Date: 27.10.2011
School: J/ Columbuthurai Hindu Maha Vidyalayam
Team: Erlilverl, Brusothman, Sanjith, Kamalapaalan, Paranitharan, Sureshkumar, Gitanjali, Thanuja, Thamayanthi
With all kind of medicine to make us to forget the long journey towards North, That day dawned with lots of hopes. According to our schedule, we had the plan to do the seminar in J/Columbuthurai Hindu Maha Vidyalayam. As we planned earlier, we gathered at one of our colleague’s home and started that day’s journey. Nine of us and Seran, Noolaham foundation chief operating officer, were in that crew. It was around 8.30 a.m when we arrived the school. A typical tamils’ welcome was there for us with lots of smiles from that school society. Then we had a small discussion with vice principal(as principal wasn’t there) and ICT teacher. After a short while we arranged everything to start the seminar. The mean time, little by little , Students were entering the hall. The way they looked at us was really indescribable. They were eager to know what we had for them.
Vice principal gave a speech at the beginning encouraging us. Sureshkumar started to conduct our seminar introducing the CSE team. For a while he glimpsed on this project saying its objective, mission, vision and current procedures. First session was about Career guidance. It longed around 30 minutes as it had to be done that deep. Basic ideas of computer, History of Computer and operating System slides were analysed deeply by him. Following him, Erlilverl conducted the seminar. He moved through hardware sides of a computer. We brought few materials there to dramatically show the things that they don’t see. He made students to be able to identify all parts in a mother board. Ending that session, we had a 15 minutes break. During this, we gave them milk packets. With refreshments, Second part started. Paranitharan introduced some features regarding networks. Especially the basics of network were the main content of his slides. It moved around 20 minutes. To decorate Parani more, Sanjith took over and continued with internet. He depicted all aspects of social network and general facilities in net. Few websites were suggested for them to get involved in the future. Continuously Brusoth did some aspects of Virus and anti-virus. Finally Seran presented the whole idea about digital library (Noolaham) which helped us to find fund. It was also interesting as it touched their culture to make sure their existence. So entire presentation part concluded with that.
Finally their ICT teacher and vice principal expressed their thanks doing brief speeches. Also we got feedbacks from students to make our future seminars easier. We had a tea party with school staffs. They asked us to come in the future as well. Thus, with great satisfaction and proud, we departed from the school at around 2.30 p.m. Briefly, it was a good experience for all of us. Somehow we crossed every hurdle which laid along our way. And this was some boost to finish rest of the seminars. Specially great thanks for Noolaham foundation to withstand all of us and Our department to instruct and encourage us.... More to go...