iSchools Team launch PC Recycling @ CLSU

The CLSU iSchools Team will launch its first PC Recycling Training Series intended to train teachers of Public High Schools in Nueva Ecija. Twenty three Public High Schools with a total of 72 trainees will be attending the three segment 10 days training which will commence April 13, 2010.

The trainees will be taught how to troubleshoot computers and diagnose common PC problems. Aside from that they will be trained how to respect the environment thru PC Recycling and eWaste Management.

This endeavor by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology with Central Luzon State University as its implementing partner is geared toward bridging the gap brought about by the scarce ICT Resource given to the Public Education System.

It is the objective of the project to show that PC Maintenance is one key factor in prolonging the life span of these delicate machines of the future.

eWaste Management is also intended to create instructional materials from computer parts that are no longer serviceable. Thru the creativity of our teachers, this may still be of use to our students, before they are finally considered scrap.

CLSU attends 2009 iSchools Planning in Angeles, Pampanga; declines in this year's implementation

CLSU ICT Coordinator Prof. Theody B. Sayco recently attended a five day Planning Workshop to finalize the activities needed to launch the 2009 iSchools Project. He joined the 36 other veteran SUCs in the project and 5 newbies.

The 2009 iSchools Planning Workshop was held in the majestic but affordable Lewis Grand Hotel in Angeles City from Feb 8 - 12, 2010 overlooking the Clark Economic Zone.

Highlights of the Planning workshop include the distribution of PHS recipients for this years computerization program. Unfortunately, CLSU will not be joining anymore.

Prof Sayco however, assured his collegues that he will still be active in the iSchools Project in his personal capacity, and considering that CLSU is still a member of the eQuallity Program of CICT thus he and the University will still be involved in other undertaking, such as being a member of the TWG for iSchools 2009 and the Terrestial Satellite Connectivity of 191 remote public high schools in the Philippines which are too remote to have normal internet connections.

The CLSU - CICT iSchools Team would be concentrating on completing the 2006 and 2007 implementation as CLSU is one of the SUCs with the most number of schools being handled (31 in 2006 and 14 in 2007 ) in addition CLSU is also responsible for the internet connection of additional 16 schools in Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Viscaya, Aurora and Bulacan.

Despite the fact that CLSU will not be joining this year's iSchools Project, CLSU is still pride in being part of the last three implementations where CICT iSchools Project has received an Asian IT Award in the Digital Inclusion category given by the Future Gov in Bali Indonesia.

CLSU iSchools Team Travel to Aurora today

The CLSU iSchools Team travels to Aurora province today to complete the CILC trainings for Dipaculao National High School and Aurora State College of Technology.

The team is composed of Engr. Theody B. Sayco, Mr. Joey Fernando, Mr. Tristan Ray Manzano, and three other staff of the project.

They will be in the area from November 28 to November 30 and will be back on the second phase of the training on Dec 4.

Prof Sayco Lectures of Blog Writing

Prof Theody Sayco on one of his Graduate Class started to teach his students on the overview of Blog Writing..

CLSU ICT Team Inspects 14 iSchools Recipients in Region II

A total of 14 iSchools Project recipient Public High Schools (PHS) were visited by the CLSU ICT Team headed by Engr. Theody B. Sayco last May 24 to 27, 2009.

The purpose of the visit is to inspect and ascertain the Internet Connectivity Status of the said PHSs as the project is nearing its completion.

Seven (7) out of 14 schools visited are already connected to the Internet while 3 schools still await ISP presence in the area. The rest are just waiting for their connection to be activated.

Configuration of the Computer Labs were also performed by the Team. Internet Connection Speedtest was conducted on connected schools to see if the bandwidth delivered is as stated in the contract with the ISP.

Two schools were not visited due to bad weather and road condition.

This is the second visit of the CLSU ICT Team in the area, the first was early January 2009.

CLSU is assigned 45 schools with respect to Internet Connection.

CLSU President inks iSchools Project MOA with CICT

Dr. Ruben C. Sevilleja, CLSU President with CICT Secretary Ray Anthony Roxas-Chua III signing a MOA for the 2007 implementation of the iSchools Project. Standing as witnesses are other SUC presidents , SUC ICT Coordinators with the CICT Commissionaire head of the Human Capital Development Group (HCDG Atty. Consuelo S. Perez.

Dr. Ruben C. Sevilleja, CLSU President signed a MOA with the Commission on Information and Communication Technology (CICT) last November 6, 2008 to mark the start and implementation of the iSchools Project 2007. CLSU with 36 other SUCs in the country is a long time eQuality Program Member and Partner of CICT. This is the second year that CLSU is involved in implementing the iSchools project.

iSchools Project is one of the flagship projects of CICT that promotes the utilization of ICT in the country and bridging the Digital Divide thru the deployment of Computer Labs in the selected Public High Schools in the country. This is the third year of implementation which targets 320 public high schools each year till 2010.

CLSU, last year implemented the iSchools Project 2006 in 31 public high schools in Nueva Ecija(11) , Bulacan(9) and the National Capital Region(11). The project is led by Engr. Theody B. Sayco, Professor and Institute Director of the CLSU Information Systems Institute.

This year, CLSU will implement the same project in 14 public high schools in Nueva Ecija(11) and Aurora Province(13). The project package include a complete computer laboratory hardware software and internet connection and ICT training components for the teachers.

Aside from the iSchools Project, CLSU is also involved in the eSkwela Project, another flagship project of the CICT which caters to the development of e Learning Modules for the Out of School Learners in the country.

CLSU faculty and staff prior to their involvement in the project has attended numerous training packages from CICT which ensures that they are well equipped in skills and technology during the implementation proper. Overall, CICT and CLSU has evolved into serious partners in promoting ICT in the country.

Library Management Training Conducted at CLSU

Twenty five Public High School teachers manning their own libraries attended the Library Managment Information System cluster training at Central Luzon State University. The teacher-librarians represented 13 Public High Schools in Nueva Ecija and 9 Public High Schools in Bulacan. This is part of the CICT-iSchools Project 2006 implementation.

The schools are the ones supervised by the CLSU iSchools Project Team headed by Engr. Theody B. Sayco. Prof. Araceli Pal of Tarlac College of Agriculture served as the Trainor for the said event.

The Library Management and Information System was developed by the Laguna University and the software is dubbed as "ANILAG".

The training module is divided into two main parts namely; Library Concepts and System Installation and Configuration.

The training is conducted on weekends which started September 21 and will end September 28.