Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Transforming Education: How Teachers Are Using ICT to Enhance Learning

With the advancement of technology, it's becoming increasingly common for teachers to integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into their classrooms. In this article, we will explore how teachers are leveraging ICT to enhance their teaching and improve student learning outcomes.

First and foremost, ICT enables teachers to create a more engaging and interactive classroom environment. By utilizing digital whiteboards and multimedia content, teachers can develop dynamic lesson plans that capture students' attention and encourage collaboration.

Additionally, ICT provides teachers with the ability to personalize instruction for individual students. Using online resources, teachers can provide additional support for struggling students or offer more challenging material to advanced learners, leading to better learning outcomes.

Furthermore, ICT allows for new opportunities for assessment and feedback. Through digital tools, teachers can easily collect and analyze student data, track progress, and provide individualized feedback to students, leading to better identification of areas for improvement and more personalized feedback for students.

ICT also provides teachers with the ability to offer a broader range of learning opportunities to students. For example, through video conferencing technology, teachers can connect students with experts from around the world or collaborate with other teachers and students in different locations. This not only expands students' horizons but also provides real-world experiences that can prepare them for the future.

Lastly, ICT can simplify administrative tasks and improve communication with parents and other stakeholders. By using online platforms to manage assignments, track attendance, and communicate with parents, teachers can save time and ensure everyone is aligned towards the same goals.

In summary, ICT is revolutionizing the teaching and learning experience. Teachers can now create more interactive learning environments, personalize instruction, assess progress effectively, provide more diverse learning opportunities, and streamline administrative tasks. With technology evolving at a rapid pace, we can expect to see even more innovative uses of ICT in classrooms in the future.

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Evaluating the DepEd Learning Management System

photo by: DepEd Training

Department of Education  (DepEd) launched the DepEd LMS or Learning Management System last year during the pandemic it is based on Moodle a free and Open Source learning management system.  

Moodle is used for blended learningdistance educationflipped classroom and other e-learning projects in schools, universities, workplaces and other sectors. - Wikipedia

In the 2021 Virtual In-Service Training for teachers conducted last March 15-19, 2021, it experienced a huge amount of visitors which resulted to server error and accessible of the training site. 

the LMS portal via training.deped.gov.ph is a Moodle site also


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Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Is DepEd Website connecting to bam-cell.nr-data.net for malicious reason?

Last Monday, March 15, 2021, I noticed a link on the status bar of my browser and  analyzing the loading of DepEd Philippines Learning Management System (LMS) at https://training.deped.gov.ph. I observed that the site is connecting to a domain called “bam-cell.nr-data.net" 
Screenshot of Chrome Status bar.

I figured that the site of DepEd was connecting with this domain for malicious reasons. After doing some research on GSE (Google Search engine), I was able to identify the domain "
bam-cell.nr-data.net". 

The Bam-cell.nr-data.net is part of the NEW RELIC (NR)  monitoring system. 

photo showing the link training.deped.gov.ph

The BAM is Browser Application Monitoring 
The Browser Monitoring gives us insight into what happens when your application or site is loaded into your web browser - According to New Relic Site

The New Relic Collects data using JavaScript elements pastes or injected on your own website. 

Browsers report different types of data to help you analyze your website's performance. The Browser agent uses your domain bam.nr-data.netor to transfer data to bam-cell.nr-data.netNew Relic's collectors . - According to New Relic Site

DepEd Website used this browser monitoring in their website for performance and improvement, It is  typically injected or pasted  as part of the HEAD of the html webpage/page containing configuration details.

 After the page finishes loading, an additional script is downloaded from a CDN (Content Delivery Network server which refers to a geographically distributed group of servers that work together to provide fast delivery of Internet content as defined by Google.


So,  Is  bam.nr-data.net a Malware? the answer is that "No it is not Malware!".




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