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Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir (SSRVM)
is an ever increasing family of schools and educational institutions.
Here are some computer science teaching materials and related resources for schools.
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| Computer Science Textbooks |
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About Computer Masti Book I. | Download Computer Masti Book I. | This ebook (released in June 2008) is meant for teaching computers to children in the First standard. It can also be used as a starting point for higher classes or for computer-literacy programs. The hands-on activities in this book are based on freely available software - Ubuntu. |
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About Computer Masti Book II. | Download Computer Masti Book II. | This ebook (released in November 2008) is meant for teaching computers to children in the Second standard. As in the case of Book-1, the hands-on activities in this book are also based on freely available software. |
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About Computer Masti Book III. | Download Computer Masti Book III. | This ebook (released in June 2009) is meant for teaching computers to children in the Third standard. As in the case of previous books, the hands-on activities in this book are also based on freely available software. |
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About Computer Masti Book IV. | Download Computer Masti Book IV. | This ebook (released in September 2009) is meant for teaching computers to children in the Fourth standard. As in the case of previous books, the hands-on activities in this book are also based on freely available software. |
| 5 | Computer Masti Books V. | In preparation. |
| Teacher Training Workshops |
We conduct 2-day training workshops to familiarize school teachers with teaching of Computer Masti lessons and associated hands-on activities. We can also make arrangements with the publisher (SSRVM Trust) to provide printed copies of the books for the school children. Interested schools/NGOs may contact us by email (sri@iitb.ac.in).
Some workshops conducted so far are:
| 1 | Held during 13-14 December 2008; | At IIT Bombay; | For Primary school teachers; | Here is a Summary Report. | Here are the PDF version with photos (12 MB), and its corresponding Plain Text version. |
| Laboratory Support |
| 1 | Download Ubuntu | Ubuntu is a free operating system based on Linux. The activities in the above book/teaching material are based on Ubuntu. Read more about Ubuntu. Ubuntu is an African word meaning 'Humanity to others', or 'I am what I am because of who we all are'. |
| 2 | Install Ubuntu | Here are some guidelines to Install Ubuntu on your computer after you have downloaded it. We will soon be creating a video on how to install Ubuntu. Till then, see this Video. |
| 3 | Project OSCAR | Project OSCAR (Open Source Courseware Animations Repository) is a repository of interactive animations for teaching various concepts. The current goal is to develop animations for Classes VIII, IX and X. |
| Archived Material | Click here to go to the archives |
| Useful Resources |
| 1 | ICSE Computer Science Scope 2009 | Document from ICSE website that gives the Computer Science Scope for Board Examinations. |
| 2 | ICSE Computer Science Syllabus 2009 | Document from ICSE website that gives the Computer Science Syllabus for Board Exams. |
| 3 | ACM's Model Curriculum for K-12 Computer Science | Document from ACM CSTA website that has guidelines for teaching Computers in Schools. |
| 4 | edHelper.com | Site having many tools for making interesting worksheets. |
| 5 | Teachnology.com | Site having a lot of online resources for teaching. |
| 6 | ArvindGuptaToys.com | Repository of teacher handbooks, children's books and other documents related to teaching. |
| $ | Knowledge Sheets | A collection of Knowledge sheets. |
| Last Updated: December 2008 | Back to my home page |