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Students not required to buy gadgets - DepEd





"Basic education pupils are not required to purchase gadgets and laptops as the Department of Education (DepEd) stressed that blended and distance learning are not limited to online means as there are other ways to teach them.

This was according to Curriculum and Instruction Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio in a radio interview on DZBB on Sunday.

He said that it was clear that when the agency prepared the learning continuity plan in consultation with all sectors led by DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones that online was not the only option for the children to learn amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Talagang binigyan diin natin yung distance learning na hindi lang online kasi alam naman natin na totoong maraming lugar at mga pamilya yung nasa liblib na lugar ang talagang kahit may gadget ay hindi naman magkakaroon ng access sa internet kasi walang signal,” San Antonio said.

He said that the agency has readied printed self-learning modules for distance learning. The announcement of no face to face classes according to San Antonio gave the idea to parents that learning will only be online but he said that those without access to the internet, with no gadgets will be getting the printed modules.

San Antonio added that those with gadgets but have no internet connection can be given a flashdrive where they can open the modules on their devices which according to him is cheaper than printing modules. Due to this, the agency is finding out the number of enrollees who own gadgets so they can provide the printed modules to those who actually need it."


-via DepEd

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