17. Educational Technology Training on Effective Use of Smartboards and Tab Computers
Currently, the main problem that has been identified in the current friendly classrooms and tab computer projects is the lack of understanding among the educational staff about how to use these devices as an effective tool to achieve learning, rather than not knowing the technology to use such devices. Therefore, a formal training matching with educational principles and technology (International Pedagogical) has been planned together with the Information and Communication Technology Unit of the Southern Province Education Department and the Education Development Division.
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18. Administration and Regulation
All assessment and learning materials related to this friendly classroom learning and teaching process are stored in Wisdom Cloud LMS, Google for Education, belonging to the Provincial Education Department of Education. These classrooms will be subjected to regular random remote monitoring by the Zonal and Provincial Education Departments and Zonal Divisions, Teacher Advisors and Subject Directors. In order to maintain the continuous internet facility required for this purpose, internet bill payment is already done by the regional offices. It is also intended to prepare a summary report of all the activities in these classrooms and review its impact on the learning and teaching process and use it for future projects.
19. Smart Classroom Assessment Process and Regulation
This is done 90% online and is done through close supervision and instructions.
Assessment of Student Activities
Two modules will be used which are class record book and the student attendance through Wisdom Cloud LMS in the Southern Province. The following facilities are provided with the monitoring system.
- Provincial and Zonal Offices can monitor through this system
- Principals can view and review through their mobile devices
- This information will be backed up in Provincial Department’s cloud system
- Equipment breakdown and status reports will facilitate online reporting to Provincial Departments.
- Each student in these schools is given a unique password and user name and space is provided to track the activities of the children separately and to provide the necessary assistance.
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