Monday 13 February 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead
Kerala deploys Skoool web content in schools

The online resource is designed specifically for students and teachers of mathematics and science

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government in collaboration with Intel launched a regional version of the Skoool Learning and Teaching Technologies educational website — an online platform to help teachers and students learn key concepts in mathematics and science.

Kerala thus becomes the first state in the country to deploy Skoool content in all schools, reports IANS.

The website can be accessed free on the Internet.

The online resource, an initiative of IT@School Project of the General Education Department of Kerala government, is designed specifically for students and teachers of mathematics and science, and provides resources in English and Malayalam to enhance their understanding of these subjects.

Intel Skoool programme Worldwide Director Peter Hamilton said it is their goal to stimulate the use of technology in learning to benefit societies.

"We aim to help develop strong skills and supporting infrastructures around the world, and ready to use technology to help grow local economies and knowledge development in societies," Hamilton said.

The Skoool web technologies are designed for use on all personal computers. Besides the web version, all schools in the state would be equipped with the offline version of Skoool content.

"As part of our various initiatives, we have customised free software based programmes such as Dr. Geo, Rasmol, K-Tech lab, Geogebra, Chemtool and Kalcium, which have been widely accepted by the teaching and learning community IT@School Project Executive Director K. Anvar Sadath said.

State Education Minister M.A. Baby, who was present on the occasion, said that a consortium will be established by linking university departments, affiliated engineering colleges, arts and science colleges, media institutes and other established agencies for developing and generating content appropriate for the new curriculum and for the ViCTERS TV channel.

IT@School is the nodal agency for implementing EDUSAT network and runs an exclusive channel for education called ViCTERS (Virtual Classroom Technology on Edusat for Rural Schools).

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