Just Google IoT and you’ll find an avalanche of content about it already. From brands, restaurants, even auditoriums; everyone and everything want a piece of this humungous, majestic cake called the Internet of Things. And the fact that it’s so readily available now, is just the icing on this symbolic cake.
With every industry warming up to this global phenomenon, it is only a matter of time before IoT becomes the norm in the education sector as well. Several institutions have already begun the transition to smarter versions of themselves.
So does this mean we bid farewell to the traditional chalk-blackboard method of teaching? Not quite.
Here’s all that IoT can bring to the (classroom) table.
Interactive Learning
Back when we were young, a regular lesson meant reading and copying notes from our prescribed books as the teacher droned on. The only change being when you’d have a practical lesson.
But with interactive learning brought about by Smart Boards, videos, animations interactive webinars, it’s a practical class every single day. The regular textbooks are also incorporated on websites that include additional material to aid the learning process.
Not a bad time to be in school, really!
Student Security
In a class of twenty to thirty children, it is near impossible to keep track of every student every second of the day. Multiply the number of students by sections, then by grades, and knowing where they all are at all times might just lead you in the Guinness Book of World Records!
This is why IoT enabled technology like 3D Positioning is perfect to help educational institutes recognize and monitor the students’ presence, activity and progress, at any time. This is perfect not just to track students’ growth, but also help raise alarm in case of emergencies.
Doubling the Efficiency
Several activities taken place in educational institutions seem downright redundant at times. Taking attendance for every lesson is just one example. This data is first taken by the teachers, wasting both their and the students’ valuable time, then is sent to the administration to be collated.
But with an intelligent IoT system in place, all this could easily be automated. This automatically reduces the need for any unnecessary human intervention, so the teachers and students can focus on what’s more important.
These are just a few examples of technology that has already been, and that could be implemented in educational institutions across the country. If you think we’ve missed something, feel free to add on!
