In a first-of-its-kind scheme in the country, at least 10,000 lower and upper primary Government and aided schools in Kerala are going hi-tech and will start getting internet facilities from November 1.
These schools will be able to get 2 Mbps broadband internet with unlimited data usage powered by BSNL, as part of the ‘IT@School’ Project, the Information & Communication Technology (ICT) arm of the state Education Department.
‘IT@School’ Project has been providing broadband internet connection to close to 5,000 High schools, Higher Secondary Schools and educational offices since 2007. “With the addition of broadband internet to primary section also, the state’s school broadband internet network will cover 100 per cent schools with over 15,000 connections.
This will be the largest and first-of-its-kind in the country,” K Anvar Sadath, Director of the Project, said.
Education Minister, C Ravindranath, said this would be the commencement of upgradation of ICT infrastructure in the primary section. This is in continuation of the High Tech school programme announced by the government through which all classes of Standard 8 to 12 are being upgraded with modern ICT tools. The lower primary schools would get the new ICT Textbooks prepared on Edutainment platform titled ‘Kalipetti’ (play box) in November.
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