My sCool Server - Govt. Education Dept. Presentation

The presentation explains why the central and state government education departments should consider the My sCool Server for their ICT in education plans.

It is the definitive tool enabling teaching as well as self-learning of Information Technology and is a futuristic facilitator of IT-enabled education.

It holds the unprecedented promise of scale and at the same time offers the lowest total cost of ownership for a computer lab infrastructure.

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Plug 'n Play teaching solution
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The Reality Check
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ICT in education is the norm and not an option
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The world is looking towards India for deliverance because of its demographic dividend
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Approx 50 crore youth are going to enter the professional stream in the next decade
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At least 17.5 crore of them need to be proficient in computer usage
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Computer literacy in India is at an abysmal low of < 7%
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Commendable efforts of the govt. & educational institutes are only partially yielding results
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Computers deployed at 20,000+ schools of Gujarat are only partially operational
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Karnataka’s earlier attempt to disseminating computer literacy failed
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Last mile predicament
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Huge amount of great educational content is not accessible to the intended audience

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Hit or Miss
Write off 100s crores of past investment w/o having met objective
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Let clueless despondency set in with sub-optimal solutions/imitations
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Embrace innovation and become the front-runner in
IT and IT-enabled education and
digital inclusion

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The Opportunity
Existing computer infrastructure / prospective e-waste
can be brought to life to assist the efforts towards these national objectives -
Computer literacy, IT-enabled education & digital inclusion
Student enrolment, engagement & retention
Increase learning outcomes

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The Myth
The personal computer will be replaced by tablets and mobiles
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Saturation – evolution of software and hardware means PCs don’t need to be replaced as often
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Misinterpretation of trends (2013-2014 Source: Gartner)
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Statcounter browser usage - 71.89% desktop, 22.42% mobiles and 5.69% tablets
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More tablets were being sold but rate of growth slowed down from 87.1% to 28.2% y-on-y
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Increased growth was in low end tablets market which no where match up to PC power
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Horses for the courses
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Tablets/phablets are an added convenience
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Writing, coding, editing images, doing CAD work, doing other productive work — or even playing
PC games — there’s a good chance you depend on a mouse and keyboard
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Agreed but...
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Lines are blurring between PCs and mobile devices but the PC form can’t be replaced yet

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Hurdle One Solved
Maintaining a stable and consistent computer infrastructure at a low TCO
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Plug ‘n play appliance - makes computer labs of 15 – 70 computers useful instantly
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Suited for almost all current school (Gujarat) computer lab environments
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New or add-on capacity - Prospective e-waste from govt. offices and corporates may be made
useful. Even new hardware procurement is possible at comparatively very low rates.
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Inbuilt easy restore options with minimal external dependency to ensure maximum classroom
uptime

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Hurdle Two Solved
Delivering educational infrastructure and content effectively to the students
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Curriculum prescribed applications to all student computers in less than a minute
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Offline educational content hosting engine – Pre-loaded with huge quality offline content and
can host any custom content
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Learning/computing interface can be suited to vernacular preferences
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Scalable and evolutionary to meet needs of futuristic learning methods

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Hurdle Three Solved
Ensuring student and teacher engagement, assessment and learning continuity
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Integrated monitoring, remote-control and broadcasting application to assist teachers
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Facilitates self-training of teachers and self-paced and guided learning for students
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Possibility of measuring learning outcomes in real-time at micro and macro levels
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Ease of taking the computing environment in your pocket ensures continuity in learning

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Hurdle Four Solved
Safeguard spending, keep it affordable, environmental impact
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Opensource solution
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Inherent benefits of the ecosystem with zero vendor lock-in
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Minimal hardware deployment for maximum effect
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Existing infrastructure can be utilised fully
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Huge amounts of probable e-waste can be put to effective use to increase student:computer ratio
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Evolutionary rather than big-bang, greenfield, “replace all” approach
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Computer learning which can be evolved to computer-aided-learning

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The Impact
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Far reaching socio-economic impact
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Path to piracy-free productivity
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Demystifies Linux and opensource computing – nurtures a culture of sharing and creativity
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Makes IT accessible and fun while achieving national ICT learning objectives
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An easy and cost-effective step forward from just IT-education to IT-enabled education

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The Validation
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Govt, Govt-aided and private schools across the country are having their need being satisfied
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Students and teachers have voiced their opinion positively for this solution
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Commissioner of Schools, Secondary Education department, Govt. Of Gujarat has approved a
pilot which is nearing completion
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AXOM SSA, Education Dept., Govt. Of Assam is considering a pilot
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NDBI, a DST, GoI funded, NID, Ahmedabad based incubation centre has validated its innovative
quotient and provided a letter of support
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Have been conferred Startup India recognition by DIPP, GoI – DIPP1300
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GESIA awards 2016 top 5 finalist
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Appreciated by IIT Bombay, Spoken Tutorial, MHRD, GoI sponsored project team

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The Innovation - Disruptive Quotient
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A never before integrated platform ready for mass production and mass deployment
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Same device finds utility in K-12, higher education and computer training institutes
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Multi-lingual support and open source components shatter the entry barrier
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Opportunity for uniform IT based basic skill development through NSDC PMKK centers
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Environment and pocket friendly technology - lowers TCO and increases ROI
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Huge potential for skill development and employment generation
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Market for AMCs, entry level hardware, licensed OS and antivirus licenses disrupted

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The Evolving Possibilities
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Crowdsourced localisation
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Localisation of learning interface & world class content – accelerate the existing initiatives
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Increase impact foot-print to unprecedented proportions
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Minimally invasive education for schools
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Flipped classrooms – study lessons at home, engage in peer activities at school
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Blended learning – teachers as guides, addresses scarcity of teachers as well
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Respect individuality of each student – diversified talent for a diverse world
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Establish accountability
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Students’ learning outcomes as teacher’s performance metrics
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Real-time visibility of progress

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Proof of the pudding is in the... - 1
Real-time monitoring which are logged offline and synced within fraction of a minute when online.

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Proof of the pudding is in the... - 2
Real-time monitoring which are logged offline and synced within fraction of a minute when online.

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Proof of the pudding is in the... - 3
The MSS in action at several schools across the country

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Proof of the pudding is in the... - 4
The MSS training in action at schools across the country

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Thank You
Our true innovation is our vision that has taken shape in the form of My sCool Server, a beginning.
Humbly proud, determined and seeking your support.
-The My sCool Server team led by
-Shrenik Bhura
-Jigish Gohil
-Manoj Dhadha
501/A, Synergy Building L-74, Corporate Road, Makarba, Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 380015. Ph: [phone]
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