Urdu OER Creation Workshop

Objectives

1. To support the DIET in building teachers’ capacities to create and curate multilevel, multi-modal digital resources in Urdu
2. To enable teachers to use inclusive and innovative approaches to meaningfully integrate these resources as part of their classroom practice
3. To strengthen Urdu teachers' abilities to use contextual digital resources for addressing the language learning needs of children in their classroom
4. To help teachers familiarize themselves with the use of LibreOffice suite for facilitating their academic and administrative tasks and processes.

Agenda

Sl. No.	Timing	Sessions	Session Details	Resource Links
Day-1
Session 1	10:00 to 10:45 AM	Shared Context Understanding		Mind map - Ilm Aur Digital
Session 2	10:45 to 11:15 AM	Gcompris- Getting familiarized with using the mouse	These are the list of some activities in GCompris which helps in getting familiarized of the mouse usage such as click, double click and drag and drop. 1. Click or tap; 2. Double-click or tap; 3. Click on Me; 4. Name the image; 5. Ordering Sentences;
Tea Break (11:15 to 11:30 AM)
Session 3	11:30 to 12:00 PM	Tux typing/ GCompris	Practice of the letters and words from the GCompris (Simple letters and falling words), lesson from the Tux typing
Session 4	12:00 to 1:00PM	Urdu Typing	Getting familiarised with the Urdu keyboard and letters - using simple words/ phrases as examples	Handout on Urdu typing
Lunch (1:00 to 1:45 PM)
Session 4	1:45 to 2:30 PM	Continuation of Urdu Typing	Getting familiar with special keys and words or phrases using keys.	Handout on Urdu typing
Session 5	2:30 to 3:00 PM	Google accounts	Login to google drive using chrome browser Using Phone for Voice to text feature to type Urdu Using Using Google doc for working with text in the systems.
Session 6	3:00 to 3:45 PM	Translating English story to Urdu story using Story books	Each group will work on one story: Teachers are given a English story book and - have each group translate the story and type it in Urdu	Story Printouts/Handouts
Tea break (3:45 to 4:00PM)
Session 7	4:00 to 4:45 PM	Text translation	1. Installing google translator application on phone 2. Translating Urdu voice to text 3. Translating Urdu text using camera
Session 8	4:45 to 5:00 PM	Way forward	Consolidation of the workshop and taking Inputs from teachers, Feedback form.
Day-2
Session 1	10:00 to 10:15 AM	Recap of the Day-1	Discussion on Day 1 activities and Overview of the day-2
Session 2	10:15 to 11:00 AM	Gboard	Installation of Gboard and adding different languages in their Mobile.	Google Doc handout
Tea Break (11:00 to 11:15 AM)
Session 3	11:15 to 1:00 PM	Spreadsheet	1. Introduction to spreadsheet, navigating and interfaces. Cells (data element), rows (records), columns, types of data (text, numbers, date). 2. Entering your data in spreadsheet. 3. Providing headings (columns), formatting rows and columns, working with alignment and text wrap. 4. Sorting, filtering your entered data 5. Using basic operations with formulas 6. Creating visual representation of data	LibreOffice Calc handout
Lunch (1:00 to 2:30 PM)
Session 4	2:30 to 3:45 PM	Translating English story to Urdu story using Story books	Each group will work on one story: Teachers are given a English story book and - have each group translate the story and type it in Urdu	Story Printouts/Handouts
Tea break (3:45 to 4:00PM)
Session 5	4:00 to 4:15 PM	Feedback
Session 8	4:15 to 4:30 PM	Way forward and consolidation of the workshop	1. Consolidation of the workshop themes and suggestions for integration into classroom teaching; 2. Inputs and feedback from teachers.

Resources

1. StoryWeaver story repository
2. Link to access Story Resources Online.
3. All teachers must visit National Book Trust and buy kilograms of story books 🙂 for their school libraries
4. Mind map - Ilm Aur Digital

Technology resources

1. Urdu typing help page
2. LibreOffice-suite user manual
   1. to install LibreOffice on Windows
   2. to create text document
   3. to use spreadsheet
3. Google voice to text
4. Download GCompris application
5. Buy Your laptop

Designed and conducted

1. In collaboration with Bengaluru North DIET, teachers from North attended the Workshop on August 22 and Aug 23, 2023.
2. In collaboration with Bengaluru North DIET, for North block teachers on July 14, 2023, Photo album of workshop1. Photo album of workshop2

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