Mangalore, November 5: Students of Pompei Government School, Urwa, were a happy lot. The 'Student Internet world' organized by department of Information Technology/Bio-Technology, SDM Law College, on Thursday sought to teach Class VIII students how to operate the internet.
Muthappa S, a student of Pompei High School, said, "The teachers here are very helpful. They taught us how to use the internet, send email, view pictures and play games."
Parasappa, his classmate, said, Although he had been to cyber cafes before, all he used to do was play games. "Here, we have been taught the basics of internet browsing and how to send and receive emails," Parasappa pointed.
Vishal K and Chetan Bhandarkar, BCA II year student of SDM College of Business Management, who are organized the event, said while the main aim was to provide students from government schools basic working knowledge of internet, the major hindrance was lack of basic computing skills among some of the children. Chetan said, "Some of the students did not know how to start the computer, let alone handle a mouse and these are some of the difficulties we are trying to overcome."
Chetan mentioned that the college has been organizing this event for five years and the total attendance this year was 121 students. The students attend theory classes, they are provided with their own computer during lab sessions and the student-teacher ratio is a healthy 2:1.
Sunya, a shy girl, admitted that she knew little about computers before she attended the workshop, but now she is eager to learn. "I now know how to view pictures and games," she said.
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