Active Users for the month of April 2015

All the below mentioned students are eligible for one extra card for the month of May 31st, 2015:

Sr. No.	Member	No's. of Transactions
1	POOJA PANDIT	19
2	ASHOK MORE	18
3	SAWANT SAISH UMAKANT SHRADDHA	16
4	JOANNA PERIS	14
5	K.B.VINDUJA	14
6	SAMIKSHA SALGAONKAR	14
7	DIVYA DAVE	13
8	SURBHI MUNDRA	13
9	PRIMA DCOSTA	12
10	RAMYA THOMAS	12
11	SONIA FERNANDES	12
12	VASUDEV PURANDARE	12
13	GISELLE KHOSESAON	12
14	JENIL SHAH	12
15	KEITH DIAS	12
16	VRAJESH DOSHI	12

Book Donation Drive from April 10 to 22, 2015

“GOT BOOKS YOU DON’T NEED,

DONATE TO OTHERS WHO WISH TO READ!”

Rather than giving a financial contribution or donation, SFIT Library, Borivli,  plans to forge a long-term relationship with the people around, through the mutual love for books on the eve of ‘World Book and Copyright Day’, which falls on April 23.

In 1995 UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on 23 April, as the date is also the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, as well as that of the birth or death of several other prominent authors.

We have always attempted to develop a reading culture among the people and now we are keen to harness the same enthusiasm to the persons who are not as fortunate as we are.

The aim of this initiative is solely to connect with the people outside the Institute and share the resources with them.

For the purpose, the ‘SFIT Social Responsibility Cell’ and ‘SFIT Library’ have decided to organize a “Book Donation Drive” in the campus from April 9 to 22, 2015. We all have so many un-used books lying in our book-shelves. Some are read, re-read; others have no foreseen use.

You are requested to donate such books and other new books for this event and make it a success. Books related to engineering subjects, educational, general and novels are most welcome.

Please ensure the following points so that your donation of a book may be considered:

ü The books should be in good reading condition.

ü They should not have any obscene content.

ü Photocopies of original books are a strict no-no.

Collection Dates: 10^th April to 22^nd April, 2015

Collection Points: Boxes will be available outside the Canteen (Ground floor) and the Library (2nd floor) for your valuable donation of books.

PLEASE CONTRIBUTE TO THE BOOK DONATION DRIVE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

Active Users for the month of March 2015

All the below mentioned students are eligible for one extra card for the month of April 30, 2015:

Sr. No.	Member	No's. ofTransactions
1	KEITH DIAS	20
2	RISHABH TIWARI	20
3	POOJA PANDIT	16
4	ASHOK MORE	16
5	SAWANT SAISH UMAKANT SHRADDHA	15
6	SONIA FERNANDES	13
7	RAMYA THOMAS	13
8	VASUDEV PURANDARE	12
9	SANCHEZ SEBASTIAN	12

Active Users for the month of February 2015

All the below mentioned students are eligible for one extra card for the month of March 31, 2015.

Sr. No.	Member	No. of Transactions
1	KEITH DIAS	21
2	DIVYA DAVE	13
3	AMEY MHASKAR	12
4	VRAJESH DOSHI	12
5	SALVIUS SOOSAI	11
6	NEHA ASHOK PARMAR	10
7	VIVIAN JOHNSIMON CHETTIAR	10
8	RAVEENA D'COSTA	10
9	SAWANT SAISH	10
10	MABEL FRANCIS	10
11	SAGAR MALAVIYA	10

Students app-ly new ways to study, prepare for exams

Colleges are allowing smart phones or laptops in class for taking notes

MUMBAI: With the start of the exam season, students across colleges are busy preparing for papers with the help of apps.

Owing to a string of free apps available online that can be downloaded on most smart phones, students are ditching the copious note taking and revision methods and are adopting new age l ear ning methods.

For instance, Evernote, the multi-platform note sharing app, has become immensely popular among students as it allows them to synchronise all their notes across devices.

“In class, I take down notes on the app and later edit it. By doing this, I don’t have go through multiple notebooks to study during exams as all my notes are in one place. If someone misses a lecture, I can just forward my notes to them via the app too,” said Shivani Tyagi, a mass media student.

The trend in India reflects a worldwide movement towards these learning apps.

A 2013 survey by UK based Educational App Store (EAS), a company specialising in integration of mobile learning in schools and colleges, found that 87% of the respondents used their tablets or mobile devices for studying while 50% said that they would download apps recommended by peers and education institutions.

While such numbers might be a long way for Indian students, colleges are warming up to the idea of allowing phones or laptops in class for taking notes.

Some teachers added a cautionary note.

“Students can now type faster than they write. However, technology should remain a supplement, not a replacement i n classrooms,” said Jyoti Thakur, vice principal, Jai Hind College.

Hridesh Jain, a CA student makes use of a variety of education apps such as ‘The constitution of India’ or the law dictionary that lists out all laws and acts at the tip of your finger. Dictionary apps too are a must have in student phones these days

While most of these popular apps are created in the US, indigenous apps are not far behind.

Mangesh Karandikar, professor at Mumbai university’s mass communication department developed a series of android apps called ‘Edusanchar,’ which has notes explaining complex communication theory in simple, easy to read formats.

Launched last year, the free android app has crossed 5000 downloads already.

Source: Hindustan Times (Mumbai) dated 02/03/2015

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