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digital lesson, complete it with video or used to equip the schools with computers
audio materials, test assignments and and the Internet. Thus, on April 28, 2020, a
provide it as a homework through the decree of the President of Uzbekistan was
Lessons Planning section in Kundalik. If signed, according to which all healthcare
necessary, the lesson can be bound to institutions, schools, preschool educational
a textbook or an official syllabus for the institutions should be connected to the
discipline. When submitting a lesson as high-speed Internet network in 2020-2021.
a homework, the teacher can set up the In February 2020, to solve issues with the
competition parameters and choose the technical equipment of schools, a pilot
presentation form. Thus, the senior classes project of the Ministry of Public Education
can take a lesson in the messenger format, of Uzbekistan was also launched to provide
and the younger students can study in the the tablets and laptops to the teachers by
form of an interactive game. installments on preferential terms.

A mobile application Kundalik.Family The project demonstrated its particular
has been developed for the parents and “Despite the fact that efficiency during the pandemic.
students. In addition to the standard
options of a digital diary and a learning the children are at home, The Ministry of Public Education, together
platform, the application provides very we must start the 4th with the National Television and Radio
useful additional tools: a GPS tracker that Company of Uzbekistan, arranged the
helps determine the child’s location, a academic term at schools” broadcasting of video lessons on the TV
rating in a class and detailed analysis of - H.E. Mr. Sherzod Sher- channels in accordance with the curriculum.
performance for various disciplines, an matov, then Minister The video lessons were also posted on the
average grade, etc. website of the Kundalik digital academic
of Public Education of platform.
The application helps the students to use Uzbekistan.
all the diary options, send their homework During this period that was so difficult
and files with completed creative tasks, The project is completely funded by for the country and the entire world, the
view the curriculum, and schedule their day Kundalik's own resources. The state Kundalik platform helped to provide the
independently. It is also possible to send the does not spend the budget for software
homework in the application through the development, operation and maintenance, Benefits of digitalization of
parent's profile that is especially useful for introduction of the system into the the education system are
those families that have one smartphone schools. Transition to the digital document
to work with the platform. A motivational management in the schools allows the clear: it helps to prepare
tracker in the Diary tab will inspire and state to save on purchase of paper class- a unified standard in all
encourage the students to complete their books, since there is no need for them. schools in the country,
tasks and assignments faster.
Moreover, the saved public funds can be eliminate the digital
inequality and find an
individual approach to each
child. The state can obtain
the necessary data for
analytics and management,
provide the children with
useful content for their
development, and provide
the parents with convenient

services and involve them
in the education process
of their children. It also
instills digital literacy in
the citizens.

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