|
What is smartclass
Smartclass is a digital initiative of Educomp, which is rapidly transforming the
way teachers teach and students learn in schools with innovative and meaningful
use of technology. Powered by the world’s largest repository of digital content
mapped to Indian School Curriculum, smartclass brings in technology right next to
the blackboard for teachers in the classrooms. Students learn difficult and abstract
curriculum concepts watching highly engaging visuals and animations. This makes
learning an enjoyable experience for students while improving their overall academic
performance in school.
Smartclass also enables teachers to instantly assess and evaluate the learning achieved
by their students in class with an innovative assessment technology- smart assessment
system - designed by Educomp.
Delivery Model:
Smartclass has a unique delivery model for schools. A knowledge center is created
inside the school equipped with the entire library of smartclass digital content.
The knowledge center is connected to the classrooms through Intranet. Teachers get
the relevant digital resources such as animations and videos, interactive virtual
labs tools etc. and use them as a part of their lesson plans in every classroom
period. The classrooms are equipped with state of the art infrastructure complete
with custom designed electronic interactive white boards, projection systems, PCs
and UPS.
The smartclass program is implemented in schools by Educomp completely on a turnkey
basis for a nominal fee paid by schools on a per student, per month basis, for an
agreed contract duration.
India’s Largest Content Library
Smartclass is powered by a vast repository of digital instruction materials exactly
mapped to meet the specific objectives laid out by different state learning standards.
This repository is continuously populated through the ongoing development at Educomp’s
Digital Products and Solutions group.
The content repository consists of thousands of highly animated, lesson specific,
3D and 2D multimedia modules. These modules are built with an Instructor-led design
that allows the teacher to effectively transact the lesson in a typical classroom
of diverse set of learners. Educomp has also entered into partnerships with Discovery
Education, Deisgnmate Eureka and Crocodile Clips adding world-class digital content
resources 3D Educational videos and perhaps the world’s best interactive virtual
Lab software to its repository of content for teachers to use in the classroom.
The modules are embedded in a template that allows the teachers to teach a chosen
lesson in class, frame by frame, with engaging and instructionally sound animated
set of visuals while retaining complete control on the pace of delivery. The curriculum
reach unfolds from kindergarten to grade twelve covering subjects like Mathematics,
Science, English, EVS, Social Studies, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, History, Geography,
Economics and Business Studies.
|
|
Teachers can also create their own smart tests and use them in the class for assessment.
For this purpose, a Test Authoring Tool has been added to the smartclass assessment
application. Students are equipped with a hand held remote answering device that
now forms a part of their Pencil Box in the school bag. At home, the smartclass
system works as a virtual school, where parents, teachers and students can communicate
with each other. Teachers can upload assignments for students to download, and make
important information available for parents to view.
|
|