Intel educ upgrade thru solar power
Published in Davao Sun Star (May 20, 2010 issue)
Almost 20 teachers from the Marilog Central Elementary School attended the Intel Teach Program: Getting Started Course at the Finster Hall of the Ateneo de Davao University
The four-day training, organized by the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program in partnership with Intel Technology Philippines Incorporated (ITPI), the Foundation for Information Technology and Education Development (FIT-ED), and the Ateneo de Davao University, will include a series of lectures, presentations, and workshops on information technology including word processing, multimedia, and spreadsheets, and their practical applications in the classroom.
Marilog Central Elementary School in the Marilog District is the pioneer site of school electrification and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project by the AMORE program and Intel Philippines, the local subsidiary of Intel Corporation, a semiconductor company. The off-grid school—around 50 kms from downtown Davao—will be energized by the AMORE Program using solar photovoltaic (PV) modules provided by program partner, SunPower Foundation, while Intel Philippines will donate five units of classmate Personal Computers and one unit of laptop computer.
The school electrification and ICT project aims to improve the administrative and teaching capability of the teachers through the use of computer-aided technology.
AMORE had previously energized Barangays Magsaysay and Bantol, both in Marilog District, with solar photovoltaic battery charging stations (BCS) in February 2004 and October 2004, respectively. The PV battery charging stations have been benefiting at least 800 households in the two barangays, preventing community residents from taking long trips to the town center to have their batteries charged, and allowing significant savings on fuel expenditure.
The AMORE Program is a rural electrification program that energizes remote, off-grid rural communities in Mindanao using stand-alone renewable energy (RE) systems such as solar photovoltaic (PV) and microhydro technologies. Since 2002, the program has provided energy to nearly 14,000 households in 474 remote, off-grid, and mostly conflict-affected barangays across Mindanao.
Demonstrating high-value social application of renewable energy technology is the AMORE Program’s school electrification and distance education project. From 2002 to 2009, over 55,000 students in over 200 rural schools have been given access to multimedia-based distance education powered by renewable energy.
Through the use of renewable energy-powered multimedia technology, both teachers and students experience better teaching and learning conditions. Improved scores in government-administered tests, better student reception, and easier teaching experience are just some of the documented impacts of renewable energy-powered distance education.
For the Program’s phase 3 which will run from late-2009 to 2013, AMORE is set to improve the learning experience of more school children in at least 150 rural schools.
The Marilog Central Elementary School renewable energy-powered ICT project is hoped to be replicated in other rural schools.
The AMORE Program is a rural electrification alliance among the United States Agency for International Development and the Philippine Department of Energy, and SunPower Foundation. It is implemented by Winrock International.
ITPI is the local subsidiary of Intel Corporation, and the first American multinational and semiconductor company in the Philippines. It is established in 1996 with around 5000 employees to start. Since then, the company has grown tremendously and now as one of the Top Corporations in the Philippines.
FIT ED will share their expertise on information technology and will serve as trainers for the participants. The Foundation was established to increase IT awareness in the Philippines and to contribute to the effort to enable Philippine society for the Information Age.
Published in Davao Sun Star (May 20, 2010 issue)
Almost 20 teachers from the Marilog Central Elementary School attended the Intel Teach Program: Getting Started Course at the Finster Hall of the Ateneo de Davao University
The four-day training, organized by the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program in partnership with Intel Technology Philippines Incorporated (ITPI), the Foundation for Information Technology and Education Development (FIT-ED), and the Ateneo de Davao University, will include a series of lectures, presentations, and workshops on information technology including word processing, multimedia, and spreadsheets, and their practical applications in the classroom.
Marilog Central Elementary School in the Marilog District is the pioneer site of school electrification and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) project by the AMORE program and Intel Philippines, the local subsidiary of Intel Corporation, a semiconductor company. The off-grid school—around 50 kms from downtown Davao—will be energized by the AMORE Program using solar photovoltaic (PV) modules provided by program partner, SunPower Foundation, while Intel Philippines will donate five units of classmate Personal Computers and one unit of laptop computer.
The school electrification and ICT project aims to improve the administrative and teaching capability of the teachers through the use of computer-aided technology.
AMORE had previously energized Barangays Magsaysay and Bantol, both in Marilog District, with solar photovoltaic battery charging stations (BCS) in February 2004 and October 2004, respectively. The PV battery charging stations have been benefiting at least 800 households in the two barangays, preventing community residents from taking long trips to the town center to have their batteries charged, and allowing significant savings on fuel expenditure.
The AMORE Program is a rural electrification program that energizes remote, off-grid rural communities in Mindanao using stand-alone renewable energy (RE) systems such as solar photovoltaic (PV) and microhydro technologies. Since 2002, the program has provided energy to nearly 14,000 households in 474 remote, off-grid, and mostly conflict-affected barangays across Mindanao.
Demonstrating high-value social application of renewable energy technology is the AMORE Program’s school electrification and distance education project. From 2002 to 2009, over 55,000 students in over 200 rural schools have been given access to multimedia-based distance education powered by renewable energy.
Through the use of renewable energy-powered multimedia technology, both teachers and students experience better teaching and learning conditions. Improved scores in government-administered tests, better student reception, and easier teaching experience are just some of the documented impacts of renewable energy-powered distance education.
For the Program’s phase 3 which will run from late-2009 to 2013, AMORE is set to improve the learning experience of more school children in at least 150 rural schools.
The Marilog Central Elementary School renewable energy-powered ICT project is hoped to be replicated in other rural schools.
The AMORE Program is a rural electrification alliance among the United States Agency for International Development and the Philippine Department of Energy, and SunPower Foundation. It is implemented by Winrock International.
ITPI is the local subsidiary of Intel Corporation, and the first American multinational and semiconductor company in the Philippines. It is established in 1996 with around 5000 employees to start. Since then, the company has grown tremendously and now as one of the Top Corporations in the Philippines.
FIT ED will share their expertise on information technology and will serve as trainers for the participants. The Foundation was established to increase IT awareness in the Philippines and to contribute to the effort to enable Philippine society for the Information Age.