Empowerment Technologies Reviewer
Empowerment Technologies Reviewer
LESSON 7:
LESSON 8:
A. COMMUNICATION:
There are many ways to communicate through the Internet, and new tools and platforms are always being
released in the market. The following are some of the most common tools used when communicating with
people.
1. E-mail - One of the oldest forms of online 4. Video Chat - Video chat is a type of instant
communication, and the most widely used service to messaging service that also makes use of audio and
date, e-mail can help you create a message to a video features.
recipient and send files as an attachment.
5. Mobile Messaging Apps - WhatsApp, Viber and
2. Chat and Instant Messaging - Instant messaging WeChat are the three best applications when it
(IM) is a faster and simpler alternative to e-mail. comes to Internet communication.
3. Voice Chat - You can make free or inexpensive a. WhatsApp - It started in 2009 and since
calls using the Internet. Some IM and chat services then it has become the most popular application in
include voice chat, and several other services may the instant messaging realm.
also allow you to call any phone number.
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b. Viber - It is a free instant messaging and free exchange of messages, free calls, and allows
calling application. In addition to the basic features, it you to find new friends.
also offers a large collection of stickers to tickle up
text conversations. d. Telegram - It is a cloud-based mobile and
c. WeChat - It is operated by Chinese desktop messaging app with a focus on security and
Internet giant Tencent. This application also offers speed.
B. COORDINATION:
It is much easier to organize a project when every member of the group knows their tasks and adjusts the way
they handle the work accordingly.
The ability to coordinate with each other is an essential part of project management. The following tools enable
you to prepare a list of deliverables, schedules, milestones, and assignment of tasks assigned, which you can
then track later.
Bitrix24 - It is a project management system that Google Calendar - Accessing Google Calendar by
provides free storage of up to 5GB. using your Gmail account is also possible so you can
keep track all the important events in your life,
MindMeister - It is a collaborative web-based tool manage your time wisely, and improve your
that enables users to create mind maps for productivity
brainstorming and planning activities and share them
with others.
Web Portal - A web portal is a website that contains Google Worksheet - It is formerly known as Google
information from different sources and place them in Apps and later G Suite, is a collection of cloud
one location in a uniform way. computing, productivity and collaboration tools,
software and products developed and marketed by
Yahoo - It offers a web portal where news, email, Google.
weather, etc. are found in one page
Microsoft Yammer - It offers companies to have their
Facebook Groups - It allows you to create a group own social network that allows sharing and
page that will allow people in your group to managing content.
communicate your ideas
Trello - It offers an online to-do checklist for your
WordPress - It allows you to multiple contributors for entire team.
a single blog
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LESSON 9:
MULTIMEDIA:
Is any computer information that can be represented through audio, video, and
animation integrated with any traditional media. This information can be represented, stored,
transmitted, and processed digitally.
MULTIMEDIA IN ICT:
Multimedia devices have an almost innumerous variety of applications. They are used in home
entertainment systems and used as educational tools aside from its primary purpose - data
processing and storage.
USES OF MULTIMEDIA:
Edutainment - is a term that pertains to the special effects and virtual worlds. Computer
combination of education and entertainment games also use enormous multimedia content
which and features to make them more exciting and
also finds acceptance to children of today who relevant. Interactive multimedia is a term applied
are exposed to games and entertainment. to
multimedia applications that allow users to take
Business Communication - Multimedia also offers part, contribute and participate in online games.
critical services in the business world. The
quality of business communication is enhanced Public Access of Information - The availability of
by multimedia. Product promotion, consumer multimedia applications allowed public access to
information, and communication to employee can information either online or offline. Tourist
be done with multimedia. information system, hospital information system,
navigational system, and electronic publishing
Entertainment - multimedia use is very much in are some examples of uses of multimedia for
any modern movies and animations to develop information dissemination
MULTIMEDIA CONTENT:
• Videos - Through video hosting sites, you can (e.g., Adventure Quest, Farmville, Candy Crush)
take a video and show it to the world. (e.g.,
YouTube) • Online Test - Online survey forms and tests that
automatically display the results when
• Online Games - online developers now create finished. (e.g., Online XIQ, and Personality Tests)
what is called browser-based games." You do • Courseware - online courses that simulate the
not need to install these games to your computer classroom online (e.g., E-Learning Courses
as they run in most updated web browsers. using a Learning Management System)
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1. Linear Multimedia - it does not feature any sort 2. Non-linear multimedia – it allows free
of navigational abilities and it progresses in movement around all aspects of the multimedia
chronological order. It is useful to transmit a fixed in any
message. order.
• Example: Presentation Video
INFORMATION IS KEY:
People who access the Web are often in search of information. This means, that when most people
come to your website, they have goal in mind. They have either reached your website from a search
engine or by following a link from another website instead of knowing your actual URL.
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• Make it a point to help those people who come • Each page of your site must have a descriptive
to your site quickly find their need. page heading with relevant pictures and
• It is important to make the nature of your summary text (where applicable)
website clear to your visitors.
LESSON 10:
ADVOCACY:
It is a process of supporting and enabling people to express their views and concerns, access information
and services and defend and promote their rights and responsibilities
CHANGE.ORG:
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 it.
Change.org gives access to more people by allowing the online community to affix their digital signatures
on a petition.
LESSON 11:
CONCEPT PAPER:
It is a document used to convince a panel of potential funders to help a product.
Introduction – This includes your mission and Support – This contains the budget needed for
vision. the project
Purpose – This includes the reason why it is Contact Information – This includes information
worth of time, effort, money. on how the group can be contacted
Description – This includes all the necessary
information
g. Listing down all applications that you need
SMART CRITERIA: including web apps
S – Specific h. Funding (if applicable)
M – Measurable
A – Attainable 2. Development:
R – Realistic It involves the actual creation of the website(s) /
T – Time-bounded page, this involves the production of images,
infographics etc.
ICT PROJECT PROCESS:
3. Release and Promotion:
1. Planning: It involves that actual release of the website /
Planning This involves the following tasks: page for public view and promotion.
a. Conceptualizing your project
b. Researching on available data about your topic 4. Maintenance:
c. Setting deadlines and meetings It involves responding to feedback of your
d. Assigning people to various tasks website / page visitors and continuing to improve
e. Finding a web or blog host the website/page.
f. Creating a site map for your website