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.