Appendix – 1 Major Press reports and Photographs

1. Indian Express – 14th March 2008

2. The Hindu – 7th September 2007

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3. Indian Express – 1st May2008

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4. The Hindu – 19th December 2007

5. The Hindu – 18th January 2008

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6. The Hindu – 7th May 2008

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7. Indian Express – 12th April 2008

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8. The Hindu – 10th December 2007

9. The Hindu – 30th December 2007

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11. Indian Express – 1st May2008

10. The Hindu – 24th December 2007

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12. The Hindu – 24th December 2007

13. The Hindu – 30th December 2007

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14. Indian Express – 19th January 2008

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15. The Hindu – 24th January 2008

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14. The Hindu – 22nd May 2008

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15. Indian Express – 20th January2008

17. Indian Express – 15th May 2008

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16. Indian Express – 4th April 2008

18. The Hindu – 10th December 2007

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19. Indian Express – 21st March 2008

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20. Regional Resource center

Regional Resource Center at Ernakulam

This Regional Linux training center at Ernakulam acts as a resource center

for Linux support through out the state. This building houses two well furnished computer lab, an Edusat training center with multimedia facility

and a dormitory to accommodate about 40 personnel.

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21. EDUSAT training Center with Satellite Interactive Terminals

EDUSAT training Center at Wayanad

The picture shows an Edusat Training center at Wayanad, one among the backward districts in Kerala. The Project has a total of 95 Edusat Training Centers – at least one in each district. Edusat Training centers are even

located in Lakshadweep Islands

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22. District Resource Centers

District Resource Center at Kannur

The picture shows an District Resource center at Kannur. There are 14 District Resource Center – one at each District. This resource center has a

sate of art computer lab facility where teachers training and other field level coordination of the Project is being carried out.

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23. IT mela 2007

Inauguration of IT Mela 2007 by Honbl. Minister for Education, Sri. M.A.Baby

Participants of multimedia competition in IT Mela 2007

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Paintings drawn by students in digital painting competition in IT MELA 2007

IT Mela 2007 awards School, District and State Level Fests are organized. Competitions include Digital Painting, Multimedia Presentation, Programming, IT Quiz etc. Effort

to encourage budding IT talents

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24. IT awards for best performing schools and students

IT award for best computer lab given away by Honbl, minister for

Education

The Education Minister’s IT award was distributed in August 2007. The following are the details of the award distributed:

Sl. No.

Name of the Award Category Prizes

Education Minister's Award for the best school computer lab :

Government high schools

Rs. 2 lakhs + trophy

1. One award at the District level (14 Nos.)

-do- Rs. 10,000/- +

trophy

Education Minister's Award for the best school computer lab :

Aided. high schools

Trophy 2.

One award at the District level (14 Nos.)

-do- Trophy

3. Best Education District in IT initiatives Education District Trophy

Best IT Project by the Students (State level)

Class X students of year 2005-06

Rs. 10,000/- + trophy

(for the school) 4.

One award at the district level (14 Nos.)

-do- Rs. 1,000/- +

trophy (for the school)

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25. Indigenous software development and e-content

IT@School GNUI Linux

E- Text books and other training modules

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26. IT practical examination

Students attending IT Practical Examinations

IT Practical examination interfaces

First ever largest deployment of hardware and man power for conducting IT practical examination entirely in Linux platform

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Training of teachers at District Resource Cente

Training of General Education Department Staffs

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28. Edusat Facility

Studio at uplinking station in Thiruvananthapuram

Antennae for uplinking purpose

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Dr. APJ.Abdul Kalam interacting with students through ichannel of Edusat

Another interactive session through EDUSAT

by Honbl. Handicam distribution to all districts being inaugurated Minister for education for localized content creation

Programme schedule of ViCTERS Channel appearing in local

newspapers along with other channels schedule

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29. UP roll out

Phoenix Kit

30. IT Enabled education

Many It enabled tools like Phoenix, K Tech lab are being used and training

to take class via these equipments are also given

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31. Awards

National e-governance award for the best IT project

World is Open award 2007 for the best educational Project

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Appendix 2 Administrative sanction from Government of Kerala

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Appendix 4

Guidelines for hardware purchase

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