11/12

Empowerment
Technologies
Quarter 2 – Module 3:
Collaborative ICT
Development
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Empowerment Technologies Grade 11/12 Self-Learning Module

(SLM) on Collaborative ICT Development!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators both
from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in helping
the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while overcoming
their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration their
needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body of
the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this module.
You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to manage
their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage and assist the
learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the learner:

Welcome to the Empowerment Technologies Grade 11/12 Self-Learning Module

(SLM) on Collaborative ICT Development!

The hand is one of the most symbolized part of the human body. It is often used to
depict skill, action and purpose. Through our hands we may learn, create and
accomplish. Hence, the hand in this learning resource signifies that you as a learner
is capable and empowered to successfully achieve the relevant competencies and
skills at your own pace and time. Your academic success lies in your own hands!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to
process the contents of the learning resource while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims to

check what you already know about the
lesson to take. If you get all the answers
correct (100%), you may decide to skip this
module.

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you link

the current lesson with the previous one.

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways such as a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener, an
activity or a situation.

What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the

lesson. This aims to help you discover and
understand new concepts and skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding and
skills of the topic. You may check the
answers to the exercises using the Answer
Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or blank

sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process
what you learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will

help you transfer your new knowledge or skill
into real life situations or concerns.

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 Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your
level of mastery in achieving the learning
competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in the

module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in developing

this module.

The following are some reminders in using this module:

1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are
not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and
gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the Collaborative ICT Development. The scope of this module permits it to be used in
many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse
vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard
sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to
correspond with the textbook you are now using.

This module contains one lesson, namely:

 Lesson 11 – Collaborative ICT Development

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the different online collaborative tools that can enhance
communication and collaboration among groups;
2. determine the advantages of using online collaborative tools; and
3. use an online collaborative tool to effectively evaluate the quality, value, and
appropriateness of peer’s existing or previously developed ICT content in
relation to the theme or intended audience/ viewer of an ICT project.

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 What I Know

I. Multiple Choice: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer
on a separate sheet of paper.

1. It is a specially designed website that provides information catered from various

sources such as emails, online forums, search engines on one platform, in a
uniform way.
a. Website c. Google Chrome
b. Web Portal d. Search Engine

2. It is used to create a group page or group chat that will allow people in your
group to communicate your ideas and send files.
a. WordPress c. Facebook
b. DropBox d. G Suite

3. This allows multiple contributors to easily create a beautiful single website or

blog.
a. WordPress c. Lark
b. Trello d. G Suite

4. It comprises Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, and Currents for communication;

Drive for storage; Docs, Sheets, Slides, Keep, Forms, and Sites for productivity
and collaboration.
a. Microsoft Teams c. WordPress
b. Lark d. G Suite

5. It is a simple, reliable file-syncing and storage service with enhanced

collaboration features.
a. Trello c. Microsoft Teams
b. Dropbox d. Lark

II. Enumeration: Give five online collaborative tools a group can use for
communicating effectively using the internet.

6. _____________________________________________
7. _____________________________________________

8. _____________________________________________

9. _____________________________________________
10. ____________________________________________

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 Lesson
Collaborative ICT
11 Development
Nowadays, the field of Information and Communication Technology offers a variety
of ways to connect and collaborate with people around the world. Online
collaboration allows people to generate content, reflection, review while making
modifications process visible to others. A team may work together even though they
are in different areas with the use of collaboration tools and can easily get feedback
and approval from the group they are working on.

Team structure and dynamics for ICT content aims to discover the ways such tools
can enhance communication and collaboration among groups/teams and promotes
the choice of an ICT tool for two different projects. Thus, in this digital age,
collaboration tools have found to significantly improved work efficiency, productivity,
and promote innovation.

What’s In

In the previous lesson, you learned the underlying principles and techniques in
designing and creating your web page using different web editors. You have learned
the basics of HTML, the WYSIWYG, web hosting, as well as editing and inserting page
content like images, videos, paragraphs, photo gallery, and buttons. These skills will
help you further understand online collaboration.

Technology has come to play an integral role in widening the scope and definition of
collaboration. The distance, time and limited resources have not stood in the way of
developing ideas and innovation. Platforms for sharing and communication, such as
group video calling, team meetings, and online note-making or content sharing
platforms have become part of our everyday routine and are used as prominently as
email or group chatting. In short, collaboration has become less of a ‘step’ and more
of a medium.

Notes to the Teacher

Provide links to different online collaborative tools. If students
have reliable access to the internet, challenge them to sign-up on
collaborative tools/sites.

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 What’s New

Activity 1
Do you like to read blogs or watch your favorite personalities vlogs? How many
blogs/vlogs have you subscribed to? Think of what you would like to share with the
world if given the opportunity to create your own blog/vlog. Ask yourself the following
questions and write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Question Your Answer

1. What will be the content of

my blog?

2. Who is the target audience of

my blog?

3. How often will I post new

content (once a week, twice a
month, etc.)?

4. What platform will I use

(blogging site or video)? Why?

5. Where will I post my blog

(YouTube, Facebook, Twitter,
etc.)?

What is It

Based on the latest statistics published at Oberlo.com, Facebook continues to reign

strong as the king of social media, with 2.498 billion active users as of April 2020.
That means that nearly two out of every three of the 3.81 billion active social media
users are active Facebook users. It is still the most popular social media platform
used by many people for communication and collaboration. Same with other websites
and blogs, this app would not be that interesting if it were not for all your friends.
Let us now learn how to create a collaborative ICT content.

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Web Portals
A Web Portal is a specially designed website that provides information catered from
various sources such as emails, online forums, search engines on one platform, in
a uniform way. It is a personalized and customized library that helps in navigation
and personalization of notifications that provide well-integrated information from
diverse sources with advanced features such as task management, collaboration,
business intelligence, etc.

An example of a web portal is the Microsoft Network! (www.msn.com). MSN is a

collection of Internet services and apps for Windows and mobile devices, provided
by Microsoft where news, email, weather, etc. are found on one page.

Image source: www.msn.com

Sometimes the terms "website" and "portal" are used interchangeably, and this usage
isn't entirely inaccurate but do you know the difference between website vs portal?
By definition, a website is a location on the internet that is unique and which is
accessed via a web browser using a specific URL (web address). Portals are also
accessed via a web browser and specific URL, but the content is login protected and
user-specific (Sukta, 2015).

Online Collaborative Tools

Collaboration is the situation of two or more people working together to create or
achieve the same thing. More and more people, especially at this time are going digital
and enabling partially or completely remote workforces. Wikipedia defines
collaboration software as, “An application software designed to help people involved
in a common task to achieve goals.” And for benefits, it goes on to say: “A
collaborative working environment supports people in both their individual and
cooperative work thus evolving into a new class of professionals, e-professionals, who
can work together irrespective of their geographical location.”

Online Collaboration is the process of connecting users digitally to communicate in

an online space. Online collaboration is usually supplemented using a software
system that lets team members chat using video, audio and text. There are many

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great online tools available, which can help your team accomplish its goals, manage
workflow, and provide the most recent version of files in real-time, so work can get
done any time of the day.

Here are some of the collaboration tools available:

Name Icon Description

You can use Facebook groups to create a

group page that will allow people in your
1. Facebook
group to communicate your ideas and
send files.

It is a suite of cloud computing,

productivity and collaboration tools,
software and products developed by
2. G Suite Google. G Suite comprises Gmail,
(Google Suite) Hangouts, Calendar, and Currents for
communication; Drive for storage; Docs,
Sheets, Slides, Keep, Forms, and Sites for
productivity and collaboration

MS Teams is a unified communication

3. Microsoft and collaboration platform that combines
Teams persistent workplace chat, video meetings,
file storage, and application integration.

It is a simple, reliable file-syncing and

storage service with enhanced
4. Dropbox collaboration features. Dropbox lets
anyone upload and transfer files to the
cloud, and share them with anyone.

Lark combines a multitude of essential

collaboration tools in a single
5. Lark
interconnected platform, including Chat,
Calendar, Creation and Cloud storage.

Trello offers an online to-do checklist for

your team. Users can create their task
boards with different columns and move
6. Trello
the tasks between them. Typically,
columns include task statuses such as To
Do, In Progress, Done.

The open-source software that allows

7. WordPress multiple contributors to easily create a
beautiful single website or blog.

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 Yammer is a freemium enterprise social
networking service used for private
communication within organizations.
Access to a Yammer network is
7. Yammer determined by a user's Internet domain so
that only individuals with approved email
addresses may join their respective
networks.

Advantages of using online collaborative tools

1. A Centralized hub for files, announcements, calendars, etc.
Collaboration solutions innately offer a centralized hub wherein all data is
located and from which it is all accessed by the team. It also makes things
more effective such as announcements and calendars, as everyone can
coordinate deadlines, milestones, appointments, and personal availability
without fail.
2. File Sharing. Since everyone with access can write in the same document
together in real-time, instant change reflection is possible across all shared
documentation.
3. Host Online Meetings. Online tools promote better participation in
collaborative decision-making. Arranging these meetings requires only
marking the calendar and announcing them once. People can attend the
meetings via their laptop, their mobile device, or even their smart TV.
4. Live Chat. Chat and messaging tools are built-in features of most
collaboration platforms currently on the market. With real-time
communication tied directly into the platform, it’s easy to coordinate properly
and all conversations are properly and securely logged for later recall.

Tips to have a successful collaborative tool:

1. Choose easy, intuitive online collaboration tools to increase adoption.
2. Pick a collaboration tool that supports all communication methods.
3. Ensure your choice has scheduling features to help keep projects on track.
4. Choose a dynamic file-sharing solution.
5. Choose a product with real-time collaboration.

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 What’s More

Activity 2

Answer the following questions on the separate sheet of paper or in your test
notebook.
1. Do you use other collaborative/social tools besides Facebook? If yes, what
are they and what do you use them for?

2. Knowing the advantages of using collaboration tools, how does online

collaboration will help you as a student?

3. List down at least three more examples of a web portal.

Scoring Rubric for questions 1 and 2.

Component Definition Points

Originality and quality of ideas,

Content 5
reflecting thought and insight.

Thoughtful, logical progression of

Organization and
supporting examples; Mature 3
Transitions
transitions between ideas.

Use of information for varied

Use of sources sources; use of references and 2
paraphrasing of citations.

Total 10 pts.

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 What I Have Learned

Activity 3
Fill in the blanks with terms that complete the paragraph. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

Nowadays, the field of Information and Communication Technology offers a

variety of ways to connect and collaborate with people around the world. Team
structure and dynamics for ICT content aims to discover the ways such tools can
enhance (1)___________________________ and (2)_________________________ among
groups/teams and promotes the choice of an ICT tool for two different projects.

A (3) __________________________ is a specially designed website that provides

information catered from various sources such as (4)________________, online forums,
(5)_____________________ on one platform, in a uniform way. Based on the latest
statistics published at Oberlo.com, (6)____________________ is still the most popular
social media platform used by many people for communication and collaboration.

(7)_________________________ is the situation of two or more people working

together to create or achieve the same thing. Wikipedia defines
(8)____________________________________as, “An application software designed to help
people involved in a common task to achieve goals.” On the other hand,
(9) ________________________________ is the process of connecting users digitally to
communicate in an online space. It is usually supplemented using a
(10)________________________________ that lets team members chat using video, audio
and text.

There are many great online tools available, which can help your team
accomplish its goals and manage workflow. Examples of these tools are
Facebook, (11) ____________________________, (12) ________________________________,
(13) ________________________, Dropbox, and WordPress.

Using online collaborative tools provides a lot of benefits for a team or a

company. First, there is a centralized hub for files, announcements, calendars, etc.;
second, (14) ________________________; third, host online meetings; and lastly,
(15) ______________________________.

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 What I Can Do

Activity 4: Reflection

1. Write your insights on how collaboration tools do help people with the
current situation we are in today.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________.

Scoring Rubric

Component Definition Points

Originality and quality of ideas,

Content 30
reflecting thought and insight.

Thoughtful, logical progression of

Organization and
supporting examples; Mature 15
Transitions
transitions between ideas.

Use of information for varied

Use of sources sources; use of references and 5
paraphrasing of citations.

Total 50 pts.

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 Assessment

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. It is a specially designed website that provides information catered from various
sources such as emails, online forums, search engines on one platform, in a
uniform way.
a. Website c. Google Chrome
b. Web Portal d. Search Engine
2. Application software designed to help people involved in a common task to
achieve goals.
a. Collaboration Software c. Website
b. Search Engines d. Browser
3. It is used to create a group page or group chat that will allow people in your
group to communicate your ideas and send files.
a. WordPress c. Facebook
b. DropBox d. G Suite
4. This allows multiple contributors to easily create a beautiful single website or
blog.
a. WordPress c. Lark
b. Trello d. G Suite
5. It comprises Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, and Currents for communication;
Drive for storage; Docs, Sheets, Slides, Keep, Forms, and Sites for productivity
and collaboration.
a. Microsoft Teams c. WordPress
b. Lark d. G Suite
6. It is a simple, reliable file-syncing and storage service with enhanced
collaboration features.
a. Trello c. Microsoft Teams
b. Dropbox d. Lark
7. This site offers online to-do checklist for your team.
a. WordPress c. Lark
b. Trello d. G Suite
8. It combines a multitude of essential collaboration tools in a single
interconnected platform, including Chat, Calendar, Creation and Cloud
storage.
a. Trello c. Lark
b. Dropbox d. Facebook
9. The following are advantages of using online collaborative tools except one
a. Live Chat c. File Sharing
b. Face-to-Face d. Host Online Meetings
10. Lian was tasked to choose an online collaborative tool for his group. Which of
the following he must do?
a. Choose a product with real-time collaboration.
b. Pick a collaboration tool that supports all communication methods.
c. Choose a dynamic file-sharing solution.
d. All of the above

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 Additional Activities

Activity 5
A. Create an advertising campaign for your blog or vlog in activity 1 to get more
visitors. It can be made of a collage of old magazines or newspapers or a
poster using oil pastels, crayons, watercolor, or any medium available at your
home. Use 1/4 size illustration board.

If you have a computer or smartphone, you can use Canva, PhotoScape, or

any software to create the advertisement. This will be collected by the teacher-
in-charge upon retrieval of the modules. Happy working 😊

Scoring Rubric

10 8 6 4 2
Content Content is Content is Content is Content is Content is
accurate and all accurate but accurate but either inaccurate.
required some required some required questionable or Information is
information is information is information is incomplete. incomplete,
presented in a missing and/or missing and/or Information is inaccurate, or
logical order. not presented in not presented in not presented not presented
a logical order but a logical order, in a logical in a logical
is still generally making it difficult order, making it order, making
easy to follow. to follow. difficult to it difficult to
follow. follow.
Presentation Presentation is Presentation is Presentation Presentation is Presentation
neat, clean, well- mostly neat and flows well. Some unorganized. has no flow.
organized and clean. tools are used to Tools are not Insufficient
presented in a Information is show acceptable used in a information
creative way. organized in a understanding. relevant and lacking
Presentation is logical manner Each member’s manner. some of the
colorful and and shows some information is Lacking some of member’s
creative. degree of represented and the members’ information.
Information is creativity. The identified with information/
interesting and overall their name. and or
accurate. presentation is information is
interesting. not identified
Pictures, Images, pictures, Images, pictures, Most images Images are No images or
Clip Art, and clip art and and clip art and and/or artwork is inappropriate artwork
drawn artwork drawn artwork are colorful and and artwork included.
Artwork are colorful, and are mostly appropriate. The shows little, if
appropriate to colorful and layout shows little any, creativity.
the topic. Layout appropriate. creativity and/or The layout is
flows well, Layout may show is not organized messy,
shows creativity, some degree of logically or disorganized or
and is pleasing creativity but is cluttered. cluttered.
to the eye. not organized
logically and/or is
cluttered.

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 Mechanics No spelling, A few (2-3) errors No more than 5 No more than 7 More than 7
grammar, or in spelling, spelling, spelling, spelling,
punctuation grammar, or grammar, or grammar or grammar, or
errors in the punctuation. punctuation punctuation punctuation
text. Text is in Most text is in errors. Several errors.. Most of errors. Text is
the student’s student’s own instances where text is not in copied or not
own words. words. the text is not in authors’ own included.
student’s own words and/or
words. no text
included.
Overall The poster The poster fulfills
Presentation fulfills all all but one of the
requirements of requirements of
the assignment the assignment
and represents and shows that
the student’s full the student put
potential. forth an honest
effort to
complete the
assignment.

B. Additional Challenge (Optional)

Note: This activity will be done if and only if the student has a computer or
smartphone and an internet connection.

Creating a Portal Using Jimdo or WordPress.

1. Collaborate with your classmates who also have an available internet

connection.
2. Create a web portal using Jimdo or WordPress including links to your
different blogs and posts including Facebook.
3. Create a list of tasks and use Trello to organize your tasks.
4. Design the web portal to fit your interest. Alternatively, you can also modify
the individual blogs to make them more similar.
5. Design graphics for your portal and place them on all your blogs to create a
common identity for your blogs.

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