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The Philippine Department of Education has a Laptop for Teachers (LT4T) program, where teachers can avail of laptops from Acer and Neo for half the price. The computers, according to the Inquirer.net, will be “installed with several learning management tools, such as record books for students and teaching aids for fundamental subjects like mathematics, science and English.”

To top that, Microsoft will donate $7 for each laptop purchase. This, of course, also includes the Windows Operating System. However, it is not sure if it will include office productivity suite or other tools from Microsoft that cost an arm and a leg (and your soul!). Read the rest of this entry »