EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY 11

LC: Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms, sites and content to best achieve specific challenges
Objectives: At the end of this lesson the students will be able to:
1. Identify varied online platforms and sites.
2. Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms, sites, and content to best achieve specific class
objectives or address situational challenges.
3. Evaluate existing online creation tools, platforms and applications in developing ICT content.

Reference: Bandala, A. A. (2016), Empowerment Technologies, Diwa Learning System, Inc. pages 10-19

Overview

Hello dear learners! Welcome to this module on Empowerment Technology. This module will help you explore the different
technologies and online platforms and how they can be used effectively. It contains activities that will let you create your own ICT
contents and evaluate existing online creation tools, platforms, and applications. The module is self – instructional and allows you to
learn in your own space, at your own pace. So, relax and enjoy learning.

Have fun while learning with this module. It will totally be of great use which ever strand you may belong because ICT is for
everybody.

LESSON 1: What is Information and Communications Technology?

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) often deals with the use of different technologies such as mobile phones,
telephones, computer, Internet, and other devices, as well as software and applications to locate, save, send, and manipulate
information. Empowering ICT is important for its innovative uses impacts our daily lives. It has affected our ways of communicating,
made our lives more convenient, and assisted countries towards their modernization plans. Thus, there is a need to create a foundation
of understanding in the world of ICT.

What are my goals?

By the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
 Identify varied online platforms and sites.
 Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms, sites, and content to best achieve specific class objectives or
address situational challenges.
 Evaluate existing online creation tools, platforms and applications in developing ICT content.

Reflect on the following questions:

1. How many times have you checked your phone this morning?
2. How many updates have you posted on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram today?
3. Do you use the internet/ mobile for an hour after you woke up this morning?
4. Have you followed a celebrity/ a crush on his/ her social media?

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) often deals with the use of different technological inventions like mobile phones,
telephones, computer, Internet, and other devices, as well as software and applications to locate, save, send, and manipulate
information. ICT has greatly contributed to how easy our lives has been today. Our gadgets have become part of our necessity that we
check on them after we wake up. It made communication easier. We can use cellular phones that are designed for communicating with
other people even they are miles away from us. It has also assisted us in our work since there are Internet-based jobs. It has
revolutionized our education and in the modernization of our economy.

Internet and Computer Readiness Test

Directions: Read and reflect each item carefully. State whether you agree or disagree to each of the statements by drawing a happy
face () if you agree and a sad face () if you disagree. There are no right or wrong answers for this activity. Write your answers on
your notebook.
SITUATIONS
1. I have reliable access to a computer, mobile phone, tablet, or any gadget that can act as substitute to computers.
2. I have access to a high-speed internet connection with video streaming capabilities.
3. I have experience using email: I can create, send, forward, reply to, and save email messages and attachments.
4. I have experience in word processing: I can create, edit, save, and navigate documents using software program such as
Microsoft Word or Pages for Mac.
5. I have experience in creating slide presentations: I can use programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Keynote for Mac.
6. I know how to search the web using Internet browsers such as Firefox or Google Chrome.
7. I have experience using online or mobile social media (ex. Facebook, Twitter)
8. I have experience viewing videos online (YouTube)
9. I have experience filling out forms and taking quizzes online.
10. I have experiences using cloud-based programs such as Google Drive or Google Docs.
11. I have experience searching online for academic resources (ex. Google Scholar)
12. I have experience with video conferencing (ex. Skype).
ICT in the Philippines

Philippines is dubbed as the “ICT Hub of Asia” because of huge growth of ICT-related jobs, one of which is BPO, Business
Process Outsourcing, or call centers. In a data gathered by the Annual Survey of Philippines Business and Industries in 2010, the ICT
industry shares 19.3% of the total employment population.

When the internet was fully commercialized in 1995, it has tremendously impacted culture and commerce, including the rise of
near instant communication by email, instant messaging, telephony (Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP), two-way interactive video
calls, and the World Wide Web with its discussion forums, blogs, social networking, and online shopping sites. Internet is the global
system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and
devices.

The World Wide Web

The World Wide Web is an information system on the Internet that allows documents to be connected to other documents by
hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by moving from one document to another. It was invented by Tim-Berners
Lee. The World Wide Web browser software, such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer/Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple's Safari, and
Google Chrome, let users navigate from one web page to another via the hyperlinks embedded in the documents. These documents
may also contain any combination of computer data, including graphics, sounds, text, video, multimedia and interactive content that
runs while the user is interacting with the page. The Web has enabled individuals and organizations to publish ideas and information to
a potentially large audience online at greatly reduced expense and time delay.

Types of Web Pages

1. Web 1.0 or Read-only Web. It is the first stage of the World Wide Web evolution. It is a flat or stationary page since it cannot
be manipulated by the user.

2. Web 2.0 or Read-and-Write Web allows users to interact with the page, the user may be able to comment or create a user
account. Most website that we visit today are Web 2.0.

3. Web 3.0 or Semantic Web. The semantic web provides a framework that allows data to be shared and reuse to deliver web
content specifically targeting the user. Search Engine will learn about you and your habits from each search you perform and
will gather details about you from your previous activities like likes and social postings and present the answers as per your
preferences.

Below is a comparison of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0:https://lcy0210.wordpress.com/2019/01/11/web-3-0-to-5-0-is-coming-soon/

CRITERIA WEB 1.0 WEB 2.0 WEB 3.0

Communication Broadcast Interactive Engaged/ Invested
Information Static/ Read-only Dynamic Portable & Personal
Focus Organization Community Individual
Content Ownership Sharing Immersion
Interaction Web Forms Web Application Smart Applications
Search Directories Tags/ Keywords Context/ Relevance
Metrics Page Views Cost per Click User Engagement
Advertising Banners Interactive Behavioral
Technologies HTML/ FTP Flash/ Java/ XML RDF/ RDFS/ OWL

Features of Web 2.0

FEATURES WEB 2.0

FOLKSONOMY Allows users to collectively classify and find information using freely chosen keywords (e.g.
"tagging" by facebook). Tagging uses the pound sign #, often referred to as hastag.
RICH USER EXPERIENCE dynamic content that is responsive to user input (e.g., a user can "click" on an image to
enlarge it or find out more information)
USER PARTICIPATION The owner of website is not the only one who is able to put content. Others are able to place a
content on their own by means of comments, reviews, and evaluation.
LONG TAIL Services that are offered on demand rather than on a one-time purchase. This is synonymous to
subscribing to a data plan that charges you for the amount of time you spent in the Internet, or a
data plan that charges you for the amount of bandwidth you used.
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE Users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than purchasing them.

WHAT’S NEW: ONLINE PLATFORMS AND SITES

Because of the wide capacity of Web 2.0, it has helped in creating dynamic online platform sites. Online platform is a specially
developed platform using Internet technology. Online platforms have revolutionized access to any information. Online platforms
currently include, but are not limited to:

 Presentation or Visualization
 Cloud Computing
 File Management
 Mapping
 Social Media

Let us go through them one by one!

1. Presentation or Visualization Platform allows you to present and share presentations, infographics and videos with other
people. It is used to communicate information clearly and efficiently.

2. Cloud Computing Platform is also called as “The cloud.” It is the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the
internet. Instead of using your computer’s hard drive, you store and access your data and programs over the Internet.

3. File Management Platform is used for the storing, naming, sorting, and handling of computer files. Allows you to convert and
manage files without download in the software tool.

4. Mapping Platform is a transformation taking the points of one space into the points of the same or another space. Uses GPS
to detect location and used for navigation.

5. Social Media Platform is a computer-mediated tools that allow large group of people to create, share or exchange information,
interest and the information shared can be in the form of ideas, pictures, videos or anything that you want to create and share
to virtual communities. It can be in the following platforms:

a. Social Networks. These sites allow you to connect with other people with the same interests or background.

b. Bookmarking Sites. These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to various websites and resources.

c. Social News. These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources.

d. Media Sharing. These are sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music, and video. Media
sharing sites can be specific for video sharing, photo sharing, slide sharing, social bookmarking, and gaming.

e. Microblogging. These are sites that focus on short updates from the user. Those subscribed to the user will be able to
receive these updates. Posts are brief that range typically from 140 – 200 characters.

f. Blogs and Forums. These are websites that allow users to post their content. Other users can comment on the said topic.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Reflect on the following question and answer them briefly on the space provided.

How dependent are we on technology?

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