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Govt schools in Chandigarh get ‘smart’.
Recently, 10 government schools started delivery ‘smart’ education to students of classes VI to VIII. Under smart education, the teachers teach the students using the epathshala app on newly purchased tablets. The schools are also equipped with Wi-fi to easily access, 3D animation, diagrams and educ
Government schools in Chandigarh have started installing infrastructure to deliver smart education a small number of schools at a time. Recently, 10 government schools started delivery ‘smart’ education to students of classes VI to VIII. Teachers here have started using tablets to teach in class. Students too have access to the same tablets after school hours when they are kept in the library. 6 more schools will get these tablets in the next few months. To provide easy access to pictures, 3D animation, diagrams and educational videos, the schools have also installed Wi-Fi connections.
Authorities feel that ‘smart education’ has been received well in school as both students and teachers are enjoying the new mode of teaching.
"If a student misses class or does not understand something taught in class clearly, he or she can go to the library and study from the tab," said Mohinder Kumar, a teacher from GSSS Behlana, who has been trained to use the tablet.
As for students' response, he said, "Learning has certainly become fun for students. They understand better with audio-visual aids, videos and 3D diagrams. We started using tabs after vacations and students get excited every time I take the tab to class."
The smart education program has been introduced using the Central fund of ₹10 lakhs received under the head of computer-aided learning in a meeting of the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan's programme approval board last year. Of this, Rs 1 lakh was given to 10 schools, including Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS) Behlana, Government Model High School, Sector 7, Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 37B, GMHS Dhanas, GMHS-45, GSSS Raipur Khurd, GMSSS-44, GMHS- 41, Government High School, Sector 54 and GMHS Manimajra.
"We have launched tablets and according to the directions of MHRD, the e-pathshala app has been downloaded by teachers who will teach through eBooks," said director, school education Rubinderjit Singh Brar. The teachers received training on the epathshala app by NCERT experts in May.
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