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MANILA, Philippines – Can you imagine a classroom without chalk and blackboard, manila paper, cartolinas, one-
fourth sheets of paper, pencils, erasers, and attendance sheets?
The leading Philippine educational materials publisher Vibal Publishing House Inc. and international computer software
company Microsoft have not only imagined it, they are working on making that a reality.
Vibal and Microsoft, in cooperation with the Department of Education (DepEd), have partnered to create a new kind of
classroom set to enter the digital era.
They are making this possible through the introduction of e-textbooks that can be accessed by students on tablet
computers. Chris Datol, operations manager of Vibal’s subsidiary Vibe Technologies Inc., said during the Annual Microsoft
Philippines Innovative Education Summit last March 2 that “a child becomes smarter when he or she uses a digital device
and consumes digital material.”
He cited a study conducted by the United Nations who found that students “exhibited better performance”
because of the highly visual and multimedia content that tablets can show to students.
E-textbooks will have multimedia features like educational videos, full-color pictures, instructional audio content,
customizable text, interactive quizzes, online connectivity allowing external links to resource websites, study tips, and
many more.
Teachers will be able to use the annotated teacher’s edition of the e-textbooks that includes a lesson guide,
answer keys, and teaching tips to help the teacher guide the students in using the e-textbooks.
Schools in Korea utilize tablet PC’s for students while teachers use “intelligent” white boards, Datol said. A survey of
UNESCO rated Korean’s as the most intelligent digital readers “because they know how to search for online content and
adapt new skills especially in using technology,” Datol said.
In June of 2011, Vibal distributed 1,000 tablets to public school students in Laguna that have built-in Rizaliana classics.
Dubbed as “eRizal” tablets, they were distributed in commemoration of the 150th birth anniversary of the Philippine
National Hero, Jose Rizal.
Foundation University in Dumaguete purchased eight Vibal e-textbooks for their iPad 2 units in July of 2011.
In September 2011, La Salle Greenhills rolled out an entire digital curriculum from their elementary to high school honor
classes using 14 e-textbooks in 500 Galaxy Samsung tablets. La Salle will issue another 5,000 tablets in 2012 to cover all
students and teachers.
Digital tools for teachers
Michelle Casio, the Education lead of Microsoft Philippines, said that they not only would improve the learning
process of the students but also the teaching process of the teachers.
Microsoft offers various digital tools for teachers and school administrators that are “60 to 80 percent [discounted]
compared to commercial pricing,” Casio said.
“It’s about giving the value. If you have our software … there are a lot of tools that can be attached for free,” Casio
said. She reiterated that “it’s not about making money out of the schools or out of the students. It’s about sharing the
technology and it’s about learning.”“Our priority really is to equip the students and the teachers [to] help them in the
teaching and learning process,” Casio said.
During the summit, several school administrators shared their experiences of using digital tools in the academy.
Miriam College shared their experience of using a number of programs from Microsoft for their financial system.
Benhur Ong, Dean of the School of Management and Information Technology of College of Saint Benilde, shared how
they were able to integrate technology into their curriculum. “We need to adopt technologies that will help increase the
employability of our graduates,” Ong said during his speech.
Investment weight
Casio said that “most of the weight of investments of Microsoft [for] education” was in the public schools. “Our focus is the
DepEd, because it is more than 90 percent of the [education] population,” Casio said.
As of the 2010-2011 school year, there were 38,351 public elementary schools and 7,268 public highschools, the
latest figures obtained from the DepEd website showed. On the other hand, there were 7,613 private elementary schools
and 5,682 private highschools. Casio said that they were not focusing on private schools because “they can take care of
themselves, they have money and resources.” “But we are not disclosing the private schools, we also help them,” Casio
added. Through all the partnerships and investments being poured by Microsoft into the education sector of the
Philippines, classrooms, regardless of whether in a private or public school, might one day find no need for chalks and
blackboards. A digital classroom will no longer be something that is left to the imagination
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 SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA COLLEGE
Learning Activity and Assessment Sheet 1
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Subject ( Check or choose from below) ___P.E __ Date:
Please Check the appropriate box. ____ Explore ______Firm Up ____Deepen ___Transfer
Filipino English Math Science AP
T.L.E. MAPEH EsP Others___________________
Stage of Lesson: (Check or Choose)
Type of Activity
Concept Notes Laboratory Report Formal Theme
Informal Theme Skill/Exercise/Drill Drawing/ Arts Others__________
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Activity Title: Festival Dances
Learning Target: to share knowledge about festival dances in the Philippines
Reference: Grade 7 Learning Materials

Concept:
 Festival dances are cultural dances performed to the strong beats of
percussion instruments by a community of people sharing the same culture
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harvest. They add to the merry-making and festivities where they are
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COMPONENTS

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Sinulog of Cebu, January in honor of Sto. Nino

Masskara of Bacolod City, Bambanti of Isable and Kadayawan of Davao

Activity: We KNOW it!!

There will be 5 groups and each group will list as many as they can
about the LEADING FESTIVAL DANCES IN THE PHILIPPINES they know
and report it to the class. The top 5 festival with a highest number being
mention in the class will be chosen to give background information next meeti
DepEd: K to 12 is for the triumph of Filipino learners
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January 13, 2017

PASIG CITY, January 13, 2017 –  Education Secretary Leonor Briones affirmed that the K to 12 education
program is primarily geared to benefit Filipino learners and the country.
 
“I always insist that K to 12 is not only for our regional friends or for our international neighbor or for the
global community, we are doing this for ourselves,” Briones said during the 2 nd National K to 12
Conference held at PICC on January 10-11, 2017.
 
Briones maintained that the implementation of K to 12 is not propelled only on the advice of the
international community nor as required by the ASEAN, but because the Filipinos should realize the rich
advantage of the new curriculum in making the youth more productive and competitive, not only
overseas but more so in their country.
 
She added, “We are doing K to 12 for ourselves and for the Philippine education. We are doing this to be
able to compete in our own country so that we can equip our learners with appropriate skills, creativity,
and intelligence to cope with the changing world.”
 
The K to 12 is the innovative curriculum of DepEd which covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic
education. The program aims to provide sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop life-
long learners and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment,
and entrepreneurship.
 
Briones said that when she assumed the stewardship of DepEd, it was her vision that beyond quality, the
constitutional provision is making education accessible, relevant, and liberating.
 
“We want quality education to be liberating from intellectual, social and even material poverty,” she
emphasized.
 
The Education Chief recalled that when President Rodrigo Duterte solicited her opinion in the
implementation of the new curriculum, especially the Senior High School (SHS) program, her answer was
to follow the mandate of the law.
 
The K to 12 Program is mandated by Republic Act 10533, otherwise known as “Basic Education Act of
2013.” The DepEd began the new learning program in its efforts to make a change towards a better
Philippines as early as 2011.
 
K to 12 education reform is the boldest move made by the government in the history of the Philippine
educational system. It requires courage, determination, and political will of revolutionizing the Philippine
educational system amid challenges in more than 70 years.