it@school

entering into the 10th year of IT education...

Download revised Text books for standard 9 & Textbooks for standard 2, 4, 6, 8, Teachers hand book- std 2,4,6,8, ICT hand book-std 5,6,7

The revised Text books for standard 9, ICT textbook for std-8 & text books for standard 2, 4 ,6 and 8 along with Teachers hand book for standard 2, 4, 6, & 8 and students ICT hand book for standard 5 6 & 7 is now being published in electronic format. The text book is been uploaded in chaper/module/part basis. The student/teachers can download these from the link given below:

Revised textbooks for standard 9 click here......

Revised ICT textbook for standard 8 - Malayalam - English

Text books for standard 2, 4, 6 and 8 click here.......

Teachers Hand book for standard 2, 4, 6 and 8 click here.......

Students ICT hand book for standard 5, 6 and 7 click here....

Schoolwiki

To foster a culture of collaborative learning,content development and its sharing.

For the first time in the history of the country, IT@School Project under the General Education Department of Government of Kerala, as part of its initiatives to foster a culture of collaborative learning, is coming out with a customized version of ‘Wiki’ for all schools in the state. The portal named www.schoolwiki.in provides a comprehensive knowledge database of all schools in the state. The innovative portal would include the learning outcomes of students derived from group activities as well as various educational contents prepared by the teacher groups. Prepared completely in Malayalam, Schoolwiki is accessible for the schools in the state from November 1, (Kerala Piravi dinam – Day of formation of Kerala as a separate state), to key-in their details. Schoolwiki is been prepared using Wikemedia Foundation’s Wikemedia software which was launched with the goal of facilitating Collaborative content development and its sharing. Wikipedia is the largest and most popular general reference website sought in the internet.

By registering in Schoolwiki, all High Schools in the state would be able to include their educational contents and other details in their allotted space. Each school would be able to enter details such as basic elementary data, their historical references, statistics, infrastructure details, details of alumni, school websites and blogs, various clubs and forums, class magazines, supporting images and videos. Apart from these contents, analytical language projects such as “Pradeshika patram – [School Newsletter]”, “Nadodi Vijnanakoshan – [Local Encylcopedia]” and “Ente Nadu- [My Village]”, which are part of learning Malayalam language, would also be entrusted to all students in Std 8, 9 and 10 respectively, which, under the guidance of language teachers, would be completed and the reports and findings would enrich the knowledge base of Schoolwiki. Schoolwiki would also feature an “ICT Learning Corner”, which would include the various contents prepared by schools for all subjects in ICT enabled education. By facilitating the students with easy access and modification of all contents in Schoolwiki, this project would also ensure the participation of general public including school Alumni

A distinct attraction of the wiki pages is that any particular software is not required for editing or modifying the contents available in it and this can be done through any browser. The Wiki concept reinforces the philosophy of Free Software with emphasis on knowledge sharing and distribution, as envisaged by free software guru Richard Stallman. With the implementation of Schoolwiki, IT@School would be providing a unique opportunity to the school students and teachers to unveil the combined effort of knowledge generation and sharing.

Currently Wikipedia contains over 1.3 Crore documents or features in different languages. Since its inception in 21 December 2002, the Malayalam wikipedia now has over 11,000 features. With ‘Schoolwiki’ becoming a reality, it would turn out to be the largest and most comprehensive Malayalam database over the internet.

Broadband to all schools

Scheme to ensure broadband internet connectivity to all schools so as to equip them for ICT enabled learning.

In General

The launch of Broadband internet scheme to all schools in Kerala was held at PR Chamber, Secretariat, Thiruvananthapuram on 09-12-2007 by Shri.M.A.Baby, Hon'ble Minister of Education and Culture. The Project has already entered into an agreement with BSNL for providing Internet facility to all Government schools. BSNL had committed to provide Broadband services to each of the above institutions with special tariff package as detailed below: -
Fixed monthly charges : Rs 500/-
Annual payment option : Rs 5000/-
Security Deposit : Waived off
Modem rental : “
Installation charges : “
Free Down load / up load limit : 3 GB / month
Additional usage / Mb : Rs 0.80
up load / download limit will be calculated on aggregate basis (as N x 3 GB, where N is the number of broadband connections availed). For the usage above free upload / download limit additional usage charge of Rs 0.80 per MB will be levied
Number of email mailboxes / connection is one with email box size 5 MB each.
Modem will have four Ethernet ports and NAT facility
Government of Kerala will handover the request for each connection to Nodal officer in Trivandrum along with the fixed charges for one year / one month (as the case may be) after ascertaining the technical feasibility.

Advantages

√ This will help the students & teachers to familiarize with available Internet services like e-Mail, Chat, Website creation, Blog creation etc.
√ IT @ School is implementing various e-governance initiatives like Service & Payroll Administrative Repository for Kerala (SPARK), Noon Meal Computerization etc. for which the connectivity is indispensable.
√ BSNL has given special tariff for Internet connection with a waiver for Security Deposit, Modem rental and installation charges.The annual payment option to one school for Internet charges being Rs.5,000.
√ Detailed guidelines and handbooks for using Internet services, resources and also for ensuring safe and secure browsing in Schools is being provided by IT@School.
√ The BSNL Scheme enables centralized monitoring.

Webportal/Toll free No. (1800 425 9696)

Webbased hardware complaint system and toll free system (1800 425 9696) to register complaints in school lab

Under ICT in school scheme, IT@School Project has upgraded the school IT infrastructure inventory. The ProjeCt has made sure that the schools are having sufficient IT infrastructure for their ICT enabled initiatives. The maintainance of hardware has always been a problem in schools. A part of this problem was taken care by the hardware clinic undertaken by the Project through out the state. For new equipments being supplied to schools sufficient steps has been taken to make sure that the vendor offers timely and quality after service and support. For this there is a web based mionitering system available at this link.. Every school under ICT in school supply should register under this portal. Once registered, the schools can enter their hardware related complaints in the website. There is also provision to view the current status of the complaint. This webbased suppoting system is constantly monitered by the Project. Any delay in providing support to schools by vendors, if found so, there is provision to deduct the payment to the vendors.

There is a central service call center dedicated by the supplier to the IT@school project for school support. The telephone numbers of the service call center was intimated concerned schools for hardware deployment The complaints registered through call center will be also entered in the web based monitering system. The toll free number for support is 1800 425 9696

Centralized Online Text book indent for unaided schools

This an online centralised system for ordering textbooks for unaided schools. Unaided schools have to register first and then login to order.

√ An Online system for smooth supply of Textbooks to unaided schools ensures that the there is no shortage of textbooks in schools
√ The Government schools receive textbooks on subsidized rates. There are unaided schools procuring the textbooks at subsidized rates from the quota of the government schools, which in turns results in shortage of Textbook in Government school which creates shortage and inconvenience for students in Government schools.
√ The Online system requires a registration of the unaided schools and indenting for their requirements thereby avoiding delays in the normal supply to government schools.

Advantages

√ The system is more transparent, fast and effective means of ordering and supply of textbooks
√ Helps in analyzing actual requirement of textbook in schools
√ Reduces the shortage of textbook and ensures that the students receive their textbook on √ time.

Skoool Kerala

Skoool Kerala is an online platform to help teachers and students learn key concepts in Mathematics and Science

ICT Enabled teaching/learning Materials

Details of ICT content/teaching materials developed for IT enabled teaching/learning purpose

Now the shift is from IT Education to ICT Enabled Education. ICT content has now been developed for Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics etc. Tryout of this has alraedy been carried out in UP and High School Classes. The following are the lead ICT enabled teaching initiatives:

Pheonix/Ktech lab being used for IT enabled teaching of Physics/Maths
Teachers trained to handle Pheonix equipment
More than 100 pieces of this equipment distributed in schools
ICT enabled tool entirely FOSS based
Dr. Geo being used for teaching Mathematics
Rasmol, Chemtool, Kalcium being used in for chemistry
Klab being used to teach physics
Customization of open software ICT tool to school curriculum
On hand training to teachers
Training modules being prepared and distributed. Click the link below for the training module of ICT enabled content

(Malayalam)Chemistry... Physics... Maths...

(English)Chemistry... Physics... Maths...

(Tamil)Chemistry... Physics... Maths...

(Kannada)Chemistry... Physics... Maths...

ICT content development

ICT Content being developed for std. 5th 6th 7th and 8th
Content developed as per new curriculum approach
The story board, script being developed by Master trainers
Teachers being trained to teach via the content developed
Subjects Basic Science, Social Science, Mathematics.
Content CD Distributed in all schools

Inauguration of new office and studio complex of IT@School Project

Inauguration of new office cum studio facility of IT@School Project scheduled on 10th February 2009 at Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram

The construction of office cum studio facility of IT@School Project in SCERT building has been completed. The ViCTERS channel which was functioning in a rented building will be shifted to the new studio cum uplinking facility along with new office complex of IT@School Project. The official inauguration in this regard is scheduled on 10th February 2009 at Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. Honbl’ Minister for Education & Culture Sri. M.A.Baby will be inaugurating the new office complex of IT@School Project. Padma Vibhooshan Dr. G.Madhavan Nair will be inaugurating the new studio cum uplinking facility for EDUSAT ViCTERS. Apart from this the ‘one laptop to each school’ programme under ICT Scheme will be launched in the same function. Several dignitaries from science, technology, cultural and political field will be attending the meeting.

Noon Meal Computerisation

Brings in more transparency and effective implementation of the noon meal distribution system in schools.

The computerization of the Noon meal scheme has provided more systematic availability of data base. As the scheme was introduced for making the system more effective. With the same allotment of food inventory better meals can be served for the students. The effective output is that the regionwise requirement can be analyzed effectively and more effective utilization of the available food inventory is possible in a cost effective manner.

About Noon meal Scheme

Noon Meal Scheme currently being implemented at the school level for providing one time meal every working day to deserving students in the schools.
The Noon Meal Scheme is on course in about 14000 Government, Aided High schools in the State and has an implementation scope for around 50 lakh students.

Current process

The Noon Meal Scheme is carried out at the Assistant Education Office level. The principals of the concerned schools give the requirement and the AEO approves and pass intent to the school which receives the supply from the nearest Maveli store.
The consolidated inlet bill from Civil Supplies Corporation is forwarded to DPI where the amount is passed.

Computerisation Process

The intent for allotment of food supplies to each school will be generated online. The intent will be generated based on the current requirement of the school, as well as based on the early record of food quantum. The AEO/DEO will be allotted a User Name and Login Password to enter the details of the Noon Meal and by corresponding can generate intent. This will result in total digitalization of the entire scheme.

Advantage

√ Puts in place a speedy and effective means of intent passing.
√ Optimization of the supply of food inventories and reduces the wastage
√ Cost Effective
√ Facilitates speedy transaction of money between Departments
√ Makes the system more transparent