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INTRODUCTION With the ever increasing popularity and accessibility of the internet ,it is only natural that the educational community should want to make use of tremendous resource .Use of internet and web are leading to significant changes requires adequate attention to understanding the technology, the educational processes and issues ,students characteristics ,etc. The main purpose of virtual classroom is the use of internet and distance learning that shifted a traditional classroom to E-learning. Thus ,E-Learning can be defined an approach to facilitate and enhance learning by means of personal computers and the internet .It may be as simple as that teachers may be simply post their materials on Internet ,students can read it online or can download it for further access. The growing popularity of E-Learning has introduced new terms to education ,as Virtual classroom ,where student will be present with his professor and fellow learners in a classroom .They will not be present physically in the classroom but connected to the classroom via internet.

1.1 Problem Statement

With the ever-increasing popularity and accessibility of the Internet, it is only natural that the educational community should want to make use of this tremendous resource. Use of the Internet and Web are leading to significant changes in educational models. Effective exploitation of these changes requires adequate attention to understanding the technology, the educational processes and issues, students characteristics, etc. As this use of Internet is increasing, a traditional classroom has shifted to E-Learning. While advancements in communication tools were easily adapted to learning methods, it was the introduction of the personal computer and the development of the Internet that would create the most radical transformation in higher education. Learning by computer can be as easy as communicating with your professor and fellow classmates via email, student utilizing an interactive CD-ROM. Thus, E-Learning can be defined an approach to facilitate and enhance learning by means of personal computers, CD-ROMs, and the Internet. It may be as simple as that teacher may simply post their material on Internet; students can read it online or can download it for further access. Since student wont be in a classroom with professor and classmates, he will need to be capable of independent learning. Instructor will provide him with a syllabus, course documents, and required readings. The interaction between the professor and the student will happen via e-mail, discussion board, forums etc. Since the class doesnt meet in a physical space at a scheduled time, the student will have to learn independently. He will be responsible for keeping up with the assigned reading and completing assignments according to the timeline on the syllabus. The growing popularity of E-Learning has introduced new terms to education, as Virtual Classroom, where student will be present with his professor and fellow learners in a classroom. They will not be present physically in the classroom but connected to the classroom via Internet When we go to college we have a schedule of lectures, which we must attend. Student must arrive on time, and when he enters the classroom, he finds a teacher, fellow learners, a

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blackboard or whiteboard, LCD projector, optionally a television screen with videos. Likewise, a Virtual Classroom is a scheduled, online, teacher-led training session where teachers and learners interact together using computers linked to a network such as the Internet. A virtual classroom enables to bring learners from around the world together line in highly interactive virtual classes while greatly reducing the ravel, time, and expense of onsite teaching/training programs. It can be send as a solution for live delivery and interaction that addresses the entire process of creating and managing our teaching-learning process. It facilitates instructor and student in teaching-learning events, such as a seminar, online discussion or a live training for employees in company. As in traditional classroom, there are professor and fellow learners present with the student; we have many participants present in virtual classroom. They can talk with each other as in the traditional classroom via hat. Similarly presenter uses whiteboard, gives notes/resources, and gives presentation as given in traditional one. Thus, virtual classroom can be visualized as a classroom where a lecture or session is conducted using Internet. Now, that we have some idea about virtual classroom, we will discuss some advantages that virtual classroom offers over traditional classroom.

1.2 Objectives
Just as the term virtual means a simulation of the real thing, Virtual classroom is a simulated classroom via Internet, which provides a convenient communication environment for distance learners just like traditional face-to-face classroom. A virtual classroom allows learners to attend a class from anywhere in the world and aims to provides a learning experience that is similar to a real classroom.

1.3 Scope
When we talk about scope, we are talking about developing a common understanding as to what is included in, or excluded from, a project i.e. proposed system. Scope can be defined in terms of deliverables, functionalities that the proposed system will perform. Scope of our system- Virtual Classroom is defined in terms of tools or features that the proposed system will have.

1.4 Platform Specification

1.4.1 Hardware Interface: In this project there is no need of a special hardware such as mobile, so no hardware interface will be used. And Optimum hardware requirements for our system are as follows: Processor: Pentium 4 Genuine Intel ~2793 MHz HDD: 80GB RAM: 512MB DD-R1 Cache: 512 KB Mbd: Intel Chipset Nvidia Graphic Card 512MB Monitor: SVGA Color Monitor
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Client Side: Optimum client side requirements for our system are as follows: Internet connection Internet Browser any like Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer etc. Speakers. Server Side: Optimum server side requirements for our system are as follows: Wamp/Lamp Server Phpmyadmin 1.4.2 Software Interface:

Optimum software requirement for system are as follows: OS Name: A multimedia PC running windows 98, 2000 or XP operating system. Flash Player Adobe reader. Microsoft Office 2003 or above 1.4.3 Communication Interface:

It is an electronic circuit, usually designed to a specific standard that enables one machine to telecommunicate with another machine.

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