Noida Schools To Cap Smart Board Use At 30 Minutes For Primary, 60 For Upper-Primary Students
Noida: Schools across Noida and Greater Noida have been asked by the district administration to cap daily screen time at 30 minutes for primary students and 60 minutes for upper-primary students following complaints that children in several schools were spending four to five hours a day using smart and digital boards. स्क्रीन टाइम की अधिकतम सीमा तय: प्राथमिक कक्षाओं हेतु 30 मि0 और उच्च प्राथमिक…
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration has instructed schools in Noida and Greater Noida to limit daily screen time on smart and digital boards to 30 minutes for primary students and 60 minutes for upper-primary students. This new regulation comes after complaints that children were spending lengthy periods using digital devices, often exceeding four to five hours a day.
The district administration tasked designated magistrates and nodal officers with monitoring compliance across all government, aided, and private schools within the district. Parents associations raised concerns about the continuous use of smart boards for teaching, including the display of textbooks and classwork, which could adversely affect students' health, studies, sports, and overall development.
The guidelines emphasize the importance of limited, balanced, and purposeful use of these boards, focusing on explaining difficult concepts, displaying visuals, and conducting necessary teaching activities. Schools are encouraged to use blackboards, whiteboards, or greenboards for writing, practice, and interactive sessions, while promoting activity-based learning, reading, sports, and physical exercises.
Failure to adhere to the guidelines may result in immediate action, including medical advice for students displaying symptoms like eye irritation, headaches, or blurred vision.
Written by urgent.news from Free Press Journal's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
