Classroom teaching goes hi-tech at Berhampur city Kendriya Vidyalaya

Blackboards in classrooms will soon be replaced with interactive boards at three Kendriya Vidyalays in Odisha under the e-classroom project launched by the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) in 50 KVs in India. The three KVs in Odisha are Berhampur, KV No.1 in Cuttack and KV Sambalpur. There are 55 KVs in Odisha.

At least ten classrooms of each of these schools (one section from Class III to XII) will be equipped with the necessary gadgets and hardware, which will be provided by the KVS. The students will sit in the e-classroom to interact with their counterparts and teachers of other KVs through the electronic-comprehensive teaching and learning tools (E-CTLT).

"It will enable students to interact with students of other Kendriya Vidyalayas. It will also make them tech-savvy. The classrooms will be highly equipped when all the necessary gadgets are installed to launch the e-classrooms," a senior teacher of KV Berhampur said. "We are ready to roll out the project very soon. Our teachers have already been trained at Mumbai and Mysore, while some other teachers are undergoing training," said K P Dash, principal-in-charge, KV Berhampur.

Source: The Hindu

3 more Central schools to come up in Ganjam

Ganajm has now 5 KVs, the highest in any district in Orissa

BERHAMPUR: School education in Ganjam would get a boost with three more Central schools set to start functioning from August 6 in the district. The Kendriya Vidyalay Saganthan (KVS) has issued orders to set up 11 Kendriya Vidyalayas across the State including three in Ganjam district, official sources said. The schools would come up at Aska, Bhanjanagar and Digapahandi in the district taking the total number of such institutions to five, the highest in any district in the State. At present, two Central schools are functioning in the district at Berhampur (www.kvberhampur.org/) and Gopalpur military station (www.kvgopalpurms.org/). The district administration and the teams from KVS had inspected the rented houses to start the schools. "We have inspected the proposed buildings and the infrastructure facilities," District Collector VK Pandian said. The collector said the schools would have classes from I to V. Despite the academic session having already started this year, there would be no dearth of children to take admission in the schools, he said.
Source: New IndianExpress & DNA