Dearest Fellow Educators,

I would like to invite you to join APEC Cyber Academy International Online Learning Contest for both elementary and high school students. This project is hosted by University of Tainan, Taiwan and its site is http://linc.hinet.net/apec Please use internet explorer as your browser when you visit the site. In case you receive this letter and you're not a classroom teacher, i would like to ask if you could share this opportunity to teachers under your program.

Apec Cyber Academy has different contest category which would fit the learning competencies/curriculum in different subject areas like English, Math, Health and Science, History and TLE/Computer classes. The contest starts this February 17 and ends on April 19, 2008. Each winning team (which is composed of student/s and a teacher) will receive certificate from Taiwan and a chance to attend the international convention in Taiwan this year.

Please register now so you and your students could prepare in advance since all modules for each learning activity are now ready for browsing. Aside from uploading outputs, there will be live virtual conference for students with volunteer facilitators from Philippines, Taiwan and USA which could enhance student's English language proficiency.

In case you have queries please don't hesitate to contact me as one of APEC volunteer facilitators.My skype account is ceciliaestoque and my YM is the same as my email address.

I hope to see your teams on APEC Cyber Academy list of participants soon!

It takes only a mustard seed of faith to move a mountain...but it takes commitment to make a difference.

Very sincerely yours,
Cecilia M. Estoque
Teacher/International IT Online Learning Volunteer Coordinator/Facilitator
Philippines

Joignez le concours de étude de collaboration en ligne international pour K12 à l'académie d'APEC Cyber
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Les plus chers éducateurs de camarade,

je voudrais vous inviter à joindre le concours de étude en ligne international d'académie d'APEC Cyber pour des étudiants de lycée élémentaire et. Ce projet est accueilli par University de Tainan, Taiwan et son emplacement est http://linc.hinet.net/apec satisfont l'Internet Explorer d'utilisation en tant que votre navigateur quand vous visitez l'emplacement. Au cas où vous recevriez cette lettre et vous n'êtes pas un professeur de salle de classe, je voudrais demander si vous pourriez partager cette occasion aux professeurs dans le cadre de votre programme.

L'académie d'Apec Cyber a la catégorie différente de concours qui adapterait les compétences de étude/programme d'études dans différents domaines comme des classes de l'anglais, de maths, de santé et de la Science, d'histoire et de TLE/Computer. Le concours commence le ces 17 février et extrémités le 19 avril 2008. Chaque équipe de gain (qui se compose de student/s et de professeur) recevra le certificat de Taiwan et une chance de servir la convention internationale dans Taiwan cette année.

Svp registre maintenant ainsi toi et vos étudiants pourriez préparer à l'avance puisque tous les modules pour chaque étude sont maintenant prêts pour la lecture rapide. Hormis les sorties téléchargeantes, il y aura conférence virtuelle de phase pour des étudiants avec les facilitants volontaires Philippines, Taiwan et des Etats-Unis qui pourraient augmenter la compétence de l'anglais de l'étudiant.

Au cas où vous auriez les questions satisfont n'hésitent pas à me contacter en tant qu'un de facilitants volontaires d'APEC. Mon compte de skype est ceciliaestoque et mon YM est identique que mon email address.

J'espère voir vos équipes sur la liste d'académie d'APEC Cyber des participants bientôt !

Il prend seulement une graine de moutarde de la foi pour déplacer une montagne… mais il prend l'engagement pour faire une différence.

Très bien à vous,
Cecilia M. Professeur
d'Estoque/international IL coordonnateur/facilitant volontaires en ligne de étude
Philippines

Join International Online Collaborative Learning Contest for K12 at APEC Cyber Academy
Translated into Spanish by: cmestoque
Dearest Fellow Educators,

I would like to invite you to join APEC Cyber Academy International Online Learning Contest for both elementary and high school students. This project is hosted by University of Tainan, Taiwan and its site is http://linc.hinet.net/apec Please use internet explorer as your browser when you visit the site. In case you receive this letter and you're not a classroom teacher, i would like to ask if you could share this opportunity to teachers under your program.

Apec Cyber Academy has different contest category which would fit the learning competencies/curriculum in different subject areas like English, Math, Health and Science, History and TLE/Computer classes. The contest starts this February 17 and ends on April 19, 2008. Each winning team (which is composed of student/s and a teacher) will receive certificate from Taiwan and a chance to attend the international convention in Taiwan this year.

Please register now so you and your students could prepare in advance since all modules for each learning activity are now ready for browsing. Aside from uploading outputs, there will be live virtual conference for students with volunteer facilitators from Philippines, Taiwan and USA which could enhance student's English language proficiency.

In case you have queries please don't hesitate to contact me as one of APEC volunteer facilitators.My skype account is ceciliaestoque and my YM is the same as my email address.

I hope to see your teams on APEC Cyber Academy list of participants soon!

It takes only a mustard seed of faith to move a mountain...but it takes commitment to make a difference.

Very sincerely yours,
Cecilia M. Estoque
Teacher/International IT Online Learning Volunteer Coordinator/Facilitator
Philippines

Unisca il concorso imparante di collaborazione in linea internazionale per K12 all'accademia di APEC Cyber
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Più cari educatori del collega,

vorrei invitarlo ad unire il concorso imparante in linea internazionale dell'accademia di APEC Cyber per sia gli allievi della High School elementare che. Questo progetto è ospitato da University di Tainan, Taiwan ed il relativo luogo è http://linc.hinet.net/apec soddisfa il Internet Explorer di uso come vostro browser quando visitate il luogo. Nel caso ricevete questa lettera e non siete un insegnante dell'aula, vorrei chiedere se poteste ripartire questa occasione agli insegnanti nel quadro del vostro programma.

L'accademia di Apec Cyber ha categoria differente di concorso che misura le competenze imparanti/programma di studi nei settori differenti come i codici categoria di inglese, di per la matematica, di salute e di scienza, di storia e di TLE/Computer. Il concorso comincia il questi 17 febbraio ed estremità il 19 aprile 2008. Ogni squadra di vincita (che si compone di student/s e di insegnante) riceverà il certificato da Taiwan e una probabilità assistere alla convenzione internazionale in Taiwan questo anno.

Prego registro ora così voi ed i vostri allievi potreste prepararti in anticipo poiché tutti i moduli per ogni attività imparante sono ora aspettano per passare in rassegna. Oltre alle uscite uploading, ci sarà congresso virtuale in tensione per gli allievi con i facilitators volontari dalle Filippine, da Taiwan e dagli S.U.A. in grado di aumentare la conoscenza linguistica inglese dell'allievo.

Nel caso avete le domande soddisfano non esitano a mettersele in contatto con mentre uno dei facilitators volontari di APEC. Il mio cliente dello skype è ceciliaestoque ed il mio YM è lo stesso del mio email address.

Spero di vedere le vostre squadre sulla lista dell'accademia di APEC Cyber dei partecipanti presto!

Prende soltanto un seme della senape di fede per spostare una montagna… ma prende l'impegno per fare una differenza.

Molto cordiali saluti,
Cecilia M. Insegnante
di Estoque/internazionale ESSO coordinatore/Facilitator volontari in linea imparanti
Filippine

Verbinden Sie internationalen gemeinschaftlichen erlernenon-line-wettbewerb für K12 APEC Cyber an der Akademie
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Liebste Miterzieher,

möchte ich Sie einladen, APEC Cyber Akademie-internationalen on-line-erlernenwettbewerb für grundlegende und High School Kursteilnehmer zu verbinden. Dieses Projekt wird von University von Tainan, Taiwan bewirtet und sein Aufstellungsort ist http://linc.hinet.net/apec gefallen GebrauchInternet Explorer als Ihre Datenbanksuchroutine, wenn Sie den Aufstellungsort besichtigen. Falls Sie diesen Brief erhalten und Sie nicht ein Klassenzimmerlehrer sind, möchte ich fragen, ob Sie diese Gelegenheit zu den Lehrern unter Ihrem Programm teilen konnten.

Apec Cyber Akademie hat unterschiedliche Wettbewerbkategorie, die die erlernenkompetenzen/Lehrplan in den unterschiedlichen Bereichen wie Englisch-, Mathe-, Gesundheits- und Wissenschafts-, Geschichten- und TLE-/Computerkategorien passen würde. Der Wettbewerb beginnt dieses 17. Februar und Enden am 19. April 2008. Jede gewinnende Mannschaft (die aus student/s und einem Lehrer besteht), empfängt Bescheinigung von Taiwan und eine Wahrscheinlichkeit, sich die internationale Versammlung in Taiwan dieses Jahr zu sorgen.

Bitte Register jetzt so konnten Sie und Ihre Kursteilnehmer im voraus dich vorbereiten, da alle Module für jede Lernentätigkeit jetzt zum Grasen bereit sind. Neben hochladenden Ausgängen gibt es virtuelle lebhaftkonferenz für Kursteilnehmer mit freiwilligen Vermittlern von Philippinen, von Taiwan und von USA, die englische Sprechfertigkeit des Kursteilnehmers erhöhen konnten.

Falls Sie haben, gefallen Fragen zögern nicht, mit mir in Verbindung zu treten während einer von APEC freiwilligen Vermittlern. Mein skype Konto ist ceciliaestoque und mein YM ist das selbe wie mein email address.

Ich hoffe, Ihre Mannschaften auf APEC Cyber Akademieteilnehmerliste bald zu sehen!

Es nimmt nur einen Senfsamen des Glaubens, um einen Berg zu verschieben…, aber es nimmt Verpflichtung, um zu unterscheiden.

Sehr mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Cecilia M. Estoque
Lehrer/internationales ES online erlernender freiwilliger Koordinator/Vermittler
Philippinen

Junte a competição de aprendizagem Collaborative em linha internacional para K12 no Academy de APEC Cyber
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Os mais caros educadores do companheiro,

eu gostaria de convidá-lo juntar a competição de aprendizagem em linha internacional do Academy de APEC Cyber para estudantes da High School elementar e. Este projeto é hospedado por Universidade de Tainan, Formosa e seu local é http://linc.hinet.net/apec satisfaz o Internet Explorer do uso como seu browser quando você visita o local. Caso que você recebe esta letra e você não é um professor da sala de aula, eu gostaria de perguntar se você poderia compartilhar desta oportunidade aos professores sob seu programa.

O Academy de Apec Cyber tem a categoria diferente da competição que caberia as competência de aprendizagem/curriculum em áreas sujeitas diferentes como classes do inglês, do Math, da saúde e da ciência, da história e do TLE/Computer. A competição começa este fevereiro 17 e termina abril em 19, 2008. Cada equipe ganhando (que é composta de student/s e de um professor) receberá o certificado de Formosa e uma possibilidade atender à convenção internacional em Formosa este ano.

Por favor registo agora assim você e seus estudantes poderiam preparar-se adiantado desde que todos os módulos para cada atividade de aprendizagem estão agora prontos para browsing. Com exceção das saídas uploading, haverá uma conferência virtual viva para estudantes com os facilitators voluntários de Filipinas, de Formosa e de EUA que poderiam realçar a proficiência de língua inglesa do estudante.

Caso que você tem as perguntas satisfazem não hesitate contatar-me enquanto um dos facilitators voluntários de APEC. Meu cliente do skype é ceciliaestoque e meu YM é o mesmo que meu email address.

Eu espero ver logo suas equipes na lista do Academy de APEC Cyber de participants!

Faz exame somente de uma semente da mostarda da fé para mover uma montanha… mas faz exame do compromisso para fazer uma diferença.

Muito sinceramente,
Cecilia M. Professor
de Estoque/internacional ELE coordenador/Facilitator voluntários em linha de aprendizagem
Filipinas

Sammanfoga kollaborativa lärande striden för landskampen den direktanslutet för K12 på akademin för APEC Cyber
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Mest kär med- utbildare,

skulle jag något liknande för att invitera dig att sammanfoga för akademilandskampen för APEC Cyber den on-line lärande striden för både elementära och högstadiumdeltagare. Detta projekterar varas värd av Universitetar av Tainan, Taiwan, och dess plats är http://linc.hinet.net/apec behar bruksinternetutforskaren som din webbläsare, när du besöker platsen. I fall att mottar du denna märker, och du är inte en klassrumlärare, skulle jag något liknande för att fråga, om du kunde dela detta tillfälle till lärare under ditt program.

Den Apec Cyber akademin har den olika stridkategorien som skulle passformen som lärande kompetenserna/program i olikt betvingar områden gillar engelska, Math som var vård-, och vetenskap, historia och TLE/Computer klassificerar. Striden startar denna Februari 17 och avslutar på April 19, 2008. Varje ska vinnande lag (som komponeras av student/s och en lärare), mottar certifikat från Taiwan och en riskera för att delta i landskampregeln i Taiwan detta år.

Behaga registret nu, så du och dina deltagare kunde förbereda sig i förskott, sedan alla enheter för varje lärande aktivitet är ordnar till nu för att bläddra. Förutom tillverkar uploading, där ska är den direkt faktiska konferensen för deltagare med volontärfacilitators från Philippines, Taiwan och USA som kunde förhöja deltagarens kunnighet för engelska språk.

I fall att har du queries att behaga tvekar inte att kontakta mig som en av APEC-volontärfacilitators. Mitt skypekonto är ceciliaestoque, och min YM är samma som min e-post tilltalar.

Jag hoppas för att se dina lag på akademi för APEC Cyber lista av deltagare snart!

Det tar endast en senap kärnar ur av tro till flyttningen ett berg…, men det tar förpliktelse att göra en skillnad.

Mycket uppriktigt din,
Cecilia M. Estoque
lärare/landskamp DET lärande direktanslutet volontärkoordinator/Facilitator
Philippines

Соедините международное Online сотрудническое учя состязание для K12 на академии APEC Cyber
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Самые дорогие воспитатели собрата,

я хотел был бы пригласить вас соединить состязание академии APEC Cyber международное Online учя и для студентов элементарных и старших клаччов средней школы. Этот проект хозяйничается Университетом Tainan, Taiwan и свое место будет http://linc.hinet.net/apec угождает исследователю интернета пользы как ваш браузер когда вы посещаете место. В случае если вы получаете это письмо и вы не будете учителем класса, я хотел был бы спросить если вы смогли делить эту возможность к учителям под вашей программой.

Академия Apec Cyber имеет по-разному категорию состязания приспосабливать учя правомочности/учебную программу в по-разному subject зонах как типы английской языка, математики, здоровья и науки, истории и TLE/Computer. Состязание начинает эти 17-ое февраля и концы 19-ого апреля 2008. Каждая выигрывая команда (составлена student/s и учителя) получит сертификат от Taiwan и шанс присутствовать на международной конвенции в Taiwan этот год.

Пожалуйста регистр теперь так вы и ваши студенты смогли подготовить заранее в виду того что все модули для каждой учя RABOTы теперь готовы для browsing. Кроме uploading выходов, будет фактически конференция в реальном маштабе времени для студентов с volunteer facilitators от Philippines, Taiwan и США которые смогли увеличить английского знания языка студента.

В случае если вы имеете queries угождают не смущаются связаться я по мере того как одно из facilitators APEC volunteer. Моим учетом skype будет ceciliaestoque и мое YM этим же как мое email address.

Я надеюсь увидеть ваши команды на список участников академии APEC Cyber скоро!

Оно принимает только семя мустарда веры для того чтобы двинуть гору… но оно принимает принятие окончательного решения для того чтобы внести изменения.

Очень искренне ваш,
Cecilia M. Учитель
Estoque/международная ОНО Online учя Volunteer координатор/Facilitator
Philippines

Sluit me aan bij Internationale Online Samenwerkings het Leren Wedstrijd voor K12 bij de Academie van APEC Cyber
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Beste MedeOpvoeders,

zou ik u willen uitnodigen om zich het Leren van de Academie van APEC Cyber bij Internationale Online Wedstrijd voor zowel elementaire als hoge schoolstudenten aan te sluiten. Dit project wordt ontvangen door Universiteit van Tainan, zijn Taiwan en zijn plaats http://linc.hinet.net/apec Internet ontdekkingsreiziger als uw browser gelieve te gebruiken wanneer u de plaats bezoekt. Voor het geval dat u deze brief ontvangt en u geen klaslokaalleraar bent, zou ik willen vragen of kon u deze kans aan leraren in het kader van uw programma delen.

De Academie van APEC Cyber heeft verschillende wedstrijdcategorie die de het leren bekwaamheden/leerplan op verschillende onderwerpen zoals het Engels, Math, Gezondheid en Wetenschap, Geschiedenis en klassen TLE/Computer zou passen. De wedstrijd begint dit 17 Februari en beëindigt op 19 April, 2008. Elk winnend team (dat uit student/s en een leraar) samengesteld is zal certificaat van Taiwan en een kans ontvangen om de internationale overeenkomst in Taiwan bij te wonen dit jaar.

Gelieve te registreren nu zodat kon u en uw studenten vooraf voorbereidingen treffen aangezien alle modules voor elke het leren activiteit nu klaar voor het doorbladeren zijn. Ongeacht het uploaden van output, zal er levende virtuele conferentie voor studenten met vrijwilligersfacilitators van Filippijnen, Taiwan en de V.S. zijn die de Engelstalige vaardigheid van de student konden verbeteren.

Voor het geval dat u vragen hebt gelieve te aarzelen niet om me als één van vrijwilligersfacilitators van APEC te contacteren. Mijn skyperekening is ceciliaestoque en mijn YM is het zelfde als mijn e-mailadres.

Ik hoop om uw teams op de lijst van de Academie van APEC Cyber van deelnemers spoedig te zien!

Het neemt slechts een mosterdzaad van geloof om een berg te bewegen… maar het neemt verplichting om een verschil te maken.

Zeer oprecht van u,
Cecilia M. De Leraar
van Estoque/de Internationale Online Lerende VrijwilligersCoördinator van IT/Facilitator
Filippijnen

تلاقيت دوليّة متوفّر على شبكة الإنترنات تعاونيّة يعلم مسابقة ل [ك12] في [أبك] [سبر] أكاديميّة
Automatically translated into Arabic thanks to WorldLingo
عزيزة رفيقة مربيات,

أحبّ أنا أن يدعو أنت أن يتلاقى [أبك] [سبر] أكاديميّة دوليّة متوفّر على شبكة الإنترنات يعلم مسابقة ل على حدّ سواء أوّليّة ومدرسة ثانويّة طالبات. استضفت هذا مشروع ب [أونيفرستي] من تينان, تايوان وموقعته http://linc.hinet.net/apec يسرّ إستعمال [إينترنت إكسبلورر] ك [برووسر] ك عندما أنت تزور الموقعة. [إين كس] أنت تستلم هذا حرف وأنت لست قاعة الدرس معلمة, أحبّ أنا أن يسأل إن أنت استطاع شاركت هذا فرصة إلى معلمات تحت برنامجك.

[أبك] [سبر] يتلقّى أكاديميّة مختلفة مسابقة صنف أيّ لاءم ال يعلم [كمبتنسي]/منهج تعليم في [سوبجكت را] مختلفة مثل اللغة الانجليزية, رياضيات, صحة وعلم, تاريخ و [تل/كمبوتر] أصناف. يبدأ المسابقة هذا فبراير - شباط 17 وينهي في أبريل - نيسان 19, 2008. سيستلم كلّ يربح فريق (أيّ يكون ألّفت من [ستثدنت/س] ومعلمة) شهادة من تايوان وفرصة أن يحضر الإتّفاق دوليّة في تايوان هذا سنة.

رجاء سجل الآن هكذا أنت وطالباتك استطاع أعدّت مقدّما بما أنّ كلّ وحدة نمطيّة ل كلّ [لرن كتيفيتي] يكونون الآن يتأهّب ل يستعرض. [أسد فروم] [أوبلوأد] إنتاجات, سيكون هناك [فيرتثل كنفرنس] حيّة لطالبات مع [فسليتتور] متطوّعة من فليبين, تايوان و [أوسا] أيّ استطاع حسنت طالبة [إنغليش لنغج] مهارة.

[إين كس] أنت تتلقّى يسرّ أسئلة لا يتردّد أن اتّصل بني بما أنّ واحدة من [أبك] [فسليتتور] متطوّعة. ي [سكب] حساب [سسليستوقو] و [يم] ي ال نفس بما أنّ [إميل دّرسّ] ي.

أنا آمل أن يرى أفرقتك على [أبك] [سبر] أكاديميّة [ليست وف برتيسبنت] قريبا!

هو يأخذ فقط خردل بذرة الإيمان أن يتحرّك جبل… غير أنّ يأخذ هو تعهد أن يجعل فرق.

جدّا بإخلاص خاصّتي,
سيسيليا [م.]. [إستوقو]
معلمة/دوليّة هو عبر إنترنت يعلم متطوّعة منسقة/[فسليتتور]
فليبين

"There are two types of education... One should teach us how to make a living, and the other how to live."

- John Adams



We educate others and ourselves to learn and enhance our existing knowledge and skills. We all aim to become globally competitive to end up productive. But where is the thrust of our becoming educated?


Everyday, anywhere, violence, discriminations and a lot of oppressive and depressing events and stories unfold right before our eyes, be it in school, church, public governance and worst, at home! Where did we fail in educating this generation?


I believe global competitiveness need not bargain the value of one’s existence. It is not enough to develop our skills only for our own survival; rather it is a need to maximize our full potentials to see on a bigger perspective the kind of world we are into...but we will never see it, if we don't change our way of thinking!


Global education could open our eyes. Through the use of information and communication technology, we can reach out globally at a cheap cost and at our convenience. Maximizing these available tools around us could foster global respect as we understand each other's uniqueness and individual needs.


A lot have been taking advantage of these technologies for wrong motives, which further aggravates the complexities of our world. But the real battle lies on our own hands. Whether we choose to remain passive or be proactive in taking the solution. So many things have been said, written and read, but few have taken real steps.


The challenge to combat this abusive manipulation could start right within our homes and teaching institutions where all of us could partake towards this call for change.


We need education for peace and not for our own personal pleasure, for sustainable development and not for overnight good deeds and for environment and not for selfish consumptions.


What we need is EDUCATION FOR ALL, that will eradicate selfishness and make everyone learn how to make a living together in harmony with others.

Dearest Friends,

I would like to invite you and join me in making a difference by showing the world there is hope through uploading and writing about your "good deeds" in Tell the World there is Hope Project.

One act of kindness will bring us a long way especially if we aim to create synergy of Hope Avatars around the world.

You may access the project website at http://linc.hinet.net/apec. The project is hosted by University of Tainan, Taiwan. After free registration, please click Learning Space and it will lead you to three learning portals. Choose LEARNING WITH FRIENDS and you will find the portal to TELL THE WORLD THERE IS HOPE.

The complete project guidelines and details could also be accessed on that site. Please feel free to contact me should you need assistance. I would be glad to share the hope that i have in my heart...and welcome you as one of the avatars of hope!

May the light of God make you shine brightly, that those who are in bondage of darkness be freed through our joint efforts of showing good deeds.

Your partner in learning from Philippines,
Cecilia Estoque

I would not say change; rather it rekindled the burning passion inside me to make a difference. I acknowledge that it’s only God who could change one person and uses people as instruments to help one change or make that person accomplish his calling to serve. In that aspect, MS PIL became an important instrument in my life.

Winning as the most innovative teacher in my country makes no difference as to who and where I am now because I am still the me. However, what I liked best was that it gave me a platform to talk boldly and share about my innovative ideas in front of my fellow educators. It gave me reasons to make my vision for the students a reality. Allow me to flashback scenarios few months before PIL came to my senses.

I was sent to attend a three-day workshop in Fit-Ed’s organized project with European government which was called EU-Asia Learning Bridges Project last year of May 2005. The project aims to create synergy of partner schools through telecollaborative projects, to be created by teachers. I have met a participant who then later became my partner in My Personal Encounter with the Little Prince Telecollaborative Project. He is Adrian Asis of Xavier HS of San Juan Manila, an active, committed and an enthusiast teacher who I really look forward to work with to make the project successful. We brainstormed for few hours and agreed to refine the rest as soon as we get back to our respective schools. We implemented our agreement on the first quarter of the SY 2005-2006. Later, both of us were able to invite a European collaborator and agreed to finish the end phase of the project in the end of November.

It was a struggle then for a public school teacher like me to integrate the use of technology in teaching especially in English Language and Literature class for several reasons:
 our school has very limited resources in IT with around 9000 enrolled students and only one computer laboratory with less than 20 working desktop PCs;
 I handle BEC (regular class) and students have no access to the computer laboratory;
 I have limited skills in the use of IT as well as my students;
 the strategy needs to be understood first by the community (school administrators and parents) to gain support and approval since most have reservations on change particlulary on technollogy.

In spite of those struggles, God provided wisdom and perseverance to beat the odds. I exerted efforts in gaining the support of the community for few weeks and tapped an internet café owner to give us access on his establishment with a special discount to my students and I am grateful that I did it!!! As for the skills, well, I believe that I need not be an expert in IT to make my project work because there are resource people around who could help me. The computer laboratory in-charge, Mrs. Aida Abad, taught my students to create email accounts and oriented them with the basic parts of the computer for 3 hours (one special session) and another session about joining a virtual class session by Dr. Gilbert Gayrama, a Math teacher. As for the publishing of the outputs on line, it was the co-owner of the internet café who taught the students. I am blessed indeed to have these resource friends!!! My students never thought that I too lack the IT skills, I was learning with them as we both venture the new path of collaborative learning with the aid of technology.

In the middle of August, public school students were able to work collaboratively with exclusive private school students in Manila which later led them both to work with international partners from Europe.

As for PIL, one of the participants in the Fit-Ed training sent me a text message in the last week of September 2005, telling me to include my project on line at PIL website. She is Shirley Daguisonan, who happened to be my room mate for two nights during the Fit-ed Training and never had I known that she was the ITLA 1 winner. The funny thing was she has been talking about her winning and her IT experiences but it was completely fleeting story for me that time because I am more concern to know her private life and how she manages her career and family. Until I opened the site and read it, then I understood about PIL.

It took me a while to join PIL Community because I spent time pondering my reasons in joining the ITLA. God made it clear to me the night before the announced due date. It seemed a whisper from my heart said that I should join because I would like to share what difference I made in my teaching, what were its good effects to my students and how possible it is for a public school teacher to produce globally competitive students through the aid of technology. Then that was the only time I completed my portfolio, it was October 14, 2005 at an internet café.

I was surprised when I was included among the 25 semi finalists and never had I expected I need to have trips abroad when you become a winner. Honestly, I did not read much about the prizes at stake. I am just blessed to have my passport processed in one working day. Thanks to PIL for assisting me and the rest of the top 5 Finalists.

I believe my experiences led me to be more committed to reach out to my fellow educators (locally and internationally) and share with them that sometimes one need to be brave in innovating things and making those “ideal thoughts” a reality... and if one acts upon it and one commits to be part of it, then change towards better and quality education will be achieved without replacing values on humanity, diversity and respect.

Lord Chesterfield was right when he once said, “Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.”

…and I think I just did.

Thanks for the greetings!

I had a IT'resting birthday indeed!

Technology in teaching is quite too young in my beloved Philippines and guess what? I had a birthday blast in our computer laboratory with my high school students and I had a looooooooong day! It's my student's first time to see a literature class using technology as part of presentation. I am exhausted because while i conduct the lesson i instruct them at the same time how to hands on so they could catch what i am teaching them on the environmental lesson THE TREES (poem)by Kelmer.

I look forward to see the result of our projected activity that sprang from our lesson, it's a telecollaborative activity entitled: The Awakening of Myths and Legends to Conserve Mother Earth. My students are excited for their first literary work with their partner schools from Romania (and still waiting for more interested teachers to join across the globe) and too elated coz they know they could now link and learn thru internet.

What a birthday blast, isn't?