Teaching and Technology

On Saturday, I was invited to Litera Valley School in Patna, for a demonstration of what's known as the 'Smart Class'. The school has installed the largest number of active 'smart boards' in the Eastern region, we learnt.

A 'Smart board is a specially enabled interactive teaching tool that is part white-board, and part projection system, with a variety of interactive content for all subjects and learning levels.

Classrooms will not be boring, at least in Litera Valley School.

Smartclass is available for teachers and students over the web, and can also be installed on the school’s local server for faster and more reliable access to the content.

It's nice to see that upcoming schools are serious about changingthe quality and nature of pedagogy. Let's hope that in time, more schools will encourage teachers to replace chalk-talk  with actual teaching!