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'New class 10 ICT textbook with animation and GIS'
Monday February 27, 2012 11:33:57 AM,
IANS
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Thiruvananthapuram: For the first time in the country, class 10 students in Kerala
would be taught cartography using the detailed geographical
information system (GIS) and will also be able to create their own
animation films.
The new text book has been prepared by the state's IT@School
Project and would be applicable for Class 10 students opting for
the state-run Secondary School Leaving Certificate examination.
The textbook, which has been prepared on free software platform
includes nine chapters on website creation, hardware
troubleshooting, computer networking, graphic design, database
management and ICT enabled learning, among others.
The new text is a continuation of the ICT-enabled learning begun
in class 8 in 2010 and in class 9 in 2011. It has been prepared by
a committee under K. Anvar Sadath, executive director of the
IT@School Project.
Apart from the Malayalam version, the text book will also be
available in English, Tamil and Kannada.
"IT@School Project has also made arrangements for specific
handbook for teachers as well as training programmes, using video
tutorials in order to ensure effective classroom transaction of
the new ICT Textbook for class 10," said Sadath.
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