On Friday 01 Jul 2011 17:59:55 Rony wrote: > On 06/30/2011 11:40 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > On Thursday 30 Jun 2011 22:34:15 Rony wrote: > >> On 06/30/2011 09:47 AM, Binand Sethumadhavan wrote: > >>> 2011/6/30 Rony <[email protected]>: > >>>> I did some web searching on this subject and there are some nice eye > >>>> opening articles on this technology and every school management must > >>> > >>> Did you find anything relevant to the Indian milieu during your > >>> research? > >> > >> It is still young and what happened in the US is now happening here with > >> the same players amongst the rest. What I feel individually is that > >> these are high end presentation products meant for corporate offices and > >> not for schools, that too in every classroom. Simply calling them > >> teaching aids does not change things. We don't even have the entire > >> syllabus of every class and subject available fully in professional and > >> electronic format. If schools want to go digital then a simple projector > >> and computer in every class or in a special room is sufficient. Schools > >> must invest in professional grade content not gadgets. > > > > You should visit with Dr. Nagrjuna and Ganesh/ Amit etc on their visit to > > khalapur to understand what ICT is all about. > > ICT requires the student to be in control, asking questions, generating > > data, interacting with their immediate environment, in applying the > > principles of science, maths, arts etc. That is learning and more > > importantly that is what teaching is all about. > > > > Education in most places has degraded to hand me downs from teacher to > > student and ICT is reduced to gizmos like the white board. How many > > students have their own lab? or their own music / story / recording > > facility. > > Are you replying to my mail or Binand's?
Mostly to Binand's. But also recommend that you visit with Dr. Nags. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
