GADGETS

Technology is advancing at a breakneck speed, infiltrating every aspect of our professional and personal
lives. Modern technology and gadgets are becoming increasingly common in educational institutions
when it comes to the learning process. These innovations have been shown to help both students and
teachers.   Using electronics in the classroom can be a terrific way to increase student interest and
engagement while also elevating the educational experience. 

Gadgets Can Be Used in a Classroom

• Smart Tablets

Tablets are widely used in a classroom as they make access to books and other interactive educational
material more quick and simple for students. Smart tables are re-orienting information for all ages.
These digital displays take information off the wall and put it on tables.

• Interactive Whiteboards

These smart technologies make the learning process more interesting and interactive. It’s possible to
project presentations and interact with everything you will see on the board. 

• Cameras

In more advanced classrooms, higher-quality cameras are integrated with projectors or smartboards,
opening up the experience to the entire class. When cameras aren’t breaking down classroom walls,
they are providing a basis for self-assessment. Students in some classes use cameras to record
themselves doing an activity then watch the video to identify areas for improvement. Further, cameras –
both still and video – are becoming common tools to create academic output in place of the more
standard written essay.

Audio enhancements

Audio enhancements refer to a suite of tools from high-quality speakers to wireless microphones. A full
system includes easy to wear microphones transmitting an instructor’s voice to speakers in every corner
of a classroom. The speakers can also be connected to a multimedia presentation or a person joining the
class through a camera in a remote location. With quality speakers distributed around a classroom, each
student is able to hear and absorb the information being shared.

Networked learning

Digital education platforms are a new form of teacher’s assistant in networked learning environments.
The capabilities of these program range from enabling students to submit work electronically, to
automatic assessments of some assignments, to early warning advisories to teachers if a specific student
seems to be struggling.

Networked classrooms can also allow a teacher to look in on a student’s work while it is in progress by
displaying the the student’s screen on their own device.
• MP3 Players

This gadget allows students and teachers to play and listen to audiobooks and increase engagement. It
can be used for other school activities.

Projectors

Projectors on their surface are a simple technology that has been around for decades. Historically used
to project lecture notes or multimedia presentations, these classroom cornerstones can do so much
more.

Laptops, tablets, phones, and more

The presence of computers or tablets in the classroom is fairly common in developed countries.
Students have used computers to take notes in class for more than a decade. Tablets and phones are
even more portable and have the same capability.

Digital textbooks

Digital textbooks are becoming more crucial as some schools are cutting back on expensive physical
textbooks. Some schools are going beyond adopting a new format for education texts. In 2009, the state
of California began replacing some high-school textbooks with “open-source” digital books. And digital
textbook provider Boundless estimates students at half of the United States’ universities have used their
free digital textbooks. Initially, digital textbooks were simply the old textbooks in digital form.
Nowadays, the digital versions are starting to look more like online databases or programs than their
paper predecessors.

Main Benefits of Using Gadgets

• Time and Space Efficient

Gadgets significantly save students time, allowing them to record lectures with powerful apps that can
transcribe voice to text. Programs can also convert pictures and photos into text. In addition,
technologies can speed up the assignment completion process, easily access any information, and get
better results. 

Modern gadgets give you all the freedom to easily move around and connect to needed books and
learning materials in one single click. You will never forget a book or a manual as you can have
everything you need on your laptop, tablet, or even smartphone. It significantly saves space and enables
students not to carry heavy books in a backpack while easing the physical load. 
Devices are also eco-friendly as it makes it possible to save more than 1000 pages of educational
materials each year and make the learning process more sustainable while saving your money too. 

• Multitasking

By using modern devices, students can take their multitasking abilities to the next level. They will be
able to cope with several tasks and assignments at once. It makes it possible for a student to listen to
audiobooks while travelling in transport or doing some daily chores. In class, a student can record the
lecture in order to rewind it at home and digest the information better. Using gadgets can significantly
improve a student’s academic performance. 

• Quick Communication

Devices enable students to easily get in touch with their teachers and classmates in order to start a
discussion, to clarify some assignment details, or to ask more about concepts learned in a class to make
the results even better. It’s possible to stay in touch all the time and increase productivity and learning
efficiency. Classmates can also share some interesting sources, materials, presentations, or relevant
pictures. 

• Better Learning

With the help of gadgets, students get quick access to a wide range of learning materials, programs, and
applications that can enhance the learning process and help students get a more meaningful and deep
insight into new concepts. They will learn better and in the most convenient and easy way. 

With modern devices, the educational process will be more enjoyable for students, and they will be
more motivated to work harder. There are plenty of training apps that can help students not just to
acquire new knowledge but also to memorize it better through constant repetition. In addition, it will be
possible to take courses provided by top world universities on such platforms as Coursera, EdX, or
Udemy. It allows students to attend classes of Ivy League schools online and keep up with on-campus
activities.