EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES

Name: Rei Vincent F. Gatchalian Score: _________________

Grade/ Strand: 12-Trustworhty (ABM) Teacher: T. Loraldie Esguerra

Activities

A. Identify and describe the following pictures below.

First Picture (Advertising Poster of Colgate Toothpaste)

The first picture is obviously an advertising poster of a well-known brand of
toothpaste to gain more consumers of their products. As we can see, the poster used a
catchy and meaningful phrase to captivate the public’s attention with their effective and
genuine whitening toothpaste. It also shows that advertisements, such as this, are
effective in making your products popular and sought after in the market. Because
advertisements nowadays are making its way into the online world, we might encounter
this type of things (promotional stuffs, etc) more often as we explore the world of the
internet. In my opinion, the first picture implies that product advertisements are also
gaining advantages in the development of software technology.
Second Picture (YouTube Application, Entertainment)
The second image shows the appearance of the YouTube application if you
search the website on the internet. Here, we can see that YouTube offers you a vast
selection of movies and videos which are absolutely great to entertain ourselves and to
free ourselves from boredom or sometimes, even sadness. YouTube currently is
considered as one of the most famous and successful online application that offers
these kinds of services. There are also people who use YouTube to earn income, or
makes YouTube as their primary job. It has helped a lot of people both with their
finances and boredom; an application that will surely last for a long time.
Third Picture (Google Application)
I am certain that a lot of us were already familiar with Google. From its diverse
functions, uses, and how it affects our lives generally ever since its establishment.
Google has been our life-saving application whenever we want to enlighten something
that baffles us. It helped us search for things online in an instant which truly is of great
convenience for both students and professionals. As an avid fan of Google, its simplicity
is what makes the said application standout from the rest; easy to use search engines,
eye-pleasing colors, its swift and smooth performance, and most importantly, how user-
friendly Google is. Surely enough, because of these factors, Google will be continuously
loved and used by millions, or even billions of people.
B. Explain the following words.
Communication
In order for us to relay our thoughts and ideas to others, we must first be aware
and familiar with the concept of communication. Whether online or direct communication
it is we are talking about, both play an essential role in maintaining healthy and
comprehensible interactions inside the society. Since we are dealing with technological
matters here, online communication would be the most suitable type of communication
to discuss. Online communication has been around us for a long time which truly helped
us in a lot of ways. Unlike before where people commonly use sealed mails to send
messages, we can now do the same thing but with lesser hassle and great
convenience. Online communication makes it easier for us to contact someone even if
they are far away from us. With the concept of the internet, people can reach anyone
from almost anywhere by using their smartphones/cellphones. Truly, our communication
became undeniably facile because of such inventions.
Online
The word “online” is commonly seen and used now by people due to the
development of the internet and other software. The term, in fact, can be seen even in
the professional world. Not to mention, this is one of the reasons why we attained a
convenient form of communication as well as having less taxing jobs overall. Being
‘online’ is also crucial in making social media and other software applications work. In
order for these applications to function accordingly, users must have access first to a
specific network to connect with the internet—allowing such to operate properly. Once
you gain the access, most likely, your status will change into ‘online’ and you can now
use numerous online applications and functions that the internet offers.
Internet
Internet has been with us for a while; offering us with amazing functions and
other astonishing things that only in its establishment and development we have
experienced and discovered. As someone who is, to some extent, familiar with the
concept of the internet, as well as other things related to it, I can say with absolute
certainty that it made my schooling/education less problematic and time-consuming.
The value of the internet nowadays to people is exceedingly high as its services are
versatile, which simply means that you can almost do or look for anything by using the
internet.
Groups
If I am not mistake, the ‘group’ that this term wanted to imply is the ‘Facebook
group’ that was already mentioned before. This is a function created by Facebook in
which allowed its users to create a room exclusively for a certain amount of people. By
this, you could create a room consisting of your group members, for instance, and use it
as your means of communication for academic concerns and such.
Platform
Because of the rise of the internet, different online/virtual platforms existed. Every
platform has its own functions, uses, and styles that people can use for certain
purposes. A good example of this, that is also probably the most used online platform
currently, are social media platforms. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are some of the
social media applications or platforms that are most used and known by the community.
There are still other platforms online, such as for businesses, writings, video contents,
and many more which we can also use in some instances. Truly, these platforms gave
us a lot of opportunities in further enhancing our talents and in discovering more about
ourselves.

C. Performance task: Make a blog about the given word. (Internet)

“The Beginning of a New Era”

A blog regarding ‘the internet’ by Rei Vincent Gatchalian
Internet made so many things accessible within our palms. From information,
communication, business, education, and so many more fields that are crucial in the
economy and society in general. In fact, we could already say that 'the internet' plays an
essential role in our everyday living. Due to its undeniable potential and utility, internet is
considered by many as one of the most successful inventions ever made in the history
of technological developments. Undoubtedly, its establishment marked a new of era for
humankind that totally changed how our world circulates.
Almost every one of us was already familiar and had at least tried to use some of
the functions that the internet offers. Just like in education, the fact that we transitioned
into a virtual style of teaching merely shows the potential of the internet in different
sectors of the society. And to be honest, the adapted set-up worked just as well, even
though of course, we could not see our classmates directly unlike the original face-to-
face set-up.
I would also like to mention how it modified our ways of seeking new information
and data, both in academic writings and personal learning. If before, we still need to go
to a library, search for a specific book, and read thousands of texts just to gain
information; now, you can just type it onto your screen and instantly have thousands of
resources relating to your concern. Just by visualizing this, we can clearly see how
convenient it has now become to seek information, which was all made possible by the
internet.
The development of the internet has been as well beneficial for businesses and
other forms of companies. Many businesses adapted the technological style of
operation which usually uses the internet in order to effectively operate. This allowed
them to create a more digitalized workplace which truly helped their employees in doing
their jobs and in communicating with their fellows. Not to mention, the internet has also
been found to be effective in marketing and in promoting products and services to
people. The use of the internet is actually considered in the business world as an
effective marketing strategy that could help the business grow and yield more income.
However, despite these advantages, there are still, of course, drawbacks that we
need to be mindful about. As they say, nothing in this world is perfect, and the internet is
no exception to this. As I have mentioned before, spiteful criminals sometimes use this
to execute their illegal actions and lure innocent victims online into something that is a
total scam. Unfortunately, some fell into this trap losing their money and other assets.
While exploring the world of the internet, we must always be cautious with every
transaction we make, especially if it involves cash, to avoid this kind of unwanted
incident. Remember that there are a lot of deceitful people in the internet, and so ensure
first its credibility before believing into it.
Nevertheless, the internet provided us with far more amazing things than those
that we need to worry about. If maintained and properly developed, I am sure that there
will be a time in the future where it can already be used as well in the most unexpected
things we could think right now. With that said, one thing is for sure; internet changed
our lives and created a new era for mankind.