These 5 Newest Gadgets Can Make Distance Learning Easier

When the quarantine started, one of the concerns of parents is the education of the kids. How can the kids go on with their school if we still face the things that are happening now? And indeed the shift to online and distance learning is one of the major adjustments parents face currently. With all the challenges in this new normal, I'm pretty sure the majority of the parenthood community is thinking of ways to ensure that their children will have an efficient learning experience at home.

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6 months and counting. We have reached half a year staying at home which has become the new normal. I'm pretty sure since we are mostly at home, most of the activities that you engaged in, whether for work or for leisure are confined to the four corners of your home. But just because you can’t go outside like you used to do doesn’t mean you have to compromise.

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Start a Work-From-Home Business From Your Kitchen

As you may have observed, many Filipinos have already started putting up their own little ventures by offering something that we all love—food. If you’re looking for ways to augment your income during these challenging times, you don’t need to look farther than your kitchen to start a business. 

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With the pandemic being present for several months now it's a common thing for one to feel anxiety, sadness or mixed feelings. Imagine an individual who is at home and staying with his family can feel that "pagka bagot" what more pa kaya the OFs who are away from their fam? Ang hirap noh....

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When quarantine orders were released last March in response to the threat of COVID-19, our water provider was able to suspend the implementation of the daily water service interruption following the announcement of the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) to increase raw water allocation for Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

Stock up on well-loved URC treats by visiting its official store on Lazada’s LazMart

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Canva for Education supports and empowers Filipino teachers in adapting to the new normal

At this time of Pandemic, schools across the globe shutdown to  mitigate the spread of COVID-19. This affects billions of students, teachers, school staff, and their respective families as lessons either ceased or moved to an entirely remote environment.

While online classes were originally targeted towards unique minority groups such as working adults who want to continue studying, persons with disabilities (PWDs) who cannot go to school physically or those with special medical needs who have to stay home, the disruption brought about by the pandemic has advanced the adoption of online learning in schools all over the world.

Now more than ever, training and equipping teachers with tools for remote and innovative learning is an essential step educational institutions and the government needs to take to circumvent any future scenarios that could potentially affect the schooling year.

Image by Edmar Gapuz Photo via Canva for Filipino Teachers

Canva for Education, offers a rich and authentic learning experience tailored to the needs of a classroom by empowering teachers and students to create and collaborate online through visuals. Best of all, it is an entirely free resource of teachers globally.

The user-friendly intuitive platform also includes add-ons such as education-specific content, the ability to create captivating videos, plus every ingredient to bring designs to life with Giphys, over 2 million images, 800k icons and illustrations, 700+ fonts, YouTube integrations and QR codes.

Yani Hornilla-Donato, Canva’s Manila Country Manager, explained the estimated 27 million students, expected to enroll this academic year in the Philippines, are sure to benefit from Canva for Education - as it is a wonderful platform for project-based learning whether in the classroom or not.

“Our goal is to help teachers create engaging classroom content, simply. With a plethora of classroom-friendly templates, relevant to specific learning goals, teachers can create eBooks and eBook covers, beautiful presentations for their subjects, class schedules, worksheets, handouts, online test papers and posters; the options are only limited by your imagination,” explained Hornilla-Donato.

Image by Milvar Mauricio Leaño via Canva for Filipino Teachers

Canva for Education also includes an all-new collaboration space, a review workflow, access to content from Google Drive, Dropbox, Folders, version history and SSO with Clever and Google.

“We have truly tailored this product to ensure it meets the needs and requirements of schools worldwide, serving as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for creating and collaborating in the classroom,” furthered Hornilla-Donato.

In a webinar hosted by Canva, in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), Mark Anthony Sy, DepEd EdTech Coordinator, highlighted the value of equipping educators with tools to empower them in the classroom.

“We have discovered how much Canva for Education can help our teachers be more imaginative in designing materials to engage and motivate their students in the classroom. As a department, we want to empower our educators with tools that will inspire them and help them go beyond limits in their respective classes,” said Sy.

“We are happy and excited to share the gift of Canva for Education to Filipino teachers, showing them how they can easily create beautiful learning content for their students and even fellow teachers. Ultimately, the platform aims to help them integrate visual, digital and design literacy in their classroom experience,” concluded Hornilla-Donato.

The webinar also paved the way for Canva and DepEd to launch a Facebook Community for Filipino Teachers that serves as a space for professional support and training as teachers learn and adapt to the modalities of virtual and distance teaching.

Canva and DepEd will hold another Canva for Education webinar for Filipino teachers on June 15, live on DepEd Tech’s Facebook page.

To know more about Canva for Education, visit https://www.canva.com/education/.

WATCH: BDO Filipinos Finding Ways Tribute Video

Ang dami na natin napagdaanan ngayong 2020 ano? Pero mga Pilipino tayo eh— resilient sa mga unos ng buhay. Sabi nga ng mensahe ng BDO sa video na ito para sa lahat ng Pilipino “finding ways to be each other's heroes”

Maligayang araw ng kalayaan sa ating lahat!

Have fun labeling with Brother’s Labeler Bundles!

Level up your home and office organization skills by getting a handy new Brother P-Touch Labeler—bundled with two rolls of 12mm TZe tape to get you started!

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