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Teachers training by INTEL

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A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Meghalaya government and Intel, a global leader in information technology, to provide computer training to teachers in selected government schools. The agreement was made on Tuesday evening at an educational seminar as part of the government's initiative to extend the benefits of technology to education in the Northeast. On the occasion, the Intel announced the launch of its 'World Ahead Program', the first in the Northeast, in the presence of commissioner and secretary, education, L. Roy, North East Council member P.P. Shrivastav and president, Intel India, Praveen Vishakantaiah.

The programme underlines the advantages of organised ICT (information and communication technologies) adoption by providing access to personal computers, enabling broadband Internet connectivity, educating teachers and students on the application of technology in day-to-day life, empowering citizens to employment and entrepreneurship opportunities and access to better healthcare. Speaking on the occasion, Roy said the partnership with Intel would strengthen the commitment to improve the ICT education scenario in Meghalaya. NEC member Shrivastav said that given the difficult terrain in the Northeast, technology would help the citizens of the region to be on a par with their counterparts worldwide.

IDB and OLPC singed an agreement to promote ICT in education programmes

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The Inter-American Development Bank announced that the bank has signed an agreement with One Laptop Per Child association (OLPC), which will facilitate to support the development and mainstreaming 1 to 1 computing in Latin American and the < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Caribbean schools.

 

According to this agreement, both parties will contribute for the development of the Latin America and the Caribbean through the installment of individual computer devices.  Both companies will contribute for regional and national policy dialogue, aimed for adopting computers in education, technical assistance, design and support for evaluation activities, content development tailor-made to the 1 to 1 learning environment, design of effective strategies to integrate individual computer devices in the daily lives of children, both at home and in school and design of effective approaches to supporting schools and teachers implementing 1 to 1 computing programs.OLPC is a non-profit corporation, aim to design, manufacture and distribute inexpensive network. While IDB is the oldest and largest bank and aimed to promote social and economic development in both the countries. 

Launch of BizSparkCamp 2010 by Microsoft and Enterprise Ireland

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A free day-long conference that is to feature tech entrepreneur Brian Caulfield and a PitchSlam event that will provide the opportunity to be identified as one of the world's most promising technology start-ups, is being held by Microsoft and Enterprise Ireland. The day-long conference will run on Monday, 8 March, at the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel in Dublin's city centre. Microsoft Ireland is providing support for BizSpark companies interested in accessing local and EU grants, through the new BizSpark EUGA program, to enable a facilitated application process to make applying for these funds easier.

Grants covered by EUGA include ICT infrastructure, training, R&D and recruitment. Nicky Martin from Affect Networks is to cover how Microsoft Ireland can help you access these grants. Mike Sigal from early stage analyst firm Guidewire Group will be giving an overview of the Guidewire Group's G/Score Assessment Methodology, an analytical tool to help you understand your competitive strength and market position. Additionally, speakers from Enterprise Ireland and other BizSpark Network Partners are to provide more advice for getting access to capital and new markets.

Motorola develops Canopy for village schools in India

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Motorola has developed a unique wireless broadband solution called `Canopy'. The 'Canopy' will be used to connect rural India to its urban counterpart through e-Education, e-Governance and e-Health.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

This project will be envisaged by the Motorola Foundation, an NGO run by mobile phone major Motorola. It will soon introduce virtual classroom at the very same village school, with a teacher from one of the best city schools teaching the students in the hinterland. What this means is that a teacher can simultaneously teach students across five different schools, a doctor can easily reach out to patients in several villages and a farmer can find out the latest price that his produce commands without having to travel miles. Subhendu Mohanty, Senior Director, Motorola, says the company will provide the technical expertise, while the foundation will finance the project. For its pilot e-Education project, Motorola has selected four schools run by the NGO Deepalaya in Delhi.

Miniature satellite to be created by Engineering students

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In a team guided by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), forty students from seven engineering colleges in Bangalore and Hyderabad have been included to create a 'Pico satellite'. The students are busy building the smallest satellite for their country at the Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT), Bangalore. The satellite resembles a small cube – weighs only 850 gm and has a volume of 1.1 litres. It contains an imaging camera with a 90m resolution and will perform the function of a remote-sensing satellite.

The satellite will be launched in December through PSLV to a 700-km orbit. The team members have even prepared a ground station. An antenna has already been placed on the terrace to detect the position of the satellite. The satellite will be controlled by them from this ground station once it is launched. All the chores, from designing to welding and compiling of structures, are being done by the students themselves. The group is a heterogeneous one with students from NMIT, Rashtriya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE), B M S Institute of Technology (BMSIT), M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (MSRIT) in Bangalore and Institute of Aeronautical Engineering (IARE), Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology (CBIT) and Vignan Institute of Technology and Science (VITS) in Hyderabad. While the Bangalore students have made NMIT their base, their Hyderabad mates work from their respective college labs.


State-approved digital textbooks listed in California

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On Tuesday California education leaders released a resource list that they believe meets the state- approved standards, following up on their plan to encourage the use of free, open digital textbooks among the state's schools. State Secretary of Education Glen Thomas worked with State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell and State Board of Education President Ted Mitchell to develop the list over the past few months. The 'Free Digital Textbook Initiative Report,' facilitated by the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN), outlines how open high school math and science textbooks submitted under the first phase of the initiative measure up against the state's academic standards. The state received 16 digital textbooks to review, with 10 meeting at least 90 % of the standards and four fully meeting the standards. The reviewed resources are available for schools to use this fall.

The report urges districts, schools, and teachers to conduct their own reviews to determine whether the resources meet their needs. Researchers used content standards adopted by the California Department of Education in 1997 for high school math courses and in 1998 for science courses. Submitted texts were reviewed to determine whether the materials fully or partially meet or do not meet state board-adopted content standards. For example, when looking at calculus materials, reviewers were looking to see if students would be able to gain knowledge of both the formal definition and the graphical interpretation of continuity of a function. In earth science, researchers looked for evidence that students would learn the thermal structure and chemical composition of the atmosphere. State officials plan to review digital textbooks for other academic subjects in the coming months.

Launch of Women Educational campaign at UAE

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An announcement was made by the United Arab Emirates' General Women's Union (GWU)regarding a new initiative to educate women about the legislations addressing and dealing with the issues concerning them. The awareness drive titled 'Know Your Rights' is part of the women's union's efforts to implement the National Strategy for the Advancement of Women, a joint initiative with the UNDP launched in 2006. The strategy aims at activating the role of women and ensuring their positive participation in eight key areas: Education, economy, media, social work, health, legislations and environment as well as political and executive fields.

Formally to be launched in October, the campaign seeks to heighten awareness among women about their rights which are guaranteed by the constitution and build their capacities to defend their legal rights. Under the programme, the first phase will see holding of 12 workshops and four training task forces. Through the training workshops, women will learn about international conventions and laws regarding women's rights. They will be given insights on the labour and civil service laws and code of personal status. The GWU has issued a series of educational booklets as part of the “Know Your Rights” programme about alimony, custody and women's rights.

Computers donated to Kamonkoli College by UCC in Uganda

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The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has donated ten computers to Kamonkoli College School as away of boosting Information Communication Technology in the area. The school is located in Butaleja district. UCC's Executive Director, Patrick Masambu who handed over the computers said that the computer give away is in line with national ICT policy which emphasizes universal access and UCC's development schools program to extend support for establishment of ICT laboratories in schools.

Masambu explained that UCC implements the ICT laboratories program with Uganda's Ministry of Education and Sports. He added that by empowering students at school with ICT skills, the country will not only enable the realization of the targets for the national ICT policy, but also to ensure a vital digital society in Uganda's future. The area Member of Parliament for Butaleja, Kilyawo Roy told that with government's support, computer usage in the constituency will be promoted and she urged school to supplement this by buying more computers.

Soon to come World-Class Universities

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New standards in Higher Education will be set up by fourteen proposed Innovation Universities, trying to attain world-class standards. As per the Human Resource Department (HRD) Ministry's concept note, admissions to undergraduate classes in these universities will be established through public-private partnership (PPP). The admission will be done through one of the four methods adopted by institutions worldwide. The ministry has chosen a two-stage testing process. During the first stage there will be a screening process based on aptitude test in broad areas of higher learning such as physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, languages, life sciences, etc. This test will determine the cognitive and analytic abilities of the candidates. Candidates will be tested through essay type questions that measures knowledge in the second stage. These tests will be held in all the state capitals and major cities of the world.

At post-graduate (PG) level, aptitude test would be conducted. For doctorate programmes, references from eminent academicians will supplement the results obtained at PG level. As for reservation, socio-economic background of candidates will be considered. This will replace the current system of caste reservation and give rise to constitutional issues. Therefore, reservation should be done on the basis of acceptability. Socio-economic factors will be considered including educational background and income of parents as well as nature of school (rural or urban) from which the candidate passed. Top 20pc of the students at undergraduate and postgraduate level will be provided scholarships by the university. Educational loans will also be made available to the needy. Candidates for the post of Vice-Chancellor (VC) will be short-listed by the search committees. The list of short-listed candidates will then be submitted to the proposed National Commission of Higher Education and Research (NCHER).

Walk for school in Sri Lanka

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Sixth form students from Sidmouth College took part in a sponsored walk during their Easter break, to raise money for ICT equipment for one of the re-built Sri Lankan schools backed by Sidmouth's Rotarians.

The 15-mile walk along the Undercliff between Seaton and Lyme Regis, accompanied by head of sixth form Geoff Wake, replaced a planned visit to Thambaddia School on the east coast of Sri Lanka, which the college has been supporting during its re-build. The idea of the trip is to take ICT equipment, but, more importantly in some ways, to be able to show the people how to use the software that will be donated.

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