Cyber school plan launched

| New Straits Times, Jan 26, 2011 | by Satiman Jamin

KUALA TERENGGANU: The state will boost its education sector with the implementation of the Cyber School project in selected schools this year.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said said three schools had been picked for the pilot project and more were expected to follow suit if the project was successful.

He said the project would further enhance the students' learning with the introduction of e-books in classrooms.

"The Cyber School project is a natural progression of the e-book learning concept.

"It will boost the grasp of information technology among students in the state."

"The system will improve the communication between students and teachers, which is important to ensure that teachers can guide the students as they move along with the lesson."He said SK Paya Bunga, SK Kompleks Seberang Takir and SK Teluk Kalong would be among the first ones to be furnished with Cyber School facilities.

Ahmad was speaking after presenting e-books to 783 primary pupils at the Wisma Darul Iman here yesterday.

He said it was important to carry on the usage of e-books to teach in the classroom as the world had become more competitive.

"It takes more than just straight As to become the best student nowadays because the competition is much fiercer than 15 years ago.

"To be the best, a student has to score A in all subjects, so we must give them the best environment to study in."

He said the state government wanted to equip all schools in Terengganu with the facilities of premier schools.

Meanwhile, Terengganu Education Department management and education sector head Mohd Zubir Embong said more than 45,000 e- books would be distributed this year. He also said schools which have shown a significant jump in student performance would be helped to achieve greater success.