The Times of India 02.03.2013
A corporation school gets a smart makeover
COIMBATORE: Corporation
schools in Coimbatore are set to match their international and private
counterparts in providing top class infrastructure to students. Be it
air conditioned classrooms or computers and wi-fi connections,
corporation schools want to ensure that students do not feel left out.
Recently, Maniyakarampalayam Corporation High School near the city was given 25 laptops with full-time internet connectivity. As part of the 'digital equalizer' programme, corporation schools will be provided with e-content for teaching students. These modern day classrooms are known as smart classrooms and have been provided with an interactive white board apart from the laptops. The students can use the laptops for reference while the teacher interacts on the board. A full-time computer teacher has been appointed by the American India Foundation, an NGO which has sponsored the laptops. The corporation has announced that this programme will be extended to five schools in the corporation limits.
A Thangaraj, headmaster of Maniyakarampalayam school, said all classes are given three periods in the classroom. "From class VI to IX, all students are brought to the smart classroom at least thrice a week. Using internet clips and pictures, sometimes even 3-D pictures, makes it easier for students to comprehend," he said. V Devandran, a class 7 student, says he is 'thrilled' to study using these aids. "We were shown clippings of many famous poems from some popular films. We look forward to these classes," he added.
V Alexander, zonal coordinator of American India Foundation, who sponsored the facilities at this school, says teachers have been trained and provided e-content of the syllabus to make it easier for them to interact with the students. They have been tailor-made in a way that they can be taught easily. "The biggest challenge is that this should be used constructively," he said adding that students and teachers are taught how to make presentations, to type in Tamil and regular assignments are given based on this.
Recently, Maniyakarampalayam Corporation High School near the city was given 25 laptops with full-time internet connectivity. As part of the 'digital equalizer' programme, corporation schools will be provided with e-content for teaching students. These modern day classrooms are known as smart classrooms and have been provided with an interactive white board apart from the laptops. The students can use the laptops for reference while the teacher interacts on the board. A full-time computer teacher has been appointed by the American India Foundation, an NGO which has sponsored the laptops. The corporation has announced that this programme will be extended to five schools in the corporation limits.
A Thangaraj, headmaster of Maniyakarampalayam school, said all classes are given three periods in the classroom. "From class VI to IX, all students are brought to the smart classroom at least thrice a week. Using internet clips and pictures, sometimes even 3-D pictures, makes it easier for students to comprehend," he said. V Devandran, a class 7 student, says he is 'thrilled' to study using these aids. "We were shown clippings of many famous poems from some popular films. We look forward to these classes," he added.
V Alexander, zonal coordinator of American India Foundation, who sponsored the facilities at this school, says teachers have been trained and provided e-content of the syllabus to make it easier for them to interact with the students. They have been tailor-made in a way that they can be taught easily. "The biggest challenge is that this should be used constructively," he said adding that students and teachers are taught how to make presentations, to type in Tamil and regular assignments are given based on this.
