What’s Inside . . .
Your portal to innovative e-learning resources
CE-Learning is to be the
online portal to C&E’s pool of
e-learning resources.
The project is in step with
the company’s objective to
provide Filipino students and
teachers with resources that
will address the need of
integrating technology into
the educational sphere.
CE-Learning will showcase
C& E’s e-learning produc t s
initially comprising of
E-Lessons, E-Quizzes,
Supplementary CDs, and the
yTeach E-Learning System.
E-Lessons are full-length
interac tive ver sions of
curriculum-aligned courses
that provide a better
visualization of ideas through
the use of illustrations, audio,
text, and animations.
Currently, E-Lessons offer the
multimedia presentations of
the celebrated Filipino literary
works Ibong Adarna, Florante
at Laura, Noli Me Tangere, and
El Filibusterismo.
E - Q u iz ze s, w h i c h a r e
interactive exercise sets, give
students a worr y-free and
enjoyable way of taking tests
with fun animations, colorful
graphics, and captivating audio
ef fects. They provide
immediate feedback that
motivates students to study
better and, at the same time,
give s them the c hance to
assess their own progress.
And since E-Quizzes are readyto-use interactive tests, they
are very helpful time-saving
tools for teachers.
Supplementary CDs are
interactive presentations of
textbooks. At present, C&E
has companion CDs for two
higher educ ation titles,
namely, Merchandising for
Beginners and Interpersonal
Communication Skills in
Nur sing—both of fer ing an
alternative and more exciting
way of studying ser ious
subjects and giving students
the opportunity for maximum
learning.
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yTeach: An interactive approach
to interesting Math and Science
classes!
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Interactive Noli Me Tangere and
El Filibusterismo for Filipino
Students
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ICT Integration Department
established
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Interactive Whiteboards: Helping
teachers engage students inside
the classroom
Who likes PEJ on Facebook?
PEJ’s fan page on Facebook
is “liked” by prominent profiles
in the academe and professional
organizations. Included in PEJ’s
fan list are:
*Dr. Isagani Cruz – head of
the Philippine Fulbright Scholars
Association, a Hall of Famer of
the Carlos Palanca Memorial
Awards for Literature, Professor
Emeritus, University Fellow,
and Academic Publications
Executive Publisher of De La
Salle University
yTe a c h i s a C o n t e n t
Management System (CMS)
that provides high-qualit y
e duc ational r e s our c e s f or
*Dr. Rolando Gripaldo –
executive governor of the
Philippine National Philosophical
Research Society
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convenient use in delivering Secondary Math
and Science lessons. yTeach features thousands
of interactive materials that meet the curriculum
requirements of the Department of Education.
This makes it easy for teachers to integrate the
offered resources into their very own lesson
plans.
*DLSU APO – the Academic Publications
Office of the De La Salle University
With these innovative e-learning resources,
not to mention future additions, CE-Learning
will revolutionize the teaching and learning
experiences of Filipino teachers and students.
Liezl Aileen Nuñez
*Drs. Rhod and Elizabeth Nuncio – editors
of DALUMAT, a multidisciplinary e-journal on
Filipino studies
*Jonell Socao – assistant vice president for
the Educational Technology Division of C&E
Publishing, Inc.
An interactive approach to interesting Math
and Science classes!
come in various types: Class Activity, Whiteboard
Presentation, Student Activity, Whiteboard
Exercise, Animation, Slideshow, Simulation,
Illustration, and Game.
To ensure that the course contents of yTeach
are suited for Filipino students, UC was mapped
to the Philippine curriculum. The resources were
carefully sorted to match the prescribed scope
and sequence of the Department of Education.
Hence, schools can readily integrate all available
materials in the system with their existing
academic programs.
The yTeach E-Learning System is a LANbased Content Management System (CMS)
designed to provide students and teachers with
a wide range of educational resources in
Secondary Math and Science. A CMS is an
application used to store, control, and publish
a dynamic collection of multimedia materials.
T h e r e s o u r c e s av a i l a b l e i n yTe a c h,
collectively called Universal Curriculum (UC),
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yTeach offers a multitude of teachinglearning benefits. For one, it is very easy to use.
With loads of multimedia resources and
activities already prepared, teachers can
effortlessly make the lessons their own—saving
precious time and effort in lesson preparation.
Also, since there is only one interface that the
teacher needs to adapt to, using the lessons will
become second nature to them in no time. Every
lesson is highly engaging, thus, facilitating
trouble-free comprehension of concepts among
the students and kindling their interest in
studying.
C& E Publishing, Inc. is the exclusive
distributor of yTeach in the Philippines. yTeach
is the flagship product under the CE-Learning
product line of C&E.
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Interactive Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo for Filipino students
Liezl Aileen Nuñez
the students’ minute attention spans, teachers
may find it challenging to encourage a genuine
understanding of the books among its young
readers.
C & E’s all new Noli Me Tange r e and El
Filibusterismo E-Lessons present an engaging
and stimulating way of unraveling these classics.
The bright illustrations, entertaining animations,
and realistic audio of these multimedia
presentations are certain to encourage students’
interest and hold their attention.
C& E Publishing, Inc. pr oudly of fer s an
interactive presentation of the two of the most
influential and historically significant books in
Philippine literature—Noli Me Tangere and El
Filibusterismo.
Penned by our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal,
t h e s e m a s t e r p i e c e s a r e r e a d by F i l i p i n o
students in all secondary schools. However,
with the countless distractions competing for
Teachers and students are given complete
control on which lessons to study. For quick
reference, a list of characters with their short
descriptions and some of their famous lines in
the novel is made available. Navigation tools
such as nauna, kasunod, panimula, nilalaman,
mga eksena sa bawat kabanata, ulitin, and
bolyum allow the class to proceed in their own
pace. Difficult words can be easily understood
as they are highlighted and given concise and
clear definitions.
With these great features and more, C&E’s
E-Lessons for Dr. Rizal’s novels will no doubt turn
your classroom into an interactive and lively one!
ICT Integration Department established
Marela Lovely Andres
One key function of the new department
is the conduct of intensive training programs
for schools adopting the company’s educational
technology products. IC TID is tasked with
ensur ing that the s c hools, e spe c ially the
teachers, are able to maximize the benefits of
all the e-learning systems deployed. It is also
the team’s responsibility to guide and support
client-schools in the complete integration of
the adopted products with the school’s curriculum
and instructional delivery system. They will
provide first-level helpdesk and troubleshooting
support in addition to designing and conducting
research studies on the effectiveness of the
adopted produc ts as educational resource
materials.
Ms. Katherine Laparan, Ms. Marela Lovely Andres, and Mr. Manuel Medina
To address the increasing demand for deploying
its e-learning products, C&E Publishing, Inc.
established the Information and Communication
Technology Integration Department (ICTID) under
the Educational Technology (EdTech) Division on
June 17, 2010.
ICTID is currently under the supervision
of Ms. Katherine Laparan, who is also the head of
the E-Publishing Department (EPD). Its members
include ICT Integration Specialists Manuel Medina
and Marela Lovely Andres, former instructional
designers in Math and Science, respectively, under
the E-Learning Department (ELD).
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Interactive Whiteboards: Helping teachers engage students
inside the classroom
Anna Lian Vivas
Today’s teenagers and children are very much
engrossed in technology and gadgets, thus the
label digital babies. With the use of technology,
teachers can easily get the students involved in
the classroom. It is not a great wonder, then, why
technological advancements such as interactive
whiteboards are becoming prevalent in schools,
especially in the United States and United Kingdom.
An interactive whiteboard or IWB is a large
interactive display wherein users can control the
computer with the use of a digital pen or even just
fingers. This new technological innovation can be
used in the classroom as a replacement for the
traditional blackboard and whiteboard because it
actually functions like these old-fashioned
instructional materials—only better. A student can
write directly on the board, mark objects, highlight
important elements on the screen, and erase
errors. What makes it so great? At the end of the
lesson, the teacher can save and print the computer
screen images complete with all the notes,
highlights, and marks done by the class!
Through the IWB, teachers and students can
experience 3D presentations, animations, and
other interactive resources. Ideas and concepts
that are otherwise hard for teachers to explain
and students to grasp are made more appealing
and interesting, leading to ease of instruction on
the part of the teacher and clearer understanding
for the students. Such a creative mode of
presenting lessons raises the level of students’
engagement in the classroom, motivates them,
and promotes enthusiasm in learning.
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In the Philippines, C& E Publishing, Inc.
exclusively distributes the eBeam Projection—a
very portable device that “turn[s] any flat surface
into an interactive workspace and record[s]
whiteboard notes to your computer.” Visit
www.ebeam-interactive.com for product details.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interactive_whiteboard
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/Interactivewhiteboards.
pdf?AX21102
http://www.ebeam-interactive.com
http://www.alleghany.k12.va.us/TRT_elem/teacher_share.htm
Editorial Board
Managing Editor:
Katherine C. Laparan
Copy Editor:
Liezl Aileen M. Nuñez
Contributors:
Liezl Aileen M. Nuñez
Marela Lovely Y. Andres
Anna Lian C. Vivas
Layout Artist:
Shine C. Galora