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While I was on the bus the
other day, I couldn’t help
but notice a persistent
grade-schooler sitting
across from me.
“Papa! Can I please have
the iPhone now?” he insist-
ed. Finally, his father final-
ly consented and handed
the smartphone over. For
the rest of the ride, the
child contented himself
with a variety of games on
the device. A comparison
presented itself. Decades
ago, the child was satisfied
with colorful views from
the window. Now, road
trips cannot commence
without the presence of a
handheld gaming device.
I couldn’t deny it. We
couldn’t deny it. Advances
in technology are taking
hold of the lives of today’s
youth. Words like
“Facebook” and “Candy
Crush” have become an
integral part of
contemporary vocabulary.
It is no wonder that
educators around the globe
have decided to harness
technological advances to
optimize learning.
Nowadays, the classroom is
no longer synonymous to
desks, chairs, and book-
shelves enclosed in four
walls. The modern class-
room includes computers in
various forms (e.g. tablets,
laptops, etc.), interactive
whiteboards, cameras, e-
books, eLearning software,
and cloud computing
among others.
Classes are no longer con-
fined inside buildings, but
can extend into online
forums and blogs.
(continued on page 2)
About the Editor
Julienne Tingzon is a twenty-
something student at the
University of the Philippines
Diliman. She graduated with a
degree in nursing, but has
decided to pursue education.
Her friends consider her
introverted, gentle, and
creative. She likes to read, write,
surf the net, play with her dog,
and play video games. Julie
wants to be remembered as a
dedicated follower of Jesus.
Someday, she wants to
become an effective educator.
♥
Volume 1, Issue 1
August 2013
The Modern Classroom Are Filipinos ready for it?
Inside this issue:
By Julienne Tingzon
The Lost
Art of True
Beauty 5
Book Review:
Captivating 5
Fashion Inspired
by Pride and
Prejudice
5
The Lost
Art of True
Beauty
5
The Lost
Art of True
Beauty
5
Integrating Media Technology The great thing about media
technology is that it can be
incorporated into all parts of the
learning process. For example,
in selecting subject matter,
teachers can go beyond the text-
book and seek different, more
interesting ways to present the
lesson. Preparatory activities
and evaluative activities (such
as testing) could be done
through the use of computers,
the internet, and other devices.
Teachers can use a computer to
project a game on the screen and
the class could play "Who Wants
to be a Millionaire?" together.
Students could be asked to take
an online test or design a blog
where they can post their assign-
ments. Applications like Rubistar
could be used to create rubrics.
There are many ways in which
one can integrate media technolo-
gy in the future classroom. With
the advancements in technology,
it is doubtless that in the future,
the options would increase ten-
fold. ♥
By Julienne Tingzon
(continued from page one)
Technology has allowed for the
continuous development of the
modern classroom. It is already being
done in countries all over the world.
However, it is still very unlikely that
the modern classroom would become a
norm in the Philippines. It is not that
I doubt the capability of the Filipinos
to face such changes. On the contrary,
I believe that Filipino educators and
students, if trained and guided
properly, are very much able to
handle 21st century technology.
Filipinos are fast learners and can
easily adapt. What we lack is a
cohesive and concrete plan, thorough
implementation, consistent evalua-
tion, resources, and dedication from
all stakeholders.
Leaders in the fields of education and
technology should materialize an
achievable, measurable, and appropri-
ate plan in integrating technology into
lessons. Teachers should be trained in
the proper use of these new approach-
es and methods. To prevent it from
becoming a temporary trend, there
should be constant monitoring and
assessment. Are the objectives being
achieved? Is educational technology
being used in such a way that it con-
tributes positively to learning? As a
result, improvements can be made
and weaknesses can be eliminated.
The government and other agencies
should provide sufficient funding and
support for this to take place. It is not
an easy task, but the results are more
than worth it.
Will educational technology in the
Philippines be maximized into its full
potential? When the government,
school administrators, educators, and
even the family decide to exert collab-
orative effort into bringing the best of
technology into the Filipino class-
room, this will be entirely possible. ♥
It had been easy enough to feel
like a princess when I was eight, watching Walt Disney princess movies
and then twirling around the backyard
in a frilly dress. But the older I became,
and the more of the real world I experi-
enced, the more I began to feel like an
ugly stepsister instead of Cinderella.
It didn’t matter that my parents had
repeatedly told me, “You are beautiful
just the way you are!” My youth leader’s
lesson on “accepting your own inner
beauty and getting comfortable in your
own skin” had not helped. And my school
counselor’s lectures on the importance of
self-esteem hadn’t made even the slight-
est difference in my life. The bottom line
was that I wanted to be beautiful – not
with some vague “inner beauty” that had
no value in the real world, but with the
The Modern Classroom (continued)
The Lost Art of True Beauty
Page 2
Filipino educators and
students, if trained and
guided properly, are very
much able to handle 21st
century technology
By Leslie Ludy
Leslie Ludy talks about the true meaning of beauty.
(continued on page 3)
Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3
(continued from page 2)
kind of sexy, alluring, culture-
pleasing appeal that I saw on bill-
boards and TV.
Eventually, all of my efforts did
achieve a measure of outward beauty,
and I finally began to gain guys’ at-
tention. But the ironic thing was that
I still felt hopelessly ugly. For all the
time I spent chasing after the cul-
ture’s beauty standard, I never
seemed to actually “get there.”
It was right around that time that I
encountered a young woman in her
twenties. She was a missionary. She
was the most radiant girl I’d ever met.
Her face literally glowed. She was
beautiful – but it was not a contrived
beauty, propped up by outward things
like clothes and makeup. Rather, it
seemed to emanate from somewhere
within her. Her eyes sparkled with
passion. Her smile lit up an entire
room. She was entirely others-focused
and seemed to completely lose sight of
herself. Most men groomed by modern
culture wouldn’t have given her a se-
cond look. She didn’t carry herself
with the seductive, flirtatious air that
guys always seemed to respond to.
She didn’t dress to show off her figure.
In fact, she didn’t pursue guys at all.
She was far too busy living out a pas-
sionate romance with Jesus Christ to
be pining after an earthly prince.
She did not possess worldly allure, but
she had something far better – a radi-
ant loveliness that reminded me of the
princesses in my childhood fairy tales.
It was obvious that her beauty was
the real thing, and it far surpassed
the hollow counterfeit I’d been chasing
after for so many years. I was awed
and inspired by what I saw.
Though I had distanced myself from
God for two years, that night I felt His
presence like never before. I knew He
had heard my prayer. And I felt a gen-
tle assurance in my heart that He had
a tremendous plan for my life; some-
thing far more fulfilling than the path
I’d been pursuing. But first He needed
my life.
During the next season of my life, my
femininity was completely trans-
formed. My understanding of beauty
was radically altered. God didn’t
merely restore my childhood inno-
cence and return me to the days of
dressing up like a princess. Rather,
He gave me a breathtaking vision for
true feminine beauty – His vision.
He taught me the ultimate secret to
lasting, spectacular beauty. And it
was far beyond the most amazing
fairy tale I’d ever imagined, even as a
little girl twirling around my back-
yard. ♥
The Lost Art of True Beauty (continued)
For all the time I spent chasing
after the culture’s beauty
standard, I never seemed to
actually “get there.”
It was obvious that her
beauty was the real thing.
He gave me a breathtaking
vision for true feminine
beauty – His vision.