EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT - T-SAT (MANA TV) PROGRAMMES
SCERT, TELANGANA, HYDERABAD.
The Educational Technology Department, SCERT, Telangana taking a lead in the content
generation for live and recorded lessons for Teacher Education i.e. for D.El.Ed., B.Ed.,
In-service Teachers. The Department also undertakes the transmission of these lessons
through T-SAT-(Mana TV), SOFTNET.
Activities
Content development for transmission of TV lessons
for Teacher Education.
Organizing presentation of the lesson directly through
SOFTNET.
Orientation to the selected Teacher Educators on content
development and presentation.
Conversion of lessons from Beta/ DVCAM tapes to DVD
form.
Uploading of video lessons into the SCERT website,
YouTube, cable TV (T-SAT).
T-SAT (Mana TV) Ku-Band has been in operation since 2001 under the Society for Society
of Telangana Network (SOFTNET), an exclusively Education TV, wherein School Education
Department is a major participating agency. Two channels have been allocated for
TV lessons. Channel-I(Recorded) and Channel-II (interactive lessons). A total of
2 TV lessons are being transmitted through these two channels. Two lessons(one recorded
and other interactive) are being telecast on every working day from Monday to Saturday
for D.Ed., B.Ed. Language Pandit trainees & in-service teachers.
Students and teachers can interact with the presenter with toll free No.18004254038
and can clarify their doubts instantly.
Telecast Schedule
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Day
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Teacher Education
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Monday
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Telugu Methodology
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Tuesday
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Educational Philosophy/Educational Psychology
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Wednesday
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English Methodology
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Thursday
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Mathematics Methodology
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Friday
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Phy. Science/Bio. Science methodology
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Saturday
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Social Studies Methodology
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Coverage
About 2500 institutions in the State have the connectivity of T-SAT (Mana TV) ROTs
(Receive only Terminal) as follows:
High Schools.
Residential Schools of TREIS, TSWREIS, TWREIS.
Teacher Education colleges: DIETs/ CTEs/ IASEs.
Some Private D.Ed. and B.Ed. colleges in the State.
Action points
Developing video lessons for the new textbooks reflecting
the improved pedagogy and teaching practice.
Orientation to the Teachers, Headmasters and Teacher
Educators through teleconference on a regular basis.
Recording innovative practices across the State and
telecasting the same.
Telecasting pre-recorded video lessons through T-SAT
(Mana TV).
Regular monitoring of functional aspects of ROTs and
TVs.
Designing a smart classroom in each school and institution
for viewing the tele-schools programmes and playing the recorded videos.
Supply of subject-wise relevant video lessons in the
form of DVDs to schools and Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs).
Optimum utilization of slots provided for live lessons
and pre-recorded lessons to the Department.
Uploading of the lessons in the YouTube to facilitate
access to all the teachers.