The cabinet will also be meeting later this week to deliberate on a proposal to increase the pay of guest teachers by almost 100%. Deputy minister on Monday asked the education department to submit a proposal to the IT department for procuring over 50,000 tablets. , advisor, education department said, "School teachers have had a long standing demand for technological intervention to reduce their clerical burden. Other than teaching, they are often saddled with a lot of non-academic work. We have, therefore, decided to give tablets to all teachers, including about 15,000 guest teachers and an additional 1,000-odd principals and about 100 officials from the education department. To start with, teachers will be able to take attendance on the tablet and if a child is absent, a message will automatically be sent to the parent. Subsequently, we will add more apps in it," she said. The department is hoping that by March, when the next exam is held, teachers will also be able to start tabulating marks on the and generate report cards. "At present, multiple records needs to be drawn up manually. Under the new system, a teacher will be able to enter marks in the tab which will be collated and report cards will be computer generated. Such a system is already prevalent in several private schools. Eventually, we also want to provide training material for teachers on the tabs. However, we will roll this out gradually. The government will be giving a data package as well, depending on how much data we think will be required for official work," said Marlena. An initial estimate of Rs 50 crore has been drawn up and the IT department has been asked to draw a proper plan for it. DECCAN HERALD, OCT 17, 2016 Pak school chain bans Punjabi language; terms it 'foul' A group of private schools in Pakistan owned by former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has banned Punjabi within and outside the campus after terming it a "foul language", drawing flak from millions of people.
The cabinet will also be meeting later this week to deliberate on a proposal to increase the pay of guest teachers by almost 100%. Deputy minister on Monday asked the education department to submit a proposal to the IT department for procuring over 50,000 tablets. , advisor, education department said, "School teachers have had a long standing demand for technological intervention to reduce their clerical burden. Other than teaching, they are often saddled with a lot of non-academic work. We have, therefore, decided to give tablets to all teachers, including about 15,000 guest teachers and an additional 1,000-odd principals and about 100 officials from the education department. To start with, teachers will be able to take attendance on the tablet and if a child is absent, a message will automatically be sent to the parent. Subsequently, we will add more apps in it," she said. The department is hoping that by March, when the next exam is held, teachers will also be able to start tabulating marks on the and generate report cards. "At present, multiple records needs to be drawn up manually. Under the new system, a teacher will be able to enter marks in the tab which will be collated and report cards will be computer generated. Such a system is already prevalent in several private schools. Eventually, we also want to provide training material for teachers on the tabs. However, we will roll this out gradually. The government will be giving a data package as well, depending on how much data we think will be required for official work," said Marlena. An initial estimate of Rs 50 crore has been drawn up and the IT department has been asked to draw a proper plan for it. DECCAN HERALD, OCT 17, 2016 Pak school chain bans Punjabi language; terms it 'foul' A group of private schools in Pakistan owned by former foreign minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has banned Punjabi within and outside the campus after terming it a "foul language", drawing flak from millions of people.
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