Syllabus:

Unit I: Digital Technology and Socio-economic Context:

• Concepts of information and communication technology; Universal access Vs Digital Divide – issues and initiatives;
• Challenges of Integration of ICT in School; Aims and objectives of National Policy on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in School Education in India; IT@ School Project;
• Components and Objectives of National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT), Spoken Tutorials, Gyan Darshan, Gyanvani, Sakshat Portal, e Gyan Kosh; Virtual laboratory and Haptic technology.

Unit II: MS Office:

• MS Word
• MS Power Point
• MS Excel
• MS Access
• MS Publishing

Unit III: Internet and Educational Resources:

• Introduction to Internet
• E-mail, Search Engines, Info-Savvy Skills; Digital Age Skills, safe surfing mode;
• Internet resources for different disciplines like natural sciences, social sciences, Humanities and Mathematics.
• General Introduction to E-learning, Mobile-learning, distance learning, On-line learning,
• Virtual University, Wikipedia, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs);
• Social networking

Unit IV: Techno-Pedagogic Skills:

• Media Message Compatibility
• Contiguity of Various Message Forms
• Message Credibility & Media Fidelity
• Message Currency, Communication Speed & Control
• Sender-Message-Medium-Receiver Correspondence