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S1000D – Why Do We Need it and How Does it Work?

S1000D is A new buzz word in the technical publishing world. New word? Not exactly new, but surely it’s a new word in Indian Defence Technical Publishing segment.

What S1000D Means?

S1000D is an Interactive Electronic Technical Publishing IETP. Of course, it’s also called IETM too.

S1000d is not new but very few Indian companies, which support documentation of foreign Airline documentation are similar to S1000d word. But almost 90% of the people who do S1000d conversation do not know what S1000d is.

Few tools available in the market which are used to make XML files But they are not an IETM creating tool, Just XML conversion tools. After converting to XML, they send to foreign airlines company, where they foreign airline companies plug-in theses XML into their S1000d suits.

S1000D History In Brief

A few years back S1000d is mainly used in the Aerospace segment, because S1000d is basically governed by Steering Committee formed by ASD, Aerospace Industries Association of America (AIA) ATA e-Business Program  These organizations form the S1000D Council Hence, it’s more apt for the Aerospace industry.

Currently, Defense systems – including land, sea, and air products, civil aviation, Ship industry of the US have adopted these standards while making documentation.

Adoption of S1000D

Now Indian Defense system is also trying to adopt S1000D for their documentation activities. When Navy/IAF/Army wants S1000d IETM, it is implied that the navy has CSDB Suit /Local CSDB Server 20- 50 OEMs or Service providers will give S1000d data Modules of various systems and the Navy CSDB Local server will host them and monitor them and does the user management

If the navy does not have a CSDB suit then, still they can run IETM, but a standalone version where no user management will be done by IETM Viewer.(User management will be done by Navy CSDB Local server which hosts all the data modules of various OEMs)

Is S1000D suitable for Smaller Systems?

No. S1000D is not suitable for smaller systems. It’s very apt for the systems which have around 1 lakh pages of documentation and the project has just initiated the documentation.

One Of The Greatest Advantages Of S1000D Is In JSS 0852 IETM, first, documentation has to be done in JSS 251 format, in MS word then IETM activity starts. In S1000D, Separate documentation need not be done. Whatever we do in MS word will be done using s1000d Author software.

Once all the documentation is done, We can simply export them either as PDF or as IETM or XML files with Project manifest file so that these can be deployed in any other S1000d distribution servers/ CSDB studios of navy

Do We Need s1000d?

Well, to be honest, the answer is Yes and NO. It depends on how big is your System/equipment.

S1000d mostly suits to airline industry where every part has a unique number may it be AIRBUS, BOEING BUSINESS JETS, BOMBARDIER AEROSPACE, CESSNA AIRCRAFT. Parts and part numbers are the same.

How Does S1000D Work?

In S1000d documentation, every part is developed as a standalone module/document (data Module). While delivering a document, they compile all data modules and deliver. And all these companies have their own S1000d suit which costs in crores.

They maintain a centralized repository. They maintain their own software which takes care of publishing, document management.

In our context, it won’t suit our needs and purpose. To maintain s1000d, even Clients must have s 1000d CSDB Studio or Server, and all the s1000d publications supplied by various OEMs/ Vendors will sit in that CSDB Server

For that client has to share BREX, business rules to vendors, and guidelines to all vendors so that all the documents will sit properly in the client’s S1000d CSDB Server

This is needed when the system has around 2 lakhs of documents to share.And its commercially very costly solution. If, IETM costs you 20 lakhs then S1000d costs you 80 Lakhs.

If the system is very big, like documentation for the entire Ship /flight, and documentation has just been initiated, then S1000D is the best solution. Because One S1000d is made, then we can export PDFs and also IETM from the same source files.

The Major Advantage Of S1000D

let’s say each ship is built by has 100 OEMs and all 100 OEMs supply IETMS in different formats, then it will be difficult to maintain uniformity.

If all 100 vendors give navy s1000d IETMs then all the IETMs will almost in a similar format.

To achieve this, the Navy must have an S1000d CSDB server with them to host all OEMs received by various vendors.

If the Navy does not have an S1000d CSDB Server with them, then the purpose and  benefits of S1000d cant be achieved

Why CODE AND PIXELS for S1000D?

For the past 7 years, we have been executing IETM projects for Army, Navy, and Air-force in JSG 0852 format.

In 2018, the first time we received an enquiry from a Dubai-based oil and gas firm. We have also come across the s1000d term in various Navy documentation meetings. we have then initiated R&D activities on S1000D Implementation and hired S1000d experts who have worked on various defense Aerospace projects.

we have interviewed 50 members who mentioned s1000d in their profiles. We picked them from LinkedIn. They don’t even know what s1000d is. They were told that the project was s1000d, and they blindly did data entry work on the conversion of word to XML.

We initially tried to develop software for S1000d. We later realised that S1000d is not just making Doc files into XML files. It has thousands of standards of XML tags as mentioned by S1000d documentation. We have searched for an organisation that is already an expert in delivering S1000d solutions. After almost 6 months of evolution, we have done a technical tie-up with one of the best s1000d service provider company. (US-based firm);  We have executed projects in S1000d successfully.

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Role of “Digital Classes in schools”

A digital classroom is a classroom that is fully immersed in technology. Each student has access to an Internet-connected device, whether it be a laptop, tablet, Chromebook, or another device, and the majority (or all of) the curriculum is delivered via an online, engaging, interactive platform. There are so many different websites, extensions, add-ons and apps that teachers can use to enhance their teaching and connect with students.

Benefits of digital classes in schools are a lot more than one can ever think of.

Digital classroom requires a shift from a teacher-centered to a student-centered environment where the instructor must take on multiple new roles.

Classrooms too can be thought of as a platform, and they certainly are no exception to increasing amounts of research and the pervasiveness of multimedia. They have not only changed the perspective of students towards studying but have also helped the teachers in preparing dynamic multimedia educational resources/lessons which can be interesting for students. Students prefer engaging, visually-stimulating, interactive educational materials that require them to collaborate with their peers and use an inquiry-based approach. This ability to focus is more important than IQ or the socioeconomic status of the family one grew up in for determining career success, financial success, and health.

These multimedia educational resources also prepare students for life in college and the real world by providing them with a technology-based education

Digital classes in schools are also great for the environment because paper use is either eliminated or significantly reduced. This method leads to more and deep learning. Effective relation can also be developed between students and teacher and also among students. They can share their ideas, experiences, and investigations. This method is effective for all students with low learning speed and even for those with high learning speed.

The noticeable aspect is that digital classrooms are showing remarkable improvement in pass percentages year-on-year.

Furthermore, technological advances are creating innovations that can potentially support the unique and individualised needs of learners in distributed education.

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Is it okay to introduce electronic gadgets to Nursery kids for rhymes?

Many a times we find young children getting addicted to the television set and often complaining about how they cannot eat without watching a cartoon program. Technology has come a long way and has paved way into toddlers lives too through cartoons on YouTube and YouTube kids. But is it really a great option to let your children grow even more dependent on gadgets? Let us look at the pros and cons of letting nursery children use technology in the current scenario.

Pros:

Introducing gadgets to nursery children will definitely improve their learning capacities as great audio & visual content is available on the internet to learn rhymes and watch cartoons.

Letting children watch cartoons and rhymes on YouTube and other OTT platforms is much better than letting them watch cartoon channels because of the amount of advertisements in Tv. Advertisers strategize their ads in a way that children get hooked to them and you to buy whatever is shown in the ad. For example, if a child sees an ad of a particular xyz chocolate recurrently, he will very likely compel you to buy it for him whenever you take him to the super market. Where as on OTT platforms there very minimum amount of such ads to addict the children.

Scientists say that kids who use gadgets have a better quality of eye-hand coordination compared to those who don’t use gadgets.

Children learn skills like communicating and storytelling better when using gadgets since they try to imitate cartoon characters.

Cons:

Using gadgets at for nursery children could cause several health issues like eye sight and back pain even in toddlers. This is exactly why find many young kids today at the ophthalmologist’s office.

Using gadgets for a long time is not a great for nursery children’s health because it might increase laziness among kids. Instead of focusing on gadgets, children should be encouraged to play outdoor sports and games along with other kids to enhance their social interactions and physical health.

Many nursery children eat mindlessly while watching cartoons which may cause obesity among them. Children should always be taught from a young age to eat mindfully with all their senses directed towards the food.

Psychologists say that nursery children whose screen time is high are prone to depression and anxiety compared to those who don’t rely much on gadgets.

Being able to use technology is a must for children this age but at what cost? I feel, nursery children should be allowed to use gadgets but within a strictly set time period. Parents need to be very strict with the gadgets use and must have gadget free hours post 6pm in order to reduce their child’s dependency on gadgets.

If you’re a parent looking for online learning website for your child studying in nursery or kindergarten, we highly recommend you to checkout our website www.digitalteacher.in. We provide attractive audio visual content to teach your child rhymes and other lessons at a very affordable price.

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What is a LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?

Before you get panicky about the jargon, let us look at the meaning of a learning management system. A learning management system is a software application used to monitor, administrate, document, report and track educational courses.

An LMS can be really helpful in the current scenario due to the lock-down of schools and it will enable unfaltering delivery of lessons to students.

The purpose of an LMS is to empower Learning and Development (L&D) departments with training and development for their learners. You could think of a learning management system as a vast archive where you can track and store information.

Anyone with a login and password can access these online training resources whenever and wherever.

You could deploy a learning management system (LMS) via cloud, get it from a self hosted platform, desktop application or a mobile application.

One of the biggest perks of having an LMS is that it can store a large amount of data and it tracks learners/students performance and monitors progress.

Here is where Digital Teacher comes in handy. Digital teachers  presents a Unit Plan to the teachers which can either be adopted as it is or customised as per their needs in the planning stage of the instruction delivery.

A template of the Lesson Plan is provided to break the instructions of a unit at class-to-class level along the lines of the unit plan.

The pace of instruction delivery is placed in the hands of the teacher through the “Overview” section of the product, which gives a bird’s eye view of the subject matter of a particular unit.

A typical unit is divided into Introduction, Instruction and Evaluation sections on the lines of standard teaching-learning process.

The content under the Introduction section is divided into three sections, which helps the teacher to recall the previous content covered, maintaining continuity of the subject.

Over 15 lakh schools are shut down in India and the students have been at home without any physical for more than 6 months now and a learning management system comes very much in handy for both student and the teacher in this scenario for learning at home.

Before getting an LMS, factors you need to consider are

Delivery of prompt reports and analytics

Responsive design

User friendly interface

Support services

eLearning Assessment Tools

Compliance And Certification Support

Social Learning Support

We hope you find this article useful before getting a Learning Management system for yourself.

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Online learning – Boon or Bane | Digital Teacher

Over the years there has a been a lot of debate whether or not to consider online learning as a boon or not. But with the pandemic taking over the world, Online learning and demand for learning apps has shot up exponentially.

It has been more than 6 months since the schools have shut down and even thought the schools are offering online classes via zoom meetings, I highly believe that it is not at all sufficient. Zoom classes definitely don’t work effectively due to the network issues, power cuts and other technical glitches. Half of the time on zoom classes is spent on taking attendance and children barely can pay attention to the teacher on zoom.

Whereas on a learning app, the student can log in to the website as per his timings and study without any interruptions and resume back later whenever he wants. The option to pause and resume isn’t available on zoom. The student focus better on learning apps due to the attractive visuals and graphics used. It is scientifically proven that students memory retention power increases by 40% when studying with good visual aids.

Online learning has come a great way due to facilities we currently have. We have the access to gadgets and 24*7 internet connection and that is more than sufficient for anyone to use online learning apps.

Online learning is definitely a boon because no matter how tough a concept is, you can always rewind and listen to the topic over and over again as you like. This is the best feature of using online learning apps and sites.

There are tonnes of best online learning apps like Byjus, Vedantu, Meritnation and Digital Teacher. Every app is priced at a different amount depending on whatever facility it provides. Of all, the most expensive one is Byjus and the most economical and pocket friendly option is Digital Teacher. Digital teacher provides you with the best of content at a minimum price of 1547/- only.

Visit – www.digitalteacher.in now!

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What is a smart classroom?

Long gone are the days where just a blackboard and chalk were used to teacher children lessons. Students of the current age are hyperactive and lack concentration. It takes more than just plain old classes to keep them engrossed into learning.

Quality education is an essential requisite in today’s competitive environment. Technology has affected us in every aspect. The smart classes is a modernised method of education in Indian education scenario which provides quality education to students by helping them in better concept formation, concept elaboration, improvement in reading skills and academic achievement.

"The students of the future will demand the learning support that is appropriate for their situation or context. Nothing more, nothing less. And they want it at the moment the need arises. Not sooner, not later. Mobile devices will be a key technology to providing that learning support."

Dr. Marcus Specht, Professor of Advanced Learning Technologies, Open University of Netherlands.

With over 15 lakh schools shut down in India due to the pandemic, students all over the country now look up to e-learning.

E-learning has changed the entire game of education technology worldwide especially since the COVID-19 lockdown started. Technology was always known as a boon or a bane thing, but without any doubt it has proven to be a boon in these times.

Every student that you know of right now is relying on distance education for his/her cognitive needs.

In this age, almost every household has an internet connection and access to online learning and a recent survey states that for those who do have proper access to online learning, they could retain 40-60% better than what they could retain in the physical classroom. This is mostly because students can go at their own pace online and reread topics over and again as they like.

Many education technology companies are making it easier for the lower income strata to access online education for free. Many governments across the globe have been starting new e-learning programmes to ensure that everyone has equal access to education in these tough times.

The Central government has recently launched the PM e-VIDYA platform, with 12 new DTH channels, one for each class to reach out to all strata’s of society. These efforts have proved beneficial to a sizable chunk of the school-going population.

A famous edutech company based in Bangalore stated that their demand has shot up by 200% due to the covid lock-down.

It is true that most schools are conducting online classes and teaching with zoom app, but the efficacy of it is debatable.

Many students are not comfortable with zoom classes due to connectivity issues. Teachers too find it difficult to monitor the children over an application.

Children with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) find it very hard to focus on the online classes. That's where the usage of digital teacher steps in.

Edutech companies like Digital teacher make interactive learning possible with the help of efficient graphics and conducive teaching to help enhance the learning experience of students.

Over 6,000 schools in India use Digital Teacher to educate their students

Digital teacher or other such education technologies make it possible for the students to learn at any time of the day at their convenience without having any time bound  restrictions

Being able to read and learn at their own pace is one of the best things a student could do to increase his/her productivity and concentration.

Smart classroom help stimulate all the senses of students and help them in learning and retaining learnt information well.

Digital Teacher is the brainchild of Code & Pixels Interactive Technologies, a company based in Hyderabad.

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E-learning Content Development Company in Hyderabad / Code and Pixels

E learning content development company and software solutions in Hyderabad is cost-effective at Code and Pixels Interactive Technologies. We are top among E-content content development companies in Hyderabad with over years of experience. Our content includes sound, a combination of multiple media, compatible and runs on any platform.

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Code and Pixels is an IETM level 4 and  S1000D development company delivered 25 projects. Interactive Electronic Technical Manual (IETM) range from Level 3 , 4 and 5.

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Need NCERT solutions for 10th class?

Hi! Are you a 10th grader looking for your NCERT solutions? If yes, then let us help you!

We, at Digital Teacher believe that there is no gain without pain, and we would love to teach you from the basics so that you don’t look for any shortcut solutions.

Our Digital teacher application will help you in understanding and visualizing complex problems and topics so that you arrive at better solutions on your own. With digital teacher, you can learn faster and better in a short amount of time and you will also register the learnt topics better in your mind due to the effective visuals we provide. Being a 10th class NCERT student is no joke. It takes a lot of time and effort to learn your syllabus. We would love for you to choose us in helping you through your journey.

We offer lessons for all classes in all subjects. We also have very interactive assessment sessions so that you can test yourself on how well you have understood a topic. Our learning modules are made in accordance with senior most NCERT teachers and faculty and we are certain that we will not disappoint you.

We really hope you pick us in helping you achieve better grades. Do check out our newly launched website – https://canvas.digitalteacher.in

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Mobile Learning Apps and Its Uses

Whether it is videos, presentations, gamified learning app, new techniques have come to life as a result of highly sophisticated software development that can totally reshape the way people learn. Mobile phones have completely dominated our lives from communication and entertainment to socializing and learning.

Mobile learning apps or m-learning, means learning is done through portable devices such as smartphones and tablets. Short online training courses consisting of learning videos can be provided through mobile devices. These short lessons can be designed in a way that facilitates just-in-time learning support. Custom LMS and LCMS (Learning Management System and Learning Custom Management System) are further improving the standards of Mobile learning.

Learning app allows us to extend the scope of education beyond the physical confines of a classroom. We can access quality content from home or office, communicate with a large community of learners and teachers, and work online. The value of mobile learning is that it allows employees, students, and common people to communicate, collaborate and develop new ideas using sound digital resources.

The role of mobile app developers is very significant in developing learning apps. And the importance of learning app is turning mobile app developers specifically as learning app developers. For example, responsive design should be the choice when crafting eLearning solutions that need to be displayed on mobile devices. The inability of a design to adjust based on screen resolutions can frustrate users in experiencing the content and learning videos and make them exit the course. This signifies the impact of learning app developers on the user experience. With the advent of software development and custom LMS and LCMS (Learning Management System) apps, thousands of learning materials are loaded in the LMS software and a student can directly access those at any point of time and from anywhere. Thus, E-learning app has brought a technological revolution in the education and has helped both students as well as teachers to enhance the learning process.

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Language Laboratory System / Language Lab System

Success and communication are very closely related with each other. Advantage of language laboratory / English laboratory / English lab helps one to acquire English language proficiency in a language is the process and can be considered as a good method of learning that language. English language lab in India is something new to Indian students, whereas it is very common in Western countries to train children in the English laboratory or digital language laboratory to enrich their language learning skills and for English language development. Very huge prominence is given for English language laboratory and digital language laboratory in western countries. One more advantage of language laboratory is that it enables one to communicate as if he / she is of English mother tongue.

Scientific advancements have produced a number of innovative products to assist the learning process. Innovative products such as digital multimedia control, English language learning app, English software / language software / English language lab software i.e. English lab software, English pronunciation software, wireless headsets and microphones, English language learning online, the interactive response pad, etc. in K-12 digital content and K-12 multimedia are very useful for students learning languages for communication.

These interactive tools especially English language learning app, English software / language software / English language lab software i.e. English lab software, English language learning online, English pronunciation software are designed to enhance not only language learning skills / English language development and language teaching but also class room grading and distance learning and making CCE (continuous and comprehensive evaluation) more easy. English lab or digital language lab in K-12 digital content / K-12 multimedia is more effective than all these.

When we speak about language laboratory system / language lab system especially with respect to English language proficiency, there are two skills that needed to be taken care of equally and thus there are Listening lab and Spoken English lab / communication lab. With the introduction of digital language lab / English language lab in India, CCE (continuous and comprehensive evaluation) can be done effectively.

Listening lab helps in developing listening comprehension. Listening comprehension in turn is useful for understanding pronunciation and phonetics.

Spoken English lab / communication lab enables one to develop good communication and vocabulary.

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Tips to Improve Spoken English

It is harder to understand spoken English than in written English. Even though it is difficult, listening to spoken English is a hugely important activity as it has many advantages over reading. It teaches to understand the speech, it shows the pronunciation of words, it teaches connected speech, etc.

Improving your English communication is just like how you take on your fitness program, where you need intense focus and positive mind-set to stay fit and get the physique you want. Learning to speak English fluently can’t be done in a day. It takes time and requires regular practice.

How to become fluent in English?

To become a fluent English speaker, one must study and master reading, listening, and speaking. Listening, as we know, is the skill of understanding spoken language. Listening is an essential skill, present in most of the activities we carry out throughout our lives. Acquiring an extensive vocabulary is also one of the largest challenges in learning spoken English.

While learning English, it is very important that you are on the right diet and your diet here is to learn some (at least 2-3) new words every day to improve English vocabulary and use those words in regular conversation. If there is no one to talk in English, one can write one’s own conversation/thoughts by using those words or can also record one’s own voice to check if the pronunciation of the word is done correctly. An extensive vocabulary aids expression and communication.

Thinking about English instead of translating things

Preparing basic level Grammar, Choosing a topic, speaking about it and rectifying the mistakes made is a very good practice for improving communication. Most of the non-native speakers translate native language into English. It is very important to start thinking in English instead of translating things. In the beginning, it may be difficult, but gradually it gets habituated.

Tongue twisters are also a perfect way to improve diction and help learn how to speak quickly. Here is a saying on which one can start practicing: “The thirty-three thieves thought that they thrilled the throne throughout Thursday”. It may look funny, but by practicing a few minutes a day in front of the mirror one will learn when and how to use different expressions. One will also learn where you make most of the mistakes.

There are also many courses available online for learning English through which anyone can access these online classes at home. These courses focus on teaching students the basics of the English language, including the alphabet, vocabulary, syntax, grammar, sentence structure, and phonemic awareness. An emphasis is placed on students learning to read, write, and converse in English. Students work on their pronunciation and conversational skills as they participate in class discussions, collaborative projects, tests, and final exams.

So, improving Spoken English is not at all a difficult task, especially after online classes at home came into the picture. All one needs is just a passion to learn and a continuous effort.

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Smart Class Solution | Digital Teacher

A smart class needs no introduction. It is an innovation for the education system that provides a visual representation of the subject being taught. It is a solution which is changing the way how students are taught, which is, in turn, enhancing their knowledge.

Every student has a unique perception of things. This perception helps them grow as an individual in day-to-day activities. A smart classroom promotes this perception by providing an intuitive environment for ease of learning.

It also helps them develop their self-learning abilities which can further boost their interest levels that promotes a healthy educational experience.

A smart classroom is not limited to the student; it consists of several modules that can help in assessing the overall progress of either your students to increase productivity.

We have done intensive research on digital classroom solution and we strongly believe we have designed the perfect product with emphasis to the student.

Our product is one of the first smart class solutions that incorporates a modular structure for quick upgrades. Such an environment can benefit your students by preventing disruptions on their education as well.

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Smart Class Solution | Digital Teacher

A smart class needs no introduction. It is an innovation for the education system that provides a visual representation of the subject being taught. It is a solution which is changing the way how students are taught, which is, in turn, enhancing their knowledge.

Every student has a unique perception of things. This perception helps them grow as an individual in day-to-day activities. A smart classroom promotes this perception by providing an intuitive environment for ease of learning.

It also helps them develop their self-learning abilities which can further boost their interest levels that promotes a healthy educational experience.

A smart classroom is not limited to the student; it consists of several modules that can help in assessing the overall progress of either your students to increase productivity.

We have done intensive research on digital classroom solution and we strongly believe we have designed the perfect product with emphasis to the student.

Our product is one of the first smart class solutions that incorporates a modular structure for quick upgrades. Such an environment can benefit your students by preventing disruptions on their education as well.

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Smart Classroom Services Provider, Hyderabad | Digital Teacher

Find digital classroom/smart classroom services provider in Hyderabad, India. Digital teacher is a new age teaching, learning tool for instructors & students alike.

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English language lab | Digital language lab - Hyderabad, India

Find English Language Lab service provider in Hyderabad. English language lab is the software which enhances the skills of a student, teaches English and enhances ability to Listen, Speak, Read and Write.