Computer Science in Schools
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.
This material has been created at IIT Bombay and supported by SSRVM.
It is licensed under Creative Commons and you are free to download, use and even modify it for your school's needs.

  • Computer Masti Introduction, --- [Updated Version]
  • [Computer Masti Video] --- [See it on YouTube]
  • [Computer Masti Website] --- DNA News Article (23 Feb 2010)

    • Computer Science Textbooks
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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.

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