On Friday 01 Jul 2011 19:00:59 Rony wrote:
I am not sure who JTD was replying to and what equipment is used in Khalapur and how.
OLPC and a server with offline wikipedia
The teachers should not be making slide shows or any content unless they feel inclined to. Professional grade slides, videos etc. should be purchased by the school and that is where money should be invested. The level of the content material should be like those in National Geographic or Discovery channel.
That is precisely what you dont want to do - buying someone else's idea of an idea. Content creation must be part of the students work, whereby they can directly feel the original idea. Amit Dhakulkar's use of a gps to teach physics, maths and geography is one such. Kids in Khalapur recording tales told by their grandparents is another. Many such absolutely interesting stuff in Khalapur.