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​ We have made few changes into the question creation form. The existing fields for choosing Grade and Language are replaced with four fields mentioned below.​ Old fields (removed) ​​​Grade Language New fields (added)​ ​ Board Class  Subject  Medium While editing existing questions that you had created earlier, you might need to set few o...

​ We have made few changes to content classification. This helps us organise content better and make it easily discoverable. ​Now when you are uploading a content, you will see Content Type where you can select from ​Lesson Template Plugin Introducing Lesson Type using which you can classify your Lesson as ​Teach Learn Practice Test Play Read Exper...

Here's an easy to use multimedia media converter, which I have been using for many years and am happy with its performance. You might want to try it too! FormatFactory is a freeware multimedia converter. You can convert: Video: MP4, WebM, AVI, WMV, MPG, VOB, MOV, FLV and SWF and others Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA and others Image/Picture: JPG, PNG, TIFF, ...

Mathematics uses a wide range of symbols/notations to express an idea or a problem. ​You can c reate math equations online at:  http://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php? Note: Save the image as png This tool provides options to change: ​ Font  Font size Check out this video to know more:  https://youtu.be/3EvDev4zbtI

A Technology Platform EASY English is Akshara Foundation's English programme covering 653 children in classes 1 and 2 in 24 schools in Hoskote block and 13 in Bangalore. It is a technology-enabled language enrichment intervention that breaks away from the conventional paradigms of government schools where often the stimulating impulse, the curiosit...

​If you have not already done, please go through this introductory blog post to get an understanding about Funtoot Questions and Worksheets. Any content creator can create Maths practice questions through Content Editor, using Funtoot Activity Plugins. With a matter of few clicks, Funtoot plugins generate questions that can anal...

​ If you have not already done, please go through this introductory blog post to get an understanding about Funtoot Questions and Worksheets. Funtoot Questions are by default created in English. This post details the process of translating the questions into other Indian Languages. Translating a Funtoot question involves converting the text of ques...

Practice is a very important component of learning Maths, right from primary level. However, dumping of a predefined set of questions on children and asking them to do them again and again, will not lead to learning. It not only leaves a trail of learning gaps but also results in increased phobia for the subject. Developing practice worksheets that...

S wami V ivekananda Y outh M ovement, Mysore had conducted " ET-17, National Conference on ICT in Education- perspectives, practices & Possibilities" in Mysore on 11 & 12 th of May'17. The National Conference was represented by 13 states and 2 Union Territories from the Government sector, private sectors, researchers, Educationalists, acade...

On 16 th  February 2017, Akshara's Easy English Program team organized an event called 'Graduation Day' of the first graders. The event was organized in GLPS Chikkanahalli school in Mugabala cluster in Hosakote block (Bengaluru Rural district). The event showcased the learning trajectories of the children.Around 58 students and 13 teacher...

Technology plays a big role in an organisation's scaling efforts, especially if it is a non-profit organisation, like ours. Taking that into consideration we have begun using technology in almost all aspects of our work. We are keen about taking assessments of our tests on the digital platform. Using digital devices for assessments of our English L...

​ FAQs 1. What are the concepts or competencies addressed addressed by GLEN World's content? Our digital content focuses on building vocabulary knowledge (meaning of words), phonological awareness (recognition of sounds), and orthographic awareness (recognition of spelling) through games and stories that make heavy use of audiovisual cues. The goal...

                  At the culmination of the EASY English" Program this year, we had  the "Graduation Day" for our little English Graduates and their teachers! . As we turn back, the imprints we had left behind.... " EASY English " is a digital initiative of Akshara Foundation to scaff...

There are two key thrusts in our road map. The first is to develop additional activities for learning basic skills, and the other is to drastically expand both fiction and nonfiction content to engage and motivate children to continue learning. The expansion of fiction content, and the addition of non-fiction content, will be a continuing process. ...

​ Module Design GLEN ABC : Matching games to teach the English alphabet: the association between uppercase letters, lowercase letters and a letter's sound. On clicking a card, a letter appears and is spoken by the computer. The challenge is to pick another (facedown) card that has the same letter (lowercase or uppercase) in the next click . GLEN Wr...

Knowledge of English is the gateway to educational and economic opportunity worldwide. GLEN (GLobal ENglish) World ( www.glenworld.org ) is a non-profit organization producing digital content for worldwide scaling of English-language learning, especially targeting disadvantaged children. The GLEN World team includes educators, authors, animators, e...

On the EkStep platform, questions are called Quiz Items. You can find these Quiz Items under the Resources tab on the Home page. You can create three different types of questions: Match the Following ​Multiple Choice Fill in the Blanks For each of these types of questions, there are many different templates available, and for each template, a ...

महाराष्ट्रात जवळ जवळ सर्वच शाळा डिजिटल झालेल्या आहेत. या शाळांत ई-लर्निंग सुरु होत आहे. अशा काळात Ek Step ची खूप महत्वाची भूमिका ठरणार आहे. अभ्यासक्रमावर आधारित content असणे फार आवश्यक आहे. पालक, विद्यार्थी आणि शिक्षक यांना एकत्रितपणे याचा वापर करता येणार आहे. आम्ही अहमदनगर मधून दहा शिक्षक content बनविण्यास सुरुवात करत आहोत. यातील सोप्या पद्धतीने द...

​ Words are, in my-not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. - Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Words form the basic building blocks of communication in any language. And so, vocabulary building plays a vital role in learning a new language. The higher number of words that a learner "knows", the easier it is f...

Worksheets are powerful tools to give students practice material or to do assessments. Therefore, worksheets are an important form of content on the EkStep platform. A worksheet is basically a combination of many questions put together. In order to create a worksheet, users need to perform the following mains steps: ​ Create Questions Create a Work...