DepEd

Virtual labs technology allows senior high schools students from public schools to access a broad range of advanced software applications using their own devices.

In partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), tech titan Microsoft recently launched a pilot of the mobile version of “Minecraft: Education Edition” exclusively in the Philippines to provide early access to an expanded learning experience for 23 million Filipino students.

The research portal was developed and designed as the central repository for education research at the DepEd.

The DepEd said at least 870,000 learners in the basic education sector and 1.1 million learners in senior high school will become legally allowed to be marketed with e-cigarettes or vapes once the bill becomes law.

LGUs supporting DepEd can now acquire Chromebooks using their Special Education Fund (SEF) and donate them to public schools in their areas to support the new learning requirements brought by the pandemic.

The Department of Education (DepEd) said it has provided all public schools nationwide with annual Adobe Creative Cloud licenses to enhance the digital literacy skills of teachers and learners.

RCBC’s DiskarTech will implement a curriculum-based digital finance study program that will be integrated next school year in the lessons of the senior high school students nationwide, especially those who are taking the Accounting, Business and Management (ABM) strand.

The PNPKI digital signature is a new requirement by the Comelec for all public school teachers who will serve as Electoral Board Members.

The 2022 budget for the DepEd Computerization Program (DCP), which aims to provide ICT packages and IT infrastructure in public schools, is approximately double the amount allocated in last year’s General Appropriations Act allocation.

The Department of Education (DepEd) acknowledged that cheating has always presented a challenge to the education system but it became more widespread and problematic during the pandemic.