Educational Technology has its webs everywhere...

1. Rinku Benny Chacko
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2. • VICTERS (Versatile ICT Enabled Resource for
students)
• Inaugurated by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the
President of India on 28th July, 2005 in
Trivandrum.
• It was first co-ordinated by the academic and
technical team of IT@school Project, which is
working under Department of General
Education, Government of Kerala.

3. • In Kerala, The Victers Programs telecast
started in August 2006 through the
assistance of EDUSAT network.
• It was officially inaugurated by Hon. Chief
Minister of Kerala Shri. V.S Achuthananthan
on 3rd August 2006.
• Channel is telecasted for 17 hrs a day from 6
am to 11 pm.

4. • By the assistance of EDUSAT, the IT@School and the
Education department has created history by
launching an educational Channel for the students
and teachers of Kerala to strengthen their quality in
Teaching as well as learning process.
• The new classroom environment created by the
Channel uses visuals like animations, graphics, talks
of subject experts etc.
• It has opened up a huge information gateway to
students, making learning useful and interesting.

5. • Also brought about changes in the teacher-student
relationship.
• Started with the aim to provide telecasting of
educationally related programs to students and
teachers of Kerala.
• It is mainly intended to meet the demand for an
interactive satellite based distance education system
for the country.

6. • It strongly reflects India’s commitment to use space
technology for national development, especially for
the development of the population in remote and
rural locations.
• It offers interactive virtual classrooms that enable the
school students as well as the teachers to directly
communicate with the subject experts and
educationists.
• It also ensures the dissemination of high quality
education to the students and teachers from the
original source.
• It caters to students & teachers on a need based
manner, and programs are aired on demand,

9. • Satellite - INSAT 4CR
• Position 74 degree East
• Azimuth - 190 degree
• Frequency - 11667 MHz
• Polarization - Vertical
• Symbol rate - 3000 KSPS
• Band - KU

10. • Interactive mode
• Non interactive mode

11. • For video conferencing and other such Educational
training purposes.
• India's first broadband interactive networks for schools.
• 95 satellite interactive terminal (SITs)
• Islands like Lakshadweep are connected with this
network.

12. • For Educational content delivery at schools and home via
ROTs(receive only Terminals) and local cable network.
• India's first channel entirely for education purpose
through EDUSAT network

13. • Padanakauthukam, Shastrakauthukam educational
programmes from various agencies.
• Telecast of Science fair
• Examination oriented programme for SSLC and Plus 2
level
• Weather forecasting for students
• Power light sources Educational News (read by students)
• Shasthramuthukal (Science programmes).
• Orukkam for SSLC students