Tech-pro teachers bridge the digital divide

The honour was accorded to the three for using information-communication technology (ICT) in teaching their students. 

N Anbazhagan, who teaches science at Panchayat Union middle school in Uthiramerur (Kancheepuram district), said that he connected his classroom and those in other schools using tools like Skype. “Our students prepared question bank and chose the correct answer type questions using a software for which I gave training to them. Whenever there is an event in our school, students click pictures and write a script for it using a software,” he said. 

Pointing out that students use auto collage software to create put pictures together, he said that the use of ICT led to an increase in enrolment in his school. 

P Karunaidoss, who works at the government high school at Naranapuram in Virudhunagar district, said that he had been using ICT tools in his school for the past 15 years. “I reach other government schools across the state via Skype, Google Hangout and Facebook,” he said. 

Apart from computers, Karunaidoss also used cell phone as an effective tool in which he recorded a student’s voice and played it back to help him or her to know their mistakes and correct them. 

S Dharmaraj, secondary grade teacher at the Panchayat union primary school, Denad in Nilgiris district, also adopted similar ways. “I’ve created my own content, digitised over 20 subject contents. I uploaded video lessons with graphics and animation on YouTube for all schools to use it freely,” he said. With his use of ICT-based teaching he has increased enrolment in his school from four to 26. 

“I use educational mobile apps in my cell phone and show it to students. If a student wants to learn about Maps I teach them with Google maps, which enhances their learning skill,” he says.