Atmanirbhar Bharat-Digitalization of Education in Higher Primary Schools in KGF

The importance of computer education in higher primary schools can’t be downgraded. From fifth to Tenth standards teaching computer skills to young learners and achieving self-sufficiency in mastering onlinre tools and techniques has become a goal of the government of India. Thus the role played by the teachers in these schools regarding the imparting of online skills both theoretical and applied has become the main part of all schools curriculum. Virtual classrooms have come into esistence. To underste and this better a small survey was conducted in a economically backward taluk KGF or Kolar Gold Fields. Three schools sampled were Mysore Mine High School (25 samples) Sarvodaya Nursery and Basic Primary school (15 samples) and finally GMHPS KEB Government Higher Primary School (10) samples. A total sample size of 50 teachers were taken from all the three schools. The research gap revealed that the schools though they have computers and computer labs virtual classrooms and smart classrooms are very less compared tp the number of students studying there. The teachers are showing readiness in getting trained in all the pedagogical tools such as Microsoft team collaborate with teams learn to design 100 certificates instantly learn to design presentation Logos, Flyers and Visiting cards YouTube Channel management and live streaming Learning to create animated videos and to Record mix and edit videos and Moodle: learning management systems. The findings also show that though teacher readiness was present but there was infrastructural gaps in schools. All the three schools main goal was to achieve Atma Nirbhar for Bharat in this digital era. There were training centers in KGF, Kolar Bangarpet and Malur Government High Schools.