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Mission Digital School
from MHRD Compendium
by renure
Zila Parishad School Pashtepada, Thane Dist, Maharashtra
Mission Digital School
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Sh Sandip Karbhari Gund, IT Teacher, DIECPD, Pune took up the initiative aimed at motivating parents and government school teachers to integrate digital technology in schools for enhancing and enriching the children’s learning experience
Year of starting
2009
Objectives To improve the teaching-learning procedure by focusing on actual learning rather than just completing the syllabus in a Zilla Parishad School across Maharashtra To help students develop interest in education and in attending school regularly To provide sufficient teaching-learning material to schools and enable teachers with best of pedagogies
Need for the Intervention
Lack of awareness about digital technology and its potential application in school education, resulting in less interest of students in Zila Parishad schools and in learning activities
Key Features
Use of appropriate digital technology in activities of government schools Providing a range of digital learning aids to schools - allowing them to choose on the basis of their students’ strength and resources at hand - from tablets, interactive smart boards, interactive master tab, interactive monitor E-class to virtual/ global interactive class A digital point-to-point connect between students and teachers through interactive devices for easy monitoring of students’ learning curves Devices run on portable solar systems, designed especially for remote locations
Impact/ Benefits
Total 53,193 Zilla Parishad schools upgraded to digital learning by April 2017 Over 75,972 teachers received digital training Over Rs. 301 crores raised through crowdfunding from parents, community, donors, and CSR by the Zilla Parishad Schools in Maharashtra for digital learning More than 5,314 teachers’websites; about 3,482 mobile applications and 48,645 educational videos developed for use on common sharing platforms
Sustainability and Scalability The initiative has instituted technologybased support tools in education system across the government schools to make learning exciting through user-friendly content. The program has the potential for scale-up at other locations.
