iSchools writers attend online writeshop

Twenty-nine faculty members from 26 SUCs throughout the country participated in the Online Writing Techniques Training-Workshop conducted by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) on November 14-16, 2007 at Hillside Resort, Tiniguiban, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan.

The three-day training aimed to provide basic skills in documenting the activities of the iSchools Project.

Ms. Luz Rimban and Ms. Yvonne Chua, both journalists and faculty members of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, discussed the following topics:

Day 1: The Online Environment and Newswriting
Day 2: Headline Writing, Photojournalism and Feature Writing
Day 3: Opinion Writing and Blogging


Exercises were given in every session and sessions were followed by workshops. The first workshop was on newswriting where the participants wrote a news story about their respective iSchools.

The second workshop was on photojournalism where the participants edited photos (cropping and resizing) using Adobe Photoshop and put captions and keywords. The second output of the workshop was the actual taking of pictures considering the elements discussed and uploading of the edited photos with caption/cutlines to www.flickr.com.

The third workshop was on writing a feature story that accompanies the news story. The participants were instructed to write the title, the summary and subheads if needed and to list the internal and external links as well as the interactive elements.

The final workshop was on blogging where the participants created their respective institutional blogs and uploaded all the revised outputs of the workshop.

Western Philippines University (WPU) hosted the training-workshop.

Recipient Schools

Cavite:
1. Eastern Bacoor National High School, Bacoor, Cavite
2. Emiliano T. Tirona Memorial National High School, Kawit, Cavite
3. Trece Martires City National High School, trece Martires City
4. Indang National High School, Indang, Cavite
5. Bulihan National High School, Silang, Cavite
6. Cavite State University Science High School, Indang, Cavite

Rizal:
1. Vicente Madrigal National High School, Binangonan, Rizal
2. Angono National High School, Angono, Rizal
3. San Jose National High School, Antipolo City

Quezon:
1. Recto National High School, Tiaong, Quezon
2. Pitogo Community High School, Pitogo, Quezon
3. Calauag National High School, Calauag, Quezon

Marinduque:
1. Mogpog National Comprehensive School, Mogpog, Marinduque
2. Bangbang National High School, Gasan, Marinduque

SPW Open Forum

A participant raises his concern during the open forum of the Sustainability Planning Workshop held on October 22-24, 2007 at DAPCC, Tagaytay City.

CvSU conducts Sustainability Planning Workshop

Cavite State University coordinated the iSchools' Sustainability Planning Workshop for the Southern Luzon Cluster on October 22-24, 2007 at the Development Academy of the Philippines, Tagaytay City.

The workshop was participated in by 100 principals, parents-teachers-community association (PTCA) presidents and school board members of public high schools.

Workshop inputs

The sessions were:
• CICT and iSchools Project Briefing
• iSchools CeC Models
• Linking the School and the Community
• Technical Issues in Maintaining an Internet Lab
• Cost of Maintaining an Internet Lab
• Business Planning

Workshop outputs

The participants determined the needs of their respective communities using an appraisal checklist, chose the model to adopt based on their needs, and prepared their business plan based on the model selected. The open forum clarified the issues raised by the stakeholders.

The Southern Luzon Cluster has 42 recipient public high schools assigned to three partner state universities and colleges: CvSU, Batangas State University and Laguna University.