YouTube has launched an Indian school curriculum focused education channel called Edu India. This channel features subject & class specific videos for 1-11th standards. YouTube has created separate channels for standards 1-12 and subject-specific playlists for each standard. Types of videos & subjects covered: The videos tackle individual topics under subjects like Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Economics, English, History, and Geography among others, and provide explanations, examples, problem solving and in some cases exam tips & tricks. Some of the videos are live-action videos, in which a teacher instructs students from what looks like a TV studio set, while other videos are in the form of webisodes with teachers providing audio instructions and demonstrating the same on the screen through graphics. In case of webisodes, a complete transcript is also provided below the video. The channel also offers workshop-like & animated videos for students in primary school (standards 1-4). Topics covered under each subject are quite comprehensive and the there are some videos specifically for students studying in CBSE & ICSE board affiliated schools. Impact: While watching a video on exponents under the Maths playlist for standard 8 students, I was thinking it would’ve been so great if I had this during my school days. I could’ve revised topics I didn’t pay attention to at school, and it could’ve been the perfect ready reckoner before exams. Plus, my Maths teacher wouldn’t have been glaring down at me while I fumbled my way through every problem. The best part is that the content is available…
