Technology, Classrooms and Students' Achievement

Science and technology has revolutionized the human existence. Technology today is no longer confined to small rooms filled with some intelligent mind; rather it has become a way of life. There has been a considerable shift in the learning paradigm due to the introduction of technology and newer methods of imparting education. So new technologies are being gradually integrated into teaching-learning process. The school environment especially classroom environment is quite important in creating effective learning environment. To keep pace with a changing world classrooms need to offer more rigorous, relevant and engaging opportunities for students to learn and to apply their knowledge and skills in meaningful ways. The concept of smart classroom is gaming pace day by day but still its boons and banes are still not clear to schools. A smart classroom is a classroom that that has an instructor station equipped with computer and audiovisual equipment, allowing the instructor to teach using a wide variety of media. These include DVD and VHS playback, Power Point presentations, and more all displayed through a data projector. Some smart classrooms have a semi-permanent unit in the room called a Smart Console. These Smart Consoles have similar equipment housed inside them as the other smart classrooms. The present paper strongly recommends that the classrooms in 21 century have to be modern surely and each student must be given a chance to use the smart class. Further, the teachers should be provided with the updated knowledge of using such technology in the classroom so that they can encourage their students.