Smart devices are now used everywhere, including in classrooms. This will make learning both effective and enjoyable for students. Before the beginning of each school year, school administrators should assemble the most effective gadgets to improve the cognitive experience of students in an engaging and fun way. Most teachers can gain benefits from technology when educating their students. These gadgets will help any educator save energy and time. Here are 4 gadgets that will enhance students learning experience in the classroom. Gadgets like these keep students focused and more engaged.
Students Learning Experience
Smartboard
Smartboard is a large touchscreen TV that works as an interactive whiteboard. It has a built-in computer or is controlled by a laptop, depending on the model. You can use it as a large tablet to interact freely with navigational elements, images, texts, and videos. It is easy to write, edit and highlight text to help students improve their comprehension levels. A smart board is called a projection board if it projects images and is controlled by a laptop or external computing device. If the smart board is a capacitive board, it has an internal computer that runs Windows operating system, Android, or Linux. You can control it with a special stylus and finger. Because you can install third-party apps, it is easy to enhance the functionality of smart boards.
Smart projectors
With a smart projector, you can write on a special surface and it will be displayed immediately by the projector. Smart projectors have a built-in text recognition feature and anything you write will be displayed immediately. Some projector models can also recognize diagrams and drawings, which will be converted digitally for instant projection on the screen. This technology is not only useful for classrooms, but also for presentations in business settings. These projectors have USB and HDMI ports, so you can show many types of digital content for an enhanced learning experience with a laptop or USB flash drive.Â
Digital textbooks
Digital textbooks are essentially tablets but optimized to display textbooks in digital formats. Students can bring their own tablets and install textbook apps. Digital textbooks can be provided through the school’s or college’s Wi-Fi network, depending on the curriculum. Students no longer need to carry around those heavy textbooks in their backpacks. Other than being lightweight, these tablets are also eco-friendly, because schools can significantly reduce the use of paper for learning needs. The built-in search function helps students to quickly find snippets of information, which may take a long time to do with paper textbooks. Other than text and colorful images, digital textbooks also have videos and audio content that help students understand information better.
Smart Speakers
Smart speakers that support Google Assistant or Alexa voice assistant can help students acquire information instantly through verbal commands. They can ask for a definition of any term or explanation of a topic. In classrooms, smart speakers are helpful in group assignments, because it’s no longer necessary to find information in textbooks. Smart speakers can also be used at home to make the learning experience more engaging and interactive. Smart speakers are now available widely and in many homes, they are also used to control smart home devices and play music.
