Centre releases alternative academic calendar for class 9, 10 students
NEW DELHI | MAY 02, 2020:
The Central Government today released the alternative academic calendar for class 9th and 10th.
The calendar provides guidelines to teachers on the use of various technological methods and social media tools available for imparting education in fun-filled, interesting ways, which can be used by learner, parents and teachers even while at home.
However, it has taken into account, the varying levels of access to such tools-Mobile, Radio, Television, SMS and various social media.
Speaking on the occasion in New Delhi, Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said the fact that many of students may not have internet facility in the mobile, or may not be able to use different social media tools, in this situation the calendar guides teachers to further guide parents and students through SMS on mobile phones or through voice call.