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  Exploring Edakkal caves                   L ife in the times of corona virus  means a halt on travel .However a virtual trip to edakkal caves can spark intense interest as well as  nutur thinking skills .We all know trip and tour s are important for interactive and new learning ,social interaction and exposure .So, to eradicate boredom and enhance knowledge while comfortably sitting at home . Sree Narayana Traning College ,Negunganda, provide link for the virtual field trip to edakkal caves to allow the students  to have 360 -degree view of the famous monument of Kerala by simply clicking and moving the cursor.    Google street view feature help me to see the incredible work of art of neolithic man.   The name of Edakkal Caves literally means `a stone in between’. As the name indicates, it seems that one   large rock stuck over between two big boulders ones to create a cave.  ...

Role  of teacher in digital age    In today's digital age the role of the teacher remains important and irreplaceable. Students can be smarter in using gadgets. They are also faster when accessing the internet or using a variety of applications, play games, and more in the learning capacity at school and at home. They may assume learning does not have to be with books and at school at certain hours. Learning can be anywhere, anytime, with learning resources from anywhere. Essentially they understand that today, students have unlimited access to space and time. Until sometimes students ignore the teacher's explanation or an appeal to reduce internet usage in times when it is not needed.  In the digital era, the teacher plays a key role not as a fellow-learner, but also as a link to the knowledge community, or state of the art in that discipline. Hence in additions to general teaching skills, some more skills are needed to be embibed in a teacher to play his role effec...