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COMMUNITY DAY

19th SEPTEMBER 2015

 

Microsoft India & Microsoft MVPs across India came together for a social cause "Digital Citizenship" as part of Community Day 2015 on 19th September 2015 across. The Community day was celebrated across 22 cities, towns and villages with 190 schools. 138 students from Dronacharya College Of Engineering, Gurgaon along with faculty coordinators Ms. Megha Goel, Ms. Sarita, Ms. Priyanka Mahani, Ms. Meenu Gupta, Ms. Jyoti Pruthi, MS. Charu Jain, Ms. Kshitija Pol and Ms. Maneela Tuteja participated in this activity and visited 50 different schools of Delhi NCR and trained around 2400 school students. Mainly students from VII to XII standard were taught the basics of computer by the volunteers.

The agenda of the program was to create a buzz about computers and technology amongst the students and make them understand the importance of higher education. Institutes from all over India participated in the event including MVPs, MSPs, College Students, Faculties, and User Group Leads. Many colleges, NGO/NPO and Microsoft Innovations Centers across the country also joined in this mission to spread digital literacy and higher education options among young citizens of India.

The session duration was of 2 hours in which students were taught about basics of computing & typing, MS Office, email, internet browsing & social media. The students were encouraged to try out some games and other applications in the laptop. Many students came forward in response and had a good time using students’ laptops . For many students, it was their first hands-on experience with computers and the sessions helped them realize the importance of higher education. The teams also organized a small quiz on computer among children and distributed prizes to the winners.

Overall it was a different experience for the students to share knowledge. The children were very enthusiastic & keen to learn new things. Dronacharya College of Engineering received a lot of appreciation from the team of Microsoft and MVPs conducting this event.

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