Welcome

WHO WE ARE

We are volunteers and partner schools and organizations seeking to introduce essential digital resources to schools in remote areas without reliable access to the Internet.

VISION

Empowering communities through the sharing of educational technologies and resources.

MISSION

We seek to make a difference in education through the sharing of digital resources and community participation.

The eLib Box, according to teachers and users

Media coverage: The ASEAN (December 2021 - January 2022)

Media coverage: DZUP (4 Feb 2019), Philippine Star (9 July 2021)

HOW IT WORKS

The "product" is a stand-alone, browser-accessible repository of digital resouces: the eLibrary. Students and teachers will use a wifi access point, open the browser and point it to an offline address to access the repository. No internet connection is needed.

PROJECT CHAMPIONS

Project champions may consider "socialising" through the Tambayayong eLib Facebook group.

eLib CONTENTS

The initial content of the eLibrary Box are found at samplecontents.library.ph. They are primarily for K-12 instruction. Other use cases of eLib Box could mean different sets of contents, to be determined by the eLib's principals or technology providers.

The contents of Tambayayong eLibrary System (TeLS), on the other hand, are self-curated by teachers and administrators of the partner school. The initial contents may include open resource from Open Ebooks, Project Gutenberg, Many Books, Didactalia, or those sources with creative common license like Khan Academy and Ted.

Donated digital resources may also be included. The instructional need of the schools are scoped, before the contents are put together and the Tambayayong eLib gets deployed.

PROJECT COST AND SUSTAINABILITY

Direct Cost

Direct cost is related to the hardware necessary to deploy the the eLibrary Box.

Indirect Cost

Indirect cost (like accommodation and fare) are shouldered by project partners.

Sustainability

See Tambayayong eLibrary Project Sustainability

OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP

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Used smart phones, tablets, laptops may be donated directly to partner schools.

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Raspberry Pi 3 microcomputers, microSD cards, power supplies, heatsinks. Donate these through technology service providers in coordination with partner schools.

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If you are in a position to legally share appropriate digital materials, they may be donated to eLib Project's curators or technology service providers who in turn will incorporate your materials to the repository.

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If you have the talent to help develop promotional materials, let us know.

Email contact@library.ph or contact@upsilab.org if you wish to help or offer your time for the eLib Project.