145;Educational institutes to be e-linked146;

The President also launched a national portal for teachers, teachersofindia.org, at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Developed by the Azim Premji Foundation with support from the National Knowledge Commission, the portal will offer a platform for discussion to the teaching community. The portal will also offer content in several languages and provide access to students, parents, teacher educators, etc.

8220;Information and Communication Technologies ICT is all set to change the teaching-learning scenario in our schools. Increasing use of communicative media, especially the computer and the television, will create an interactive environment in both schools and homes. This would require a shift from the competitive and individual learning to co-operative and collaborative learning. The classroom of tomorrow will be marked by collaboration, constructivism, exploration and problem solving,8221; said Patil.

The President called on the teachers8217; community to show greater professionalism, commitment and dedication to transform the education system.