Lesson 2: Understanding the Basic Concepts in ICT

What to Expect?
At the end of the lesson, the students can:
1. Defined conceptually or operationally terms that are basic to the
understanding of ICT, and;
2. Used the concepts and terms in communicating with peers for further
understanding.

Pre-discussion:

Which words are you familiar with? Write words on a separate sheet of paper.
How many have you identified?

Lesson Outline

Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term

for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications and the
integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers,
as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage, and audiovisual
systems, that enable users to access, store, transmit, and manipulate information.
Let us explore various resources to have a clear understanding of this lesson. Let
us unpack some concepts and terms related to technology for teaching and learning.
Here are some terms and concepts that you need to know and understand.

1. Technology - refers to a mix of process and product used in the application of

knowledge. It includes tools from pencil and paper
to the latest electronic gadgets and tools for
practical tasks.

2. Information and Communication Technology and Literacy or ICT Literacy - is

the use of digital technology, communication tools
and/or networks to access, manage, integrate,
evaluate, create, and communicate
informationin order to function in a knowledge
society.

3. Educational Technology - refers to the use of technology in and learning.

Educational technology includes both the non-digital
(flip charts, pictures, models, realias, etc.) and digital
(electronic tools, hardware, software, and
connections, etc.)

4. Digital Literacy - is the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create contents
using information technologies and internet. Digital
Literacy is the ability to use information and
communication, requiring both cognitive and tehnical
skills.
5. Digital Learning - is any type of learning that is accompanied by technology or by
instructional practice that makes effective use of
technology. It encompasses the application of a wide
spectrum of practices which included blended or virtual
learning. It can come as online or off-line which
utilizes digital technology.
6. Online digital tools and Apps - use an internet
connection to access the information needed. A
common example is Messenger. It is a
telecommunication application software product that
specializes in providing a video chat and video calls
between computers, tablets, mobile devices via internet.

7. Off-line digital tools and Apps - can still be used if there is no

internet connection. Among these are Canary Learning, Pocket,
Evertone, ibooks, KA LITE, etc.

8. Instructional Technology - is the theory and practice of

design, development, utilization, management, and evaluation
of the processes and resources for learning.

9. Software - refers to program control instructions and accompanying documentation

stored on disks or tapes when not being in used in the
computer. By extension, the term refers to audivisual
materials.
10. Multimedia - is a sequential or simultaneous use of a varietyof media formats in a
given presentation or self-study program.

11. Internet - is a massive network of networks, a network infrastructure. It connects

millions of computers together globally, forming a network in
which any computer can communicate with any other computer
as long as they are connected to the internet. It is generally
defined as a global network connecting millions of
computers.

12. World Wide Web (WWW) - is also called a Web

which is a graphical environment on computer
networks that allows you to access, view and maintain
documentations that can include text, data, sound and
videos. It is a way of accessing information over the
medium of the internet. It is an information sharing model that is built on top of the
Internet.

13. Web access - is the ability of the learner to access

the internet at any point during the lesson in order to take
advantage of the array of available education
resources.

14. Webquest - is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in

which most or all information that learners work with
comes from the web. These can be create using various
programs, including simple word processing
documents that include links to websites.
15. Productivity Tools -  refers to any type of software associated with computers and
related technologies that can be used as tools
for personal, professional or classroom
productivity.
Examples: Microsoft Office, Apple Works – word
processing, grade and record keeping, web page
production, presentation.

16. Technology Tool - is an instrument used for doing work. It can be anything that
help you accomplish your goal with the use of technology. These technology tools can
be classified as:

a. Data/Calculation Tools
Examples: spreadsheets, Excels, Sketchpads, probability
constructor.

b. Design Tools - These are used to make models and design, creating and building.
Included here are Family Tree Maker, GollyGee, and Crazy
Machines among others.

c. Discussion Tools - There are 4 different approaches that utilize discussion and
interaction in the Internet. These are threaded
discussion forum, Blogging, Live chat and Video
Teleconferencing, Netiquette and Safety on the Net.
d. Email Tools - Emails are great communication tools for sending messages,
photographs, videos and other files. It allows you to reach out to others around the
world.
Examples are google mail, Ymail, Yahoo mail and many more.

e. Handheld devices - Handheld devices have become popular among learners. These
include Personal Digital Assistants, global positioning
system, (GPS) and geographic Information system (GIS)
in the classroom, Portable electronic keyboards, Digital
cameras, Mobile phones, Palm, Handheld computers.

17. Webquest - is a teacher structured research

experience for the students that is primarily based on use of the
World Wide Web and typically takes one or more
instructional periods.

18. Blog - is an online journal where posted

information from both teachers and students are
arranged. There are three kinds of blogs: blogs used
for communication, blogs used for instruction, and
blogs used for both.

19. Wiki - an editable website usually with limited access,

allows students to collaboratively create and post written
work or digital files, such as digital photos or videos.
Wikipedia is one of the most widely recognized of all the wikis.

20. Flipped Classroom - utilizes a reverse

instructional delivery, where the teacher is required to use
the web resources as homework or out of class activity as initial instruction of the lesson
which will be discussed during class time.

21. Podcast - is a video or audio multi-media clip about

a single topic typically in the format of the radio talk show.
The two basic functions of a podcast are to retrieve
information to disseminate information.

22. Google Apps -  is a cloud-based teaching tool which

is stored in the Google server and is available for
students both at home and in school. It includes the gmail,
a free-mail for all; Google calendar – a tool used for
organizational purposes; Google sites that provide options
for developing blogs and wikis; and Google docs is used
for sophisticated word processing and editing for the document.

23. Vlog - is a video blog where each entry is posted as a video

instead of the text.

24. Facebook - is a popular social networking site used by

students and adults worldwide to present information on
themselves and to the world.
25. VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) - is a category of hardware and software that
enables people to use the Internet as transmission medium for telephone calls by
sending voice data in packets using IP rather than
traditional circuit transmission.

Summary
It is extremely beneficial for the pre-service teachers to have some basic level of
knowledge about the latest invention in technology that is useful in the teaching and
learning process. All of the mentioned resources are beneficial technologies to be
learned by everyone especially by the teachers. Learning some or all of these
resources will enable the teachers to keep abreast with the modern technology.

Enrichment:

With an ICt gadget, find a friend in the FB, Twitter, or Instagram who is also a
college student. Preference should be given to a pre-service teacher from the
Philippines or abroad. Discuss with him/her the three different concepts identified
below. Record your thoughts in the discussion and also you friend’s thoughts. Are they
similar or different? If they differe, why?

Concepts Identified My Thoughts about My Friend’s Thought

the Concept about the Concept
A. Concept about
borderless classroom
because of technology.
B. Concept about the
online teaching and
learning today because
of COVID 19.
C. Concept about
Google Classroom as
main platform for
teaching and learning.

Assessment
Read the statements below and choose the correct answer from the pool of choices.

1. How best did you learn about the different concepts in ICT?
a) By memorizing the definition verbatim from the definition.
b) By understanding first the meaning and memorizing.
c) By memorizing first, then understanding the meaning.
d) A and B
2. When did educational technology become part of teacher’s conversation in a learning
action cell (LAC) with their peers?
a) During the digital age with the use of computers
b) After World War 2, when there were many inventions.
c) During the 21st Century when there was a digital superhighway.
d) During the time instructional support materials were used.
3. What is the fastest way to find the meaning of a word in the Webster?
a) Ask a friend in the library.
b) Text the teacher to ask.
c) Google the word in the internet.
d) Use another dictionary in the library
4. Which of the following encompasses all these concepts?
a) Technology
 b) Internet
c) Computers
d) Gadgets
5. What does digital literacy imply?
I. Financial and economic literacy
II. Media and digital literacy
III. Basic Literacy
IV. All of the above

a) I
b) II
c) I and II
d) I, II, and III