siliconindia | | January 20188IN MY OPINIONStudies say that the core personality of a person is formed by the age of seven years and psychologists as-sert that most of these traits remain the same throughout one's life, with of course some refinement as we keep gain-ing experience with age. Hence, it is of ut-most importance to channelize our concern for Learning and Development of children by investing our resources on the right learning tools. In this age of digital communication, educational websites and Apps for kids are a big hit and most of the Television Channels for children who also have their website, have some excellent `learn with fun' content being showcased through their websites. A common sight these days is kids op-erating Mobiles and Laptops like absolute tech wizards. However, this storyline is al-most true in the case of urban India. The reality still remains that around 70 percent of the children in our country live in the rural regions, where in, accessibility to the internet is still a big challenge. As per re-cent reports, the internet penetration in ru-ral India is less than 20 percent. However, things are improving at a brisk pace; definitely at the rate of Mbps, if not Gbps. Recent initiatives by the Gov-THE NEED FOR CUSTOMIZED ONLINE EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES IN THE DIGITAL ERA By Keshav Sridhar, Founder, Globalliance BizNES Pvt LtdKeshav Sridhar is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the prestigious National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysore and has the work experience of over 11 years with top notch companies. He chose the hat of an Entrepreneur while beholding his passions for writing and Human Resource Development.
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