Schools, which not too long ago barred students from bringing smartphones into campuses, have made a U-turn with some of the better-known ones in the country allowing gadgets such as tablets in the classroom.
The educational institutions are encouraging students to bring laptops, tablets and smartphones into classrooms, accepting the emerging concept of 'Bring Your Own Device' or BYOD
"Teaching isn't done the chalk and duster method anymore. Students are getting inquisitive by the day and we need to adopt new methods to teach them,"
Suchitra Maske, who heads Dhirubhai Ambani International School, said students from seventh standard on are not only allowed to bring in gadgets, but are also encouraged to take notes on them.
"It's quite impossible to stop students from using Whatsapp, Facebook and other applications once you allow technology in classrooms," said Dherandra Kumar, child psychologist and director at Delhi-based PsyIndia.
"Schools need to set up monitoring systems to ensure students don't exploit the technology available to them. Whether they should allow internet connectivity in classroom will be a decider."
The educational institutions are encouraging students to bring laptops, tablets and smartphones into classrooms, accepting the emerging concept of 'Bring Your Own Device' or BYOD
"Teaching isn't done the chalk and duster method anymore. Students are getting inquisitive by the day and we need to adopt new methods to teach them,"
Suchitra Maske, who heads Dhirubhai Ambani International School, said students from seventh standard on are not only allowed to bring in gadgets, but are also encouraged to take notes on them.
"It's quite impossible to stop students from using Whatsapp, Facebook and other applications once you allow technology in classrooms," said Dherandra Kumar, child psychologist and director at Delhi-based PsyIndia.
"Schools need to set up monitoring systems to ensure students don't exploit the technology available to them. Whether they should allow internet connectivity in classroom will be a decider."
