What for ?
For making Maharashtra the first state to launch VIRTUAL CLASSES
How ?
By tying up with Google , as reported below :
Extract :
Ø Students and teachers will get access to Google Classroom and G
Suite for Education that will provide solutions to support remote learning.
Ø The tools allow interactive sessions, which will allow teachers to explain lessons, and students can also ask their doubts
while sitting at home. Homework can be uploaded, and teachers can
check them online
Ø The project…. will cover over 1.09 lakh government, private, aided,
and unaided schools, and benefit over 22.03 million students
Ø “Coronavirus has forced us to adopt the changes that were supposed to come in the
future,” Thackeray said while
launching the project online.
Ø Google Classroom and G Suite, which will be available free of cost, are the
tools that allow the education institutes to conduct interactive sessions.
Around 250 participants can attend it at a time.
Teachers can make their audio
or video presentations; students can clear their doubts, and upload homework and assignments. Even parents can submit
their complaints or suggestions through the system,” said Dinkar Patil, director,
Maharashtra State Council of Educational Research and Training (MSCERT) [ dir.mscert@gmail.com ]
Ø “We are beginning with the training of the teachers. As many as
40,000 teachers will be the master trainers for the remaining 2 lakh teachers.
Once, training is completed, students will be asked to
register their mobile numbers, and will get notifications
with details of each session,” Patil added.
Ø School education minister Varsha Gaikwad said,
“We have got responses from 1.34 lakh teachers within 48 hours after floating an
invitation link for Google
Classroom training. The process of teacher training is going to be
started on August 7. We are turning the crisis into an
opportunity.” gaikwad.varsha3@gmail.com ]
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Just a month back, I sent following E Mail to CM Shri
Uddhav Thackereyji :
Digitized India ? ………………………………………………………………………………….[ 12 July 2020 ]
Extract :
Ø 27 crore ( 270 million )
students are unable to attend classes due to lockdown
Ø 20 crore ( 200 million )
Indian households have TV sets
Ø Hence, all Indian
States should follow the example set by Maharashtra and launch TV channels for each
SUBJECT taught at each STANDARD class
Ø Disadvantage of TV
Channel-based “ lectures “ is that these are one-way monologues.
Ø There is no “ dialogue “ between
teacher and students ( No
questions / answers –
ensuring
that TV watching students understood the subject being taught )
Ø This is why ZOOM /
GOOGLE MEET / JIO-MEET are preferred ( since interactive )
Ø But, to use these
platforms ( for online education purpose ) require :
# Internet-enabled device ( a
Computer / Tablet / Big Smart phone )
# Internet connection (
Broadband Cable / Fibre or Wi-Fi )
Ø
The Union Human Resource Development ministry……
plans to launch a
Rs
60,900 crore scheme to provide laptops/devices to
over 4 crore college students
over
the next five years, to bridge the
digital divide. [ 80 lakh / year ]
Ø
The ministry proposes to start with distributing laptops / tablets of
about Rs 15,000
each to
1.5 crore students in 2021-22 at a cost of Rs 22,500 crore
Ø
I urge Shri Prakash
Javdekarji ( HRD Minister ) to consider my following
proposal as a much cheaper alternative to the
above-mentioned plan :
Ø Let Central Government float a global tender for pre-owned desktops (
in working condition and less than 5 years old ) for 100 million units
( 10 crore ).
I think we could get for Rs 2500
each ( at total cost of Rs
25,000 crore ).
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What makes this
initiative of VIRTUAL CLASSES , extremely significant right now ?
Here is why :
25% SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN’T ACCESS ONLINE LEARNING: BMC
·
Hindustan Times ST (Mumbai)
·
13 Aug 2020
·
Ankita Bhatkhande ankita.bhatkhande@htlive.com
·
Some of
the key reasons behind a large number of students not being able to take part
in online learning are migration of parents due to loss of livelihood,
unavailability of android phones, not being able to afford internet connection and
schools not having updated contact details of parents.
In a
circular released on Tuesday, the education department has asked schools and
teachers to take measures to ensure that 100% students are able to access
online learning.
“It is worrying to see that some students are not able to join
online learning due to several challenges. While the situation is
unprecedented, it is also important for us to ensure that not a single child is
left out,” said Mahesh Palkar, BMC education officer.
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One in two youths subject to depression, anxiety, says
ILO survey on effects of COVID-19
Extract :
Over 12,000 responses were received from 112
countries, with a large proportion coming from educated youths with access to
the Internet.
The survey found that one in two (i.e., 50
per cent) young people across the world are possibly subject to anxiety or
depression, while 17 per cent are probably affected by it.
The report said 73 per cent of the young
people, who were either studying or combining study and work before the onset
of the crisis, experienced school closures though all of them were not able to
transition into online and distance learning.
The coronavirus has left one in eight young
people (13 per cent)
without any access to
courses, teaching or training -- a situation particularly acute among the youth
in low-income countries and one that serves to underline the sharp digital
divide that exists between regions.
It added that despite the best efforts of
schools and training institutions to provide continuity through online
delivery, 65 per cent of the young people reported having learnt less since the
pandemic began.
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hcp@RecruitGuru.com /
15 Aug 2020
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