Enabling ICT Literacy through Learning Action Cells

Enabling ICT Literacy through Learning Action Cells (Day 21)

by Rey Laguda

(This is the  20th day of 50-day journey of DepEd Undersecretary Rey Laguda as being serialized here with his permission, culled from his Facebook account - Blogger/owner)

It is really not enough to simply provide hardware and equipment to schools. While access to technology was provided, adoption and use was varied and was affected by many factors. It did not automatically translate to effective use for teaching and learning. There was a need to support provision of technology with ample professional development.

There have been numerous ongoing efforts of industry partners and groups to train teachers for productivity, teaching and learning objectives. However, given the number of teachers to be trained, it was just a huge challenge to cover the whole ground. Further, these partners were not operating or present in all areas of the country. So the Department of Education made a decision to complement this with internal training and development as well. The whole process entailed development of a program after consulting with teachers from the field, and experts from the bureaus and ICT service from the Central Office.

ICT Literacy Facilitators

DepEd ICT Coordinators First Year Anniversary

Making things right and in order is the guiding principle why DepEd ICT Coordinators group page in FB is organized and created. As it maintains its mission, it has at least assisted teachers who were new to computer technology and has resolved some LIS common issues and concerns.

One year ago today DepEd ICT Coordinators group page in FB was created to serve as a help desk option for school information and communications technology (ICT) coordinators on encoding online their respective pupils/students enrollment data profile as directed by the Department of Education (DepEd).

A low profile elementary school head, Gil Camporazo of Balabag Elementary School of the Division of La Carlota took the initiative in creating this FB group page, DepEd ICT Coordinators in which there are 6,273 members as of this writing.  One Hundred Percent (100%) of the geographical regions of the country are represented as evident by their online registration made for the purpose.

DepEd ICT Coordinators page was later changed its status from public to a closed group to control the influx of its membership. Later its membership was extended to teachers, class advisers and even school administrators and school heads.

This group enjoys its existence under the spirit of volunteerism and cooperation among the members.

Who Are They Who Make DICT-C in Order?

Our FB group gains momentum everyday as every member is so busy and even preoccupied to accomplishing their task as teacher-advisers, ICT coordinators and school heads. Thus, they keep in touch with DepEd ICT Coordinators FB Group to get an update of what's happening or new in Learning Information System (LIS).

DICT-C Logo

This blogger through his initiative has created a group in FB to cater to the needs of these DepEd frontliners as far as learner record-keeping is concerned.

The blogger by profession is the school principal of Balabag Elementary School in the small division of La Carlota is managing this group in which he named it as "DepEd ICT Coordinators" which carries its motto: "Making Things in Order". By the spirit of volunteerism and with a strong advocacy for the various thrusts and programs of the DepEd, he makes himself available on line to be always on guard on whatever issue, problem or any related concern on learner's school profile or data.

DepEd ICT : 'Keeping Learners' Interest in Mind, at Heart'

April 2015 marks the first year anniversary of DepEd ICT Coordinators Group in the Facebook in which this blogger and a school head of Balabag Elem. School created that said group to serve as a "venue for ICT coordinators, classroom teachers of the DepEd for coordination, instructions, and sharing of best practices related to Learner Information System (LIS) and Enhanced Basic Education Information System (EBEIS), among others."

Asec Rey Laguda

As this group celebrates its anniversary, DepEd assistant secretary Rey Laguda has issued a statement to this effect that says -

"Gil, congratulations on your first year anniversary of your blog (group). I find it really inspiring and encouraging when our people find ways to innovate and come up with solutions to the myriad of problems that we face. Instead of waiting for the answers to come to you, you seek it and even share it with others.

"May your blog (group) continue to serve as an effective to not only for disseminating information but in engaging our people to seek information, analyze with discernment, and decide with prudence and reason.

"we always be inspired to find opportunities to build our nation by keeping our learners' interest in mind and at heart."

La Carlota LaSalTech Invades EPSUG

Our youngest son, Gilbor D. Camporazo, Jr. and his co-ed, Champ Jun Cañal, 2nd year programming students of LaSalTech, La Carlota dared to prove their worth in the 2nd E-TEACH Programming Society Users Group (EPSUG) MEETUP seminar recently at HTM building, La Consolacion College, Bacolod City by showing  their best on what they've learned and experience from their technology education.

Camporazo, Gilbor Jr.

For the first time, they did represent their school in this "meetup" of future expert programmers in the country. They're excited. They're nervous. But they're determined as ever and have the notion to excel whatever matters for the honor of their school.

What actually led them to join with this seminar of would-be programmers to experience the first-hand instructions, lecture and applications of high-level programming techniques and procedural codes from experienced and expert resource persons.

A lecture on blogging, on animation using autodesk Maya and Maya application, robotics, among others preceded the web design competition.