Category: Education

PLDT Home, Google launch ‘Be Internet Awesome’ online series  

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Following its partnership announcement to further strengthen efforts in educating Filipino kids and families about internet safety and digital responsibility, the Philippines’ leading home broadband and digital service provider PLDT Home and Google joined forces in creating a kid-oriented video series online. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GoDc1WOxWU The Be Internet Awesome online series combines animation and live action — …

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2nd phase of DepEd Oplan TAWID, in partnership with Microsoft, Alorica and other partners, announced

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Microsoft Philippines, together with the Department of Education (DepEd), launched the second phase of the DepEd Oplan TAWID — Technology-Assisted Work Immersion Delivery — a focused skilling program that aims to provide relevant industry immersion experience and hiring opportunities to graduating DepEd Senior High School (SHS) students. By providing training courses on in-demand 21st-century skills, …

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Teen talks about “twindemic” in online art exhibit

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A science high school graduate warns of a “double pandemic” in a short infotainment video from a new digital art exhibition of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) Center for Campus Art (CCA). “To Differ, Digitally 2: Love and Dissent in the Time of Pandemic” explores the digital landscape as a platform to …

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World Vision and DepEd launch mobile library to give children in slum areas access to learning materials

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Child-focused organization World Vision partners with the Department of Education (DepEd) to launch a mobile library in Mandaue City. The library named as Learn and Play Hub is officially launched to the community at the DepEd Mandaue City Division Office. Under the organization’s Urban Development Project, with the funding from the World Vision Singapore office, …

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Lawmakers for LGBT+ Equality: Asia event to premiere in PH via YouTube on July 14

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MANILA, PHILIPPINES, July 9, 2021--Lawmakers for LGBT+ Equality, presented by the Global Equality Caucus and supported by Google, will be streamed live on YouTube this coming Wednesday July 14 at 7:00PM Manila time. Lawmakers for LGBT+ Equality is an online global series of digital content where leaders connect with civil society and members of the …

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Batangas kindergarten students received learning materials through World Vision’s Abutin Na10

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The Department of Education (DepED Undersecretary for External Partnerships Service Atty. Tonisito M.C. Umali, ESQ recently turned over 18,000 sets of printed learning materials for students in Batangas through through the “Abutin Na10” campaign in partnership with child-focused NGO World Vision. This ongoing campaign for the benefit of learners residing in poor and remote communities …

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Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines’ education-themed activities for the month of June

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June is all about education in the Philippines, as it traditionally marks the beginning of classes in school. While the pandemic has changed the times and the way students learn and take their classes, Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines’ lineup will surely bring out the students in every Filipino, through its education-themed activities for …

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Google to hold University Verification Workshops to help fight misinformation in the country

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Google News Initiative (GNI) will be hosting free University Verification Workshops from May 24 to June 9, 2021 for students, journalists, and fact-checkers. Interested participants may register via this form. GNI is a Google program that aims to help journalism to thrive in the digital age by strengthening and elevating quality journalism, and empowering news organizations …

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Go Digital ASEAN: Free Digital Skills Training Now Open to 25,000 Filipinos through The Asia Foundation with Support from Google.org

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Manila, Philippines – Aiming to close the digital gap for 200,000 micro, small and medium business owners in Southeast Asia, The Asia Foundation, Pailig Development Foundation, Clevergrit Web Services, and Yoveo Digital, with support from Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, have teamed up to provide digital literacy training through the Go Digital ASEAN regional initiative. In the Philippines, …

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Creator Day: Education Helping teachers and learning creators grow and succeed on YouTube

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YouTube held a one-day online training event called “Creator Day: Education”. The initiative meant to equip teachers and learning creators with knowledge and skills to use YouTube effectively not just for education but as a livelihood opportunity since YouTube channels, as they grow, can be monetized.  “There’s a huge opportunity in the learning space right …

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