American University of Technology Master of Computer Sciences Project Management

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Dr. Mustafa KurdiYousef BzeehSummer 2015Introduction: Even though today's educators have more research than ever on techniques to develop an effective learning community, why, then, does the topic of classroom management remain one of the most significant concerns for pre-service teachers entering the teaching profession? For schools, the appropriate learning environment is critical to student success and strikes at the very heart of teaching. What is the role of classroom management in meeting academic and social expectations in the classroom? Is there a connection between creating a supportive learning environment and academic performance?Educational technology or Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) comprise not just computers or the Internet. They may include such diverse tools as videoconferencing, digital television, electronic whiteboards, and gaming. Increasingly ICTs not only include small, portable devices such as tablets, MP3 players, gaming devices, and Smart- and cell phones, but have in fact become small portable devicesa trend that will certainly continue.

Project description: Hardware side: our project is designed for a thirty students classroom. Each student can own a tablet which is connected wirelessly through two access points to the teachers laptop those are all connected to the server. The server and the access points are connected to an 8-port switch. In addition we have an LCD projector which permits the students to watch what the teacher is doing. We may not forget to switch UPS to the server. All of the instruments can be collected in a mobile card performed for them.Software side: we install windows server 2012 R2 on the server, and windows 8.1 on the tablets and laptops. Lanschool program installed to the tablets and laptops to control the activities of the students, so the teacher can monitor, control and follow step by step the activities of the students. The teacher can create exams and upload exam files, books, courses and send them to his students. In addition to the lanschool we have other programs such as, geo-gebra , Google earth, etc

Objectives: Utilitarian ObjectivesOne of the main aims of ICT is to help students to become competent and confident users who can use the basic knowledge and skills acquired to assist them in their daily lives. It is also supposed to prepare students for the world of tomorrow. It aims to help learners to have an open and flexible mind. This will help them to adjust to the inevitable future changes.Social AimsIt aims to equip learners with the appropriate social skills required to cooperate with fellow ICT learners for a more productive learning experience. It empowers students who are unable to use this technology outside the school premises by ensuring sufficient access to those students. Through this, it will also ensure equity among all learners, as they will all have the same opportunities to use the ICT facilities in school. Another social objective of ICT is to facilitate good communication between the students, thus promoting better social understanding.Cultural ObjectivesICT aims to assist students to appreciate the beauty and diversity of culture. It also aims to help students become well-cultured citizens of the modern world. It achieves this as it facilitates the discovery and appreciation of various cultural heritages of different countries around the world.Personal ObjectivesICT aims to assist students to grow personally by facilitating different methods of learning. Distance-learning programs are now provided by most colleges and universities. Many people are using these programs to get degrees that they would not have been able to receive without ICT. It also aims to allow the public to easily access the necessary information over the Internet.

Benefits of ICT in Learning:Sometimes you need to convince colleagues to think about using educational technology in their lessons, or to identify where in their scheme of work they could incorporate it. This list is a starting point: you may find one or two points that would "resonate" with your co-worker, and grab his or her attention.1- Where information and communications technology (ICT) is taught well, it has been shown to enhance pupils levels of understanding and attainment in other subjects. Thats because real ICT is more about thinking skills than about mastering particular software applications.

2- ICT can provide both the resources and the pedagogical framework for enabling pupils to become effective independent learners. For example, computer programs are available that adjust themselves to the pupils level and then set appropriate tasks and give feedback on performance. Used wisely, these can help pupils to move on. Also, newer technologies such as Web 2.0 applications enables pupils and others to collaborate in ways that reflect a broadly constructivist approach to education.

3- ICT places all learners on an equal footing. Given the right hardware, software and curriculum activities, even severely physically disadvantaged pupils can achieve the same degree of success as anyone else.

4- ICT has been shown to have benefits in terms of motivating pupils. That comes about partly through factors like being able to produce nice-looking work with no teachers red marks all over it, and partly because the computer is seen as being impartial and non-judgmental in its feedback to the pupil.

5- ICT enables pupils to gather data that would otherwise be difficult or even impossible to obtain. For example, data from inaccessible places (eg outer space), inaccessible times (eg overnight), from both overseas and nationally on demand (without having to physically go anywhere) or data at very precise time intervals.

6- ICT enables pupils to gather data that would otherwise be time-consuming or costly or both. For example, pupils can use the internet to get up-to-the-minute information on prices. They can use a DVD or the internet to watch movies of old dictators speaking, or the moon landings, or to listen to a piece of music by Mozart.

7- ICT enables pupils to experiment with changing aspects of a model, which may be difficult or even impossible for them to do otherwise. For example, pupils of Business Studies and Economics can see what might happen to the economy if interest rates were raised or lowered. Pupils can use webcams to capture the development of an egg or a plant.

8- ICT enables pupils to draft or redraft their work until they are satisfied with it.

9- Another reason to use ICT in lessons is because it can help to implement personalized learning.

10- Pupils usually enjoy using computers and other types of technology, so lessons which make use of it start off with an advantage (which is all too often squandered).

11- Educational technology puts the pupil in control (if it is well-designed), enabling her to personalize the interface, select and create resources, and even choose what to learn.

12- Just about every aspect of modern life involves educational technology; therefore, to not make use of it in the curriculum is anachronistic.

13- Because educational technology pervades all aspects of modern society, schools have a duty of care to ensure that pupils understand issues such as keeping safe online, protecting their identity, recognizing good and misleading information sources on the internet, the effects of educational technology on communications and the economy, to name but a few issues.

In addition to the above intangible benefits also there are many tangible benefits of ICT in learning, such as increasing the number of students in the school and canceling the use of papers, boards, chalks and books which costs less to the students and the school. By increasing the number of students it enhance the income of the school budget.

Instruments Needed and Their Costs:InstrumentQuantityCost in $

Tablet309900

Server11000

Access point2150

LCD projector1500

8-port switch170

UPS 1KVA180

Laptop1800

Mobile card1250

PDU 8-port150

PDU 15-port2220

Patch cord 2M330

WIN 8.1314650

WIN server 2012R21600

Project main tasks:TaskPredecessorDuration(hours)Normal Cost in $

A-Buying instruments---618300

B-Creating image---2100

C-Recovering tablet imageA-B5250

D-Server configurationA3150

E-Laptop configurationA2100

F-Access points configurationA150

G-Mobile card installationD250

H-Connecting tablets to the D.CC5250

I-Testing all instrumentsD-E-F-G2100

J-DeliveringH-I2100

K-Installation and TestingJ3150

STARTProject Network:

0 B 2 4 4 2 6 0 A 6 00 6 6

6 C 11 06 5 11 6 F 7 713 1 14 6 E 8 612 2 146 D 11 17 5 12

11 H 16 011 5 1613 I 15 114 2 1611 G 13 112 2 14

END18 K 21 018 3 21 16 J 18 0 16 2 18

Gantt Chart:

Time: 21 hoursCritical path: Start-A-C-H-J-K-FinishActivityPredecessorNormal TimeMin TimeNormal Cost in $Crash Cost

A---621830019000

B---21100150

CA-B53250300

DA32150200

EA21100150

FA1150100

GD2150100

HC52250350

ID-E-F-G21100150

JH-I22100100

KJ32150250

Normal activity duration= 33 hoursNormal cost= 19600$Crashed activity duration= 18 hoursCrashed cost= 20850$Formula slope = 84$ per hourProject Selection:Financial Model: 1-Payback Period: The initial investment cost of our project is 19600$ .Assume that in a class of 30 students every student pay 200$ every year for this technology then the yearly revenues is 6000$.We will project all data in the table below:

YearCash FlowCumulative

0(19600)(19600)

16000(13600)

26000(7600)

36000(1600)

460004400

5600010400

2- Net Present Value: The school requires a rate of return of 10% and we expect inflation to remain relatively constant at 4% over 5 years, the table below represents the information:YearNet FlowDiscountNPV

0-196001.0000-19600

160000.90905454

260000.82644958.4

360000.75134507

460000.68304098

560000.62093725.4

22742.8

NON Numeric:1-Checklist Model:ProjectCriteriaHighMediumLow

Classroom Management SystemCostX

Profit PotentialX

Time to MarketX

Development RisksX

2-Simplified Scoring Models Cont:ProjectCriteriaImportance WeightScoreWeighted score

Classroom Management SystemCost122

Profit Potential224

Time to Market236

Development Risks339

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Conclusion: From the discussion above we conclude that this way of learning is the best which updates information globally between the students and saves money to the parents and increases the school income. By this project the traditional learning will stop and make the learning more flexible and acceptable by students which attract them.Our plan is to enhance schools to start this learning technique, and hoping for more progress, success, and achieve our goals.