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Empowerment Technologies
Quarter 2 – Module 2:
ICT as Platform for Change

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 What I Need to Know?

The use of ICT can be traced back in history as a number of calamities and events arose. The need for
a way to interact with various people from various places led to utilization of what was readily accessible
to them. While the availability of ICT is extensive, it is also important to remember that some people still
do not have access to it, but this does not mean that they should be excluded from the action for change.

For the learner

This topic aims to deliver the importance of using the various components of ICT as medium to bring
about change in the society and to hopefully inspire students to maximize their use of technology by
looking for ways to solve or ease the problems the world is facing today.

At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. understand the importance of ICT as a platform for change;
2. understand the events that ICT helped realize; and
3. use prior ICT knowledge in planning a campaign using online resources.

What I Know?

Identify what particular ICT tools were used for each. Write your answer on the answer sheet.

A.

1. Million People March

B.

2. EDSA Dos

C.

3. EDSA People Power Revolution

D.

4. Yolanda People Finder

E.

5. Petitions for change

Lesson 6 Share anecdotes of how he/she used ICTs to be part of a social movement,
change, or cause to illustrate aspects of digital citizenship.

ICT is used as a medium for advocacy. Advocacy is speaking up for others. It aims to speak up for those who
cannot speak for themselves or those who need their voices to be amplified. These people are the most
vulnerable in society, therefore, it is important to defend and uphold their rights. It is also important to consider
what they have to say when decisions that will affect them greatly are being made.

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 What’s In?
Looking back at history, Philippines demonstrated unity for a call to action or social change. The use of ITC
made these campaigns for social change a success. ICT played an important role in the recent history of the
Philippines.

Given the events that had happened in our country, identify the ICT used in the said event. Write the
letter of your answer on the answer sheet.

EVENT

1. 2.

3. 4.

ICT USED
A. Facebook and Change.org
B. powered by Google
C. Radio broadcast of Radio Veritas
D. Text brigades

What’s New?

Do you have an idea about Change.org? Well, it is an ICT platform for Advocacy. If you want to make a
difference, you may start a petition using this platform. Change.org is a free, easy to use platform that
connects you to a community of over 180 million passionate supporters.

Change.org is dubbed as the “world’s platform for change” where anyone from the online community can
create a petition and ask others to sign in it. During the past times petitions are only done through signing
a paper, usually done by a group asking for signatures via travel. Change.org gives access to more
people by allowing the online community to affix their digital signatures on petition.

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What is It?

Signing an Online Petition

1. Visit Change.org (type “Change.org” in the search box of

Google Chrome).
2. Change.org works this way. If this is your first time to use
Change.org, click Sign up or log in with Facebook. Otherwise,
just input your log-in details.
3. You can start your own petition, but for now, click on any
petition you want under trending petitions.
4. Read the petition description to see if this petition matters to
you. If it is, sign the petition by filling up the information on the
right side of the screen.
5. Share the petition on Facebook to promote it.

What’s More?
Independent Activity 1
Complete the table: Write your answer on the answer sheet.
Year Happened Event ICT Medium Used
People Power Revolution
EDSA Dos
Million People March
Typhoon Yolanda

Independent Assessment 1
Draw a  if the statement is true; otherwise, write the word “false”.

1. Radio Veritas was where Cardinal Sin used to call on the Filipino people to support the rally
against President Marcos.
2. Million People March happened during Aug 22-26, 2013 that was caused by the misuse of the
pork belly.
3. People Power Revolution mainly happened in Luneta Park.
4. Yolanda People Finder allows individuals to post messages and search for the status of family
and friends affected by the disaster in November 8, 2013.
5. EDSA Dos was a political protest from January 17–20, 2001 that peacefully overthrew the
government of Joseph Estrada.

Independent Activity 2

If you are to make a change in your community/country, what would it be?

On the listed petitions, what do you think is of highest priority and demands immediate action of change?
Explain your answer in 1 to 2 sentences. Write your answer on the answer sheet.
Abuse of human rights Environmental concerns
Animal abuse Human health concerns
Criminal injustice Lack of education
Economic problems World hunger

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Follow the format:

My priority is ________________________________________________________ because

________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

Independent Assessment 2
Create your own poster based from the petition you have
chosen in Independent Activity 2. The poster will have a
statement consisting of 10-20 words. Check on the example
given. Write your answer on a A4 bond paper and attach it to
the answer sheet.

Independent Activity 3
Now that you have your poster, it is time for you to create a
write-up about the problem similar to Change.org petitions.
Write it on a A4 bond paper and attach it to the answer sheet.
Check on the example.

Independent Assessment 3
Social media helps amplify advocacy efforts by potentially
reaching more people, in more places, faster than ever before.

If you are to post this petition, what particular social media

platform will you use to promote it? Explain your answer in 3-5
sentences.

Follow the format:

The social media that I will use is ________________________________________

because ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Complete the following conversations below by answering the questions being asked.

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 What were your thoughts or
ideas on the importance of
ICT as a platform for change?

What new or additional ideas

did you learn after taking up
this lesson?

How did you apply the things

you have learned on the use
of ICT in planning a campaign
using online resources?

What I Can Do?

Write a post about how social media has helped families, social workers, and the government in
discerning information during calamities like Covid-19. Differentiate it from the past where information is
only provided by the media (TV, radio, and print). Write your answer on the answer sheet.

Assessment
Read carefully and answer the following questions. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your
answers in your notebook
1. An online petition platform that allow the online community to create or sign petitions.
A. change.org B. deped.edu C. facebook.com D. twitter.com

2. A series of protests that happened during August 22-26, 2013 that was caused by the misuse of the
pork barrel.

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 A. EDSA People Power Revolution
B. EDSA Dos
C. Million People March
D. Typhoon Yolanda
3. Year when the People Power Revolution happened.
A. 1985 B. 1986 C. 1987 D. 1988

4. The Yolanda People Finder that was used to locate individuals during and after the storm was created
by?
A. ABS-CBN B. GMA C. Google D. Microsoft

5. The year EDSA DOS take place.

A. 2000 B. 2001 C. 2002 D. 2003

6. Which radio station did Cardinal Sin use to call on the Filipino people to support the rally against
President Marcos?
A. dzbb Super Radyo
B. dzmm TeleRadyo
C. dzrh Radyo Patrol
D. dzrv Radyo Veritas
7. Estimated number of protestors for the protest of Million People March?
A. 100k B. 200k C. 300k D. 400k

8. It is dubbed as the “World’s Platform for Change”?

A. better.net
B. change.org
C. facebook.com
D. twitter.com
9. What made EDSA DOS protest successful?
A. a radio broadcast
B. electronic message
C. facebook social campaign
D. text brigades
10. Medium used in promoting the Million People March.
A. facebook
B. Instagram
C. twitter
D. yahoomail

Additional Activities
You

In an piece of paper, write at least 150-200 words about how ICT is being used in our situation right now
on Covid-19 pandemic.

References
1. Empowerment Technologies, Innovative Training Works, Inc 2016 Rex Bookstore