The Open Desk Teacher’s Toolkit is designed to integrate interactive learning technologies in 21st-century classrooms, emphasizing the importance of a framework of technology and content. The toolkit, initiated in 2004, offers teachers free software and tools to create engaging learning experiences that enhance collaboration, communication, and critical thinking skills. It includes digital resources for presentations, activities, and cybersecurity, aiming to support educators in building effective, technology-enriched lessons.

1. OPEN DESK TEACHER’S TOOLKIT FOR E-CLASSROOM
John J. Macasio
The classroom teacher, who lives and works
in today's interactive and connected world,
is always challenged to embrace the
“experience of understanding” facilitated
through the use of interactive gadgets,
creativity application, and collaborative
technologies.”
Relevance and effectivity of any teacher
begin by “being in the digital space” meant
Most classroom teachers will agree on the
for 21st century citizen. They have to realize
need to be relevant, meaningful, effective
the value of teaching and learning within the
and enjoying in the 21st century classroom
“e” condition of today’s society.
of interactivity, creativity and connectivity.
“e” condition is where learners get oriented
However, the motivation is enabled by
in using computer, Internet, mobile and
building the resource and capacity of all
social media to fulfill their needs to be
teachers to initiate, learn and sustain the
entertained, informed, connected and
practice of teaching with interactive
recognized. To become active, creative and
technologies.
productive.
The enablement speaks of education ready
The importance of remembered lesson;
and open to use F-framework, T=technology,
performance in examination; and observed
and C=content that will guide all teachers to
roles for students are getting better with
create, maintain and improve the 21st
“technology enriched experiences” that
century classroom of interactivity, creativity
build the essential skills of collaboration,
and connectivity.
communication, critical thinking, creative
problem solving, and self directed learning.
F = framework speaks of definitive
principles, methods and results that supports
The “technology-mediated presentation,
effective teaching and learning with
activity, references and assessment” make
interactive learning technologies to take a
better the capability of the classroom
shape inside the classroom
teachers to bring attentive interest, real-
word situation, time extension, delivery
T = technology speaks of technology
enrichment, lesson remediation and
solution standards, configuration and
interactive engagement in the way learners
infrastructure to compose the hardware,
acquire, create, remember, share and apply
software, network and skills to compose the
knowledge.
environment or platform of technology
enabled interactive learning.
The emerging Internet based communication
and collaboration platforms make better the
C = content speaks of knowledge and
means of the classroom teachers to engage
medium to acquire, create, manipulate,
in the social dialogue that educates the
share, re-use to construct and apply
senses, and bring the positive habits
understanding.
supportive of community building.

2. OPEN DESK TEACHER’S TOOLKIT FOR E-CLASSROOM
John J. Macasio
OPENDESK TOOLKIT is no locked-in
aggregation of framework, technology
and content to build capabilities of
teachers to align the use of interactive
learning technologies in teaching and
learning.
The Open Digital Education Solution
Toolkit for Teachers (OPENDESK
TOOLKIT) has began in 2004 to attract
teachers and administrators attention to
the availability of free to install education The shared framework, technology and
software and re-usable digital content in content are not meant to be prescriptive,
basic education. but facilitative in placing into the hand of
every teachers the ready-to-use and
The aggregated framework, technology open tools to design, plan, implement
and content is offered as start-up and evaluate learning with interactive
resource to build competencies and technologies.
content to realize and sustain purposive
improvement of teaching and learning The OPENDESK TOOLKIT project
through the use of open standards and searches, reviews and promotes digital
global benchmark on digital content. application and content that placed
among its condition of use the terms –
It gives attention to education-ready free, open, sharable, distributable, fully
software and multimedia content that functional, and agree on global standards
match the understanding and of user experience.
performance defined in the learning
competency published by the The Open Digital Education Solution
Department of Education. Toolkit for Teachers version 2 contains
the following digital tools:
The version 1 of OPENDESK is shared
freely for the use of the Technical 1. Digital Whiteboard
Services Office of the Department of 2. Presentation Maker
Education to provide digital content in 3. Activity Creator
DepEd computerization program. It is 4. Study Helper
also given freely to teachers who 5. Cyber Safety
attended school-based training on ICT 6. Internet Interactivity
sponsored by service providers and
education organization. The toolkit is made available through the
Laptop for Teachers Program, and School
Improvement Projects of selected
Service Providers.

3. OPEN DESK TEACHER’S TOOLKIT FOR E-CLASSROOM
John J. Macasio
The software stacks enable the teachers
to create learning presentation with an
interactive whiteboard, compose
multimedia storyboard, and produce
simple video, sound and image learning
objects.
DIGITAL WHITEBOARD
Basic Tasks:
PRESENTATION MAKER
• Hand write, draw objects and save
content on the digital whiteboard
Basic Tasks:
• Post picture, documents, video, web
• Create lesson story board and produce
content, record sound, animation , e-
the multimedia presentation
book
• Produce presentation video and
• Show computer desktop and open
picture slideshow
interactive program and digital files in
• Perform sound recording, video
the whiteboard
editing
• Annotate or highlight presented
• Create and publish e-book from
object or written ideas
document files of instructional
• Create learning presentation from
materials
posted digital images, video,
• Perform image and screen capturing
document, animation, presentation,
and editing
sound, scribbled word, drawn ideas
• Re-use shared video, images,
• Record the learning dialogue, and
animation, and documents from
replay the saved product of class
public repositories and publishing site
interaction
to create learning presentation of
specific lesson.
Software List:
• Use file viewers to open different
1. WallCraft Classic Whiteboard
multimedia files of learning objects.
2. Sankore Universal Digital Board
3. GeoEnzo Math Digital Board
Software List:
4. Overmars Drawing for Children
1. Presentation Tube
5. DMCox Musical Digital Board
2. Ffdiaporama Slide Show
3. Audacity Sound Recorder
4. Avidemux Video Editor
5. PhotoScape Image Editor
6. Camstudio Sceen Video Maker
7. Koyote Audio Video Tools
8. Sourceforge PDF Creator
9. eCub E-book Maker

4. OPEN DESK TEACHER’S TOOLKIT FOR E-CLASSROOM
John J. Macasio
The software stacks enable the teachers
to create computer based activities, read
and compose e-books, and review lesson
with study helper.
ACTIVITY CREATOR
Basic Tasks:
• Generate and print activity worksheet
• Create computer based test for STUDY HELPER
student’s self administered quiz • Install, run, review, and re-use
• Use flash card making program to educational software
create and guide practice and drill • Align the use of digital learning
exercises objects to the knowledge and skills
• Construct activities using different objectives of the lesson
kinds of puzzle and maze generating • Guide the students on how to use
program computer based learning resources
• Perform writing composition and for self-directed learning
desktop publishing • Use computer based exercises to
• Perform data capture, calculation and enforce analytical and problem solving
analysis skills
• Compose web pages and perform • Use computer to perform modeling
collaborative web based publishing and simulation of learned concepts
• Produce multimedia products • Use computer based reference like
integrating sound, video, images and dictionary, thesaurus, calculator, atlas,
text bible, etc..
• Use e-books, download and store e-
Software List: book in the reading devices
1. Ikodeko Worksheet Maker
2. Quiz Faber Software List
3. Eclipse Crossword Maker 1. Sage Publishing Dictionary
4. Anki Flash Card Maker 2. Artha Thesaurus
5. Memory Lifter Flash Card 3. Kalkules Calculator
6. Vocabulary Builder 4. Seterra Geography
7. Calibre E-book Manager 5. E-Sword Bible
8. Rednotebook Journal 6. Math Study Helper
9. Kompozer Web Page Maker 7. Science Study Helpet
10. MyPaint
11. Paint.Net
REDNOTEBOOK JOURN

5. OPEN DESK TEACHER’S TOOLKIT FOR E-CLASSROOM
John J. Macasio
The software stacks enable the teachers
to secure the computer from unwanted
program, and to gain access to the
Internet based information and
application.
CYBER SAFETY
Basic Tasks:
• View and control in several ways other
computers in the classroom
• Control the allowed web sites to be INTERNET INTERACTIVITY
accessed in the classroom Basic Tasks:
• Encrypt the data on the storage • Install, configure and use an Internet
devices to prevent unauthorized use browser
• Configure and activate the computer • Search the Internet and open web
firewall based application and digital files.
• Scan and remove virus in the system • Install, configure and use an e-mail
and data files client to retrieve, compose. send and
• Scan and remove malware and other store e-mil messages
spying program • Install communication clients for
• Removes unused files and invalid Internet based messaging and video
registry, Internet history and conferencing
unwanted cookies. • Install, configure and use application
• Disable startup program that are plugged-in to view Internet based files
suspicious to be doing back door and to run Interactive programs.
processing • Locate and use knowledge-based and
• Prevent key logger to steal typed interactive learning sites in the
information in the running application Internet
• Perform back up of data files and file
encryption Software List:
1. Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser
Software List: 2. Thunderbird E-mail Client
1. iTalc Class Manager 3. Gmail Desktop Application
2. Clamwin Antivirus 4. File Viewers
3. SpyBot Anti Malware
4. True Crypt
5. 7Zip File Compressor
6. Fcleaner Unwanted File Cleaner
7. Anti Keylogger Scrambler

6. OPEN DESK TEACHER’S TOOLKIT FOR E-CLASSROOM
For project information and school-based training
requirement contact:
JOHN J. MACASIO
johnmacasio@onecitizen.net
+63-917-329-7993
www.aralanetdesk.com