Telangana government schools gear up for online classes
4 years, 3 months ago

Telangana government schools gear up for online classes

Deccan Chronicle  

The preparation work for the commencement of online classes in the state started on Thursday with Principals, Headmasters, Teachers attending schools to ready the lesson plans and e-content for classes starting September 1 for private and government schools. Headmasters of various government schools and Telangana State United Teachers Federation General Secretary Chava Ravi have however brought to light that as per a survey conducted in July, 39.6 per cent families didn't have smartphones, and 14.8 per cent families did not have even a cable TV connection to allow their children to watch lessons on government educational channels. Rajasekhar Gaddam, Gazetted Headmaster of Zila Parishad High School, Thanikella, Khammam District said that in his school presently, 20 per cent of students have been identified to be in possession of smart phones with internet connectivity and about 50 per cent students can access TV in their households. Another Headmaster of Zilla Parishad Secondary School, Sarapaka, Mrs. Thotamalla Rama said that they are trying to identify students with access to internet and TV connections and are in the process to guide students and parents in the villages about the time-table to be followed for the upcoming classes.

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India TV News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India Today  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India TV News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India Today  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India Today  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India TV News  

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India TV News  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India Today  

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3 years, 10 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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3 years, 10 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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India Today  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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2.68 lakh Andhra students shifted to Govt schools from private schools
4 years, 1 month ago

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India Today  

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4 years, 1 month ago

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India TV News  

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4 years, 1 month ago

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The Hindu  

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4 years, 2 months ago

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India Today  

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Telangana govt’s e-learning programme receives great response with 87% viewership on DD: Official
4 years, 3 months ago

Telangana govt’s e-learning programme receives great response with 87% viewership on DD: Official

Hindustan Times  

Chitra Ramachandran, Special Chief Secretary for Higher Education, Telangana said that the e-learning programme, which was launched by the State government got a great response from students and has 87 per cent viewership on the national broadcaster Doordarshan. Representative She said that the distance learning programme was launched in order to ensure that there are no learning gaps as schools …

Telangana online classes for 12th students postponed due to heavy rain
4 years, 4 months ago

Telangana online classes for 12th students postponed due to heavy rain

India Today  

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