Introduction
The future of students is very challenging as the present age is the age of Information
and Communication Technology (ICT). ICT is universally acknowledged as an important
catalyst for social transformation and national progress. Instructional technology
will be the key to educational quality. As such Telangana State recognizes IT as
the fastest and the most advanced vehicle of change for all-round progress and development
of the State.
The Telangana state Government's policy on IT is "Remove information asymmetry among
people, improve citizen services at all levels of Governance, promote IT investments
in the state, develop human resources through IT". Hence, computer education has
been made an important part of school education .
Functions of the Department
Development of syllabus, course ware, training
manuals and teaching learning materials.
Organizing training programmes for teachers, teacher
educators, and also to the non-teaching staff.
Coordinates with NCERT, RIE Mysore, SSA(RVM) etc
in conduct of trainings, seminars or field studies.
Rendering necessary support to MANA TV live presenters.
Objectives
Training and encouraging teachers and teacher
educators to participate in National / International competitions. Ex: Microsoft
Innovative Teachers Leadership awards.
Holding survey studies to know the functioning
of ICT@SCHOOLS projects. Ex: 1000 schools and 5000 schools CEP. And to provide feedback
to the Govt to bring necessary changes.
Evaluation studies on the impact of activities
organized
Monitoring the activities at district, Mandal
and school level.
Publication of departmental activities in SCERT
news letter.
To create computer awareness & literacy by way
of imparting computer training to the Teachers and Teacher Educators.
To help Teachers and Teacher Educators to make
their teaching-learning process an effective and interesting.
To raise the confidence and competency levels
of the Teachers and Teacher Educators.
To empower the teachers, and Teacher Educators
with latest technical knowledge.
To impart computer training to the primary school
teachers deputed by SSA, Hyderabad.
To facilitate Teachers and Teacher Educators generate
supplementary material in digitized form.
To improve enrolment, retention, quality of education
and achievement levels of students.
Create an IT literate Teaching Community through
Computer Training Programmes.
Teachers must use Systems and Computer Aided Learning
technique as a teaching aid and also by students for remedial learning.
To promote the use of ICT tools in distance education.