Education
tablets deployed in Davao and Makati public schools
Intel Philippines
today announced that it has partnered with leading education technology
solutions provider FELTA Multi-Media Inc. to enable an education transformation
initiative in local public schools through Intel Education Solutions (IES). Earlier
this year, Intel helped transform local classrooms in Davao into interactive learning
environments by training teachers and donating 25 Intel Education Tablets and
solar power equipment to the Marilog Central Elementary School (MCES). Intel is
now able to engage more schools in tablet-assisted education with the recent
acquisition of 750 tablets by the Department of Education in Makati.
As the Philippines
is projected to become one of the fastest-growing economies in ASEAN, education
plays an even more important role in producing a high-quality workforce for
future jobs. “We feel that this initiative is very timely, given the urgent
call for engaging and interactive education in the country. We are optimistic
that our investment in the Intel Education Tablet will help equip these
students – who make up the next generation of the Filipino workforce – for the
increasingly digital future and workplace,” said Dr. Dominico Idanan,
Superintendent, Department of Education, Makati.
According to MCES principal
Zenaida Ayop, the tablets had a tremendous impact on the way their students and
teachers viewed education. Majority of the students from MCES hail from different
indigenous backgrounds, including Cebuano, Matigsalog, Tagabawa, Diangan, and
Bagobo-Manobo tribes. The diverse student population, said some students, made
it difficult for them to build relationships with their teachers and with each
other.
“Before the grant,
the students did not look forward to going to school. A number of them thought
that school was not a fun place to be,” said Ayop. “After Intel gave us the
Intel Education Tablets and trained our teachers how to use the devices,
amazing changes started happening. The classroom became a bigger, friendlier,
place – alive with questions and answers. Students are becoming more receptive
to our lessons. We are also seeing improvement on their performance and
retention of information.”
Created specifically
for education and to meet students’ needs, the Intel Education Tablet belongs
to a complete education solution offering, which includes hardware, software,
infrastructure, digital content, services, training, and support. The tablet
features eLearning tools to make classrooms more engaging, including an
e-Reader, science exploration and data analysis application, painting tools and
accessories, a snap-on magnification lens, and plug-in thermal probe. It also
delivers high-quality, energy-efficient performance, and provides a natural fit
for diverse student populations.
“Education remains a
top priority for Intel because we believe that young people will be vital to
solving global challenges in the future. We also believe that the youth should
have access to education that matches both their interests and their skill
sets,” said Uday Marty, Managing Director, Intel South East Asia. “There is a
need to provide engaging content in a format everyone can understand, otherwise
people who haven’t had access to technology in the past will resist
advancements. This is why we’re going beyond simply giving devices to students,
and focusing more on educational institutions, the content they are producing
and assessing, and most critically, the teachers.”
Intel works with various governments and private sector groups to
improve education by assisting and contributing to strategic planning for ICT
in Education, professional development, development of curriculum standards,
content development, evaluation and monitoring. Intel's initiatives in the
education sector have helped more than 12 million teachers improve education
for hundreds of millions of students across 100 countries. Intel promotes and espouses
a holistic and systemic approach to improving education.
“We continue to work
closely with our local partners to enable the academe, public sector,
educators, and other segments of the market to adopt the technology. We are
confident that schools in the Philippines will soon see the benefits of
tablet-aided learning,” said Calum Chisholm, Country Manager, Intel
Philippines.
For more information
on Intel’s education products, visit http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education-solutions/new-products.html.
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