Gnulinux4cbse
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Welcome to gnulinux4cbse
GNU/LINUX based Curriculum and Syllabus for IT Paper in CBSE/ICSE/any Schools
The curriculum and syllabus needs revision the table shown below is just for a reference.
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The Curriculum
A curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school.
Std 1 - Computer as a Toy
Std 2 - Use of computer
Std 3 - Operating System, Text Editor
Std 4 - More on OS, Word Processor, Small Applications, FUN Programming, Internet
Std 5 - Programming, More on Internet,
Std 6 - Presentation, Programming, computer ethics, Multimedia
Std 7 - FOSS, Database, Spread Sheet, Image Editor, HTML
Std 8 - FOSS, GUI programming, Database, CMS, Image Editors
The Syllabus
The Skill set
Class 1
- application of computers in daily life. and how we can make use of a computer
- recognizing basic components of a computer (exercises based, context based, do s and don'ts) (keyboard, mouse, monitor,cpu, speaker)
- using mouse
- using keyboard
- using a computer software - tuxpaint
http://enableit.in/wiki/index.php/Book4Class_1
Class 2
- advanced mouse skills (right click, drag and drop)
- keyboard skills (arrow keys, delete, backspace, capslock, pageup pagedown)
- login/logout
http://enableit.in/wiki/index.php/Book4Class_2
Class 3
- Desktop
- gcompris wordprocessor
- text editor (using combination keys, undo, redo, cut, copy, paste)
- folders
http://enableit.in/wiki/index.php/Book4Class_3
Class 4
- introduction to logo (pendown, penup, fw, bw)
- word processor
- file organizing
- animation
- additional applications (calculator, khangman etc)
http://enableit.in/wiki/index.php/Book4Class_4
Class 5
- more on desktop
- flowchart-functions
- word processor
- presentation
Class 6
- presentation-cont
- python - logo
- multimedia (file types, image viewer, music players)
Class 7
- intro to spreadsheet
- pim
- python cont
- intro to foss
- photo managemnet tool
- html
class 8
- foss more
- spreadsheet
- database openoffice base
- python
- cms
- gimp
class 9
- python object oriented programming
- introduction to db programming
- audio video editing
- vector/raster concepts
- inkscape
class 10
- gui based programming in python.
Reference books
- http://csunplugged.org/index.php/en/activities-mainmenu-83
- http://www.briggs.net.nz/log/writing/snake-wrangling-for-kids/
- http://openbookproject.net/thinkCSpy/index.xhtml
- http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~sri/ssrvm/ - a very interesting project, very similar to our project
- http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~sri/ssrvm/CS-4th-Std.pdf
- http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~sri/ssrvm/CS-3rd-Std.pdf
Discussions
- Programming Languages Discussion
Earlier threads on CBSE Syllabus based on FOSS
- http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/CBSE_syllabus
- http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/schools.html
- http://www.gnu.org/education/software.html
EDU-SIG: Python in Education
Educational Linux Software For Children
- http://www.foogazi.com/2008/03/25/educational-linux-software-for-children/
- LOGO http://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/logo.shtml
- LOGO video tutorial download 3.5MB http://www.softronix.com/download/mswtut52.zip

