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Through the course of history, there have been discoveries and inventions that have changed social processes and structures greatly. The agricultural revolution and industrial revolution created the agrarian and industrial societies respectively. We are now in another such age, brought on by [[wikipedia:Information_and_communications_technology|Information Communication Technologies]] (ICT).  With information creation, access, processing and sharing becoming quicker and simpler, society is now being shaped these processes, so much so that  to be called the [[wikipedia:Information_society|Information Society]]. Participating in this society requires the development of new skills as well as an understanding of how these processes are affecting society. It is the responsibility of the education system to respond to this by bringing into school education, an understanding of ICT, the impact of ICT and society, the possibilities for learning through ICT while at the same time building skills in students that will make them capable of functioning and responsive to a society shaped by ICT.   

Through the course of history, there have been discoveries and inventions that have changed social processes and structures greatly. The agricultural revolution and industrial revolution created the agrarian and industrial societies respectively. We are now in another such age, brought on by [[wikipedia:Information_and_communications_technology|Information Communication Technologies]] (ICT).  With information creation, access, processing and sharing becoming quicker and simpler, society is now being shaped these processes, so much so that  to be called the [[wikipedia:Information_society|Information Society]]. Participating in this society requires the development of new skills as well as an understanding of how these processes are affecting society. It is the responsibility of the education system to respond to this by helping students develop an understanding of ICT, its impact on society and the possibilities for learning through ICT. The education system also has to support the building of skills in students that will make them capable of functioning in, and be responsive to a society shaped by ICT.   

In this context, the Telangana Department of School Education  is seeking to implement an ICT program in the state through an integrated approach that includes teacher capacity building, development of a syllabus for ICT learning, development of content to support learning and provisioning of adequate infrastructure. Accordingly, the Telangana Department of School Education has developed an ICT text book and teacher hand book which will be used by the school teachers transacting the ICT classes from Class 6-10. These books are developed in line with the [http://ictcurriculum.gov.in/ National ICT curriculum] developed by [http://ncert.nic.in/ National Council of Educational Research and Training] (NCERT), which seeks to bring to school education the possibilities of ICTs for connecting and learning and  creating and learning, in collaboration with [HTTP://ITforChange.net IT for Change], with support from [http://cemca.org.in CEMCA].  

In this context, the Telangana Department of School Education  is seeking to implement an ICT program in the state through an integrated approach that includes teacher capacity building, development of a syllabus for ICT learning, development of content to support learning and provisioning of adequate infrastructure. Accordingly, the Telangana Department of School Education has developed an ICT text book and teacher hand book which will be used by the school teachers transacting the ICT classes from Class 6-10. These books are developed in line with the [http://ictcurriculum.gov.in/ National ICT curriculum] developed by [http://ncert.nic.in/ National Council of Educational Research and Training] (NCERT), which seeks to bring to school education the possibilities of ICTs for connecting and learning and  creating and learning, in collaboration with [HTTP://ITforChange.net IT for Change], with support from [http://cemca.org.in CEMCA].