{"id":49575,"date":"2018-10-26T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guyanatimesinternational.com\/?p=49575"},"modified":"2018-10-27T11:21:36","modified_gmt":"2018-10-27T15:21:36","slug":"commonwealth-delegates-impressed-with-guyanas-smart-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guyanatimesinternational.com\/commonwealth-delegates-impressed-with-guyanas-smart-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Commonwealth delegates impressed with Guyana\u2019s  Smart Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_49576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49576\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guyanatimesinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CAPAM--300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guyanatimesinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CAPAM--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.guyanatimesinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CAPAM--768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.guyanatimesinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CAPAM--1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.guyanatimesinternational.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/CAPAM-.jpg 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Information Technology Coordinator Marcia Thomas (centre standing) addressing the delegates of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) on how the Smart Classroom works<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Delegates of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) were impressed after a demonstration of how Guyana\u2019s Smart Classrooms work. The delegates are currently in Guyana for the 12th Biennial Conference.<br \/>\nThey were given a hands-on tour of the operations of one of the classrooms by the National Centre for Educational Resource Development\u2019s (NCERD) Information Technology (IT) Coordinator Marcia Thomas. The IT Coordinator informed the delegates that the smart classroom was born out of a need to meet the needs of the people, especially those in the hinterland regions. Thomas explained that it is also in keeping with Guyana\u2019s green agenda since the room is powered by solar energy.<br \/>\nMany of the delegates were amazed by the system which can effectively contribute to the education process for a large population. Thomas explained that prior to the system\u2019s implementation, teachers were trained to effectively deliver lessons to their students using the new technology. She also indicated that the teacher conducting the lessons has full control of every student\u2019s device.<br \/>\n\u201cWith the help of the e-Governance unit, we have started connecting all the schools in Guyana. So, every child will have access to education. Every day we have master teachers in here teaching, every child who missed school can log into smart class Guyana and pull up that lesson,\u201d she is quoted by the Department of Public Information as explaining.<br \/>\nThomas also highlighted that shortly, an application (APP) will be launched to further enhance the smart classroom. This APP will provide access to hundreds of textbooks, free of cost, for students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Delegates of the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management (CAPAM) were impressed after a demonstration of how Guyana\u2019s Smart Classrooms work. The delegates are currently in Guyana for the 12th Biennial Conference. They were given a hands-on tour of the operations of one of the classrooms by the National Centre for Educational Resource Development\u2019s (NCERD) Information Technology (IT) Coordinator Marcia Thomas. 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