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Empowerment Technologies Lesson 1

The document discusses various empowerment technologies including information and communication technologies (ICT), Web 1.0, Web 2.0, the semantic web, Web 3.0, technological convergence, social media, mobile technologies, and assistive media. It provides examples and definitions of each technology and discusses some problems with Web 3.0 implementation.

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Empowerment Technologies Lesson 1

The document discusses various empowerment technologies including information and communication technologies (ICT), Web 1.0, Web 2.0, the semantic web, Web 3.0, technological convergence, social media, mobile technologies, and assistive media. It provides examples and definitions of each technology and discusses some problems with Web 3.0 implementation.

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UNIT

LESSON 01
EMPOWERMENT
technologies
EMPOWERMENT technologies

what
empowerment
technologies
EMPOWERMENT technologies

empowerment
to promote the self-
to enable or actualization or
to permit
influence of
to give official authority or legal power to
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technologies
application
of scientific
knowledge
for practical purposes, especially in industry
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empowerment
technologies
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Information and Communication
Technologies
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
deals with the use of different communication
technologies such as mobile phones, telephone,
Internet, etc. to locate, save, send and edit information.
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When the World Wide Web was invented, most


web pages were 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.
This is referred to as Web 1.0.
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EMPOWERMENT technologies

Web 2.0 is the evolution of


Web 1.0 by adding dynamic web
pages—the user is able to see a
website differently than others.
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EMPOWERMENT technologies

Most websites that


we visit today are
Web 2.0.
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1. Folksonomy
It allows users to categorize
and classify/arrange
information using freely chosen
keywords (e.g., tagging).
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EMPOWERMENT technologies
2. Rich User Experience.
Content is dynamic and is
responsive to user’s input. An
example would be a website
that shows local content.
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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.
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EMPOWERMENT technologies
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.
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EMPOWERMENT technologies
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.
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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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EMPOWERMENT technologies

The Semantic Web The W3C standard


is a movement led encourages web
by the World Wide developers to include
Web Consortium semantic content in
(W3C). their web pages.
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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.”
The aim of Web 3.0 is to have
machines (or servers) understand the
user’s preferences to be able to deliver
web content specifically targeting the
user.
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Several problems of Web 3.0
1. Compatibility
HTML files and current web browsers could
not support Web 3.0.
2. Security
The user’s security is also in question since
the machine is saving his or her preferences.
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3. Vastness
The World Wide Web already contains
billions of web pages.
4. Vagueness
Certain words are imprecise. The words
“old” and “small” would depend on the user.
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Several problems of Web 3.0
5. Logic
Since machines use logic, there are
certain limitations for a computer to
be able to predict what the user is
referring to at a given time.
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IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING whether it is
Dynamic or Static.
1.Twitter 5. Blogs
2. Britannica 6. YouTube
Online 7. Mp3.com
3. Facebook 8. Personal
4. Netscape website
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1. Convergence
Technological convergence is the
synergy of technological
advancements to work on a similar
goal or task.
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2. Social Media
Social media is a website, application, or
online channels that enable web users to
create, co-create, discuss, modify, and
exchange user-generated content.
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a.Social Networks. These are sites that 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.
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d. Media Sharing. These are sites that allow you to


upload and share media content like images, music,
and video.
e. Microblogging. These are sites that focus on short
updates from the user.
f. Blogs and Forums. These websites allow users to
post their content.
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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 tasks that were originally
found in personal computers.
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a.iOS
b. Android
c.Blackberry OS
d.Windows Phone OS
e.Symbian
f.WebOS
g.Windows Mobile
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4. Assistive Media
Assistive media is a nonprofit service
designed to help people who have
visual and reading impairments. A
database of audio recordings is used
to read to the user.

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