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Intel, Dell, Acer partner Educomp to evangelize IT use in schools
Tuesday, 16 September 2008, 22:16 IST
New Delhi: To ensure spread of technological awareness, IT majors Intel, Dell, Acer have partnered with Educomp for a high decibel pan-India awareness campaign to reach over seven thousand schools across 140 cities by holding 'Next-Gen School Seminar' over the next six months. These seminars will seek to update schools leaders with latest technology innovations in class room teaching across the globe. Moreover, it will also help the schools' Principals and Educators to be acquainted with the latest developments and innovations in this space.
The alliance will especially target schools in smaller town / tier II and III cities. Some of the targeted cities in the first phase of the awareness campaign include Guntur, Kullu, Bhatinda, Moga, Jhansi, Haldwani, Dhanbad, Una, Nellore, Siliguri, Durgapur and Kakinada. Shantanu Prakash, Managing Director of Educomp says, "The India education sector is one of the largest in the world with over a million schools yet less than five percent of classrooms are digitally enabled. This technology shift is urgently required to prepare young Indians for the knowledge economy of the future." And IT can empower the teacher by providing her with many more resources and methods within the classroom. However in India, while technology has had a major impact in almost all aspects of life, the impact on education is still minimal and restricted to select schools in urban centers. Speaking on the occasion, Sandeep Aurora, Director Sales and Marketing, Intel - South Asia said, "Under Intel's World Ahead Program, we are working to improve the overall quality of education, by providing schools access to technology through PCs, and preparing teachers on effective use of technology in education. This is also in line with a collaborative movement Intel recently facilitated, called 'Connected Indian', where government, industry associations and private enterprise have come together for the common cause of connecting a billion Indians."
These educator seminars by alliance partners will showcase to the School community the latest technology that is changing the way teachers teach and students learn across the globe and also offer a rare opportunity to schools to witness a brand new paradigm in digital learning globally. Through this joint initiative, Educomp, Intel, Dell and Acer plan to bring large number of Indian schools into the digital learning age where students are able to learn in a multi sensory mode and thus achieve higher academic performance.
Source: IANS
Source: IANS
