will soon be a reality.
“The proposal will help the students to develop an interest towards technology-based education and also aims to train teachers in the use of computer technology and assets-based teachings such as a projector and video conferencing,” Virender Singh Sehrawat, Additional Director in the School Education Department told The Pioneer on Thursday.
Meanwhile, according to the department, the students sitting in smart classrooms of 290 schools will be able to listen to faculty lectures in seven District Institute of Educational Training (DIET), Sehrawat said.
Furthermore, schools across all the states have been asked to provide for a classroom to hold the setup of the virtual classroom.The smart classroom basically has a desktop computer with multimedia software and a projector that show up the image on a larger screen.
The state government also plans to equip students with multi-media kits so that they will be able to interact with the tutors easily. The state government will provide funds for equipment while ERNET will provide the technical support.
“This is a really beneficial programme that can improve education standards. Also, this will be the best method to make learning smooth and easy,” a Senior Officer with the Education Department, said.
Meanwhile, to make the project success the Education Department has identified quality educators who will deliver lectures in the seven DIETs of the state these teachers will educate students in schools connected to a particular DIET.