Promoting Digital Literacy Through English Proficiency

Digital literacy is the ability to locate, organize, understand, evaluate, and analyze information using digital technology. It involves a working knowledge of current high-technology, and an understanding of how it can be used. Digitally literate people can communicate and work more efficiently, especially with those who possess the same knowledge and skills.

Research around digital literacy is concerned with wider aspects associated with learning how to effectively find, use, summarize, evaluate, create, and communicate information while using digital technologies, not just being literate at using a computer.

Digital literacy encompasses computer hardware, software (particularly those used most frequently by businesses), the Internet, cell phones,PDAs, and other digital devices. A person using these skills to interact with society may be called a digital citizen.

What can you say about the theme chemergy-chemistry in science clubbing synergy?

The theme means the power of cooperation of chemistry and science in working together to produce a result not obtainable by chemistry alone or by science alone. They need each other in order to produce a certain kind of result.

My Teacher, My Hero.

My Teacher, My Hero.

Sino ang siyang nagtutuwid sa mga baligho nating pananaw? Sino ang siayng patuloy na nagkakawang-gawa para sa mga taong nagkukulang sa kaalaman? Sino ang siyang nagbibigay katuturan sa pangarap ng bawat kabataan? Bakit kaya hindi tayo magmuni-muni hanggang sa ating mapagtanto at sabihin sa sariling, “Wala ako sa posisyon ko ngayon kung wala ang aking mga guro. Mga buhay na bayani sa aking puso, at maging sa puso ng bawat tao.”

Ika nga nila, ang pagiging guro ay hindi lamang isang propesyon kundi isa ring mahalagang misyon. Naturingang responsable at propesyunal ang isang guro dahil sa hindi matumbasang oras, pagmamahal at pagsasakripisyo na ibinibigay nya sa kanyang mga mag-aaral. Minsan pa nga’y hindi na nila magawang paglingkuran ang sarili nilang pamilya. Araw-araw ay nasa paaralan at nagbabahagi ng kanilang kaalaman. Hindi nila iniinda ang pagkahapo sa  maghapong pagkakatayo, hawak-hawak ang tisa at pambura at nagsusulat habang nagsasalita. Wala silang paghinawang umagapay. Patuloy ang kanilang pagkalinga sa mga kabataang nagkukumahog magtagumpay.

Ngunit ako, bilang estudyante, hindi ko maipagkakaila ang mga kabulastugan at mga sakit sa ulong aking ginagawa sa tuwing ang aking guro ay nagpupursiging magtalakay. Hindi ko maipagkakaila na kung minsa’y nagpapakawala ako ng mga salitang hindi dapat lumabas sa aking bibig sa tuwing siya’y nakatalikod. Hindi ko maipagkakaila na kung minsan ay sinusumbatan ko siya sa tuwing ako’y may pagkakamali at sinusubukan niyang itama.

 Ngunit sa kabila ng mga ito, sino parin ang una kong nilalapitan? Ang aking mga gurong ni minsan ay hindi ako sinubukang pagsarhan ng pinto at tuluyang layuan. Ang aking mga gurong nanatiling bukas palad sa mga oras na wala akong matakbuhan. Ang aking mga gurong walang ibang ginawa kundi ako’y intindihin at imulat sa katotohanang hindi masama ang magkamali kung minsan. Ngayon, masasabi kong kayong mga guro, mga kampon ng karununga na may paninindigan sa propesyong sinimulan, mananatili kayong bayani sa aming mga puso’t isipan. 

Wanted: Change

Wanted: Change

 The society we live in is in a great process of a rapid change. From every features of our suroundings, and so with the living things staying in it. We as humans, we are in a process of

development, transformation, conversion, shifting and so on. The changes in our physical, spiritual, social and mental aspects shows a big realization that we can never be left behind nor outdated. But, as we move forward, do we really know the real definition of CHANGE? Did we ever ask ourselves if we are changing for the BETTER?

            As Heraclitus, a greek philosopher said, “Everything flows and nothing stays.” Yes, i do believe in it, for as days continue to pass by, every single thing around as will never stay the way it is. We choose to change for we feel convinient with it and because of that convinience, sometimes we forget the negative effect or the consequences that may happen if we continue conducting it though. Just like what Susan Sontag voiced out, “The felt unreliability of human experience brought about by the inhuman acceleration of historical change has led every sensitive modern mind to the recording of some kind of nausea, of intellectual vertigo.” I know that you can analyze this quotation within yourself.

            The only thing that i can do hold on to is that, we should beware of newly introduced matters, for every newly introduced matter is an innovation, and every innovation is a going astray, and every straying is in the Fire. We should always think first that if it is not necessary to change, then why change still?

My Extremely Super Granny; My Modern Hero

15 years ago, i came bounding into a world of love and laughter. So, it also took 15 years to create who and what I am today. Within these years, I was guided by my ever loving grandfather towards a life that was close to perfect. I grew up believing with the power of love and hope which strengthened my spiritual faith, managed my emotional needs, and developed my social interactions. All because of my extremely super granny, whom i can consider a living hero of my life.
Everytime i lie in my bed, trying to think about the future and letting myself believe that everything will come to an end, I always cry in a corner, remembering my grandfather. I cant deny the fact that someday somehow, he would leave me. He never wanted though, we just really cant avoid that all of us will come to an end. Sooner or later, we can never experience anymore the moments that we've shared together. Instead, it will just be reminisced and be remembered. The stories he narrated happily to me will just be memories. The smiles and the laughters will just be imaginary photography downloaded into my heart and mind. The words of love and pieces of advices will just be imaginary recorded audio tape which will be replayed million times into my ears. But these things will stay forever and let us bond together when the day will come that he will be gone.
Ill stay as his princess, and he will always be my superman. By this time, that his still with me and giving the best of him, Ill never waste any single second, Ill cherish every moment and love him the way i should be.   

Less Care, Less Love; Given to Filipino Children (A Letter to the President)

To the respected President of the Eastern Pearl beloved mother Philippines, President Benigno "noynoy" Aquino, Greetings Sir!

 I am a Filipino Youth and a native Ilocana. Respectfully blogging my thoughts about what my naked eyes see around me. Let me share some of my stories. Theres this church somewhere in Ilocos where i used to attend mass every sunday. I always encounter a little boy who i think is a beggar. His clothes were rugged and tattered and his slippers were already over-used and its already unable to be weared. Mud all over his feet and only by looking into his young eyes, i can see the burden inside him. Whenever he sees me, he used to call me "Manang bassit nga nakabrace!" or in english "small lad with braces!" then im also used to look back at him because i know that im the one he is calling for. He always smile at me then run away. Then one sunday, I met him again, he again called me the way he used to. He tried to run away but i held his hand. I tried to talk to him. I asked him whats his name, he replied "Amboy". If how old is he, he said 9. I also asked him if where were his parents, he said that he only have his mother who he calls "nanang". His father passed away 6 years from now. I asked him if what is he doing at the church, he said the he is helping his mother to earn money for their daily living. In short, "begging". At his young age he should be learning at school now and not trying to work finding ways to live. He should not be wearing tattered and rugged clothes, over-used slippers but rather a nice school uniform and shoes. He should not be using his eyes, his hands, and his ears by begging but rather reading, listening and holding a pencil while writing. I really pity this little boy, while comparing my self to him. If how lucky am i to have both mother and father. Using presentable clothes and entering a school.
Its really hard to accept the fact that some or mostly of the filipino children are just like him. Working at a young age and no education at all. If we really think about this, we can never really say that Philippines is progressing. If only this children were given the right love ang care that they must feel and have, then maybe it will be eassier for us to tell the our country is already moving forward.
Well, this filipino children are the next filipino youth that will serve as the new hope of the country. I know Sir that you are doing your very best and giving your efforts to help every filipino citizen. I just hope that maybe, just maybe, Ill never see again a little child begging around but rather entering a school. I idolize you and the Aquino Family. More powers! Thank You Sir!