Changes

==Philosophy of the book==

==Philosophy of the book==

The National ICT Policy articulated the vision for ICT in Education in terms building the skills of computing, creating and collaborating through safe, ethical, legal means of using ICT.  The NCERT ICT curriculum has been designed keeping in mind the various possibilities of creative expression possible through ICT applications and platforms available today and also seeks to build a mindset that will explore and such applications on an ongoing basis.  Such an exploration requires a technology environment that is free and open; this has been recommended both in the ICT Policy and NCERT curriculum.  The textbook has therefore introduced different digital processes predominantly through free and open source applications.  

The [http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/upload_document/revised_policy%20document%20ofICT.pdf National ICT Policy] articulated the vision for ICT in Education in terms building the skills of computing, creating and collaborating through safe, ethical, legal means of using ICT.  The NCERT ICT curriculum has been designed keeping in mind the various possibilities of creative expression possible through ICT applications and platforms available today and also seeks to build a mindset that will explore and such applications on an ongoing basis.  Such an exploration requires a technology environment that is free and open; this has been recommended both in the ICT Policy and [http://ncert.nic.in/ NCERT] curriculum.  The textbook has therefore introduced different digital processes predominantly through free and open source applications.

==Curricular basis==

==Curricular basis==