From a village classroom to a virtual education experience Raghavendra Rao, a post-graduate teacher from Andhra Pradesh, had a vision of bringing biology lessons to life. He dreamed of imparting quality education to his students at the residential Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya school for rural RAGHAVENDRA RAO
children. Using simple multimedia tools that he learnt during
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya | Kiltampalem, Andhra Pradesh
his training with Project Shiksha, he now makes videos that help bring the wonders of the local flora and fauna into
THE ONLINE Raghavendra Rao inspires students to CLASSROOM: learn more with lessons powered by:
the classroom. Rao’s learning experience with Project Shiksha has extended the borders of his classroom to the entire learning community. His
Interactive presentations with videos embedded in Microsoft Office PowerPoint
brainchild www.biology24x7.in is now a means for students to
Videos, podcasts and multimedia-rich content made with Movie Maker
like reference materials, question papers and discuss ideas.
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delve into the world of biology and access learning resources Even visually challenged and physically challenged students who cannot come to school, now learn through podcasts and the interactive virtual classroom. The result - answers for curious minds, a livelier classroom and education for all!
ENABLING INDIA This story is one of the many steps on the road to enabling India. Partnering with 12 state governments, Project Shiksha has helped train over 5,12,000 teachers in IT skills, who have impacted over 25 million students so far. To know more about Microsoft's initiatives, visit www.microsoft.com/india/msindia