01-11-2011, 07:53 PM
In an under-construction school building in Chamanpura village of Biharââ¬â¢s Gopalganj district, children are learning algebra, chemistry, Newtonââ¬â¢s laws of motion. Thereââ¬â¢s no teacher in the classroom, no blackboard. The teacher is hundreds of miles away, and he is teaching via Skype. In this very unsual school, teachers mark their attendance using a biometric fingerprinter, and students log their attendance in a computer.
In powerless Bihar village, a school by innovation and Skype http://education.in.msn.com/features/art...id=4789724
The school is even more unusual because Chamanpura has no electricity yet. The computers are powered by two large generators. In an undeveloped corner of a state that has long been synonymous with underdevelopment, is unfolding a story of remarkable enterprise and innovation -- in several ways, a microcosm of the turnaround of Bihar itself.
In powerless Bihar village, a school by innovation and Skype http://education.in.msn.com/features/art...id=4789724
The school is even more unusual because Chamanpura has no electricity yet. The computers are powered by two large generators. In an undeveloped corner of a state that has long been synonymous with underdevelopment, is unfolding a story of remarkable enterprise and innovation -- in several ways, a microcosm of the turnaround of Bihar itself.