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=Background=

===Background===

The objective of the Telangana state education department (DSE) is to integrate technology into teaching and learning in sustained and meaningful ways. The department is upgrading the school labs in 3,000 schools by building a digital lab and through equipping the classrooms with digital resources. IT for Change has been working with the Telangana education department to build ‘communities of practice’ amongst mathematics, science and social science teachers in the state.

The objective of the Telangana state education department (DSE) is to integrate technology into teaching and learning in sustained and meaningful ways. The department is upgrading the school labs in 3,000 schools by building a digital lab and through equipping the classrooms with digital resources. [http://ITforChange.net IT for Change (ITfC)] has been working with the Telangana education department to build ‘communities of practice’ amongst mathematics, science and social science teachers in the state.

DSE has decided to develop ICT text books which will be used by the school teachers for transacting the ICT curriculum in classes 6 to 10. The text book that is currently available has very limited focus on a few proprietary software applications, not directly connected to school subjects. DSE has decided to adopt the ICT curriculum developed by NCERT, as the basis for the text book, which leverages the possibilities of ICTs for connecting and learning and  creating and learning.  

DSE has decided to develop ICT student text books and teacher hand books which will be used by the school teachers for transacting the ICT curriculum in classes 6 to 10. The text book that is currently available has very limited focus on a few proprietary software applications, not directly connected to school subjects. DSE has decided to adopt the NCERT [http://ictschools.gov.in/sites/default/files/pdf/ict_curricula_final2.pdf ICT curriculum], as the basis for the text book, which leverages the possibilities of ICTs for connecting and learning and  creating and learning.  

In a consultative workshop, conducted in [[Telangana_ICT_textbook_initial_consultative_workshop|February]] with NCERT-CIET, HBSCE, ITfC, SCERT members and a core group of teachers, a plan was developed for the creation of student textbook and teacher handbook, based on the NCERT ICT curriculum. Subsequently, Telangana also participated in a [http://cemca.org.in/news/brainstorming-workshop-ict-integrated-teacher-education-scerts-south-india-regional-institute-0#.WC6_StHLePQ consultative meeting held in RIE Mysuru], by CEMCA, for collaboration on programs on ICT in Education, specifically OER creation.  Pursuant to this meeting, in view of CEMCA's experience in the area of OER creation, the Telangana Department of School Education has invited CEMCA to support the creation of ICT textbook and handbook, as outlined above, with ITfC as an implementation partner.

In a [[Telangana_ICT_textbook_initial_consultative_workshop|consultative workshop, conducted in February]] with [http://ciet.nic.in NCERT-CIET], [http://hbcse.tifr.res.in HBSCE], [http://ITforChange.net ITfC], SCERT members and a core group of teachers, a plan was developed for the creation of student textbook and teacher handbook, based on the NCERT ICT curriculum. Subsequently, Telangana also participated in a [http://cemca.org.in/news/brainstorming-workshop-ict-integrated-teacher-education-scerts-south-india-regional-institute-0#.WC6_StHLePQ consultative meeting held in RIE Mysuru], by [http://cemca.org.in CEMCA], for collaboration on programs on ICT in Education, specifically [[wikipedia:Open_educational_resources|OER]] creation.  Pursuant to this meeting, in view of [http://cemca.org.in CEMCA]'s experience in the area of OER creation, DSE invited CEMCA to support the creation of ICT textbook and handbook, as outlined above, with [http://ITforChange.net ITfC] as an implementation partner.

=Scope of the ICT textbook and handbook=

===Scope of the ICT textbook and handbook===

It is proposed to develop the ICT syllabus with the following components:

It is proposed to develop the ICT syllabus with the following components:

#A textbook for students, that introduces ICT skills and applications in a project based way, integrated with the different school subjects.  The core competencies and skills to be covered in the text book will be determined based on the National ICT curriculum and the Telangana state subject text books and academic standards. The text book will take a project based approach to the attainment of these learning competencies.

#A textbook for students, that introduces ICT skills and applications in a project based way, integrated with the different school subjects.  The core competencies and skills to be covered in the text book will be determined based on the National ICT curriculum and the Telangana state subject text books and academic standards. The text book will take a project based approach to the attainment of these learning competencies.