14 public schools vie for top spot in online learning contest

FOURTEEN public schools will vie for the top prize in the three online contests organized by Smart Communications Inc.

Finalists of the 4th Doon Po Sa Amin (DPSA) Learning Challenge, Ano ang Kwento Mo? and DPSA Quest will showcase their entries during the 8th SWEEP (Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program) Innovation and Excellence Awards on Feb. 22 at the SMX Convention Hall in Manila.

Eight made it to the finals of the DPSA Learning Challenge. These are the   Bataan National High School (NHS), Barobo NHS, Camiguin NHS, Cavite National Science High School, Gen. E. Aguinaldo NHS – Bailen, Misamis Occidental NHS, Naga City Science High School and Olongapo City NHS.

Four schools were shortlisted from 170 entries submitted by 66 schools to “Ano ang Kwento Mo.”  These are Barobo National High School, Jose J. Leido Jr. Memorial National High School, Manggahan High School and Naga City Science High School.

Meanwhile, the DPSA Quest has drawn 28 entries from 12 schools, two of which have entered the finals.  These are Naga Central School 1 and San Roque Central Elementary School.

Smart introduced the DPSA Learning Challenge in 2008.

The competition, participated by Smart’s partner high schools and online associates nationwide, requires teams to perform basic community mapping exercises to generate local content that will educate their communities about local problems or issues and how to address them.

This year’s search has 137 entries from 31 schools.

In 2011, Smart introduced two more online contests: “Ano ang Kwento Mo?” (What’s your story?) and the DPSA Quest.

“Ano ang Kwento Mo” requires students to create video blogs that feature a distinct characteristic, place or culture in their community.

The DPSA Quest engages teacher-student teams from to research unique stories about their communities and narrate these stories online through their blog sites.

Entries can be accessed through www.doonposaamin.ph.