SUC presidents, ICT coordinators attend project briefing

Dr.Camilo Polinga, project manager of iSchools-CvSU, together with presidents and ICT coordinators of different state colleges and universities in the country meet at the Development Academy of the Philippines Convention Center in Tagaytay City on May 26-28, 2008 for the project briefing on iSchools 2007.

The activities include project orientation, meetings and workshops in the implementation of the project for the new batch of beneficiary public high schools.

Computers for e-Learning

Having computers in public high schools is not enough.

Teachers and students from the recipient high schools of the iSchools Project are also undergoing various trainings on information and communications technology.

The first training is on Sustainability Planning. School principals, ICT coordinators, parents and teachers produce a business plan for the continuous operation of the computer laboratory even after the end of the Project.

Next is the Computer and Internet Literacy Course. Teachers learn to use productivity tools and surf the Net in preparing their lessons and other reports.

Then there is the Laboratory Management Training. It is designed for teachers and school staff who are designated managers and assistants of the computer laboratories.

In the Library Management Training, school librarians use the Anilag software in cataloguing books and providing related services to their users.

Last is the Web Development Training. Teachers and students develop websites to promote their schools.

With these activities, the iSchools Project hopes to realize its goal of bridging the digital divide in public high schools.

This is a "feature story written for the ear" - a workshop output in the Advanced Online Writing Techniques Training-Workshop on May 19-23, 2008 at Aklan State University, Banga, Aklan.

iSchools writers from 14 state colleges and universities train on developing online multimedia packages for the project on May 19-23, 2008 at Aklan State University, Banga, Aklan. Yvonne Chua and Luz Rimban from UP Diliman are the trainors.

English teachers, students develop webpages

English teachers and high school students from the 14 PHSs assisted by Cavite State University and 3 pilot PHSs develop their school's webpages using Joomla. This is their output for the iSchools Training on Web Development on May 12-16, 2008 at the University Computer Center, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite.

The participants are:
1. Bangbang NHS, Marinduque - Rosalie Soberano and Alex Seno
2. Mogpog NHS, Marinduque - Gemma Jandusay and Kelvin Lagrana
3. Calauag NHS, Quezon - Cherry Margaret San Pedro and Bernard Bathan
4. Recto Memorial NHS, Quezon - Lea Malaluan and Alyssa Cypress
5. Pitogo Community HS, Quezon - Crisconnie De Vera and Angelo Garcia
6. Angono NHS, Rizal - Daphine Lamograr and Arjohn Silvestre
7. San Jose NHS, Rizal - Ma. Rowena Iglesia and Abegail Villacruz
8. Vicente Madrigal NHS, Rizal - Jonel Atarejos and Marlon Quijano
9. Bulihan NHS, Cavite - Rosita Isorena and Joshua Aninacion
10. Eastern Bacoor NHS, Cavite - Ma. Victoria Bagaporo and Mariedel Bagaporo
11. Emiliano T. Tirona NHS, Cavite - Marciano Agbayani and Ma. Clarissa Mellona
12. Indang NHS, Cavite - Esterlita Dolatre and Cindy Ramos
13. Trece Martires City NHS, Cavite - Patrick Coquilla and Paolo Gene Raposon
14. CvSU Science High School, Cavite - Arnie Manlapas and Alyssa Louise Pejana
15. Cavite City NHS, Cavite - Eunice Oba and Maria Agnes Vealarosa Frias
16. Dasmarinas NHS, Cavite - Belinda Porto and Joshua Sarno
17. Naic Coastal NHS, Cavite - Gladys Encarnacion and John Daryl Abad

Teacher and student work together in developing their school's webpage.

Arnulfo Caraig, Poinsettia Vida and Simeon Daez, all instructors of CvSU, are the trainor and training assistants, respectively.

The five-day training is the last of the roll-outs for the iSchools project this year.

Librarians train on lib management

Twenty librarians from the recipient public high schools of the iSchools Project train on Library Management on May 5-9, 2008 at the University Computer Center of the Cavite State University in Indang, Cavite. Nymphas Javier (CvSU) and Doris Benzon (Laguna University) serve as trainors while Jo Anne Nuestro (CvSU) is the laboratory assistant.

The participants are:
1. Dulce Semilla - Bangbang NHS, Marinduque
2. Eleanor Malimata - Mogpog NHS, Marinduque
3. Imelda Decena - Calauag NHS, Quezon
4. Levielyn Martinez - Pitogo Community HS, Quezon
5. Chona Reyes - Angono NHS, Rizal
6. Riza Loste - San Jose NHS, Rizal
7. Mariquit Estrabo - Vicente Madrigal NHS, Rizal
8. Reacel Varnal - Bulihan NHS, Cavite
9. Jocelyn Edoria - Eastern Bacoor NHS, Cavite
10. Celia Tolentino - Indang NHS, Cavite
11. Gloria dela Cruz - Trece Martires City NHS, Cavite
12. Arnie Manlapas - CvSU Science High School, Cavite
13. Maribel Videna - Dasmarinas NHS, Cavite
14. Evee Adra - Naic Coastal NHS, Cavite
15. Anacoreta Racasa - Balian NHS, Laguna
16. Maricar Baran - Don manuel Rivera NHS, Laguna
17. Glaiza Talucod - Laguna University
18. Juanita Caricot - Plaridel NHS, Laguna
19. Erlinda Lantican - San Francisco NHS, Laguna
20. Helen Jimena - Philippine School for the Arts, Laguna

Nymphas Javier (CvSU) discusses library services.

The PC system installed in the laboratories of the recipient PHSs is bundled with Anilag which is a library management software.