VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Sesame Workshop India, the organisation behind GalliGalliSimSim, the children’s television program on Cartoon Network and POGO has launched for the first official Sesame Street Apps in Hindi - Bharat ka Bag and Grover ka Number Special - for Windows and Nokia Symbian^3 Phones. This is part of the worldwide roll out where both Windows and Nokia mobile users can share in the lovable eccentricities of Bert and Grover with the two new Apps available from the Microsoft Marketplace for Windows mobile phones, and the Nokia Store for Nokia Symbian^3 mobile phones across the United States, and countries in Asia, Latin America, and Europe Sashwati Banerjee, MD, Sesame Workshop India Initiatives said, “GalliGalliSimSim has pioneered the use of technology as a tool for learning. The mobile phone has been an amazing medium accelerating the pace of innovation for children whose education cannot wait. Our mobile modules led by our much loved Mu...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Qualcomm and Sesame Workshop India has launched the Radiophone project, an initiative that combines community radio with mobile phones to expand access to quality educational experiences for children, particularly children of migrant populations that reside in Gurgaon. Initially, the GGSS (Galli Galli Sim Sim) show will be broadcast on Gurgaon Ki Awaaz Samudayik Radio Station to an estimated 30,000 listeners. Using 3G technology, this broadcast will be made available to populations residing in radio dark areas but have mobile network coverage. Participating families will be provided with 3G-enabled mobile phones and 3G wireless connectivity. The families will be trained on how to use the mobile phones and research will be conducted to track impact and usage patterns. The other component of the project is the in school programme, supported separately by HSBC. Thirty classrooms will be provided mobile phones with speakers, enabling classes...