BACOLOD CITY – Public elementary schools in two islands and an upland village in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, received a learning boost through the computerized information kiosks or electronic (e)-libraries of the Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated KioskS, known as the Starbooks project of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Mayor Narciso Javelosa Jr. welcomed the opportunity for the schoolchildren to embrace the learning technology, stating, “We hope this will help them in their endeavors in doing their science-related projects and activities.”
During the turnover ceremony at the Department of Education-Schools Division Office of Sagay City on Thursday, Councilor Perfecto Marañon represented Javelosa.
In Sagay City, the DOST is implementing the Starbooks project in collaboration with the Satoca Agrarian Reform Cooperative, aiming to benefit geographically isolated and economically challenged communities.
The recipients include Matabas Elementary School, Molocaboc II Elementary School, and Molocaboc Integrated School on Molocaboc Island, along with Suyac Elementary School on the mangrove island of Suyac. The upland Manara Elementary School, primarily serving learners from the Ata community in Barangay Puey, is another beneficiary.
According to Schools Division Superintendent Marsette Sabbalucca, the e-libraries will integrate technology into classes and instructions in these remote schools.
Starbooks are standalone computerized information kiosks or offline digital libraries that offer students and faculty access to science and technology information resources. These kiosks are designed in specific "pods" with a user-friendly interface. Each Starbooks contains hundreds of thousands of digitized science and technology resources in various formats such as text, audio, and video, allowing individuals to print information directly at the kiosks. (PNA)
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