panaji the directorate of education doe has issued a circular asking high schools to conduct a computer course of at least four weeks for its teaching and nonteaching staff and to ensure that they are wellversed with the basics of computers within six months teachers will then have to make use of audiovisual aids in teaching school heads have been asked to conduct the classes for its staff every day with theory and practical sessions the computer class will have to be for a minimum of one hour and will have to be conducted beyond school or teaching hours without affecting regular classes the headmaster of every school shall conduct computer awareness and preliminary software classes compulsorily for its teaching and nonteaching staff the class shall be conducted by the school computer teacher the course content shall be formulated by the headmaster and the computer teacher as per requirement the circular reads at the end of the teaching session the computer teacher will conduct a test and grade the staff staff who fail to pass the test will have to undergo training again and appear for the test in two weeks in the event that a staff member is computer literate he or she may choose not to attend the classes but will have to appear for the test and be graded the circular states headmasters have been asked to send a detailed report on the date of start of the classes and the number of staff enrolled to the doe in august a compliance report stating names and grades will also have to be sent to the director of education on or before november 30 2012 if an institute has primary or any other teaching section attached to its premises the doe has asked for the staff of those sections also to be allowed to avail the facility the circular by the directorate states that the use of audio visual computer software and internet tools to impart education becomes vital in implementation of the right to education act 2009 as it endorses the continuous comprehensive evaluation method the directorate of education had provided interest freeloans for laptops to its staff the headmaster shall ensure that all those teachers who have availed of the facility make use of laptops for teaching and in various school activities as found appropriate by the principal the circular states schools have also been instructed that the computer course should at least contain the minimum syllabus of basic knowledge of computer hardware and software usage of operating systems like windows or linux creating email accounts internet use sending and receiving emails use of word processors spreadsheets and audio visual presentation software