Patna: As the state celebrated centenary, the state education department on Thursday announced its partnership with Microsoft Corporation India (Pvt) Ltd to implement a pilot programme for show casing the Model school of the future.
The initiative,which will commence in April this year through Microsoft's education partner Educomp, will implement programmes to augment the scope of digital literacy and optimize the use of computers by students and teachers. Christened "Window to the World",the project aims to reach out to students,teachers and education stakeholders for building capacity on limited budgets.Its key aspect include creating tech-enabled class rooms in state schools which will scale up participation of students.
The programme also aims to provide computer aided learning opportunities for classes 8th to 12th in government schools and introduce innovative platforms which will connect students and teachers from across the world.
The initiative will cover Ghanshyam Girl High School,Patna; Taramuni bhagwan shsa school,Bhojpur,Ramanand Sharma Memorial project school,Jehanabad; Government-supported Girl"s High school,Vaishali.
State information and public relations department principal secretary and Bihar Education project Council's state project director Rajesh Bhushan said the aim of the initiative was to reach out students and other stakeholders to build capacity within the state on a limited budget,Microsoft India's director (education) Irina Ghose said education is what would help the youth realize India's potential.
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The initiative,which will commence in April this year through Microsoft's education partner Educomp, will implement programmes to augment the scope of digital literacy and optimize the use of computers by students and teachers. Christened "Window to the World",the project aims to reach out to students,teachers and education stakeholders for building capacity on limited budgets.Its key aspect include creating tech-enabled class rooms in state schools which will scale up participation of students.
The programme also aims to provide computer aided learning opportunities for classes 8th to 12th in government schools and introduce innovative platforms which will connect students and teachers from across the world.
The initiative will cover Ghanshyam Girl High School,Patna; Taramuni bhagwan shsa school,Bhojpur,Ramanand Sharma Memorial project school,Jehanabad; Government-supported Girl"s High school,Vaishali.
State information and public relations department principal secretary and Bihar Education project Council's state project director Rajesh Bhushan said the aim of the initiative was to reach out students and other stakeholders to build capacity within the state on a limited budget,Microsoft India's director (education) Irina Ghose said education is what would help the youth realize India's potential.
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