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Notes 7. Virtual Laboratory System is a web based teaching learning environment which is capable to connect
to all activties without going to the destination.
8. Internet, Intranet and extranet systems are used in Virtual Laboratory System.
9. Virtual Laboratory is opposite to the teaching learning in front of each other in the traditional class.
In this, interaction between students and teachers takes place through electronic media.
10. Virtual Laboratory System is similar to distance education system in which any student can learn
by getting involved in any business or other work.

24.6.3 Procedure of Virtual Laboratories

Virtual Laboratory tries to deliver various teaching learning material prepared according to courses
of schools to the students home or other determined places. The process of this management can be
understood clearly by the following points—

1. At first functioning of virtual laboratory system, a subject-specialist prepares the instructional
material on a single episode according to course which he published through satellite based
teleconferencing or Internet as done in the EDUSAT programmes of the educational technology
department of N.C.E.R.T
2. At second functioning of virtual laboratory system, course prepared subject–specialist are uploaded to
the websites of schools. Website’s address is known to the students of the school and they download
this course from website according to their convenience.
3. At third functioning of virtual laboratory system, course prepared subject-specialist are distributed
to students after downloading it on CD’s and DVD’s due to which students get their instruction
material by opening these CD’s and DVD’s on their computers. With these instructional material,
teacher also provides support material and possible answer of complex questions due it becomes
easy for students to self study.
4. At other functioning of virtual laboratory system, mega techniques of information communication are
used such as online chatting, Internet, E-mail, mobile phone etc. Thus instructional material of course
prepared by subject–specialist is provided to students through mega techniques of communication.
This type of communication and interaction is used by teachers in teaching learning process for
maintaining the active participation of students. Teacher checks the understanding and knowledge
of teaching by questioning and also evaluates from time to time.
5. At this functioning of virtual laboratory system, students are encouraged after evaluating their
knowledge and different types necessary activities of learning exercises such project work, repition

and providing assignment take place through websites, e-mail and e-file. After checking, students
assignments are returned to them, which provides feedback to students from time to time.
6. The last functioning of virtual laboratory system is that in which other admistrative arrangements
of school activities are conducted. The main objective of this step is to aware student for instruction
programmes, to check the education improvement of students, to evaluate, to exercise, feedback,
telling about remedial and therapy ideas, to provide grades according to the achievements of

students and to provide them certificates and degrees. These processes are performed online in
virtual laboratory.

Who prepares the instructional material in the first functioning of virtual laboratory
system?

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