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First Bell is a digital teaching platform for primary education in Kerala, India. First Bell is an interim arrangement for regular classes for students of Std 1 to 12 (Kerala State syllabus)^[1]. It is an initiative by the Kerala Infrastructure Technology for Education (KITE) and a part of VICTERS (Versatile ICT Enabled Resource for Students). It is owned by the Department of General and Higher Education.

Starting

First Bell started from 1 June 2020 through VICTERS, in the situation of hiking crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri.Pinarayi Vijayan. The second edition of First Bell started from 1 June 2021, in the name 'First Bell 2.0'.^[2]

Teaching methods

First Bell is a virtual teaching platform. First Bell have several teaching methods from its starting. First Bell's live telecasting of the episodes, is through the free Television channel of VICTERS. The second one is the telecasting through the YouTube channel of VICTERS named 'itsvicters' (this is not for live telecasting). First Bell's teaching is through interactive sessions and informative animations. This is very useful and a popular method for teaching.^[3]

YouTube channel

First Bell's YouTube channel is named 'itsvicters'. It is for uploading the episodes for the students of several grades. The uploading in this YouTube channel is after the live telecast in the Television channel of VICTERS. The monthly viewers of this channel is 15 million (150 crore).^[4]

Grades

First Bell episodes are available in the website of VICTERS and YouTube channel. These episodes are prepared for the students of 1 to 12 grades. First Bell also has a program for the children studying in pre-primary, named 'Kilikkonchal'. This program is also available in all First Bell sources.

References

^ "First Bell official website".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "KITE to fix First Bell shortcomings". Times of India.
^ "First Bell Kerala". Drishti IAS.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "New platform will have First Bell classes". The Hindu News.

External links

[1] "First Bell official website".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "KITE to fix First Bell shortcomings". Times of India.

[3] "First Bell Kerala". Drishti IAS.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "New platform will have First Bell classes". The Hindu News.

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-'''First Bell''' is a [[Educational technology|digital teaching platform]] for primary education in Kerala, India. First Bell is an interim arrangement for regular classes for students of Std 1 to 12 (Kerala State syllabus)<ref>{{Cite web|title=|url=https://kite.kerala.gov.in/KITE/firstbell/|url-status=live}}</ref>. It is an initiative by the [[KITE Kerala|Kerala Infrastructure Technology for Education]] (KITE) and a part of [[Victers TV|VICTERS]] (Versatile ICT Enabled Resource for Students). It is owned by the [[Department of General and Higher Education (Kerala)|Department of General and Higher Education]].
+'''First Bell''' is a [[Educational technology|digital teaching platform]] for primary education in Kerala, India. First Bell is an interim arrangement for regular classes for students of Std 1 to 12 (Kerala State syllabus)<ref>{{Cite web|title=First Bell official website|url=https://kite.kerala.gov.in/KITE/firstbell/|url-status=live}}</ref>. It is an initiative by the [[KITE Kerala|Kerala Infrastructure Technology for Education]] (KITE) and a part of [[Victers TV|VICTERS]] (Versatile ICT Enabled Resource for Students). It is owned by the [[Department of General and Higher Education (Kerala)|Department of General and Higher Education]].
 [[File:First Bell.jpg|thumb|The logo of First Bell in Malayalam]]