new delhi students stare in boredom as a teacher scribbles the mundane definition of a volcano on a smart board one of their peers goes up to the board and tweaks the drab description by attaching a video clip of a volcano from the internet in no time the sleepy classroom is abuzz with questions answers and activities enter the age of the smart classroom where digital blackboards audiovisual rooms and interactive boards have replaced traditional blackboards and textbooks information and communication technology ict integration has changed the way a subject is taught in schools smart classrooms and eboards are not only making students more confident but also active participants in the learning process in many schools at least two periods are being conducted in smart classrooms on a daily basis today teachers act more as facilitators while ict provides elementary and sometimes even detailed understanding of subjects feel educationists audiovisual rooms resource centres with internet connectivity and talking stories have added a new dimension to the teaching methodology teachers play the role of catalysts and students are far more comfortable with computers than with books said principal of kulachi hansraj model school ashok vihar pammi datta not just smart classrooms schools are also switching to tools like video conferencing to connect students and teachers with their peers across continents some have come up with concept of smart cards to issue library books and also track reading habits of kids the smart card not only sends alerts to defaulters it is also used to create lists of popular books and keep tabs on reading trends among students the smart card has changed the way the school library is being administered said principal of ahlcon international mayur vihar ashok pandey be it dps r k puram springdales dhaula kuan modern school barakhamba road or laxman public school power point presentations prepared by teachers and students and knowledge centres with all necessary equipment have become a norm from computers and social networking sites to ict boards modern teaching tools have made inroads into many classrooms their acceptance in india is a positive trend we have seen a qualitative change in the way teachers are sharing knowledge and how students are reciprocating in fact students are quicker in adapting to modern technology and teachers often learn something from their pupils it couldnt get better than this said principal of dps mathura road m i hussain and with more and more schools trying to make learning a fun experience no student wants to leave the classroom with any of hisher queries unanswered we conduct six to seven periods daily for a class of which at least two of are conducted in smart classrooms said the principal of amity international saket rekha ranade taking ctrl digital resource centres centres where teachers students can work on their projects with the aid of internet emails and networking several schools have created mailing groups to pass on class assignments to students networking sites act as