Coimbatore: COVID-19 has changed our lives upside down on several fronts and the way students learn has undergone a drastic change.
Coimbatore: COVID-19 has changed our lives upside down on several fronts and the way students learn has undergone a drastic change.
Parents who thought mobile phones would spoil their children's future have now understood their need in the current scenario and have provided them to their children.
Online classes are conducted right from the level of kindergarten to postgraduate courses. Parents are under the impression that this education is for the ones with money. They worry that their children who do not fare well at school have no chance of scoring well through online classes. To falsify all these claims, 16 teachers from the Karamadai Union in Coimbatore district have been integrating about 75 schools across the union through our group called "Our Classroom-WhatsApp Classroom" to teach lessons to students through WhatsApp.
Parameswaran, the coordinator of the committee said, "Karamadai, one of the largest unions in Coimbatore district, has more than 120 primary and secondary schools. We have been running "Our classroom WhatsApp Classrooms" at our schools even before Coronavirus. With whatever we have, we have taken the government school students closer to the digital world and involve them in a variety of activities.
The program was launched in January with ateam of 16 dedicated teachers. They designed worksheets to broaden their knowledge beyond school syllabus. They designed bilingual worksheets (Tamil and English) worksheets for all subjects for first, second and third standard students. Along with lessons, lesson videos and tutorials for the students were prepared to test themselves according to the schedule."
He said several such groups were formed that resulted in more than 75 school teachers forming groups to help students through Whatsapp that connected with students and parents. He added that most of the parents are daily wage labourers and farmers. Although not everyone has access to a mobile phone, they do their best to help the students.
He said, "We witnessed several interesting incidents like students with mobile sharing their resources with less fortunate students. We wanted to create over 1000 worksheets for the first term and have successfully implemented over 700 high quality worksheets. The model is interconnected and the flow of education happens seamlessly. This will help in teachers not struggling to teach once the schools reopen after COVID-19. We don't look for victory or failure but for the satisfaction of being able to do our best for the students."
He said their efforts have paid off big time as they feel that many students have become technology savvy which will help them adapt to technology in future education. He said that they are satisfied that they have done something and rather than doing nothing at all.
Parents who thought mobile phones would spoil their children's future have now understood their need in the current scenario and have provided them to their children.
Online classes are conducted right from the level of kindergarten to postgraduate courses. Parents are under the impression that this education is for the ones with money. They worry that their children who do not fare well at school have no chance of scoring well through online classes. To falsify all these claims, 16 teachers from the Karamadai Union in Coimbatore district have been integrating about 75 schools across the union through our group called "Our Classroom-WhatsApp Classroom" to teach lessons to students through WhatsApp.
Parameswaran, the coordinator of the committee said, "Karamadai, one of the largest unions in Coimbatore district, has more than 120 primary and secondary schools. We have been running "Our classroom WhatsApp Classrooms" at our schools even before Coronavirus. With whatever we have, we have taken the government school students closer to the digital world and involve them in a variety of activities.
The program was launched in January with ateam of 16 dedicated teachers. They designed worksheets to broaden their knowledge beyond school syllabus. They designed bilingual worksheets (Tamil and English) worksheets for all subjects for first, second and third standard students. Along with lessons, lesson videos and tutorials for the students were prepared to test themselves according to the schedule."
He said several such groups were formed that resulted in more than 75 school teachers forming groups to help students through Whatsapp that connected with students and parents. He added that most of the parents are daily wage labourers and farmers. Although not everyone has access to a mobile phone, they do their best to help the students.
He said, "We witnessed several interesting incidents like students with mobile sharing their resources with less fortunate students. We wanted to create over 1000 worksheets for the first term and have successfully implemented over 700 high quality worksheets. The model is interconnected and the flow of education happens seamlessly. This will help in teachers not struggling to teach once the schools reopen after COVID-19. We don't look for victory or failure but for the satisfaction of being able to do our best for the students."
He said their efforts have paid off big time as they feel that many students have become technology savvy which will help them adapt to technology in future education. He said that they are satisfied that they have done something and rather than doing nothing at all.