Thiruvananthapuram:
Little KITEs IT Clubs, the initiative by
KITE (Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education) has created digital magazines of over 2,000 schools, which are now published on
School Wiki portal (www.schoolwiki.in) for public view.
The preparation of digital magazines is part of the language computing module in the Little KITEs programme, and in January, as a mark of respect to renowned author Vaikkam Muhammed Basheer on his birthday, the inauguration of school magazines was organized in various schools. This year’s entire set of digital magazines can be viewed district-wise from the ‘digital magazine’ link in School Wiki portal, said a release issued here on Thursday.
School Wiki, made on the lines of Wikipedia, is the largest and most comprehensive educational repository among all regional languages in India with more than 15,000 schools in the state part of the initiative. It features the entire set of literary works of students from State Kalolsavam from 2017 onwards and digital magazines from 2019 onwards.
“This unique initiative provides a new way to create and showcase the entire world on the reinforcement of the Green Earth concept in a paperless and cost-effective manner,” said K Anvar Sadath, CEO, KITE.
The editorial board for the digital magazine of each school includes the headmaster, staff editor and student editor. The Little KITEs IT Clubs, the largest student IT network in India with more than 1.50 lakh student members, were formed as a part of the Hi-Tech school programme implemented in schools in line with the Public Education Rejuvenation Mission.