PARENTS may now avail of convenient and affordable gadgets to enable their children to participate in online classes through a new partnership between Smart Communications Inc. and Acer Philippines.

The gadgets being offered are equipped with the Department of Education’s minimum specifications for online classes as the education system shifts to blended learning due to Covid19.

Under the partnership, the Smart School Bundle which consists of a laptop Acer Aspire 5 and a smart Bro LTE pocket WiFi can be used by the students.

The 14-inch Aspire 5 laptop comes with an Intel® Core™ i3 -813OU 2.2 GHz Base Speed with Turbo Boost up to 3.4 GHz, am 8GB DDR4 memory, 128 SSD + 1TB HDD. The bundle also includes a Windows 10 Home OS and other features that can help students cope with school requirements.

“We believe e-learning is an important building block under the new normal, where education will be driven largely by digital tools and products. We hope that through this partnership, we can help students make a smooth transition to distance learning, and help make sure that no learner is left behind,” said Precy P. Katigbak, FVP and Head of National Key Accounts at Smart.

Smart Bro LTE Pocket WiFi can also help students connect to Smart’s fastest Long Term Evolution network across the country whenever learners attend video conferences, or submit their homework online.

“It has always been our mission to enable Filipino students by providing them the tools that they need in their education. With this partnership, we hope to give them not only the means to do their school work, but also the connectivity through Smart’s network, so that students can continue to learn amid the pandemic,” said Manuel Wong, Managing Director at Acer Philippines.

In addition, this package can also provide teachers, employees and other professionals who also work from home with reliable devices and LTE connectivity.