Empowerment Technology_Week 1

Module/Week 1:
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies
Sub-topics:
1. The State of ICT Technologies
2. Online systems, functions, and platforms
a. Web 2.0: Dynamic Web Pages
b. Web 3.0: Semantic Web
c. Trends in ICT
i. Convergence
ii. Social Media
iii.Mobile Technologies
iv.Assistive Media
v. Cloud Computing
Learning Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the student is expected to:
a. improve their knowledge on how ICT affects their everyday lives and the state of our nation;
b. compare and contrast the differences between online platforms, sites, and content;
c. understand the features of web 2.0;
d. understand the future of the World Wide Web through Web 3.0; and
e. learn the different trends in ICT and use them to their advantage.

Discussion

ICT– Information and Communication-

 It deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, telephone, Internet to
locate, save, send and edit information
 Is a study of computers as data processing tools. It introduces students to the fundamental of using computer
systems in an internet environment.

ICT in the Philippines

 Philippines is dub 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.
 ICT Department in the Philippines is responsible for the planning, development and promotion of the
country’s information and communications technology (ICT) agenda in support of national development.

Online System, function, and platforms

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Computer– an electronic device for storing and processing data, typically in binary form, according to
instructions given to it in a variable program.
Internet
 is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the internet protocol suite (TCIP/IP)
to link billions of devices worldwide.
 Means of connecting a computer to any other computer anywhere in the world via dedicated routers and
servers.
 Sometimes called simply ‘’the Net’’, is a worldwide system of computer networks- a network of
networks in which the users at any one computer can get information from any other computer.

World Wide Web

 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.
 Is an information space where documents and other web resources are identified by URLs, interlinked
by hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet.
 Invented by Tim-Berners Lee

Web Pages
 Web page is a hypertext document connected to the World Wide Web. It is a document that is
suitable for the World Wide Web.
The different online platforms of World Wide Web:
1. Web 1.0 – refers to the first stage in the World Wide Web, which was entirely made up of the Web pages
connected by hyperlinks.
2. Web 2.0 – is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding dynamic pages. The user is able to see a website
differently than others.
– Allows users to interact with the page; instead of just reading the page, the user may be able to
comment or create user account.
3. Web 3.0 – this platform is all about semantic web.
– Aims to have machines (or servers) understand the user’s preferences to be able to deliver web
content.
Static Web Page- is known as a flat page or stationary age in the sense that the page is ‘’as is’’ and cannot be
manipulated by the user. The content is also the same for all users that is referred to as Web 1.0

Dynamic Web Pages– web 2.0 is the evolution of web 1.0 by adding dynamic web pages. The user is able to
see website differently than others e.g. social networking sites, wikis, video sharing sites.
FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
1. Folksonomy - allows user to categorize and classify information using freely chosen keywords e.g. tagging
by FB, Twitter, use tags that start with the sign #, referred to as hashtag.
2. Rich User Experience – content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input
3. User Participation- The owner of the website is not the only one who is able to put content. Others are able
to place a content of their own by means of comments, reviews and evaluation e.g. Lazada, Amazon.
4. 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.
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5. Software as a service - users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than purchasing them
e.g. Google docs used to create and edit word processing and spread sheet.
6. Mass Participation – diverse information sharing through universal web access. Web 2.0’s content is based
on people from various cultures.
TRENDS IN ICT

1. Convergence– is the synergy of technological advancements to work on a similar goal or task. For
example, besides using your personal computer to create word documents, you can now use your
smartphone.

2. Social Media– is a website, application, or online channel that enables web users web users to create, co-
create, discuss modify, and exchange user generated content.
Six types of Social Media:
a) Social Networks – These are sites that allows you to connect with other people with the same interests
or background. Once the user creates his/her account, he/she can set up a profile, add people, share
content, etc
Example: Facebook and Google+

b) Bookmarking Sites – Sites that allow you to store and manage links to various website and resources.
Most of the sites allow you to create a tag to others.
Example: Stumble Upon, Pinterest

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c) Social News – Sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources. The
users can also comment on the post and comments may also be rank.
Ex. Reddit and Digg

d) Media Sharing – sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music and video.
Ex. Flickr, YouTube and Instagram

e) Microblogging – focus on short updates from the user. Those that subscribed to the user will be able to
receive these updates.
Ex. Twitter and Plurk

f) Blogs and Forums – allow user to post their content. Other users are able to comment on the said topic.
Ex. Blogger, WordPress and Tumblr

3. Mobile Technologies– The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the years.
This is largely because of the devices capability to do the tasks that were originally found in PCs. Several of

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these devices are capable of using a high-speed internet. Today the latest model devices use 4G Networking

(LTE), which is currently the fastest.

MOBILE OS:
 iOS – use in apple devices such as iPhone and iPad
 Android – an open source OS developed by Google. Being open source means mobile phone companies
use this OS for free.
 Blackberry OS – use in blackberry devices
 Windows phone OS – A closed source and proprietary operating system developed by Microsoft.
 Symbian – the original smartphone OS. Used by Nokia devices
 WebOS- originally used in smartphone; now in smart TVs.
 Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket PCs

4. Assistive Media– is a non- profit service designed to help people who have visual and
reading impairments. A database of audio recordings is used to read to the user.

5. Cloud computing (e.g. Yahoo!, Gmail, Hotmail Cloud Computing) -distributed computing on internet
or delivery of computing service over the internet.

- Instead of running an e-mail program on your computer, you log in to a Web

e-mail account remotely. The software and storage for your account doesn’t exist
on your computer – it’s on the service’s computer cloud.
It has three components
1. Client computers – clients are the device that the end user interact with cloud.
2. Distributed Servers – Often servers are in geographically different places, but server acts as if they are
working next to each other.
3. Datacenters – It is collection of servers where application is placed and is accessed via Internet.

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TYPES OF CLOUDS
PUBLIC CLOUD allows systems and services to be easily accessible to the general public. Public cloud may
be less secured because of its openness, e.g. e-mail
PRIVATE CLOUD allows systems and services to be accessible within an organization. It offers increased
security because of its private nature.
COMMUNITY CLOUD allows systems and services to be accessible by group of organizations.
HYBRID CLOUD is a mixture of public and private cloud. However, the critical activities are performed using
private cloud while the non-critical activities are performed using public cloud.

Exploration #1

Static vs. Dynamic

Look for ten websites and classify them as static or dynamic. What makes each website static or dynamic? Use
the table below.

Website URL Static Dynamic Reason

Exploration #2

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Identifying the Correct Web Platform for Social Change

1. Identify a problem in your community (e.g., littering, garbage disposal, blocked drainages, etc.).
2. Imagine that you are going to create a website to persuade both community leaders and members to solve this
problem.
3. Fill out the form below. You may refer to the sample provided after the form.

Community Problem: ___________________________________________________________________

Vicinity: ________________________________________________________________________________
Campaign Name: _____________________________________________________________________
Type of Social Media Used: _____________________________________________________________
Website Used: _________________________________________________________________________
What will be the content of your social website site?
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Why did you choose that type of social media?

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Why did you choose that website?

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Sample

Community Problem: Severe Flooding during rainy days due to blocked drainages
Vicinity: Lapiz. St., Oleander Village, Brgy. Pulo, Quezon City
Campaign Name: “Anti-Flooding Movement
Type of Social Media Used: Blogging
Website Used: Wordpress
What will be the content of your social website site?
It will contain pictures of the flooded area during rainy days. It will also contain pictures of the drainages that
are blocked with garbage. I also plan to update it every once in a while. Anyone who views the site will be
able to comment on these updates.

Why did you choose that type of social media?

People in my community are avid readers of blogs. Most of them follow several blogs that concern the
community.

Why did you choose that website?

Wordpress, unlike other blogging platforms, has a more “serious feel” to it. It also contains professional-
looking templates that will fit the serious tone of my campaign.

Thinking Exercise

1. Why do you think microblogging platforms have become popular when regular blogging platforms already
exist?

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2. What do you think of Web 3.0? Do you think it will be realized someday in the future?
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Challenge

Research on one momentous event in Philippine History wherein ICT played a huge role in making it a
success.
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Rubrics for Essay

FEATURES 20 15 10 5
(Expert) (Accomplished) (Capable) (Beginner)
Very informative Somewhat Gives some new Gives no new
Quality of and well-organized informative and information but information and very
Writing organized poorly organized poorly organized

Virtually no Few spelling and A number of So many spelling,

Grammar, spelling, punctuation errors, spelling, punctuation punctuation and
Usage and punctuation or minor grammatical or grammatical grammatical errors
Mechanics grammatical errors errors errors that it interferes with
the meaning

Rubrics for Exploration

Category 20 15 10 5
(Exemplary) (Accomplished) (Developing) (Beginning)
All skills in the Most skills in the Some skills in the Few or no kills from
Skills topic are applied topic are applied topic are applied the topic are applied

Content The output The output is The output is The output is

exceeds the complete somewhat complete incomplete
expectations
Correctness The output is free The output contains The output has The output contains
from errors minimal errors several errors many errors

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Efficiency Able to finish the Able to finish the Able to complete the The group used the
task in the most task in the projected task but used least efficient method
effective way amount of time methods that in finishing task
without wasting consumed more time
time and effort or resource

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