The My sCool Server team has always ensured that the latest Kolibri offering from Learning Equality is made available to the MSS users. Hence, herein we announce the integrated release of Kolibri v 0.13 along with high performance kolibri-server support on the MSS.
Khan Academy Gujarati content has been made available offline for learners who may have limited or no access to the internet. The contents include videos on Mathematics and Science topics mapped as per the NCERT curriculum for grades 1 to 10. It also includes exercises related to each of the topics to help assess and…
The My sCool Server caters to almost every need of ICT infrastructure in a K-12 learning setup with a keen focus on foundational learning. Tools such as Sugar, GCompris, early math content of Khan Academy, several engaging opensource games & colourful storybooks from Pratham make it all possible.
The My sCool Server team has always ensured that the latest from the Learning Equality’s Kolibri kitchen is made available to the MSS users. Hence, herein we also announce the integrated release of Kolibri v 0.12.2 along with Gujarati language support on the MSS.
There are many benefits of open source software to students, teachers and education institutes. Open source adoption in education shall give each stakeholder control over its computer resources. It shall help one to make informed choices for their future, be it individual or collective. It shall help our societies thrive with collaborative innovation. Let’s delve further…
Several business and government organisations have embraced open source software. And cost savings are not the only reason. They see its value in better security, quality, customisation, zero vendor lock-in, interoperability by virtue of adherence to open standards and auditability. Hence, proficiency in Linux and open source technologies opens up lucrative career opportunities. Linux on the…
More the time spent practising at a computer, better is the usage skill. Unfortunately, computer usage skill is measured as the ability to run some popular proprietary software even today. Not every student has access to a sufficiently powerful computer to run such software. As schools across the country include computer skills in the curriculum, parents feel compelled to…
Nothing is available for free and nor is open source software. There is a direct or indirect cost for deployment and management of all software. It may be broadly referred to as total ownership cost. Someone will have to be responsible for maintaining the system and applying security and feature updates. This is true for both proprietary…
Since the early days of introduction of computers in education, the focus has been to learn how to use Microsoft software or other similar proprietary products. Instead, one should lay emphasis to learn computing concepts. There have been many justifications for this dated approach which are debatable today but we won’t delve into them herein. We shall…