DepEd: 3 months load for teachers internet connectivity will be distributed next month

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In this post, we are sharing the latest press release by the Department of Education. 

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May 14, 2021 – In continuous support to teachers in administering blended learning, the Department of Education (DepEd) is set to distribute a connectivity load sufficient for three months to teachers by next month.

“With or without the pandemic, the Department has actively advocated for policies and programs that will further support our teachers. Through this connectivity allowance, we hope to continuously assist our teachers in their duties to deliver quality education to our learners amidst the situation,” Education Chief Leonor Magtolis Briones said.

During the EduAKSYON press conference in Region XI, Undersecretary for Administration Alain Del Pascua said the Department has started the procurement process of the connectivity load that will provide public school teachers with 30 to 35 GB data allocation per month.

“We will begin to roll out siguro next month. We will be asking our teachers to register in DepEd Commons para mabigyan sila ng load sa kani-kanilang cellphone,” he added.

Usec. Pascua noted that the 35GB per month is adequate for the teachers’ online teaching activities as the 1GB bandwidth a day can be used for eight hours of online webinars, downloading, watching of videos, among others.

In addition, the unused data allocation will be rolled over to the following months up to one year until the user fully consumes the 100GB.

“Ineexpect namin na napakarami ng magagawa mo sa bandwidth na ito, ine-expect namin na higit tatlong buwan hanggang anim na buwan magagamit ng teacher itong connectivity load,” Pascua said.

Source:deped.gov.ph