EMPOWERMENT

TECHNOLOGIES
Week 1 to 2

Development and Quality Assurance Team

Developer: Eleazar-Rey M. Agudo

Evaluator: Eleazar-Rey M. Agudo
Learning Area Supervisor: Menerba D. Dapar

Illustration Credits:
Title Page Art: Marieto Cleben V. Lozada
Title Page Graphics: Bryan L. Arreo
Visual Cues Art: Ivin Mae M. Ambos

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 Competency: Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online
platforms, sites, and content to best achieve specific class
objectives or address situational challenge

Objectives: At the end of the week, you shall have

o identified what the role of ICT is in our daily lives as well
as its effects to our society;
o defined the key concepts/compare and contrast the
differences between different online platforms, online platforms
and content; and
o exhibited social responsibility, develop
concern and positive attitude when dealing with ICT.

Lesson Overview

Look around you? Inside your home and among your family members? What have you
observed? What do they usually do? Do some of them frequently check their Facebook
account? Do they check the news on social media?
In a digitally connected era, where do you stand? Are you among those who strive to
empower themselves as well as the community with the ways of technology? Or are you among
those who refuse to succumb to the changes brought by technology. Technology is a double-
edged sword but if you wield it correctly, it can be an ally. How do you become technologically
enabled and empowered?
A website is a combination of different web pages linked together in a certain fashion
according to the designer’s will and organizational need served through the same domain
name server. The developed website is prepared and maintained by a person, group or an
organization. A webpage ICT or Information and Communications Technology is the umbrella
that includes any communication device or application, encompassing radio,
television, cellular phones, computers, etc. It is a term that can be easily understood by
subdividing the meaning further into the words that comprise it: information, communication,
and technology.
Information is technically referred to as data (once processed in a computer) which is
accurate and timely committed and organized for a purpose. Communication, on the other
hand, is the conveying of information between two or more people through a specific medium.
While Technology is the acquisition, analysis, manipulation, storage and distribution of
information; and the design and provision of equipment and software for these purposes. The
way we communicate has been greatly influenced by ICT in so many ways. In terms of
convenience, time, and money, ICT paved the way to these evolutions.

ICT IN THE PHILIPPINES

The Philippines is dubbed as the “ICT Hub of Asia” because of the huge growth of ICT-
related jobs, one of which is BPO (Business Process Outsourcing more commonly known as Call
centers.

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 World Wide Web is an information system on the internet that allows
documents to be connected by hypertext links, enabling the user to search
for information by moving from one document to another. It is an information space where
documents and other web sources are identified by URLs, interlinked by hypertext links, and can
be accessed via the internet. WWW was invented by Tim-Berners Lee.

DIFFERENT ONLINE PLATFORMS OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB

1. Web 1.0
The first stage of World Wide Web when most webs were entirely made up of web pages
connected by hyperlinks more commonly described as static. Static (also known as flat page or
stationary page) 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.
2. Web 2.0
The evolution of Web 1.0 by adding dynamic web pages—the user is able to see a website
differently than others—and it provides a deep and rich experience. This pertains to the current
state of online technology as it compared to the early days of the Web, characterized by
greater user interactivity and collaboration, more pervasive network connectivity and
enhanced communication channels.

3 ideas of the Web 2.0

-Application Platform (provide a service rather than a product)

Example: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
-Democratization of the Web (refers to the way people access and contribute to the internet)
Example: Wikis/Wikipedia, YouTube
-Distributing Information (Users will receive updates from any application)
Example: games, websites, social media

Features of Web 2.0

1. Folksonomy. It allows users to categorize and classify/arrange information using freely chosen
keywords (e.g., tagging). Popular social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook,
etc. use tags that start with the pound sign (#). This is also referred to as hashtag

2. Rich User Experience. Content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input. An example would
be a website that shows local content. In the case of social networking sites, when logged on,
your account is used to modify what you see in their website.
3. Long Tail. Services are offered on demand rather than on a one time purchase. In certain
cases, time-based pricing is better than file-size-based pricing or vice versa. 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.
4. 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 comment, reviews, and evaluation.
Some websites allow readers to comment on an article, participate in a poll, or review a specific
product (e.g., Amazon.com, Shopee, Lazada, Zalora, other online stores).
5. Software as a Service. Users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than
purchasing them. This is a cheaper option if you do not always need to use a software. For
instance, Google Docs is a free web-based application that allows the user to create and edit
word processing and spreadsheet documents online. When you need a software, like a Word
Processor, you can purchase it for a one-time huge amount and install it in your computer and it
is yours forever. Software as a service allows you to “rent” a software for a minimal fee.
6. Mass Participation. It is a diverse information sharing through universal web access. Since most
users can use the Internet, Web 2.0’s content is based on people from various cultures
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3. Web 3.0
This platform is all about semantic web. Semantic Web is a movement led by the World Wide
Web Consortium (W3C). According to the W3C, “The Semantic Web provides a common
framework that allows data to be shared and reused across application, enterprise, and
community boundaries.”

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FORMATIVE TEST

Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter
on a separate sheet of paper.
1. A web page that allows interaction from the user.

a. Static c. Social
b. Dynamic d. Comment
2. This refers to the feature where users are able to categorize and
locate information through tagging.

a. Hashtags c. Taxonomy
b. Folksonomy d. Rich user experience
3. A feature of dynamic website that allows users to put their own
content

a. Rich user experience c. User participation

b. Long tail d. Mass participation
4. It provides a common framework to allow data to be shared and
reused across platform, enterprise and community boundaries.

a. W3C c. Web 1.0

b. Semantic Web d. Web 2.0
5. Which of the following is not a type of social media?

a. Social network c. Media information

b. Microblogging d. Social news
6. This is the operating system for blackberry phones

a. Blackberry iOS c. Blackberry OS

b. Blackberry OSi d. iOS
7. Pinterest is a social media website classified as:

a. Bookmarking site c. Microblogging

b. Media sharing d. Blogs and forums
8. Currently, this is the fastest mobile network

a. 3G c. 5G
b. 4G d. Wi-Fi
9. This media is designed to help people who has visual and reading
impairments

a. Media help c. accessibility

b. Assistive d. mobile technology
10. This type of social media website focuses on short updates posted
by the user.

a. blogging c. social media

b. microblogging d. media sharing
11. Under what type of social media does Google+ belong?

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a. Social Network c. Media sharing
b. Bookmarking Sites d. Social news
12. Web 2.0’s content is based on the following except:

a. various cultures c. Flexible user interface

b. User participation d. The same for all users
13. How do you describe convergence?

a. Using several technologies to finish a task c. Using of flash drives

b. Synergy of technological advancements d. Using smartphone to present report
14. Which of the following is an operating system for mobile devices?

a. Windows c. Android
b. Symbian d. Apple
15. Which of the following is a feature of Web 3.0?

a. Showing restaurants that fit your for on your device

preference c. Showing the trending preference
b. Facebook showing you ads for products d. Results based on past choices
you previously searched

Answer Key

Activity 1. Activity 2. Formative test

Answers may vary. Answers may vary.

References

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