Taigüey Foundation "VERNET Companies, Inc. and Dominican RutaCaribe donate to the Center Guanaba.net educational software for use by the educational community of La Cienega

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VERNET Enterprises, Inc. and Dominican RutaCaribe donate to the Center Guanaba.net educational software for use by the educational community of La Cienega

July 22, 2008

[July 22, 2008] In a crowded event, which was supported by the Directorate General for Informatics Education, with the presence of the / as teachers / as of the different schools in the community, social organizations (Plan International) and representatives of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic, became the act of delivery of educational software. Donor companies were represented by the President of Dominican RutaCaribe, Mr. Paulino Ogando, a specialist in e-learning and information technology for development. .

The donated software and educational tools will complement the programs of strategic use of ICT to develop Taigüey Foundation, the Center Guanaba.net and Ministry of Education with the support of INDOTEL, Microsoft and other corporations, in order contribute to the development of the community of La Ciénaga. Titles included in the donation are VERNET brand products and Riverdeep, covering various areas of knowledge, among which are: Values for Life, aimed at children and adolescents aged 4 to 12 years, Destination Math, grade 1 for learning mathematics in Grades K-3 of Basic Level and Course IV for grades 6, 7 and 8, Destination Reading, learning English in children Pre-primary to 2 degrees of basic education.

We also included titles: Planet of the verbs (5 th to 8 th Primary, Basic Level), Nora, Your Friendly Computer (content integrated with the Technology sector for children aged 4 to 12); Droplet Tales Green (areas science and literature), Journey to the Bottom of the Sea (area of Language and Literature), I learn playing through the Story (area of Language and Literature), Exploring the backpack to improve techniques for studies in children from 4 ° level of basic education and Series Gaby (Gaby and Magic Fishbowl, Gaby and New Toy, Mirror Gaby and Wise), the area of Language Arts. All are integrated educational materials are recommended for children aged between 4 and 12.

After hearing a talk on the Computer as a Tool for Teaching, delivered by Mr. Paulino Ogando, Yacine Khelladi Lords and Apolinario Victoria, Foundation and the Center Taigüey Guanaba.net , welcomed the donation and urged those present to not wait for the exploitation of digital educational tools they receive, which are available at the Center Guanaba.net to use the educational community of La Cienega. The Regional Office of Education No. 1 located in Barahona, which was represented by a technical committee that led the Mercedes Jimenez, also thanked and congratulated the grant received Guanaba.net Center for its work for the educational community .

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List of licenses and sofwtare received are:

Licensing Course 6 Values for Life, and Values Education Curriculum for Teachers. (Children and adolescents aged 4 to 12)
2 Licenses Destination Math Course. Course I: Grades 1 to 3 and Course IV: Grades 6, 7 and 8. Basic Level
I leave Destination Reading (teaching English to children from K-2)
Course 2 Licenses Planet of the verbs (5 th to 8 th Primary, Basic Level).
2 Licenses of course Nora, Your Friendly Computer / Technology sector. 4 to 12 years.
2 Droplet Software Licensing Tales Green / areas of Science and Literature. 4 to 12 years.
Software Licenses 2 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea / area Arts League. 4 to 12 years.
Software 2.Licencias learn playing through the Story / language arts area. 4 to 12 years.
2 Licenses Exploring the Backpack software to improve techniques for studies in children from 4 th grade.
Gaby 2.Liciencias software and Magic Fishbowl. Area of Language Arts. 4 to 9 years.
2.Licencias software and Gaby New Toy. Area of Language Arts. 4 to 9 years.
2. Gaby software licenses and Mirror Wise. Area of Language Arts. 4 to 9 years.
2 Licenses Tales Green Droplet software. Area of Science and Literature. 4 to 9 years.