This presentation was prepared and presented by me, during first year of my Post Graduation (M.B.A). I had participated in State Level Paper Presentation Competition ,named Jigyasa - 2014, held at I.M.C.C, Pune. It was proud moment for me, as I ranked 1st among 17 multi talented participants. This presentation has prime objective to create awareness about rural education,problems faced while being Tech-Savy in rural circumstances and the changes occurring in Rural Education.

1. Presentation by : Omkar S. Tembe
MBA - I
K.B.P.I.M.S.R, Satara
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2.  Aakash (Ubislate 7) is a series of low cost tablet computers.
 An Android-based tablet computers promoted by Government
of India as part of an initiative to link 25,000 colleges and 400
universities in an e-learning program.
 Produced by the British-Canadian company Data Wind.
 Manufactured by the India-based company (Quad Electronic
Solutions)
 What is Aakash Tablet :
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3.  History :
9th August,2010 OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) was
announced by MHRD.
5th October,2011 Aakash (Ubislate 7) was lanched.
11th November,2012 Aakash 2 (Ubislate 7+) was launched.
17th Dec,2012 IIT Pawai was planning to develop
multi–lingual educational applications
for Aakash tablet.
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4.  Specifications of Initial Aakash Tablet :-
UbiSlate 7 ( Aakash Rs. 1200/-) Specifications
• Operating System : Android 2.2 Froyo
• Processor : ARM 11 - 366 MHz Processor
• RAM : 256 MB
• Memory : 2 GB Internal Memory / Expandable up to 32 GB
• Battery : 2100 mAh
• Battery Life : 3 Hours
• Connectivity : Wi-Fi
• SIM & Phone : Not Available
• Micro SD Slot : Available
• Display : 7 Inch
• Weight : 350 gm
• Video : MPEG2 / MPEG4 / AVI
• Audio : MP3 / WMA / AAC / AC3 / WAV / WMA
• Image : JPEG / PNG / GIF / BMP
• Documents : PDF /ODP / PPT / XLS / DOCX / DOC / XLSX
• Camera : Not Available
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5.  Specifications of Latest Aakash Tablet :-
Aakash 4 ( Rs. 2500/-) Specifications
• Operating System : Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean
• Processor : Cortex A7 Dual-core processor
• RAM : 1 GB
• Memory : 4 GB Internal Memory / Expandable up to 32 GB
• Battery : 4000 mAh
• Battery Life : 5 Hours
• Connectivity : Wi-Fi / Blue tooth / EDGE
• SIM & Phone : Available
• Micro SD Slot : Available
• Display : 7 Inch
• Weight : 500 gm (Approx)
• Video : MPEG2 / MPEG4 / AVI
• Audio : MP3 / WMA / AAC / AC3 / WAV / WMA
• Image : JPEG / PNG / GIF / BMP
• Documents : PDF /ODP / PPT / XLS / DOCX / DOC / XLSX
• Camera : 2 MP Rear , VGA (0.3) FrontPrepared by - Mr. Omkar Tembe 5

6.  Preloaded applications :
Get jar App Store + Google Play Store (Android Apps)
One-Learn (CBSE CLASS 8-12 )
 Features and applications of Aakash :
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7.  Applications of Aakash (Useful in Rural
Education) :
Blender : Animations, Rendering, Video Editing, etc.
Clicker : To collect instant feedback from a large number of students, (MCQ)
Special Projects : NPTEL, Spoken Tutorials, Teachers' Training Workshops,
Gutenberg project, etc.
Proximity : proxy MITY (Multimedia Integration Tool for You) interactive
lessons, lecture video and presentations. Lectures as Desktop
Standalone Application or HTML documents.
Robot : Design and deployment of robots, for enhanced teaching of subjects
in Engineering.
Sci Lab : For numerical computations and for research activities.
Drupal : CMS (Website designing for non technical students.)
Wordpress : Blogs,CMS.
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8.  Applications using Aakash for Rural
Education :
1) Aakash I Tutor
2) Moodle (Course Management System)
3) IGNOU (Gyandarshan – Video Tutorials)
(E Gyankosh - Free E Books)
4) MOOC ( Massive Open Online Course)
5) SWAYAM (Study Ways for Active learning for Young Aspiring Minds)
1) Amrita RITE - Rural India Tablet Education
2) 1.5 lakh students in rural Punjab got Aakash tablets (The Guru Nanak Dev
University) - April,2014
 Use of Aakash for Rural Education (News) :
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9. 1) Aakash I Tutor :
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10. 2) Moodle :
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11.  Advantages of Aakash in Educational Field :
 24*7 Environment
 Vanishes gap between India and Bharat
 Very much Economical
 Global Environment
 Interactive Device
 Almost all streams, subjects
 Indian Language Support
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12.  I.T Infrastructure (Projector, Wi-fi Connectivity, Range)
 Unavailability of Electric Power.
 Language Barrier (Material mostly in English)
 Hardware (Technical Problems)
 Challenges for use of Aakash in Rural
Education :
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13.  Video Link :
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14. Articles:
1.5 lakh students in rural Punjab to get Aakash tablets - The Indian
Express
Amrita RITE - Rural India Tablet Education
 References :
Website Reference:
www.wikipedia.com
www.moodle.com
www.youtube.com
www.Aakashitutor.com
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