SCHEME ZONE
1. ADVANCE VOCATIONAL SCHEME (AVS)
2. PLACEMENT GUARANTEED SCHEME (PGS)
3. HOME BASED COMPUTER USER (H.B.C.U)
4. LEARN AND EARN PROGRAMME (L.E.P.)
5. DIGITAL SAKAHARTA ABHIYAN (D.S.A)
6. SIKSHAR ALO PROKOLPO (S.A.P.)
Importance of Computer Literacy Among Children in India
The world is marching forward towards digital currency. But the digital world still falls back on the basic computer literacy in the highest populated countries. The young India whose literacy rate is more than 75% is still behind the computer literacy rate. Despite the ever-growing developments of computers worldwide, only 21.3% of the students in rural areas have access to computers. These deranging statistics have led to a lack of computer literacy amongst the children of rural India.
Why is Computer Literacy Important for Children in India?
Being a highly populous country, each service becomes easier to serve with the help of computers. From health, education, Industry the computers are becoming inevitable day by day. A few reasons why children in India must attain basic computer literacy.
1. Technology is Developing Rapidly
The technological developments have brought about significant changes in various areas of our life including personal, professional, and educational platforms. With these rapid changes, children of India must learn basic digital literacy so they could cope with the societal changes quickly and work as responsible citizens towards the betterment of their country. Despite having minimal resources at hand, children from rural areas can quickly pick up on learning basic computer information if provided with enough resources.
2. Computer Literacy Increases Job Opportunities
Today employers prefer individuals who possess basic computer literacy skills. If a child enhances his digital literacy from a young age, he wouldn’t have a hard time improving his computer literacy skills during adulthood.
3. Learning Digital Literacy Skills Increases Chances of Success
Understanding the way computers work fosters success. When a child is provided with a technological device, he should be assisted in learning about the ins and outs of using the technological device of the computer. For instance, technology is being extensively used by farmers in India and it has contributed towards positively improving their lifestyle by providing them with GPS services, online farming services, location sensors for comprehending crops at micro-levels, apps on their mobile phones, and smart farming. With such an increased introduction of technological devices in developing countries, you don’t have to worry about settling in another country for resources which are easily available in your native place, since technology is now everywhere!
Understanding how to experiment and inspect technology from a young age can make it easier for children to understand the operations of the next technological device they come across. A child who is comfortable in using technology grows into an adult who understands the basic computer necessities to fulfill his job duties which in turn increases his prospects of getting hired in the professional world.
The Future is Technology
Technology is here to stay and this industry is only expected to grow in the next few decades. According to tech professionals, by 2022, the global spending’s on technology on the IoT is expected to obtain a CAGR of 13.6%. In 2023, cellular connections of IoT will reach $3.5billion with a CAGR of 30%. Technological evolution is expected to speed up exponentially and will also take over the majority of the jobs in the near future. When we teach the children of India how they can implement technology in their everyday lives, it not only makes their lives more convenient but also allows them to finish up their tasks quicker.
If they wish to attain additional reading sources for their own knowledge, they could type up the names of any author, scientist, novel, encyclopedia, motivational speaker, or educational video and have any material at the tip of their fingertips.
The Era post Covid-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the educational landscape of India which has led colleges and schools to resort to remote learning and online exams. This sudden shift to online learning in academic institutions nationally has led digital learning to be the only source of safe learning during these unprecedented times.
It has become difficult to adopt online learning and online teaching, especially in the rural parts of the country due to the regional diversity and socio-economic condition of India. Even before the spread of the pandemic, computer literacy in India was a pressing concern due to a lack of access to the internet and technological devices such as smartphones, mobile devices, and computers. However, the situation of a lack of computer literacy has further worsened with the spread of COVID-19.
Lack of Digital and Computer Literacy Amongst Households in India
Only 23.4% of urban households and 4.4% of rural households own computers in India, according to NSSO data. Whereas, only 14.9% of rural households have a computer with a stable internet connection. Approximately 70% of the states in India do not have access to proper internet connectivity with rural areas such as Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar not having access to active internet connectivity, according to a 2019 report by Nielson. The report further revealed the northeastern states containing more male internet users than females.
Lack of Electricity in Rural Areas Can Make Computer Literacy Difficult
According to the Hindu Business Line, most of the rural states in rural India received a power supply of less than twenty hours a day. 1 in 5 households in rural India, (approximately 31 million families) does not have access to proper electricity. The lack of proper electrical suppliance further dissipates the chances of school-going children from attaining basic computer literacy which has negatively affected their education since most of the classes were remote and those who did not have access to computers or basic electricity supply for fulfilling their remote learning duties, were unable to further educate themselves.
Your Support will benefit the future of the children
You can support our projects for the development of underprivileged and physically abled children in India and in other remote parts of the world where they do not have access to enough resources to become digitally literate by donating to Ann Foundation. We use our funds to provide resources to children from the minority communities so they can become digitally literate individuals and thrive successfully in this ever-changing society.
"I think it's fair to say that personal computers have become the most empowering tool we've ever created. They're tools of communication, they're tools of creativity, and they can be shaped by their user." -Bill Gates
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Master of Computer Scheme (MCS)
Master of Computer Scheme : What is it about?
Master in Computer Scheme Course is intended to create professionals for specialized commercial applications in software. The course equips students with adequate skills in software to meet up the changing demands of the current IT industry. The course study helps the candidate to gain knowledge base in areas of software programming, database applications, e-commerce fundamentals, business applications, software project management, and so on.
The course is a great way of enhancing the knowledge of the computer and becoming more adept in different aspects of software such as programming, software testing, database management, network testing and so on. One can pursue their career in any sector after completing the course given the vast amount of use of the computer as a tool in all the industries right now.
ABSTRACT
Computer is one of the greatest inventions ever made by man. Today there is no field of activity where computers are not being used. Computers can be used to educate the students in many ways. Computers have become a part of day to day life and it has become inevitable to escape contact from computers. The impact of computers on the society is so huge that they have changed the face of everything from educational system to entertainment. The researcher has studied on 120 secondary level students to find out the awareness of the computers in relation to their gender, medium, management of the school by stratified random sampling technique. The researcher used normative survey method and the results indicated that there is a significant difference between boys and girls; Telugu medium and English medium; private and government Secondary school students on computer awareness
Key words: Computer awareness, secondary students
Introduction:
"A computer is a high-speed electronic device which follows instructions and is capable of performing arithmetic and logical operations." Computer is one of the greatest inventions ever made by man. Today there is no field of activity where computers are not being used. Computers have almost become Omni present and a part of our daily lives. They have completely changed our working style and way of understanding things. Computers have come to play a very important role in the field of education. They are being used both by teachers as a teaching aid and by students as tools of learning. The internet has virtually brought the whole world into the classroom. Both teachers and students are now more exposed to the outer world than ever before. On the administrative side, computers are used to monitor student progress and better management of schools' resources.
Computers can be mainly used in education for the following purpose:
1. Educational planning and development of curriculum.
2. Management and administration of educational institutions.
3. As aids in teaching and instruction.
4. Conducting tests, scoring answer sheets, processing examination results and evaluation.
5. Research. Computers can be used to educate the students in many ways. Some main purposes for which computers can be used are: a) to provide students with different capabilities with appropriate information and study material.
b) To motivate students in setting realistic goals.
c) To assist students in attaining their goals and objective by providing meaningful experience.
d) To simulate a feeling of success in students. Computers can repeat an instruction any number of times without fatigue. They can stress the procedure of drill where lot of practice is required. By using computers, each student can learn at his own pace. The computer can adjust according to the students needs. Computers can be used to assist students in solving complex problems. Computers can be used to teach spelling, structure, phonetics etc through various ways like clues and puzzles. They can provide context and picture clues to help students learn quickly. Computers can be of great help in maintaining staff records and accounts. They can be used to schedule daily activities. Computers can be programmed to function according to the requirements of students. They can enable students to simulate real life situations through models. They can help students to overcome learning difficulties. Computer are now affecting every step of human activity and bringing about many changes in industries, government, education, medicine, scientific research, law, social science and even in the world of art and music. Any task that can be carried out systematically, using a precise step by step method, can be performed by a computer.
Therefore it is essential for every person today to know about a computer. Man invented machines, then came the calculators and today it is the computer age. Computers have become a part of day to day life and it has become inevitable to escape contact from computers. The impact of computers on the society is so huge that they have changed the face of everything from educational system to entertainment. We have reached a stage where a person without some basic computer knowledge is considered an illiterate and a school without computers is not worth admitting our children. Computers as a subject, is being taught to students even from lower kindergarten levels. Computer education improves the student’s achievement, attitude, and self-esteem (Ryser, 1990)
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