Following its partnership with Disney, PLDT HOME Telpad – the Filipino family’s all-in-one entertainment device and kids’ favorite gadget at home – adds another content platform to its growing portfolio.
After the inclusion of 50 free Disney games, e-books, and apps including fun puzzle games like Frozen Free Fall and Where’s My Water? 2, and story theatre apps like Disney Princess: Story Theater, PLDT HOME Telpad now features another children’s classic, Batibot.
More than 200,000 Telpad subscribers, many of whom grew up watching Batibot, can now let their children enjoy lessons from the homegrown educational TV show through a mobile application. Launched last year by PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, the Batibot educational app can now be found in the Telpad’s Knappsack store under the ‘Games’ category.
Designed specifically for kids in kindergarten up to Grade 3, the Batibot app features fun-filled games that help develop essential thinking skills. Children can learn basic concepts like matching, sorting and grouping. They are shown how to identify shapes, colors, numbers, the alphabet, and letter sounds, and can also practice tracing letters with the proper strokes.
The Batibot app, which can be downloaded on Android devices for free, also supports early literacy by nurturing children’s love for storytelling.
Developed in collaboration with the Community of Learners Foundation (COLF) and start-up partner OrangeFix, the Batibot app is the first learning app in Filipino that is aligned with the national kindergarten curriculum of the Department of Education.
The Batibot app has interactive features like the classic game “Alin Ang Naiba,” where children are asked to identify what is different from a group of objects and pictures. Kindergartners can also practice writing by tracing letters on their device, and sing along to Batibot songs via the app’s videoke feature. Meanwhile, the “Kuwentong Batibot” feature provides children with access to stories in Filipino, with the aim of establishing a firm foundation for early and emergent literacy.
“Beyond watching their favorite shows and movies and playing exciting and educational games, the Telpad’s upgraded suite lets kids expand their learning horizons with apps like Batibot,” PLDT VP and Home Marketing Director Gary Dujali said. “The Telpad serves as a digital portal designed to be part of a child’s upbringing, and Batibot is an ideal avenue to help enrich it.”
Families can easily upgrade their PLDT Home DSL plan to a Telpad plan by adding as low as P500 to their monthly subscription. With a Telpad plan, they can enjoy a landline, HOME DSL connection, speed boost, and quad-core tablet.
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