[fsug-calicut] Re: Fw: reply to protest on it@school
- From: baiju <baiju@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: fsug-calicut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 12:03:47 +0530
Textbooks works for 9th std. is started here, if anyone can
volunteer for this please contact me offlist, as soon as possible.
If anyone can write an unofficail book, I can provide details about
syllabus, the offcial textbook is very concise. So you can contact any
publishers and start doing this. I was interested but no time (:
The 9th std. text book is completely free softwares, 8th
std. textbook cannot completly revise now, though
some small changes will intoduce (I hope after 3 years
this also will be completly free softwares related)
Regards,
Baiju M
On Friday 25 October 2002 11:24 am, you wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <itschool@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Harilal <harilal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 3:47 PM
>
> Subject: Re:
> > Dear Harilal,
> > It is not a virtual Surrender to MNCS. Think about the logistics
> > involved. We have to train some 500 Master Trainers for training other
> > teachers. All the 2000 Schools should have sufficient copies of
> > Software. Then there is the need of a unified syllabus through the State,
> > then only exams could be conducted in the SSLC. Think about the training
> > alone. We are employing now 165 Master Trainers after giving them 15 days
> > training in association with Intel. These people are to give training to
>
> the
>
> > 60000 teachers. What do an average person learns on IT after15 days
> > training? But they are managing it because they are familiar with
> > Microsoft products, which are common through out this state. What about
> > the course materials for 60000 teachers? What about the Software at the
> > training centres? Does the free Software foundation man a call centre
> > where people can get help in our language whenever they encounter a
> > problem with Hardware or Software while using the free Software? There is
> > so many other logistical issues associated.
> > You must understand that IT @ School was started way back
> > in 2000. It is making some progress only during this year. Please note
> > that I took over on 17th August 2001 and was running pillar to post to
> > arrange all these logistics till April 2002. Apart from the DEOs and
>
> others
>
> > you may be astonished to hear the number of people with Project team,
> > which is implementing this mammoth the project.
> >
> > Executive Director-1
> > Officers-5
> > Data entry operators-3
> > Peon-1 and
> > 165 MTs who are busy with training . We are training around 1300 high
> > school teachers is around 75 training centres every two weeks.
> >
> > We adopt a strategy to introduce Microsoft for the 1st year then move to
> > open office during 2nd year (for IT-2 text book) and introduces Linux and
> > open office in 50:50 arrangement with windows and Ms office from IT-3
> > textbook onwards. When sufficient groundwork is done the school level
> > and teachers level we may increase the weightage of open Software in our
> > curriculum. This year Prof. Krishnan (University College,
> > Thiruvananthapuram). President of Trivandrum chapter Free Software
> > foundation is a member of the expert Committee overseeing the
> > preparation of IT-2 textbook. Need I say anything more.
> >
> > regards
> >
> >
> > Biju Prabhakar
> >
> > Executive Director
> >
> > IT @ School Project
>
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