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Whether you're in middle school, high school, university, or anything in between, it has never been a better time to be a student. Classroom designs around the globe are embracing smart and practical new technologies filled with bright ideas in their buildings, all geared toward making it easier for students to explore learning. It's not all just for show, either - a 2012 study by the Miami-Dade Public School Board showed that modern architecture school facilities using the active learning methods contribute to the well-being and academic performance of students and that teachers working in a more technologically-advanced environment are more likely to keep their jobs.

Here at Bored Panda, we think these ingenious upgrades and big ideas deserve some recognition, so we've put together a list of some of the most creative school hacks and cool things people have installed at their buildings.

Vote for the ones you'd most like to bring to your principal's desk, and add photos of your own school's smart creations below!

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Technical University Munich Put Slides In Their Building. I'm Pretty Jealous

Technical University Munich Put Slides In Their Building. I'm Pretty Jealous

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This Door In A Math Classroom

This Door In A Math Classroom

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My Son's Homework Has A Barcode That When Scanned Takes Him To An Instructional Youtube Video Posted By His Teacher Related To The Lesson

My Son's Homework Has A Barcode That When Scanned Takes Him To An Instructional Youtube Video Posted By His Teacher Related To The Lesson

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#4

My School's Periodic Table

My School's Periodic Table

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#5

This Japanese Kindergarten Is Built Around A Tree

This Japanese Kindergarten Is Built Around A Tree

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I Found This In My School Computer Room

I Found This In My School Computer Room

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My Son's School Has A Vending Machine For School Supplies

My Son's School Has A Vending Machine For School Supplies

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#8

New Preschool In Japan Collects Rainwater Into Puddles For Kids To Play In

New Preschool In Japan Collects Rainwater Into Puddles For Kids To Play In

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#9

How My University Is Helping Us Get Over Exam Stress

How My University Is Helping Us Get Over Exam Stress

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My Cooking Class Has A Mirror On The Ceiling So We Can See What The Teacher Is Doing

My Cooking Class Has A Mirror On The Ceiling So We Can See What The Teacher Is Doing

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#11

My University Has Coasters That Can Test Your Drink For Rape Drugs

My University Has Coasters That Can Test Your Drink For Rape Drugs

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#12

School Paints Lockers As Book Spines To Create An "Avenue Of Literature"

School Paints Lockers As Book Spines To Create An "Avenue Of Literature"

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Tigerlily Wolowitz
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But would they have extremely challenging book titles? Such as Madam Bovary, Moby D**k, etc. It's important to expand your reading level.

Out of chocolate
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey, reading is reading. With very few exceptions, I don't care WHAT THE kids read as long as they're READING!

Virgil Blue
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Shouldn't the Twilight ones be sparkly and filled with teenage angst?

Amanda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't forget the expressionless faces. Twihards love expressionless faces.

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Prussia
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd hate to be the person with the Twilight locker lol

Aleksandra
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe they were choosing what book they want on their lockers :) So maybe you could choose your favourite

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Linda Brown
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, I would have loved that in school, two ways to remember your locker

Lux Lucis
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of my favorite series of all time next to my least favorite series of all time ;-; (Artemis Fowl is one of my favorites)

Linda Gulley
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cool, but they should stick with classics, not garbage like Twilight.

Viktoria Vida
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand the bashing for twilight lockers. "literature? no... " you say. Yes it's not a Nobel prize winning book but who cares? Seriously. Nowadays reading called nerdy and geeky hobby. I think it doesn't matter what kind of book somebody reads till that book can make that person love reading! If it's twilight, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson or pride and prejudice I don't care. Just make kids love reading!

Amanda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

& you should care, bc if my generation grows up obsessed with over dramatized love stories, the world may disappear in a flash of sparkles

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#13

Our Local High School Has Solar Panel Tables With Usb Outlet Ports For Students To Charge Their Devices

Our Local High School Has Solar Panel Tables With Usb Outlet Ports For Students To Charge Their Devices

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Hate Getting Stuck Behind Slow People On The Stairs? My School Just Put These In Everywhere On Campus

Hate Getting Stuck Behind Slow People On The Stairs? My School Just Put These In Everywhere On Campus

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#15

This School Has A Slide Direct From Classroom To Playground. Childhood Dream

This School Has A Slide Direct From Classroom To Playground. Childhood Dream

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My Daughter's First Grade Classroom Has Desks With Pedals So Kids Can Move While Learning

My Daughter's First Grade Classroom Has Desks With Pedals So Kids Can Move While Learning

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#17

The Science Building In My University Has Periodic Tables

The Science Building In My University Has Periodic Tables

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My University Provides Students With Dogs As A Stress Reliever During Finals Week

My University Provides Students With Dogs As A Stress Reliever During Finals Week

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My School Has Skateboard Parking

My School Has Skateboard Parking

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My University Math Lab Chairs Have Binary On Them

My University Math Lab Chairs Have Binary On Them

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#21

This Vending Machine At My School Sells Various School Supplies

This Vending Machine At My School Sells Various School Supplies

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#22

This Just Got Installed At My School. A Public Work Bench For Your Bicycle Compete With Tools And A QR Code For Common Repair Help

This Just Got Installed At My School. A Public Work Bench For Your Bicycle Compete With Tools And A QR Code For Common Repair Help

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#23

Classroom Clock

Classroom Clock

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#24

My School Gym Has A Complimentary Sunscreen Dispenser

My School Gym Has A Complimentary Sunscreen Dispenser

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#25

This Is How My University Stops Thieves

This Is How My University Stops Thieves

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This Stapler Is Mounted Outside Of A Classroom In One Of My University's Buildings. I Have Never Seen This Before, But It Is A Brilliant Idea

This Stapler Is Mounted Outside Of A Classroom In One Of My University's Buildings. I Have Never Seen This Before, But It Is A Brilliant Idea

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#27

Lovely Counting Stairs

Lovely Counting Stairs

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#28

My School Has A Nap Room

My School Has A Nap Room

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#29

This Machine That Detects Sound-Level At My University's Library

This Machine That Detects Sound-Level At My University's Library

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#30

My Kid's New School Has A Twirly Slide To Get Downstairs

My Kid's New School Has A Twirly Slide To Get Downstairs

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#31

Cool Classroom For ADHD Teens In Israel

Cool Classroom For ADHD Teens In Israel

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#32

My University Has A Secured Charging Station You Can Safety Lock And Charge Your Devices

My University Has A Secured Charging Station You Can Safety Lock And Charge Your Devices

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#33

My College Has A Vending Machine For Violin Strings And Woodwind Reeds

My College Has A Vending Machine For Violin Strings And Woodwind Reeds

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#34

The Skylight In My University's Math Building Is Decorated By Fibonacci Spirals

The Skylight In My University's Math Building Is Decorated By Fibonacci Spirals

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Basement Floor Of My Campus Library Has A Treadmill With A Computer, So You Can Exercise And Study At The Same Time

Basement Floor Of My Campus Library Has A Treadmill With A Computer, So You Can Exercise And Study At The Same Time

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#36

How To Encourage College Kids To Recycle

How To Encourage College Kids To Recycle

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#37

This School Has A Water Fountain And Bottle Fountain

This School Has A Water Fountain And Bottle Fountain

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#38

My Chemistry Teacher Modded His Classroom Lab Tables. Installed Semi-Touch Screen Computers Into The Middle Of The Desks With Mac Mini's, Wii Remotes, Projectors, Etc.

My Chemistry Teacher Modded His Classroom Lab Tables. Installed Semi-Touch Screen Computers Into The Middle Of The Desks With Mac Mini's, Wii Remotes, Projectors, Etc.

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My University Puts QR Codes On Some Of The Trees So That Passersby And Students Can Identify Them

My University Puts QR Codes On Some Of The Trees So That Passersby And Students Can Identify Them

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My University Has Marker Board For Walls In Their Library Study Rooms

My University Has Marker Board For Walls In Their Library Study Rooms

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#41

My Windowless Classroom Has Fake Sky Panels In Place Of The Plastic Covers On The Fluorescent Lights

My Windowless Classroom Has Fake Sky Panels In Place Of The Plastic Covers On The Fluorescent Lights

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#42

In Addition To Bike Racks, My School Has Skateboard Racks

In Addition To Bike Racks, My School Has Skateboard Racks

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#43

My Schools Propaganda Against E-Cigs

My Schools Propaganda Against E-Cigs

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#44

My School Has An All Gender Restroom

My School Has An All Gender Restroom

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#45

My University Has Solar Powered Picnic Tables

My University Has Solar Powered Picnic Tables

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#46

My College Just Installed New White Board Tables

My College Just Installed New White Board Tables

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#47

The Most Amazing Desk I Have Sat In In College!

The Most Amazing Desk I Have Sat In In College!

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#48

Every Math's Teachers Dream Door Mat

Every Math's Teachers Dream Door Mat

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#49

The Supermarket At My University Allows You To Up/Downvote New Products And At 50 Likes It Is Adapted Into The Shop

The Supermarket At My University Allows You To Up/Downvote New Products And At 50 Likes It Is Adapted Into The Shop

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#50

My College Has Chairs To Help With Stairway Evacuations

My College Has Chairs To Help With Stairway Evacuations

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Great Way To Learn

Great Way To Learn

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#52

An Easy Improvement

An Easy Improvement

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#53

This Class Has A Mirror At The Back So The Teacher Can See The Students' Monitors

This Class Has A Mirror At The Back So The Teacher Can See The Students' Monitors

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The Pharmacy Building At My University Has A Mock CVS Pharmacy To Train Students

The Pharmacy Building At My University Has A Mock CVS Pharmacy To Train Students

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#55

The Clock In My Chemistry Classroom

The Clock In My Chemistry Classroom

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#56

My University Has Classes In A Movie Theatre And We Have Desks That Fit Into The Cupholders

My University Has Classes In A Movie Theatre And We Have Desks That Fit Into The Cupholders

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The Flexible, Creative Working Spaces Inside The Stanford d.School

The Flexible, Creative Working Spaces Inside The Stanford d.School

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#58

A School I Visited Yesterday Had Useful Reminders On Every Step In The Mathematics Department

A School I Visited Yesterday Had Useful Reminders On Every Step In The Mathematics Department

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"Spy With The Shimmering Cloak" Area In Elementary School Where Students Can Experience The Idea Of The Periscope, Explore The Colour Spectrum, Learn About Complementary Colours And Many More

"Spy With The Shimmering Cloak" Area In Elementary School Where Students Can Experience The Idea Of The Periscope, Explore The Colour Spectrum, Learn About Complementary Colours And Many More

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#60

Staircase At My University Gives You A Step By Step Calorie Burn Count

Staircase At My University Gives You A Step By Step Calorie Burn Count

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#61

My Little Sisters School Has A Vending Machine For Books

My Little Sisters School Has A Vending Machine For Books

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My University Has Peep-Holes On Classroom Doors So You Don't Walk In On A Class

My University Has Peep-Holes On Classroom Doors So You Don't Walk In On A Class

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My Daughter's School Uses These To Transport Babies Around The Campus

My Daughter's School Uses These To Transport Babies Around The Campus

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The Mathematics Building At My University Numbers Each Step From The Ground Up, With The Prime Numbers In Red

The Mathematics Building At My University Numbers Each Step From The Ground Up, With The Prime Numbers In Red

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Creative Stairs

Creative Stairs

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Multiplication Up

Multiplication Up

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#67

My University Has An Ear Plug Dispenser In The Library

My University Has An Ear Plug Dispenser In The Library

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#68

There Is A Chemicals Vending Machine In My University's Chemistry Department

There Is A Chemicals Vending Machine In My University's Chemistry Department

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My School Has These Small Spikes So You Cant Sit There Incase You Fall Down

My School Has These Small Spikes So You Cant Sit There Incase You Fall Down

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At My High School Everyone Has His Own Socket And Ethernet Slot

At My High School Everyone Has His Own Socket And Ethernet Slot

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Hallway In A High School That Has A Periodic Table And Other Science Formula On Ceiling.

Hallway In A High School That Has A Periodic Table And Other Science Formula On Ceiling.

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#72

My Daughter's Elementary School Has A Pen, Pencil, And Paper Vending Machine

My Daughter's Elementary School Has A Pen, Pencil, And Paper Vending Machine

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This Clock In Our Science Class

This Clock In Our Science Class

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Staircase In Highschool For Math Subject!

Staircase In Highschool For Math Subject!

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Cell Phone Charging Station In High School

Cell Phone Charging Station In High School

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