Shiksha Sadan', 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110002
Shiksha Sadan', 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110002
Shiksha Sadan', 17, Rouse Avenue, Institutional Area, New Delhi - 110002
Subject: Teacher training on Augmented Reality (AR) and Student training on Digital Safety and Online
Well-being, in association with Facebook
Immersive technology such as Augmented Reality is going to be one of the most significant technologies
of the future. NASSCOM in its report ‘Augmented/Virtual Reality Next Big Thing of Digital Environment’
suggested all key industries will leverage these technologies. This will create demand for developers
trained in these technologies in the near future.
At the same time,with growing internet access and usage, online abuse, bullying, misinformation, fake
news, internet addiction etc are increasingly becoming important issues to deal with. several people are
dealing with anxiety, stress due to physical distancingand loss of jobs due to COVID-19. Besides, the
closure of schools has created a need, now more than everfor teachers and students to connect online.
The ability to navigate through these challenges and situations has become more vital than ever.
Considering this, CBSE has partnered with Facebook India to launch free and comprehensive training
program for teachers and students of its affiliated schools in following areas in the first phase from
August - November 2020 in virtual mode. All participants will receive a joint e-certificate from CBSE and
Facebook, onsuccessful completion of the course.
Registration Programme
Category Link for registration
date Launch date
1. Three weeks’ Augmented Reality http://www.cbseacademic.nic August
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2. Digital Safety and Well-being for 10,000 http://www.cbseacademic.nic August 6,
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a) Digital Safety and Well-being
Interested schools can be seen at
b) Instagram Toolkit: Building Healthy request a timeslot for Annexure
Digital Habits training a batch of
students.
Note: CBSEwill notify the list of selected teachers and students on its website.
In the second phase, CBSE will introduce AR and digital safety programs for 30,000 students in each
category. Detailed modalities will be notified in due course of time.
Therefore, schools are requested to nominate their teachers and students for the training programs
separately using the following link: http://www.cbseacademic.nic.in/fb/facebookforeducation.html
For any query, schools may contact CBSE at [email protected] or [email protected]; or
Facebook India at [email protected]
1. The Commissioner, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, 18-Institutional Area, SJS Marg, Delhi-110016.
2. The Commissioner, NavodayaVidyalayaSamiti, B-15, Sector-62, Institutional Area, Noida 201309.
3. The Additional Chief Secretary (School Education), Government of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim –737101
4. Principal Secretary (School Education), Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar
5. The Principal Secretary (School Education), Government of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi - 54.
6. The Principal Secretary (School Education), Union Territory Secretariat, Sec- 9, Chandigarh
7. The Principal Secretary (School Education), Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair
8. The Principal Secretary (School Education), Govt. of Odisha
9. The Principal Secretary (School Education), Govt. of Chhattisgarh
10. The Principal Secretary (School Education), Govt. of Tripura
11. The Principal Secretary (School Education), Govt. of Haryana
12. The Director of Education, Directorate of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Old Secretariat, Delhi
13. The Director of Public Instructions (Schools), Union Territory Secretariat, Sector 9, Chandigarh-
160017
14. The Director of Education, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok, Sikkim –737101
15. The Director of School Education, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar –791 111
16. The Director of Education, Govt. of A&N Islands, Port Blair - 744101
17. The Director, Central Tibetan School Administration, ESSESSPlaza, CommunityCentre,Sector3,Rohini
18. The Additional Director General of Army Education, A–Wing, Sena Bhawan, DHQ, PO, New Delhi-
110001
19. The Secretary AWES, Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army), FDRC Building No. 202,Shankar Vihar
(Near APS), Delhi Cantt-110010
20. All Regional Directors/Regional Officers of CBSE with the request to send this circular to all the
Heads of the affiliated schools of the Board in their respective regions for compliance.
21. All Regional Director/Heads/ In-Charges, CBSE-COEs with request to disseminate the information
22. The Head Public Relations, CBSE
23. EO to Chairperson, CBSE
24. SPS to Secretary, CBSE
25. SPS to Director (Information Technology), CBSE
26. SPS to Director (Academics) CBSE.
27. SPS to Controller of Examinations, CBSE
28. SPS to Director (Training &Skill Education), CBSE
29. SPS to Director (Professional Exam), CBSE
30. In charge IT Unit with the request to put this circular on the CBSE Academic website
COURSE DETAILS
1. AUGMENTED REALITY FOUNDATION(FOR TEACHERS ONLY)
About the Program:
AR by School of Innovation from Facebook focuses on upskilling candidates on the ground breaking technology of
the future, Augmented Reality. The course content introduces fundamentals of Augmented Reality and captures
ways to utilize Facebook’s software, Spark AR Studio, to create augmented reality experiences.
The objective of the program is to give candidates an opportunity and platform to learn how to conceptualize,
create and brand their own AR experiences. Candidates will learn how to use Spark AR Studio and publish
experiences on Facebook thereby becoming a part of the Spark AR ecosystem.
On completion of the program successful candidates will receive an online certification from CBSE and Facebook.
Eligibility: Open to all interested teachers and principal
Prerequisites to participate:
1) Access to a computer system/ laptop with windows 10 and above installed
2) Facebook developer account
3) Access to smartphone and internet
Batch Information: These trainings will happen in 2 batches and you will be informed via email for the next
steps once you are selected for the course
First Batch: 1600 teachers
Second Batch: 8400 teachers
Important Dates:
Application start date: July 6, 2020
Application end date: July 20, 2020
First batch start date: August 10, 2020
First batch completion date: September 7, 2020
Second batch start date: September 25, 2020
Second batch end date: October 16, 2020
The course timeline is that of 3 weeks. Three (3) webinars will be organized for each batch, every Friday at 3pm -
4pm. The webinars will be via Facebook Live on the official CBSE Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/cbseindia29/
Registration Link: http://www.cbseacademic.nic.in/fb/facebookforeducation.html
Course Curriculum: This is a 3 weeks training program for the teachers and has 5 levels
Week 1
a) Level 1 - The Basics of Augmented Reality
Augmented State of the Union; Augmented Reality Apps & Use Cases; The Layers of Augmented
Reality - Tracking, Scene Understanding & Rendering; Facebook AR
b) Level 2 - Building up your Scene
Setup & Find your way around Spark AR Studio; 3D on Spark AR; Applying Materials & Textures;
Working with Rectangles, Canvases & Text; Setting up the right lighting for your effect; Adding
Audio to your effect
c) Level 3 - Start a Spark
Tracking People & Places; Working with the Face Tracker; Working with the Plane & Target
Trackers; Testing your effects in Real Time
d) Interactive ‘Ask Me Anything’ Session by Expert
Week 2
a) Level 4 - Visual Programming on Spark AR Studio
Certification: Facebook&CBSE will provide a joint e-certificate upon successful completion of a full session of
either program and complete a brief assessment/feedback form.
Registration Process:
Registration via Schools: Interested schools/ teachers can request a timeslot for training a batch of
students. Just complete the registration link below to let us know how many students you would like to
include in the training and a preferred and alternative date. We will confirm your slot and share a
registration link for your students.
Direct Student Registrations: Interested students can sign up independently and will be accepted on a
first-come first-serve basis depending on availability of slots in each session.
Each session can accommodate up to 300 participants.
Registration Link: http://www.cbseacademic.nic.in/fb/facebookforeducation.html
Timeline:
Application start date: July 6, 2020
Application end date: On rolling basis
Selected candidates will receive an email by: July 30, 2020
Session commencement date: August 6, 2020
Session timings:
th
From 6 August onwards, sessions will be offered daily from Monday to Friday
o Digital Safety & Online Well-Being: 11:30 am -1:00 pm
o Instagram Toolkit for Teens: 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Each session shall be of 1.5 hours (90 minutes)