Imagine a History assignment where a student must submit a write-up on Mughal Architecture (or the form it takes as an oft-asked question in exams - "the contributions of Shah Jahan to Indian Archtecture"). Or a "project" on the temples of India. Think of the way this is usually done - a hand-written write-up with pictures cut and pasted into the notebook. Or in schools where students have access to computers this would take the form of a Word document with text and images or perhaps a powerpoint presentation with text and images. read more

Another source for excellent videos that can be used in the classroom - this once specifically on videos of India.

indiavideo.org is a Video Encyclopedia on India created by Invis Multimedia in association with United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), New Delhi Office. read more

I have had the good fortune of being peripherally involved in efforts in India to explore the use of technology to help children with Autism. read more

The next time you're planning an educational trip for your students, consider Auroville.

Auroville, near Pondicherry, "is a place in south India where, for 38 years now, an increasing number of people from all over the world have been quietly and painstakingly working on the construction of a new township, a new way of living, a new way of being. read more

These may be of interest to students interested in Art, Design, Animation, and working with digital media, in high-school & undergrad/grad. Some are freeware, others are not (in fact the Adobe ones are quite expensive). Google SketchUp could be tried out in middle school too, I think. read more

Awesome site for Art teachers and parents to show children how these wonderful Indian patterns are made. The patterns are organized by age/ability level - beginner, intermediate and advanced.

BrainPop is an "Animated Educational Site for Kids for use in Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology". [A recent addition - BrainPopJr. is aimed at children in grades K-3.]

There are scores of animations that can be shown to kids, each followed by a quiz (which tests the factual knowledge) based on the material covered in the animation.

Unfortunately, it is not all free (they do have about 10% of the animations in each category available for free), and one needs a paid subscription to view all the animations. read more

A couple of amazing short animation films made by students of design at the NID, Ahmedabad. read more

I am putting up a very rare resource because I would like some real feedback.

This is the course outline and lesson plans and attached to them is the narrative account of each lesson.

If there are folks here into university teaching  - the kind that includes course planning  etc.... I would like it if the course is read and commented on from the point of view of planning etc.

Sutradhar is an NGO based in Bangalore which can be best described thus (from their website) -

"Sutradhar was started in 1995 as a non-profit trust to improve the quality of education for children. We are particularly focussed in the use of media in educating children. By "media" we mean toys, games, storybooks and other teaching aids that help children learn.

We believe that a large variety of play materials allows children to learn concepts and make connections – the foundations of early learning. read more