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The Internet has become an indispensable part of a student’s academic life, especially that of a Law and ICT student who has to post a blog entry every week.
I remember our first day of class.
“Sinong walang Internet access?”
No one raised a hand. Everybody has Internet access.
But imagine the question being asked in an elementary school in an obscure place where the students have to walk for hours just to reach the school. The Internet may even be unknown to some of them. They may not be required to post blog entries for their classes, but the Internet will surely help them with their projects and homework assignments.
What if the question was, “sinong may TV?”
Perhaps nine out of ten of the students will raise their hands. Unfortunately, the TV will not help them much in their studies, unless all the channels are Knowledge channels.
The problem of computer and Internet access drove Smart Communications to launch its product called Surf TV, which allows a TV set to function as a computer with Internet access capability. You can also type documents and make presentations very much like in a desktop computer. Through the convergence of Internet technology and broadcasting, families at home will have Internet access anytime anywhere through Smart’s wide network coverage.
Funny how this blog entry sounds like an advertisement for the product, so why not complete it by saying “for only Php 4,500 ($102), you can give a student a personal computer of her own.” This, I think, is truly a noble and humble product of convergence worth writing about.
For more information, go to http://smart.com.ph/corporate/newsroom/SurfTV.htm.
Kate Lomoljo
Entry No. 10
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