How EDTech HasBoosted Interaction in Flipped Classes

Gone are the days, where the teachers use to write data on the blackboard with chalk and wipe it to write again. Due to technological advancements, the emergence of new interactive pen and LED boards has changed the way of teaching.

This technology helps you to interact with student along with constant visual contact while writing. In addition, the board projections covers any size of classrooms ensuring constant connection during the class. Now, students do not need to sit and take notes but they can interact with their laptops, mobile devices, and tablets during the classroom. With this, a lecture classroom turns into an effective learning centre that includes live discussions as well as personalized learning.

Definition;

“Interactive classroom learning is an instructive approach that incorporates digital technology and viral communication among students.” This interactive technology learning is imperative for the students and quite a natural way, just like the traditional method of classroom teaching.

In this paradigm shift, usage of the technology in classrooms becomes a necessity. With the help of these technical aids students as well as teachers can rely on each other by sharing the information through their Tablets, mobile devices, desktops, etc. By this way, boundaries between both of them lessen.

Technology Used:

If we talk about the technology behind Interactive classrooms, then it must be seen as cognitive prosthetic. With these technical aids, motive of the instructor is to facilitate the absorption of knowledge through virtual and real experiences. After digging more into this, here we are mentioning the types of technologies that are being used in the interactive classroom sessions.

• Usage of computers/laptops in the classrooms: With the help of computers teachers can assign the work to the students as well as illustrate with the visual effects that make learning easy.
• By creating class websites: Teachers can easily create the class website over the web and post the assignments in the form of blogs. It is accessible to each and every student where they can also participate in group discussions through posting their comments.
• By using digital microphones in the classrooms: Digital microphones give ease to the teachers as well as the students. Teachers do not need to be very loud in the big classroom, and the students can listen to each and everything without any disturbance.
• Usage of mobile devices in the classrooms: Due to the numerable educational apps it becomes easy for every student to access the information from their smart phones. They can get full information about the subject over their phones.
• Usage of smart and whiteboards: These boards have touch screen facility and teachers can easily draw a diagram with the finger or pen. With the help of projectors, visual images can be displayed very easily. It makes learning easier as images create great impact.
• Through online media: By the use of projectors, internet, computers, whiteboards, etc. teachers can show real time examples to the students. Also, they can put these videos on the YouTube so that students can watch them anytime.
• Giving access to online study tools: These tools improve the way of learning and help the students to solve their problems within very less time frame.

With the help of technology, the approach of learning becomes more flexible as students can study from anywhere at any time. Due to technology, education becomes more personal as students get the ability to search more and read on their own.

Teaching Techniques:

Interactive LED is the new emerging technology to engage the students in the classroom

and able to provide the output in multi size hi definition LED display. These LED boards are capable to integrate with any software and have the facility of finger and pen touch. Most of the LED boards are sensor based and teacher and interact with the student in very effective manner. These LED boards are compatible with all multi-media application. These boards are available in various shapes as per your requirement but most common sizes are of 70” and 84”.

Due to all this, a classroom becomes dynamic and flexible in the approach. With the help of this technology interaction, communication, visualization among students is enhanced.

Benefits

Interactive teaching is a two-way process where active participation is being held between students and instructor. Here are some benefits we have underlined.

• Advancement of social learning
• Easy presentation of the subject matter
• Questions do not go unasked
• Progressive approach

Interactive classroom enhances the group activities where students can learn from each other. They can participate in group discussions and work in the groups to solve challenges. This digital technology encourages students to participate in polls, quizzes and questions.  Students can easily ask any type of question and that too anonymously. On the basis of performance of every student, the instructor can check their progress and can give feedback so personally. This method of teaching is not only beneficial for students but also for the instructor.