Digital-Divide/C2/How-to-use-Aakash-Tablet/English



Visual Cue	Narration
Slide 1 Title Slide	Hello and welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “How to use Aakash”
Slide 2 Learning Objectives Slide About Aakash Device specifications of Aakash To operate Aakash Possible activities on Aakash	In this tutorial we will learn About Aakash Device specifications of Aakash How to operate Aakash Possible activities on Aakash
Slide 3 What is Aakash? Aakash is a tablet PC which runs on Android 2.3.1 can perform most computational tasks is meant for school and college students	What is Aakash? Aakash is a low-cost tablet PC which runs on Android 2.3.1 operating system It can perform most computational tasks It is meant for school and college students, who cannot afford costly desktops or laptops.
Slide 4 Brief history The device was developed as part of the country's aim to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities in an e-learning program is projected as a "$35 laptop" by the GoI will be distributed to university students at a subsidised rate	* The device was developed as part of the country's aim to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities in an e-learning program It is projected as a "$35 laptop" by the Government of India and will be distributed to university students at a subsidised rate
Slide 5 Hardware Specifications 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 Processor 4 GB internal space 256 MB RAM 7 inch Capacitive touch-screen Two USB Ports One Micro SD Card Slot with 32 GB extendable memory support WiFi support	Its basic hardware comprises of 800 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 Processor 4 GB internal space 256 MB RAM 7 inch Capacitive touch-screen Two USB Ports One Micro SD Card Slot with 32 GB extendable memory support WiFi support
Slide 6 Optional accessories	Optional accessories like an external keyboard or mouse can be connected to the device. These are specifically connected via externally powered USB hub.
Slide 7 Additional information	It has a battery life of about 3 hours and the full recharge time is about 2 hours. One can connect any external storage device like pen-drive or hard-disc to Aakash, through the USB ports.
Switch to Aakash device interface (front-view1 image)	This is how the Aakash device looks like.
Point to the ON/OFF or Power switch (side-view1 image)	You can switch on the Aakash device by long-pressing the ON/OFF or Power switch for at least 3 seconds.
Switch to Aakash interface (front-view1 image)	When switched on, by default, your Aakash interface will be locked.
Show finger pressing the Unlock icon and dragging it upward.	To unlock the device, gently press the Unlock icon and drag it upward.
Switch to Aakash device interface (front-view2 image)	This will unlock the device and you will land on the home-screen.
Point mouse-pointer to Status bar	On the home-screen, right on the top is the Status bar.
Point mouse-pointer to the Back icon on Status bar	Notice the Back icon at the extreme right of the Status bar.
Show finger pressing the Back icon	Pressing on this, will take you back to the previous screen.
Point mouse-pointer to respective icons as per the narration	Next to it, are the Option icon, the Clock icon, the Battery Life Status icon and the Cellphone Signal strength indicator.
Point to the Cellphone Signal Strength Indicator and the SIM Card Notification icon.	Notice that this icon is inactive, as of now.
Point mouse-pointer to the WiFi icon.	Lastly, there is a WiFi icon.
Show finger pressing and dragging the Status bar downward	We can drag the Status bar downward to see other notifications.
Show finger pressing and dragging the Status bar upward	Drag it upward to restore the Status bar again.
Show finger pressing the Home-screen	Long-press anywhere on the Home-screen to access the Home-screen settings.
Show finger pressing the Back icon	Press Back icon to exit the Settings window.
Show finger dragging the Home-screen to the left first then to the right	Drag the Home-screen to the left or right to access the other Home-screens
Point mouse-pointer to the bubbles at the bottom right and left	Take a look at the bubbles at the bottom right and bottom left corners of the Home-screen.
Point mouse-pointer to the 2 bubbles on the right and left corners	They indicate which screen you are in. For eg- 2 bubbles on the right and 2 bubbles on the left indicate that you are in the 3rd or the middle Home-screen.
Point mouse-pointer to the Widget bar	Notice the Widget bar on the right side.
Point mouse-pointer to the 3 icon buttons one after the other	There are 3 icon buttons on the Widget bar. They are - Web-browser Main menu and Phone Call, which is presently inactive.
Press the center icon	Press the center icon to access the Main menu.
Press the Calculator icon >> Press the X mark to close the app	Press on any icon to access the respective application. For eg- press Calculator icon.
Show finger dragging on the empty space on the screen	To access the whole list of apps, scroll up and down by dragging on an empty space on the screen.
Quickly point to some of the apps	There are some default Android apps here like - Clock, Calendar, Calculator, Browser, Email, Music, Search, Device Settings and many more.
Show finger pressing the Home icon	Press the Home icon to get back to the Home-screen.
Point mouse-pointer to the hardware Home button	There is a physical hardware Home button, too, which will take you back to the Home screen.
Point mouse-pointer to the 2 icons as per the narration	On the Home screen, you will see 2 icons - Aakash Programming Lab and Aakash Applications
Show finger pressing the Aakash Programming Lab icon.	Press on Aakash Programming Lab icon. You will see a screen with four icons placed horizontally, namely C, C++, Python and Scilab.
Point mouse-pointer to C, C++, Python and Scilab icons.	In all the four options (C, C++, Python or Scilab) we have common components and a common User Interface.
Show finger pressing the Scilab icon.	Let’s press the Scilab icon. The interface looks like this.
Point mouse-pointer to the Text Editor panel and to the Console Output panel	To the left is the Text Editor panel and to the right is the Console Output panel.
Press anywhere on the Text Editor area.	One can type the source code in the Text Editor.
Press anywhere on the Text Editor area.	A virtual keyboard will appear and one can use it to write programs.
Type “sin(%pi/2)”	Let’s type “sin(%pi/2)”
Show finger pressing the Back icon on the Status bar.	To close the virtual keyboard, press the Back icon on the Status bar.
Point mouse-pointer to the Execute icon	Notice the Execute icon at the extreme right of the Console Output panel.
Point mouse-pointer to the Console Output panel.	After writing code in the Text Editor, we shall press the Execute button to view the output. The output “1” will appear in the Console Output panel.
Point mouse-pointer to Example Programs and Themes.	At the bottom, you will find drop-down menus for Example Programs and Themes.
Show finger pressing Example Programs	Press Example Programs to access pre-loaded sample codes for the respective software. In this case, you will see the codes for Scilab.
Show finger pressing the first one	Selecting any one of them, makes the code appear in the Text Editor above.
Press anywhere on the Text Editor area.	One can edit this code if required.
Show finger pressing the Execute icon	One can now execute this code and see the output in the Console Output panel.
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Show finger pressing Themes icon	Press Themes drop-down to change the look and feel of the Text Editor and Console Output panels.
Point mouse-pointer to Graphical Output option.	Scilab has one extra component, i.e Graphical Output option.
Show finger pressing the checkbox.	Check this option if your code contains any plots. Uncheck when not needed.
Point mouse-pointer to Graphical Output option.	All the examples provided in Scilab have graphical output. Hence Graphical Output option is selected automatically when one chooses an example.
Show finger pressing the Back icon.	One can switch back to the other programming software by pressing Back icon. This will land you back on the page with the 4 icons.
Show finger pressing the Back icon twice.	To exit APL, press Back icon twice.
Point mouse-pointer to Aakash Applications	Now let us learn about the options under Aakash Applications.
Show finger pressing the Aakash Applications icon	Press Aakash Applications. You will find ProxyMITY, Clicker, Robot and ProxyMITY WiFi.
Show finger pressing the ProxyMITY icon	Through ProxyMITY one can view Spoken Tutorials, NPTEL and Introduction to DBMS videos and learning objects.
Show pic of SD card and SD card slot on the Aakash device	These can be accessed if an SD card pre-loaded with the content, is connected to your Aakash device. One also needs to set the path of the folder in the SD card in which the content is present.
Show finger pressing the ProxyMITY WiFi icon	Through ProxyMITY WiFi, one can stream videos of Spoken Tutorials, NPTEL and Introduction to DBMS from a local intranet. One should have access to the local intranet path.
Last slide	That’s all we have. Hope you found this information helpful in using your Aakash device. Enjoy learning with Aakash! This tutorial has been contributed by Nancy Varkey from the Spoken Tutorial project, IIT Bombay. Thanks for watching.

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