Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan - Tamilnadu

DPI Campus, College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 006.

Phone : 044-2827 8068, 28253709 Fax : 044- 2820 2257

Email : spd_ssatn@yahoo.co.in

Website : www.ssa.tn.nic.in

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

Tamilnadu

Computer Aided LearningComputer Aided Learning

Initiatives In

Innovatives

Initiatives In

Innovatives

“'Devotion of Duty is not a sacrifice it's

the justification for your existence'

Index

v All children in School, Education Guarantee Centre,

Alternate School or 'Back-to-School' camp by 2005.

v Bridge all gender and social category gaps at primary

stage by 2007 and at elementary education level by

2010.

v Universal retention by 2010.

v Focus on elementary education of satisfactory

quality with emphasis on education for life.

S.No. Content Page No.

1. CAL - Introduction 1

2. CAL Schools coverage 2

3. Capacity Building 2

4. Computer curriculum and profiles of 3supporting partners

5. Microsoft training programme 4

6. Intel teach project based learning programme 8

7. NIIT computer training programme 12

8. Model ICT lesson plan 15

9. e - content materials developed 16

10. Press Notification on CAL 18

11. The State’s participation 19

Objectives of SSA

CAL, Computer Aided Learning and is one of

the most commonly used acronym in

education. CAL has been used to implement

the use of technology in learning and teaching

and as Integrative technology to describe the

development for a variety of circumstances in

classroom teaching learning process.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan –TamilNadu with high

priority to the use of CAL to accelerate

progress towards the development in

education, aiming to expand the knowledge.

Computer Aided Learning

CAL - In the face of Innovation

Capacity BuildingActivities Promoted

Ÿ The State brings a better balance between in bringing equity to rural and urban children by

establishing new Computer Aided Learning centres in the schools for promoting innovative use of

CAL in Education.

Ÿ The State insists rights on innovative knowledge by providing training to the teachers in basic skills

on computer for the use of CAL in teaching learning process.

Ÿ The State focuses on stimulating the development of e-learning and teaching contents of

knowledge at primary and upper Primary level teachers

CAL for education is now seen statewide as both

a necessity and an opportunity. It contains three

essential components that form part Hardware,

Software (e-learning content) and training.

Under these circumstances the Teaching

Learning medium has been transformed and

from Computer Education into Computer Aided

Education.

As an initial step, In 2004 each block has been

equipped with four computers and the required

peripherals have been installed. This 'Computer

Aided Learning Centres expanded in all CRCs and selected Primary, Middle, Govt High and Govt

Higher Secondary Schools across the state .

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CAL Centres and Computers given to the school in the districts

Ÿ Upto the year 2010-2011the state established 7655 CAL Centres in the Schools and provided 20188 computers and other peripherals.

1 2004-2005 412 1648

2 2005-2006 422 844

3 2006-2007 2971 5942

4 2007-2008 540 1080

5 2008-2009 905 3450

6 2009-2010 927 2781

7 2010-2011 1478 4443

Sl.No Year

No of CAL Centres

established

No. of Computers Supplied

Total 7655 20188

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan –Tamil Nadu, a unique mission focuses on providing

teachers with the skills and abilities for creative thinking and encouraging participation in the class room

teaching learning process through Professionals

computer training to the

Supporting Private Partnership involved in the Activity under SSA for capacity building under the

CAL Programme

Ÿ 1. MICROSOFT

Ÿ 2. INTEL

Ÿ 3. Azim Premji Foundation-APF

Ÿ 4. NIIT

Pedagogy

• I Do (Demonstration)

• We Do (Guided Practice)

• You Do (Self Practice)

SSA - TN

Supporting Partnership

For BRTEs

For Teachers

For HMs and other

Block Officials

Microsoft 12 days -

INTEL 10 days 06 days 1 day

APF 04 days 01 days 1 day

NIIT 10 days 10 days

12 days

Computer Curriculum on Training with the Private Partners

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S.NoPartners for

TrainingCurriculum Days

Getting started with Microsoft Windows XP,

Technology to create Digital lessons for the class

room handling, Technology to create lesson plans,

Documentation and Reporting, Create School

Reports, Class Performance Reports, Administrative

Reports and to explore the innovative resources on

the World Wide Web

1. Microsoft 12

Learn to Prepare digital lesson plan, how to plan

Project Based Learning with the Pedagogy within a

curriculum framework, Preparing to the best

evaluation tool to asses the technology based

projects that would be submitted by the students.

2. Intel

10 days

for Teachers

6 days

for BRTEs

Computer Knowledge on Microsoft Office- MS

Office, MS Excel, Ms Powerpoint, MS Access and the

innovative resources the World Wide Web 3.

4.

NIIT

APF

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3Training on CDs Preparation and usage in CAL Centres

Ÿ Time tables are followed in all the CAL centres and the use of CDs by children is closely monitored. A book “Kaninikulle Kondattom” has been supplied to all the CAL centes for guidance.

Ÿ SSA empowering teachers and students to achieve their fullest potential by providing greater

access to latest computer technologies. The ultimate Aim is to help the school teachers to become

self sustaining in technology curriculum . Government of Tamil Nadu tied up into an MOU along

with Microsoft in 2005 for implementation of Partners-in-Learning (PiL) programme which aims at

accelerating Information Technology literacy amongst government school teachers and students

in the state. The MOU entails the setting-up of one IT Academy centre in the state Head Quarters

and in seven other districts providing comprehensive teacher training program. The Training

imparted to the teachers directly by the faculty members in IT Academy established in Chennai

and other 7 Districts training centres.

Profile of Master Trainers

Ÿ Duration of the training programme

Microsoft training Centres Details of in the districts

S No. District No. of Class Rooms No. of. Participants per Batch

1 Chennai 2 20

2 Cuddalore 1 25

3 Madurai 1 25

4 Nagappattinam 1 25

5 Salem 1 25

6 Trichy 1 25

7 Thirunelveli 1 25

8 Vellore 1 25

Ÿ Training achievement on SSA – Microsoft Project Shiksha

Microsoft - Project Shiksha

S.No District 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-2011 TOTAL

1 Chennai 1134 1308 1039 1005 790 5276

2 Tirunelveli 84 275 269 373 514 385 1900

3 Madurai 93 260 288 382 544 406 1973

4 Trichy 84 221 279 407 552 382 1925

5 Nagapattinam 84 262 272 370 445 364 1797

6 Cuddalore 88 254 280 387 438 410 1857

7 Vellore 86 272 264 384 537 434 1977

8 Salem 96 253 254 348 491 408 1850

9 Villupuram 20 423 443

10 Coimbatore 20 433 453

12 Dharmapuri 358 358

Total 615 2931 3214 3730 5740 3579 19809

Teacher Training Data Yearwise

Ÿ SSA -TN provideded training to 19809 teachers through Microsoft from 2005 to 2011.

SSA – Microsoft Project Shiksha Programme

Other Initiatives in SSA-MS Project Shiksha:

Certification

Ÿ Microsoft awards “Partners in Learning Certificate” to deserving teachers. Certificates are

awarded to motivate teachers to use computers at their schools

Innovative Teachers Leadership Awards

Ÿ SSA organize an annual event “Innovative Teachers Leadership Award” for all teachers through

Microsoft who have measurable impact of their innovative handling of academic endeavors. This

inspires one's ingenuity and brings talents in the limelight. The teachers first competed at the

national level and the winners get an opportunity to participate in Microsoft's internationally. The

winner of the regional meet gets an opportunity to showcase the work in the final World Wide

teachers meet.

Winner of the Innovative Teachers Leadership Award 2007:

Mr.K.Rajesh Kumar, Secondary Grade Teacher of Panchayat Union Primary School, Kanuvai,

Periyanayakanpalayam, Coimbatore has been selected for the Innovative Teachers Leadership Award

2006 instituted by the Microsoft Corporation and his computer based science project on

“Paramecium” won the award and participated in the international meet at Combodia

Winner of the Innovative Teachers Leadership Award 2008:

Mr. B. Dhandapani, Block Resource Teacher

Educator from Thiruvarur District has been

selected for the Innovative Teachers Leadership

Award 2007. Mr. Dhandapani's science project on

“Images Formed by a Concave Mirror” won the

award. Mr. Dhandapani participated in the

Innovative Leadership Forum function held at

Vietnam.

Winner of the Innovative Teachers Leadership Award 2009

Mr. G Sankar from Panchayat Union Middle

School, Ramanaickenpet, Natrampalli Block,

Vellore Dist. and Mrs. M Kohila from Sree

Moolam Rama Varma Higher Secondary

School, Nagercoil were the two winners from

Tamil Nadu took participate in the World Wide

Innovative Teachers Forum held in Salvador,

Brazil.

“A light to the darkness” – a Success case study on SSA -Microsoft Training

“A teacher affects eternity”. This saying is made

true by Mr.Shajahan, The Headmaster of

Panchayat Union Middle School, Katrampatty,

Thirumangalam Union of Madurai District has

undertaken the Project Shiksha training at

Microsoft training Centre, Madurai through

SSA.

Gandhiji said “Villages are the backbone of

Impact of Training

SSA Intel Teach Programmethe nation”. But the basic necessities like

transportation and technological facilities are

denied to many such villages. But dedicated

teacher like Mr. Shajahan take effort to

enlighten such villages by their hard work and

sincerity.

Mr. Shajahan, who has taken the effort to

increase the strength of the school and in order

to provide a quality technology based

education. The teacher has gathered the literate

youths working in the software and computer

related field to provide the parts of the

computer and assembled a system to enlighten

the rural children to teach.

As a part of introducing new methodology

in teaching the headmaster uses educational

CDs which are delivered by SSA and he spends

an extra hour for each class in the evening after

the regular class to introduce new methodology

in teaching various subjects of the children.

None of the parents in the village even dreamed

that their children could get such a technology

oriented education like the urban children.

He has converted all the lessons of Science

subjects of 6th standard to 8th standard as

digital content using the Powerpoint and used

to visit the madurai district training centre to

modify and edit the digital contents that he has

created.

Mr. Shajahan becomes an ideal teacher who

makes his profession a noble one. If all the

teachers take such an effort within a decade our

rural areas will become techno villages

SSA- Intel Teach program has been structured in the state in 2004 and extended there after successfully to

strengthen the Integration of Technology into the curriculum. The Key information “Intel proposes to

expand activities of programme and continuing on the following interventions

Ÿ ICT capacity building of Head Masters, Principals and Education Officers

Ÿ Teacher professional development program on effective integration of technology supported

ProjectBased Learning

Ÿ Interventions for promoting post training usage and implementation of Technology supported

Project Based Learning at School level

Training will be based on train the trainer model. Intel would train Block Resource Teacher Educators

(BRTEs) from all the block as lead master trainers (LMT) who they would in turn train their peers as master

trainers and they would train the teachers of the block.

SSA- PBL Training Program Update

S.No Year BRTEs Teachers HMS

1 2005-2006 466 6568 80

2 2006-2007 522 9195 180

3 2007-2008 826 10936 570

4 2008-2009 610 8000 230

5 2009-2010 213 4566 367

6 2010-2011 113 1760 177

Total 2750 41025 1604

Succes Case Studies on SSA-Intel PBL programme

ICT In Convergence with other Components

Computer Aided Learning in support with Project Based Learning techniques have paved the way to

focus on providing success with convergence of other components of SSA like Inclusive Education, Girl

Children…

CAL impacting the special need children to prove “disable are turned out to be most abled human being”.

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A Student ALM mind map in Computer

Teachers with great innovative thinking have

proved that technology integration would help

them to eradicate the difficulties of differently

abled children and motivated them towards

enhancing their skills and spritis with the help of

CAL.

Ms. Magdalene, an innovative teacher from

Government Higher Secondary School,

Ammaiyappan, Koradacher i Block of

Thiruvarur district who wanted to promote

thinking with her students have set the

enhancing children with special need (CWSNs)

with her project.

About the Village:

Ammaiyappan is located in the outskirt of the capital thiruvarur district with 90% of the

population depends agriculture for their earning. 80% of students belong to SC. The economic

condition is not stable and They were always in need.

Reason for Choosing the Topic:

A parent who had come to the school with their differently abled child for admission in VI

Standard she has abnormal growth and her fingers were irregular. She looks older than her age.

The H.M could not pacify them and he approached the teacher and said “Teacher examine the girl

and say whether she can be admitted in the normal school or in a special school”. With the effort of

Mrs. Magdalene and the Headmaster that child was given admission in sixth standard and she in

continuing her education. This incident lighten the darkness and motivated Mrs. Magdalene (the

project teacher) to set the task to help the differently abled children's back to school enrollment.

The entire team started with the vision and target:

1. Teachers : To make them differently abled friendly.

2. Students : To make them differently abled friendly.

3. The differently abled of our school in order to make them achievers.

Hearing & Speaking Impaired : 3

Mild Mentally Retorted : 3

Physically Challenged : 3

Visual Problem : 1

Implementation:

Lesson plan designed for VI standard student, based on the lesson “The Mystery Revealed (The life

Helen Keller)” and lesson was taught through PBL. The students were motivated. They were told

that education can only make the differently abled independent. Teacher asked the students if there

was any differently abled drop out children in their surroundings for which immediate responses

were turned from the student's side. One of the boys

stood up and said that there were two girls in his

village.

Teacher initiated the students to focus on meeting

them with kind strategies to convince them towards

enrolment in to the schools. The next day, the students

came with a positive report that both the girls were

interested to attend the school and also got the mobile

number of the parents. As the village was 3km away

from the school, teacher contacted the parents only

through phone. Counseling session helped to convince their parents towards enrollment of their

wards. Though the parents hesitated initially by not turning up with their wards, the team was not

ready to give up. They continued our work. Every day the project children met the parents. At last,

after a month the parents name convinced and brought the two girls to school. “I have found no

word to explain the joy in the face of the children when they entered into the school campus. I thank

God the almighty, our SSA for the Intel Teach programme who had helped us to design the projects,

implementing through the students the biggest task force of our nation”, says the teacher.

A power point presentation was made on the differently abled persons who achieved in their life –

Thomas Alva Edison, Wilma Rudalph, Helen Keller, Stephen Hawkins, Jessica Cox and the Kalpana

Chawla Awardee Rajalakshmi(athletic player of Usilampatti) and shown to the teachers and

students. Now the teachers realized the importance inclusive education. They have understood that

love and encouragement care make the differently abled great not sympathy. Village Education

Committee and President have extended great support to enhance the life style of these kids

The DDRO (District Rehabilitation Officer), JSS Director, Village President and the Rotary Club of

Ammaiyappan were contacted. The children effort was showcased to all the public too. They were

very much impressed. The president provided them uniform. The Rotary Club provided them

stationeries.

As the first success, 10 differently abled children including the newly termed special children were

admitted in the school. Special computer education is being given to them after the school hour. To

bring out their ability (hidden talents). 80% of them are good in painting. A special girl child who has

attained the basic skills started asking the teachers to train her with digital literacy skills.

Madam, why did not you teach me to type letters. You are touching the keyboard. But you have not

taught me. When will you teach that? You have it teach me tomorrow.” And all these type of

questions were put to the teacher as the child is ready and confident to learn that is done by her

teacher and said, “Madam asks to H.M to come and see my pictures.”

One again I thank Intel Teach Program for bringing a silver line in the life of the differently abled of

our school. “Says the teacher.

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“These words impressed me and showed the way for me to walk along with my students.” said by Mr.

K.Karthikeyan, Secondary Grade Teacher, Panchayat Union Middle School, Melarankiyam

Thirupuvanam, Sivagangai district, Tamil Nadu. “SSA-INTEL Teach Programmme has created the

space for us to have our dream fulfilled, to express our inner instincts towards the improvement in our

society” He added while he was presenting the implemented project on “NEED OF WOMEN

EDUCATION”

Melarankiyam is a Village Panchayat in Sivagangai District

of Tamil Nadu state located in25 km from Madurai and 8

km from Thiruppuvanam town with main occupation on

men is meson and the women is wood cutting and cattle

rearing

It was a golden opportunity for Mr. K.Karthikeyan to six

days training programmme that was conducted by SSA

through Intel. There he came to know how to make the

classroom activities an enthusiastic one and to provoke the

thinking capacity of the students and making the teaching

learning process easy. Right message was captured by him

to design the Project Based Learning (PBL) ideas and assign the students to take the roles. As He was

waiting for the opportunity, started his preparation of planning the implementation of the lesson on

'Social Problems and Solutions' from Social Science subject. This lesson is being taught for VIII standard

students. Instead of the conventional method, he wanted his students to take the role of, educationist to

explore the problems faced by girls especially in continuing their education. He had guided the students

to explore by conducting the surveys, in their neighbourhood, & headed by area wise assigned heads - by

dividing the students in to different groups.

As per the teacher's guidance, the students collected the data and analyzed the factors that

prevents/stops the higher education particularly girls education in Melarankiyam; They presented their

findings that statistically achievement of girls higher education in their village had been a great problem

due to various reasons such as lack of awareness, financial crisis, looking of household activities and fear

in continuing higher education. This had lead to the fact that

the women higher education is completely stopped.

The teacher conducted a speech competition on this topic

in the school level. The HM presided over the function and

gave the prizes.

She also congratulated the PBL team for their interest and

enthusiasm in the project.

This had lead to the good motivation amongst the mindset

of young students who then conducted rally and

organized VEC meetings with the help of their master to

propagate the need of education for girl children

In addition to the same, a meeting was also

conducted by the students to the villagers. The

eminent participants were Melarangiyam

President Mrs.C. Chitra Chellasamy, VAC –

Chairman Mr.Chinnasami Mr. Krishnan,

Counselor, Ex President Mr.Veeranan and all the

local Village people . The Project team briefly

described about the ill effects and the need of

improving Girl Education.

All the Villagers accepted this wonderful idea and

they assured to implement this concept in their

Village as the initial phase. The PBL team issued handouts to the Villagers too. All the villagers have

given their assurance in a deceleration form to ensure their support for girl children continuing

education.

CONTINUING THIS MOVEMENT FOR UPLIFTMENT OF WOMEN THE VILLAGE HAD BECOME THE BREATH OF PROJECT TEAM

SSA- NIIT Training program designed to deliver comprehensive training and curriculum leadership

for BRTEs/ CRTEs and teachers. Computer Training Programme to the teachers is undergoing in all

30 Districts across the state with 52 district level computer labs in total across the state with complete

infrastructure with internet facility. One Computer lab established in the all the District in 2008-09

and another was established in 2009-10 for computer training.

Sl.No

YearNo. of

Teachers Trained

1 2008-2009 5513

2 2009-2010 17748

3 2010-2011 18342

Total 41603

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CAL played an important role and enhanced learning of Girl children

“'Devotion of Duty is not a sacrifice it's the justification for your existence' - Swami Vivekananda.

Rally conducted by the girls of the school for the project

Rally conducted by the girls of the school for the project

Presentation with community participationat the school

Presentation with community participationat the school

Model Block development:

Villivakkam block of thiruvallur was identified as the Model block during the first phase; during the

second phase HMs of CAL schools were given one day orientation programme and training to

ensure the success of Model Block Development. During the Second phase, the key teachers who are

handling Science and Mathematics were given Project based planning orientation through Project

Based Learning Workshop. Frequent visits have helped them to motivate their students to plan and

prepare projects to showcase the impact of Project Based Learning.

Training achievement through NIIT

NIIT - Computer Training Programme

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SSA NIIT Teacher Training - Projects Report

No. of the District covered

Total No. of Projects prepared and presented in the training by the teacher

30 2481

Training given for the teachers to acquire sufficient

Computer Knowledge for ten days. The training

programme designed to stimulate interest among

the teachers to learn and use technology to create

digital lessons for the class room handling, create

digital lesson plans, Administrative Reports and to

explore the innovative resources on the World Wide

Web by using computers and to develop and

enhance their teaching skills in the computers.

Certificate is provided to all trainees who successfully completes the training program with the

project work assigned to them with skills that they have learnt in the training programme

Ÿ As enhance part of the training close to 2500 projects in total upto the current year were made by

the teachers who attended these training programme. These project created by the teachers using

ICT such as PowerPoint, Word, Excel and gathering information through Internet which these

projects were link to the classroom teaching activities.

Ÿ Using ICT these teachers were able to develop teaching model (lesson plan) in various subjects.

Ÿ The exclusive course material were provided for the training programme has very good in-depth

coverage of topics and received very positive feedback by the teachers.

An effective tracking and monitoring system followed by SSA, Government of Tamil Nadu (at

the State and District level) and NIIT have contributed in proper implementation of the program and

thereby ensuring the desired goal is achieved

TOWARDS TRIUMPH

A success case study on NIIT training programme:

The demand for knowledge developers with

specialized skills is growing in this technology world

for the students to pursue a variety of alternative

learning paths. Technology is helping teachers to

expand beyond linear, text-based learning and to

engage students who learn best in other ways and turn

“computer classroom” into a versatile learning room.

The usage and the steps that schools taken to integrate

computers into their classrooms are innovative and

equally successful. It has proved to be a doable

beginning for teachers across Pudukkottai district to

whom the Panchayat Union Primary School-Neduvasall north serves as the model who trained through

NIIT Computer Training Programme by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan made Mr.Karuppaiyan, the head

master of the school to use the computers with supporting activities and to reinforce the children in their

teaching learning process.

This ten day computer training programme conferred instigated the HM to buy computer for the school

in which the contribution of the VEC initially .Now, the school is having 12 computers for strength of 71

children. Also, a 3 in 1 digital printer cum scanner and photocopy machine in the school and teaching by

peer groups is accomplished with the help of the Interactive White Board, an advanced technology used

in the teaching-learning process, which stands as a proof of real innovation in the school. Children

prepare powerpoint slides for their teaching which is facilitated by the teachers.

As a part, the drop out children get reduced and the interest of the children in learning through

computers has brought them to schools. Also the Children with special needs get involved in the process

of learning.

The HM of the school and the teacher says “We feel proud

to say that the Smart Class is implemented successfully

in our school and our children are always ahead in the

learning process because of the 10 days training we

underwent by SSA”.

“The computers and training provided by SSA has

proved as constructive” and as a result few other

schools across Pudukkottai district also initiated the

real innovation in their schools.

1. Panchayat Union Middle School, Vadakkuppatti Vadagadu, Thiruvarangulam block.

2. Panchayat Union Middle School, Pallathupatti, Kundrandarkoil block.

3. Panchayat Union Middle School, Semboothi, Ponnamaravathi block.

4. Panchayat Union Middle School, Mangudi, Aranthangi blockTeacher and Children in Smart Class

Children working individually in computers- PUPS Neduvasal ( North)Children working individually in computers- PUPS Neduvasal ( North)

Teacher and Children in Smart Class-PUPS Neduvasal (North)Teacher and Children in Smart Class-PUPS Neduvasal (North)

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A model powerpoint presentation on “Nutrious Food” created and utilized in the CAL classroom by a teacher

Model ICT lesson plan

The State Stimulates the development of e-learning materials for supporting the teaching capacities

and to develop learning ability of the children which are prepared and developed by the teachers.

List of Contents/ Teaching-Learning Materials developed

Azim Premji

Foundation

- 62 CDs

Tamil -9

English-8

Mathematics-22

Science-18

Social science-5

General Knowledge-5

English Communicative Skill Development Contents

Content Development

S.No. Title Target Class

1 Hello English CDs

2 Simply English I to VIII

3 English Around Us

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Press Notification on CALABL & ALM Enrichment CDs

S.No. Title Medium (Language) Target Class

1 Content CDs for Science Subject ALM Enrichment

2 Content Material based on ABL ( Puppetry play)

3 Teaching methodology on Science Tamil VI to VIII

4 Teaching methodology on Social Science

5 Teaching methodology on mathematics

Children ALM Mind Map and ABL activity through ICT