Monday, September 29, 2008

TSU Ischools Team conducts its CILC trainings right on cue

Talk about striking while the iron is hot….

The Ishools Team from Tarlac State University, in consecutive months April and May this year, concluded its series of Computer and Internet Literacy Course (CILC) to all its 14 beneficiary schools just in time as all the computer units have all been deployed by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology and whilst, the teachers are all excited and agog to get their hand on the new hardwares.

Intended to train teachers on the use of the Open Source Software Edubuntu, the five day CILC seminar was designed to orient them on the basics in computer, word processing-Writer, desktop publishing, slide presentation-Impress, multimedia presentation, electronic spreadsheets-Calc and finally the use of the internet.

Spread over the provinces of Tarlac, Pampanga and Bulacan, all teacher-participants from 14 beneficiary schools were joined by their principals. After the conclusion of each course to every school, they were asked to evaluate the training in terms of training relevance, information and skills acquired, design of the activity, class interaction and the performance of the project staff, i.e. the resource person and training assistants.

Below is the matrix of all the evaluations.

Participating School Date of training General Rating
Central Azucarera de Tarlac High School March 13-17, 2008 98%
San Rafael National Trade School March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 96%
Binagbag Nationall High School March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 98%
Pres. Diosdado Macapagal Memorial High School March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 98%
Angat National High School March 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 96%
Capas High School March 13-17, 2008 100%
Fortunato F. Halili National Agricultural School March 15-17, 29-30 93.16
Carlos F. Gonzales High School April 1-5, 2008 96%
Calawitan High School April 1-5, 2008 95.63
San Ildefonso High School April 1-5, 2008 92%
Balagtas Agricultural High School March 15-17, 29-30 91%
Dolores National High School March 15-17, 29-30 100%
Talang National High School March 15-17, 29-30 96%
Tarlac State University-Lab School March 13-17, 2008 100%
Benigno S. Aquino National High School March 13-17, 2008 93%



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Friday, March 7, 2008

TSU Jumpstarts Ischools roll outs in Pangasinan

Tarlac State University (TSU), partner SUC for the Ischools project of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), kicks-off its roll out schedules with its first of a series of Computer and Internet Literacy Course (CILC 1) in Pangasinan School of Arts and Trade (PSAT) held last Feb 29, March 1, 2 ,8 and 9, 2000.

With Mr. Ronnie Mercado as the team lecturer assisted by Ms. Rina Manuel and Gerardo Salonga, all faculty and staff of TSU, they lined up intended for the five day training the key softwares of the Open Office or Edubundu such as writer, Impress, Spreadsheet and Firefox which are the counterpart versions of Word, Powerpoint, Excel and Internet respectively in the Microsoft Office. They were received and ccommodated by PSAT headed by their Principal Mr. Armando Q. Lopez and assisted by their ICT coordinator Ms. Shernalyn M. Ferrer and the member of their faculty

Exercise on each topic was also required as output so the training team could ascertain that lessons were learned and that the objective of the entire course is achieved.

This activity is part of long stretch of schedules for trainings and roll outs that the CICT has mapped in place after the conclusion of its midstream planning workshop held in Tagaytay City about a month ago.

Similar trainings have been conducted as well on the same dates headed by other TSU staff such as Heidelyn Veloso (lecturer) with Joseph Ocampo and Jeffrey Tolentino (facilitators), Theda Flare Quilala (Lecturer) with Joanne Gamalindo and Ferdinand Marcos (facilitators), Ryan Rivera (Lecturer) with Delai Ofrecio and Gemma Cunanan (facilitators), Jerome Legaspi (Lecturer) with Edgie delos Santos and Pinky Legaspi (facilitators) on other public high schools across the province of Pangasinan.

A second part of the CILC trainings are already on the calendar including Web development and training.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

CICT conducts Midstreaming and Planning Seminar for the Ischools project

Project Managers (PM) from partners State Universities and Colleges (SUC) across the nation braced up for the full implementation of the Ischools project in a Midstreaming and Planning Seminar held last Jan. 28-Feb 1, 2008 at the Development Academy of the Philippines in Tagaytay City.

With the release of hardware and computer units all set and lab rooms of all beneficiary schools inspected and are all ready, Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), the lead agency in this huge project, announced that Feb 14, 15, 18, 22 and 23 to be the deployment dates.

The affair lined up training schedules for their PMs and writers. By April 16-18, 2008, another round of Online Writing Training will be conducted in Palawan. Project Closure Phase 2 meet was scheduled in May 6-8 in Vigan Ilocos Sur, an Advanced Online Writing training will happen on May 12-16, 2008 in Iloilo and finally, a Terminal Report Writing Workshop was scheduled on May 19-23, 2008 in Zamboanga City.

Mr. Randy Catacutan, PM from Tarlac State University, was quoted as saying” the activity also brought into forum important roll-out matters especially that the deployment of the hardware will now come in full swing.”

The Tarlac State University, Tarlac College of Technology, Bataan Polytechnic State University and Central Luzon State University issued their schedules, as cluster of CILC lecturers, for the roll out and clustered trainings as follows:

Heidilyn Veloso CICL 1- Mar 1,2,8,9,10 , San Miguel National High (CLSU)

Ronnie Mercado WEB Apr 7-11
LAB Apr 14-18 TCA
CICL 2- Mar 1,2,8,9,10, Vedasto Santiago hs (CLSU)

Erwin Sibal CICL 1- Mar 29,30,31,April 1,2 Talang National High School (TSU)
CICL 2- Apr 7-11 Remedios Natioanal High School , Lubao, PAM (BPSU)

Angelo Garcia WEB Apr 7-11
CICL 1- Mar 29,30,31,April 1,2 San Ildefonso High School (TSU)

Wilfredo Capan WEB Apr 7-11 LAB Apr 14-18
CICL 1- Mar 29,30,31,April 1,2 Carlos F. Gonzales High School (TSU)


Rogel Quilala WEB Apr 7-11 LAB Apr 14-18
CICL 1- April 1-5 RAMOS HS (TSU)

Al vincent Danganan CICL 1- Mar 29,30,31,April 1,2 Calawitan National High School (TSU)
CICL 2- Apr 7-11 Mayor Ramona S. Trillana HS , Sto. Rosario Hagonoy Bulacan (BPSU)

Glen Ico CICL 1-March 1,2,3,8,9 (BSU)
CICL 2- April 1-5 San Pedro MONCADA (TCA)

Jerome Legaspi CICL 1- Mar 1,2,8,9,10 John J Russel Memoria hs (CLSU)
CICL 2 Mar 13,14,15,16,17 Fortunato Halili A HS (TSU)

Ryan Rivera CICL 1- Mar 1,2,8,9,10 Partida hS, San Miguel (CLSU)

Gloria Prellejeria CICL 1-feb 29-mar 1,2,8,9 TCA Laboratory (TCA)

Theda Flare Quilala WEB Apr 7-11
CICL 1- Feb 29-mar 1,2,8,9 Labrador nhs (TCA)
CICL 2 April 1-5 Eduardo Cojuangco NHS – Paniqui (TCA)

Randy Catacutan WEB Apr 7-11

Attendees also agreed on the scheme on how the units will be received, who will officially sign the receipt and that a test run will be conducted to assure that the hardware are working before the actual training to teachers students and personnel commence.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Project Manager from Tarlac State University Randy Catacutan (front row standing 4th from left) poses with some of the participants of the Ischools Sustainability Planning Workshop held in CLSU in Munoz Nueva Ecija last nov. 23-25, 2007.

Beneficiary school reps attend Ischools Sustainability workshop

Representatives across sixteen beneficiary schools in Region III attend Sustainability Planning Workshop at the Central Luzon State University last October 23-25, 2007 through the auspices of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), the lead agency in the Ischools project.

Organized by the partner SUCs Tarlac State University (TSU), Tarlac College of Technology (TCA), and Central Luzon State University (CLSU), all 41 participants in the 3 day activity were engaged in planning for a sustainable implementation of the project.

Randy Catacutan, Project Manager from TSU was quoted as saying, “the core of the project is not only to empower the schools and their communities towards computer literacy if only to truly bridge the digital divide”, he adds, “it is also necessary that the schools become partners in charting the success of this project by way of eliciting sound alternatives and prospects from the participants of this activity that the commission may find relevant.”

The workshops include a community needs analysis module as vital component in the business plan of the beneficiary schools should the project come in full swing anytime soon. Based from this initial assessment, the participant schools were to choose whether they intend to use their computer laboratories for E-eskwela, as a Training Center for their faculty and the community or a combination of the two.

Workshop revealed however that most of the participants are inclined to put up a training center which will open the laboratory to the public so it can generate income to cover the usual overhead expenditures like power cost, maintenance and among other reasons. Only three of the schools opted to use the laboratories as a training center and use its hardware for the E-eskwela program of their school.

The list bellows shows the name of all the participants.

Ms. Virginia S. Odejar San Isidro High School
Ms. Lilia D. Navarro San Isidro High School
Ms. Marietta P. Tiglao Benigno Aquino National High School
Mr. Juanito G. Mata Benigno Aquino National High School
Ms. Carmelita T. Perez Benigno Aquino National High School
Ms. Maria Linda A. Cayabyab Central Azucarera de Tarlac High School
Ms. Teresita Catap Central Azucarera de Tarlac High School
Mr. Edwin Mendoza Central Azucarera de Tarlac High School
Mrs. Preciosa L. David Pulong Santol High School Annex 1
Ms. Zeny Cartula Pulong Santol High School Annex 1
Mr. Christopher Chantengco Pulong Santol High School Annex 1
Dr. Tandang A. Abain F.F. Halili High School
Mr. Gerry Pantaleon F.F. Halili High School
Mr. Noel Sales F.F. Halili High School
Mr. Juan C. Torres Binagbag High School
Mr. Rodrigo Delfin Sr. Binagbag High School
Mr. Roman Cruz Binagbag High School
Ms. Mina Gracia L. Acosta Angat National high School
Ms. Lea Capistrano Angat National high School
Ms. Julian S. Canonoy Balagtas National Agricultural High School
Mr. Rodrigo R. Imperio Balagtas National Agricultural High School
Mr. Ronaldo B. Reyes Jr. Balagtas National Agricultural High School
Abelardo P. Corpuz Capas High School
Bartolome P. Cayabyab Capas High School
Mariolito G. Magcalas Capas High School
Mr. Gaudencio Sagum Talang High School
Mr.Virgilio Dungca Talang High School
Florencio Sayo Calawitan High School
Virgilio F. Bernardo Calawitan High School
Araceli D. Baluyot Carlos F. Gonzales High School
Thelma S. Salamat Carlos F. Gonzales High School
Felicita L. Francisco Carlos F. Gonzales High School
Veronidia S. Marcelo Pres. Diosdado P. Macapagal Memorial HS
Leodigario Cruz Pres. Diosdado P. Macapagal Memorial HS
Cristina S. Paguia San Ildefonso High School
Luciano dela Cruz San Ildefonso High School
Virgilio P. Castro San Ildefonso High School
Reynaldo I. Veneracion San Rafael National Trade School
Myla O. Mapoy San Rafael National Trade School
Mr. Benito Tolentino Dolores National High School
Mr. Jose Randy Fuentes Dolores National High School

The activity was also attended by representatives from the Department of Education (DepeD) and the Commission on Audit (COA) who sat as panelist in the open forum.