Telangana

• LIVE Teaching with satellite link
• 45 minutes long sessions from e-School Studio
• Experimentally implemented in Nalgonda district Peddavoora and Devarakonda DNT Ashram schools
• From next year onwards, will get implemented in all Ashram schools

Recognizing the importance of Digital Education, the Tribal Welfare Department, Telangana has equipped its Ashram Schools with the LED Television Sets last year. This gave a big boost to the department – as the digital classes rewarded the students with a good success rate and quality education.

This huge success paved a way for the implementation of a new phase in Digital Education with “The e-Learning Classroom program”, to cater to the needs of students of the present era. The e-Learning Classroom program is implemented as a pilot project in 50 Tribal Ashram Schools statewide – in the first phase.

Among the 13 Ashram Schools in the Nalgonda District, the Boys Ashram School, Pedavoora and the DNT BOYS Ashram School, Devarakonda were the two schools chosen as a part of the first phase. This e-Learning Classrooms program is being implemented for the 6, 7, 8, and 9 grade students this academic year. For grade 10, e-Learning classroom program will get implemented from the next academic year.

Every grade is allotted a period per day for this class and the time table is accordingly prepared. Each grade will have one subject per day with class duration of 45 minutes. LIVE teaching is done through a Central Studio setup in the Tribal Welfare Office, Masab Tank, Telangana. Each class is taught LIVE by the expert faculty and the classes are broadcast through satellite connectivity. A control room is setup in the studio to associate the animation related to the topic and monitor the connectivity. Both the teacher and the animation are visible to the students, on a big screen. However, the content is displayed at large in the backdrop and the teacher is displayed at one corner of the screen. An IT Coordinator is assigned at every school to operate the equipment. The Government is investing 1.50 lakhs for this at each school.

A huge round of appreciation came from the Headmasters. They said that the lively animation is eye – catching and the students are showing a lot of interest in these classes.

Answers to Queries are also LIVE

This system also gives the student an option to clear his/her doubt on the spot during the LIVE class. This is possible by “the two-way interaction” option.

Each student is provided with a clicker. The clicker consists of different buttons for giving answers, raising query, rating the lesson etc…

During the class time, if maximum queries are raised, the particular topic will be taught again with a different dimension.

e-Class Timings:

7^th Grade             –              11:30 am to 12:15 pm

6^th Grade             –              12:20 pm to 01:05 pm

9^th Grade             –              02:00 pm to 02:45 pm

8^th Grade             –              02:50 pm to 03:35 pm

The LIVE classes on the big screen are very interesting. Each topic is explained clearly with excellent lively animation. This is helping us to understand the topic completely. We are getting our doubts clarified then and there through LIVE interaction. I hope this will definitely help us to get through the competitive exams as well.

– Srinu, 9^th Standard, DNT Hostel, Devarakonda

E-School LIVE classes are definitely enhancing the concentration of students. They are eagerly waiting for the class and the class is very interesting. The animation coupled with a detailed explanation by the expert faculty is really good. This helps students to understand the topic and thereby increases their creativity and application skills. Students are giving a huge appraisal to this E- School Program.”

– Narayan Reddy, Headmaster, Devarakonda ST Boys Ashram School