Blog, ano ito at paano magamit sa classroom?

Well the content of this essay is targeted to those teachers (education teachers, skills teacher, academic teacher, teachers trainer) who are not using ICT in their personal and professional life. That's is integrating teaching and learning with your personal life.

Ang sagot sa tanong..
Technically, Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter/diary/logbook) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site. It is a personal or group or company journal which is presented for public online. Well english teacher this is place for "feature writing" para sa ating presscon diba. (opinion lang po wag sanang masuko)

The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." You may or may not update it daily but if there are inquiry in your ideas make sure to answer promptly.

Hey you dont need to be programmer or web designer. You do not need to have technical background. Just a short comprehension on english language and capability to follow ABC instructions... tapos ang trabaho. Masmahirap pa ngang gumawa ng lesson plan, test paper o kaya battery of questions para sa student eh.

Before... pupil used to give comment or ideas verbally in the front of the classmate. Some people do it in the office, inside the classroom, the teacher may said explain it orally yet now you may said post your answers to my blog so my audience are everyone in the corner of this world.
No more usapang barbero, here the blogger may remove unpleasant comments.

How the teacher can use the blog.

1. I use it as posting of my online test questions. The student will reply individually since they have to use individual computer. The bad thing is they can be coach by friend yet the real objective is the learning of technology which is integrated with the topic of subject matter.

2. Assignment, student inquiry, teacher announcement for both student and parents. They are asking for the grades.. answer it like this... See the class section in my blog he he he bahala na ang maliit na score.

3. Any theory and principle to discuss, used blog its free and unlimited. Once guest and blogger enter their comments. It is on the record and only the blog owner can remove or repost.

4. The best thing to integrate blog in classroom is this.. A chance to display the student work or output in the internet so that the whole world can see it. Yes this is the best thing i like.. My work will become international and its my intellectual property automatically ha.

5. Let us convert the school publication by posting all the news, announcement and pictures in the school blog. This link "Free WebSite for school" offer free blog site for school only...It is accepting both public and private school.

6. The Business education teacher under can use blog to earn profit. How? this is the place where you can post or display the for sale product in your school di ba. I will teach you the process once you made inquiry in well design blog.

7. Health education teacher or secondary education teachers in general can post their cases, health issues, announcement, test questions etc..

8. Art education teacher has a good matched with blog. Imagine the work of your student placed in the internet (using blog) and let those foreign student comments on the drawing of your pupils. Let us see how they will be impressed by our Filipino creativity.

9. Physical education teachers, this is one of the secondary teacher i consider lacking of program. The future of countries development lies in your hand sir and mam. Use blog to post technique in playing any games, suggestions in student or players training. Search and post in your blog those steps and procedure in sports training..

So College and university that focus in teacher's education. Please include blogging in your curriculum so that the new teacher will become ICT functional.

Comments and suggestion are welcome.

What is Wordpress

WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. What a mouthful. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. In common term, it is ready web page template for blogging. It is database driven and ready to install. More simply, WordPress is what you use when you want to work with your blogging software, not fight it.

WordPress Features which is easy to use. (Suited to teacher with limited time)

* WordPress Theme List (web page template)
* Using Pages (You can add multiple pages unlike other blogger)
* Writing Posts
* Design and Layout (Creativity is guaranteed ask sirjobs)
* WordPress Feeds (you can received content if you want)
* User may or may not register.
* User Levels (WP 1.x)
* Administering Your Blog is easy as ABC
* Using Image and File Attachments which can be link to any sites

Any question are welcome here.....

DepEd ICT Curriculum is far Behind the Trend

The DepEd ICT Curriculum is very late. The latest ICT curriculum was made last 2004 and the basis of this curriculum is still Microsoft Operating System, Microsoft Office, Basic hardware and software with actual or hand on experience, basic web development with little discussion on graphics and basic programming which until 2009 the computer teacher was unable to implement due to lack of programming training and trainors. Some details on the background of ICT Curriculum given by DepED.

• The actual computer education of the public high school student will begin in 3rd year level (some concern school started in the elementary and first year yet no clear program until now).
• The content will be Operating system, software and hardware concepts, keyboarding, Ms word and Excel. Never mention the PowerPoint and Ms Publisher. However since ICT teacher of Deped are intelligent, flexible and aggressive, they teach those missing topics even it is no longer in the curriculum.

• The 4th year student will learn the basic concepts of programming like pseudocode, syntax, flowcharting, IF and then etc. Take note there is no actual coding since teacher of DepEd does not know how to code. That will be all for 4th yr 2nd grading. (1st grading is review of 3rd yr lesson). In 3rd grading, the 4th yr will do Ms Access database. Lucky if the teacher know this application yet mostly do not know. The 4th grading is spent in HTML.

Why late? Basically database programming now a days is more on MS Sql and mysql. While the curriculum is about Access and HTML, Microsoft already introduce since 2002 the FrontPage web design application. Unfortunately, FrontPage is already face out by 2004 because it do not conform with W3 standard. The FrontPage now is have a new name and Microsoft call it Web Expressions, yet the software was unable to released formally. In this trends the Adobe products together with Macromedia - Adobe package became dominant for IT related works suited for Filipinos. DepED do not have license for it so we can not teach this in the classroom unless teachers are willing to take risk on licenses.

Yes Sir, while the DepEd stick to Microsoft product, the actual industry is using Dreamweaver, Flash and Photoshop. This is what are lacking for the Filipino students while Indian professional enjoying. Now lets focus in programming, which in my view should be teach to 3rd year student. Just a simple conditional if and then scripts is very important to the student to understand the logic of various programming language.

DepEd have to chose PHP over ASP as application in the theory. PHP is free and do not need license suited for Philippine settings. I recommend that the student start studying CSS since it is the next after HTML or XHTML. All this things will required comprehensive training for ICT teacher and not only 40 hours or one week as what DepED usually offered to teachers.

The high school student are not allow to study hardware maintenance since the school is afraid that the student may damage the units. However just last year STEP final in Baguio, the curriculum expert discuss the new coming curriculum for the future high school computer technician.

The sad thing is, they want to adopt with the needs of the society yet it is still late. The curriculum writer should include not only hardware technician but also the following; software technician, network technician and basic server maintenance. Hey i do not suggest to get the job from Computer Engineer. Actually, those Engineer do not like to do this dirty works and they want it to be left to the maintenance technician. It simply means the Civil Engineer just command what to do while the laborer (technician) perform the task.

Luckily, some DepEd IT teachers was forced to study and teach latest innovation like graphics designing (should be included in DepEd curriculum) and web design and development ( once again should be included at least basic topics) since this is the trends of today Information Technology. Why the teachers are forced? It is because of the Student Technologist and Entrepreneur of the Philippines. The organization the host and manage the technology competition of the Department of Education. Every year, winning the STEP competition is getting difficult. The quality of outputs can be observed during judging. So much for the STEP, let me summarize my demand as former IT expert of DepEd.

The DepED should make IT as separate subject like math and science. Why because this technology is applicable in every part of human life. There is no more activities that this IT is not usable. It is comprehensive in details which can not be fruitful by mere integration.

The DepEd should start teaching Operating System, Concepts of Hardware and software, Ms Word and Excel to the first year. PowerPoint and Desktop Publishing (graphics design) for the second year. Web development, some scripting language and data base application both Microsoft and open software for third year. Lastly, hopefully the student is already matured to repair, troubleshoot, do some networking and configuration including internet and server maintenance for 4th year.

Yes i do not intent to get the job from college graduate. This high school is just support group, the Junior worker of the industry if they not proceed in college. That i think the essence of Edukasyong Pangkabuhayan.

Ops the teachers need training. As i observed, the DepED and private sector even Microsoft offered training which is very basic like, basic office application, basic multimedia, basic desktop publishing etc. Hey our student do not need the basic. They need quality learning, complete and usable when they enter the next facet of their lives. Hey, do not forget to include the forum, blog, online photos, e-mail, chat, voip, download and upload, conferencing and those things as latest today.

Former ICT In Charge
Minglanilla NSHS
www.mnshs.co.nr

Wisdom in Teaching

To teach is to touch many lives forever. To educate is to purposively shape these lives and make them imbibe positive values. Education thus plays a crucial role in the future and well-being of the nation.

The quality of the students depends in the quality of the teachers.

Education is an investment in the development of our country’s human resources. We could not afford to neglect this basic resource which is the foundation of our country’s development. Globalization demands competent and technologically skilled graduates. The country’s future is at stake. Let us give education all the support that it deserves.

Everyone are present, some truly listened, fewer understand and yet no one appreciate the lesson.

teachers are invited to post their teaching motto or principle and ideals