“An act strengthening the literacy Coordinating Council by amending RA 7165, otherwise known as “Act creating the Literacy Coordinating Council, defining its powers and functions, appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.

· “It is hereby declared to be policy of the State to give the highest priority to the adoption of measures for the universalization of literacy.

· “Toward this end, it shall encourage and rationalize the formulation of policies and the implementation of programs on non-formal, informal, and indigenous learning systems, as well as self-learning, independent, and out-of-school study programs particularly those that respond to community needs.

· “The State shall institutionalize an interagency coordinating and advisory body to synchronize and strengthen  policies and efforts toward the universalization of lite-racy.”

· “to carry out the declared national policy, there is hereby created a Literacy Coordinating Council, hereinafter referred  to as the Council, which shall be an inter-agency body administratively attached to the Department of education.”

 
The literacies that will include the information technology

ELDIE S. PACIO
ALS -Benguet -CAR
eldie.pacio@deped.gov.ph

MICHAEL LEONARD D. LUBIANO
michaelleonard.lubiano@deped.gov.ph
DepEd Tayabas City R4A CALABARZON

d. includes examples of application of competencies in everyday life to help/ guide the learning delivery and the development of appropriate, relevant and responsive learning materials and learning assessment tools; and

e.  uses the standard terminologies and coding system of the DepEd K to 12 curriculum.

f.   provides opportunities for learners to acquire vocational and technical skills to enhance their work readiness/ employability.
Eldie S. Pacio
ALS-Benguet, CAR
eldie.pacio@deped.gov.ph

 

Article 9 – Accessibility

1. To enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure to persons with disabilities access, on an equal basis with others, to the physical environment, to transportation, to information and communications, including information and communications technologies and systems, and to other facilities and services open or provided to the public, both in urban and in rural areas. These measures, which shall include the identification and elimination of obstacles and barriers to accessibility, shall apply to, inter alia:

a) Buildings, roads, transportation and other indoor and outdoor facilities, including schools, housing, medical facilities and workplaces;

DICT Memo Circular No. 4
4.1 Accessible ICT Practices
Measures that remove access barriers that restrict business and social interactions between persons with disabilities and non-disabled persons. It also refers to practices that remove age-related barriers to participation in society, and reduce language and literacy-related barriers in society 
Accessible ICT practices apply to programs, products and services in various areas, such as education, employment, transportation, telecommunications and other forms of infrastructure. 
6.1 Principle 1: Perceivable
Guideline 1.1
Text Alternatives:
Provide text alternatives for any non-text content so that it can be changed into other forms people need, such as large print, Braille, speech, symbols or
simpler language.
6.2 Principle 2: Operable
User interface components and navigation must be operable.
Guideline 2.1 Keyboard Accessible:
Make all functionality available from a keyboard.
Knuehlvirn C. Hautea
Iloilo National High School
Division of Iloilo
Region VI

DepEd Commons provides online review materials and the Open Educational Resources (OER) produced by public school teachers from various fields and practice areas. Educators can incorporate said materials to their respective learning outlines, and use it also to assist in distance learning. According to DepEd, over 2.6 million users have accessed the platform at the height of the quarantine period.

These efforts to improve online learning access are crucial in light of the ongoing COVID-19 situation and its impact on the operations of schools this coming school year 2020-2021.

“Access to materials and resources for learning and education during these times is critical to preparing our children for the future, which is why the DICT fully supports ICT-enabled initiatives for education, like the DepEd Commons,” Honasan said. “DepEd’s initiative is one that brings us much closer to transitioning to a ‘new normal’. Guided by the President’s instructions through the IATF, the DICT will assist DepEd in realizing its vision of enabling our students to continue with their education, despite the current situation,” he added.
It is very relevant nowadays that the DICT will focus on the internet access of our learners especially in this pandemic. It is a huge help actually to all parents who had experience job expulsion due to corona virus. If this would happen, we can move the world. All teachers has full access in reaching their learners. In Batangas City all students have their own Samsung Tablet to use in their studies. If the internet is just a round the corner of their community quality education will be catered.

RONALD P. CALDERON
Region IV-A
SDO-Batangas City
ronald.calderon001@deped.gov.ph

Region V – Masbate Province

gerald.rojas@deped.gov.ph

In the findings of the study conducted by Eligi and Mwantimwa (2017), it  “suggested that the application of ICTs in education enhances the learning process. 47.2 percent of respondents pointed out those ICTs enhanced independent learning among the visually-impaired students. The findings further suggested that ICTs facilities support lecture note-taking, provide a wide range of learning materials, and tools for serving different learning materials in different formats. Indeed, ICTs allow for flexibility in learning and, hence, accommodating the educational needs of the visually-impaired students to encourage independent learning, creativity, and exploratory inquiry-based learning.” 
Knuehlvirn C. Hautea
Iloilo National High School
Division of Iloilo
Region VI

 These relate to

 (1) vision and planning

 (2) ICT infrastructure

 (3) teachers

(4) skills and competencies

(5) learning resources

(6) EMIS

(7) monitoring and evaluation; and 

(8) equity, inclusion, and safety. 

 

DepEd Order 35 s. 2016

21st Century Skills and ICT Integration in Instruction and Assessment Bringing 21st-century skills into the teaching and learning situation is a central feature of the K to 12 Basic Education Program. Teachers must enrich lessons with simple integration strategies utilizing Information and Communications Technology (ICT) that are developmentally appropriate. Instruction and assessment processes can be made more collaborative with ICT, which teachers can implement with the tools and equipment available in their schools.

JIMMY B. GARCIA JR.

CAR- SDO BAGUIO CITY

jimmy.garcia004@deped.gov.ph

The adoption and use of ICTs in technical education have a positive impact on teaching- learning, and research. ICT can affect the delivery of education and enable wider access to the same. In addition, it will increase flexibility so that learners can access the education regardless of time and geographical barriers. It can influence the way students are taught and how they learn. It would provide the rich environment and motivation for teaching learning process which seems to have a profound impact on the process of learning in education

https://academicjournals.org/journal

 

JIMMY B. GARCIA JR.

CAR- SDO BAGUIO CITY

jimmy.garcia004@deped.gov.ph

CAR- SDO BAGUIO CITY

jimmy.garcia004@deped.gov.ph

This Act shall be known as the "Department of Information and Communications Technology Act of 2015".

To recognize the vital role of information and communication in nation-building; 

To ensure universal access to quahty, affordable, reliable and secure ICT services; 

To promote the development and widespread use of emerging ICT and foster and accelerate the convergence of ICT and ICT-enabled facilities; 

To ensure the availability and accessibility of ICT services in areas not adequately served by the private sector;

To foster an ICT sector policy environment that will promote a broad market-led development of the ICT and ICT-enabled services GCT-ES) sectors, a level playing field, partnership between the public and private sectors, strategic alliance with foreign investors and balanced investments between high-growth and economically-depressed areas; 

To promote the use of ICT for the enhancement of key public services, such as education, public health and safety, revenue generation, and socio-civic purposes;

To encourage the use of ICT for the development and promotion of the country's arts culture, tourism and national identity;

To promote digital literacy, ICT expertise, and knowledge-building among citizens to enable them to participate and compete in an evolving ICT age;  

To empower, through the use of ICT, the disadvantaged segments of the population, including the elderly, persons with disabilities and indigenous and minority groups; 

To ensure the rights of individuals to privacy and confidentiality of their personal information;

To ensure the security of critical ICT infrastructures including information assets of the government, individuals and businesses; and 

To provide oversight over agencies governing and regulating the ICT sector and ensure consumer protection and welfare, data privacy and security, foster competition and the growth of the ICT sector.

JIMMY B. GARCIA JR.

CAR- SDO BAGUIO CITY

jimmy.garcia004@deped.gov.ph

2. Enclosed is the Guidelines for reference.

JOY ANN D. GABORO
BARMM Region
Maguindanao 1, Ampatuan District
joyann.gaboro@deped.gov.ph

DO 23, s. 2004

Guidelines on the use of Computer Laboratories in Teaching and Learning

To: Regional Directors
Schools Division/City Superintendents
Heads, Public Secondary Schools

JOY ANN D. GABORO
BARMM Region
Maguindanao 1, Ampatuan District
joyann.gaboro@deped.gov.ph

ABUBAKAR A. MAGUID
BARMM - Maguindanao I
abubakar.maguid@deped.gov.ph

Mary Ann Kenny C. Hoyohoy
maryannkenny.hoyohoy@deped.gov.ph
Cebu Province
Region VII