DYNAMIC

COMPUTER
APPLICATION AND
INTERACTIVE
GRAPHICS
ICT AND SOCIETY

Lesson 1: Applying ICT Today

LEARNING GOALS:
At the end of this module, you are expected to:

1. Determine the importance of Information and

Communication (ICT) in the propagation and
advancement of knowledge in modern living.

2. Discover the development and effects of the

Information and Communication Technology.
 PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY:
Quizziz
Re-arrange the jumbled letter to get the correct answer and write on the space
provided. Use Morse code letters to unlock your answer.

1. It refers to any learning experience facilitated electronically; another term for this would be
computer-based learning, which involves access to lessons stored in digital media and the use of
the Internet.
INGEAREL _________________________________
2. The application of software and hardware in manipulating data.
ROFIMNANIOT OLOGYHNCET_________________________________
3. Message transmission using radio signals.
OIDARELETYHPARG _________________________________
4. The term used for unsolicited e-mail that is often commercial in nature; otherwise known as
junk mail, spam messages are now regularly filtered by e-mail service providers; if this is not done,
they would fill up the e-mail boxes of everyone with an e-mail account.
MAPS _________________________________
5. Provides fast wireless online connection using radio signals.
ESSLIREW ELITYIFD _________________________________
“It seems to me,” said Sancho, “that the knights who behaved in
this way had provocation and cause for those follies and
penances; but what cause has your worship for going mad?
What lady has rejected you, or what evidence have you found
to prove that the Lady Dulcinea del Toboso has been trifling
with Moor or Christian?”
-from Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes

Imagine how it would be if Don Quixote could

have used cellphone, if he had one and if knew
how.
Communication Technology

Communication has improved and evolved to

facilitate our daily activities. In the 21st century,
everything related to communication utilizes
technology to ‘send out’ or disseminate
information to a wider audience. Information can
be ‘sent out’ in many ways. The inventions of
cellular phones, television and other electronic
devices are important in enhancing
communication.
900 BC. The very first postal service for
government use in Chona.

776 BC First recorded use of homing

pigeons to send messages – Announcing
the winner of the Olympic Games to the
Athenians
 Radiotelegraphy

Message transmission
using radio signals
 21st century wireless
communications
technology

Radiotelegraphy, 1939 Style

MORSE CODE  Morse code transmitter being clicked. An old way of
communicating, now mostly used by radio amateurs. Important
Created by Samuel Morse in 1843 -the
first long distance electric telegraph communication technology during World War 2.
line  In 1901, radio signals from Cornwall, England were sent to
Newfoundland, Canada (across the Atlantic Ocean!) by means of a
transmitter and a receiver especially made using the Morse code.
 MORSE CODE
• In 1901, radio signals from Cornwall, England were sent to
Newfoundland, Canada (across the Atlantic Ocean!) by
means of a transmitter and a receiver especially made using
the Morse code.
• when Marconi heard “pip-pip-pip” over the wireless
receiver. he felt “absolutely certain that the day would be
able to send messages without wires not only across the
Atlantic but between the farthermost ends of the earth”
• the sound “pip-pip-pip” is equivalent to three dots which
stands for the letter “S”. The term “SOS” that we know
means “help” is actually a distress signal in Morse code
(three dots, three dashes and three dots) easily identifiable
by radio operators.
- SOS (…---…)
 Guglielmo Marconi (1874-1937)-
Italian inventor and engineer developed, demonstrated and
marketed the first successful long-distance wireless
telegraph and in 1901 broadcast the first transatlantic radio
signal

His company’s Marconi radios ended

the isolation of ocean travel and
saved hundreds of lives, including all
of the surviving passengers from the
sinking Titanic.
Marconi device
 Morse code where letters and
numbers are represented by dots,
dashes and spaces.
Teletypewriter at the Sueddeutsche Zeitung

Years later, the electrical signal of telegrams, previously

interpreted and transcribed by human operators, were
automatically translated into printed form by
“teletypewriters” in the 1920s.
Alexander Graham Bell, best known for his invention of the
telephone, revolutionized communication as we know it. His
interest in sound technology was deep-rooted and personal, as
both his wife and mother were deaf.

https://youtu.be/d7uKcGhAvVo
Alexander Bain –
telefacsimile or
fax machine
(1843)
 INTERNET FAX
Today, we have what is called “Internet fax” wherein facsimile documents are sent and
received using an e-mail program – without the need for an actual fax machine. Indeed,
a number of traditional communications technologies were either displaced or replaced
with the advent of “Information Technology”.
Information Technology
Information Technology (IT),
 The application of software and hardware in
manipulating data or
 the technology necessary for processing
information, is now accepted to be one of the
driving forces of the modern world.
 With 7,107 islands, it is no wonder mobile
devices have become indispensable in our
country.
 Mobile devices, also called handheld
computers, such smartphones and tablet
computers, are capable of both informations
and communications functions.
The technology mostly available to mobile devices is WiFi or “wireless fidelity,” which provides
fast wireless online connection using radio signals. 3G or Third Generation Mobile
Telecommunications use the cellular infrastructure to connect people to the Internet without the
need for the land-based phone line.
Information and Communication Technology
The prevailing use of electronic media (e.g., the
Internet) in combination with computers and software has
resulted in IT being closely aligned with communications
technology. The result is a merging of sorts such that the
two fields are now indistinguishable from one another –
fused as one technological reference point known as
Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

ICT is
• intrinsically application-oriented, with a deep focus on
the needs of specific industries and commerce in
general.
• covers a wide area that includes basic numerical
analysis and the provision of solutions to technical
communication problems.
 
 OFFLINE/INDEPENDENT LEARNING ACTIVITY

USAGE OF ICT IN DAILY LIFE EDUCATION

Today, most schools and higher educational institutions have computers in the classroom for
teacher and students. What are the benefits gain from the usage of ICT in education, teachers,
students, researchers and school administrators? Write down your answer on the table next to the
picture.
PAGES 7-8 of your e-module

 TEACHER
 STUDENT
 RESEARCHERS
 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
Short Quiz1 : October 12, 2020

1. He invented the Morse Code.

a. Alexander Graham Bell
b. Alexander Bain
c. Guglielmo Marconi 
d. Samuel Morse
2. He invented the first telephone
a. Alexander Graham Bell
b. Alexander Bain
c. Guglielmo Marconi 
d. Samuel Morse
3. The technology available to mobile devices that provides fast wireless online
connection using radio signals.
a. Wireless radiotelegraphy
b. Wireless fidelity
c. Wireless internet
d. Wireless telephone
4. These are examples of information technology except for one.
a. mobile devices
b. smart phones
c. tablet computers
d. calculators

5. It is the prevailing use of electronics media in combination with computers and

software is resulted to…
a. Information technology
b. Communication technology
c. Internet and Communication technology
d. Information and Communication technology
Development of the Internet in the Philippines

 “On Tuesday, March 29, 1994 at 10:18 A.M at the University of

San Carlos (USC), Talamban, Cebu, the Philippines was linked to
the world via Internet. The occasion was the first International Email
Conference organized by Dr. John D. Brule of Syracuse University
and USC. A cheer went up at the plenary conference. Cebu was
again the point of contract with the world as it was in 1521.”-- Dr.
Rodolfo Villarica of PH.NET, from a speech at the Baguio

• Convention of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers,

February 17, 1995. Internet penetration in the Philippines has gone a
long way from 1994. Internet access had a slow start in the
Philippines compared to wealthier nations primarily due to the high
cost of Internet connection and personal computers back in the
nineties. A metered 56 kbs dial-up Internet connection then cost
anywhere from P2,000 to P 20,000. Outside the Philippines, the
Internet and computers continued to grow rapidly and thanks to these
advancements, the costs of technology began to go down in the local
sector.
 By the early 21st century, DSL (digital subscriber line) was offered at
a more affordable price, causing small net cafés or LAN (Local Area
Network) shops to spring all over the country. Bolstered by the need
for computer access to retrieve documents and maintain
communication with relatives abroad, most Filipinos flocked to
these shops. One of the biggest catalysts of Internet usage growth
came from the youth who willingly embraced online games, thus
creating a strong marker demand for MMORPGs (Massively
Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games).
 In 2011, the Philippines still is below the Southeast Asian 38%
regional average for Internet users compared to the overall
population with 33%. However, a study conducted by Yahoo a
 The surges internet growth has always been based on Internet
connectivity and computer hardware costs
 With the proliferation of smartphones and tablet devices, mobile
telecommunication networks are investing heavily on beefing up
their infrastructure to allow more people to access the Internet
through these devices.
ICT at Home and in School
 Before, your parents used to the local post office to
send mail
 Ten year ago, cellular phones were novelties
 Today everyone has to have one even if they
mean to use it mainly for sending and receiving
text messages.
 Requirement for educational institutions to
integrate new technologies into their teaching.
 People can access material anywhere in the
world and at any time.
 Education is moving beyond the confining walls
of the classroom and is no longer subject to the
time constraints of the physical academic
community
 E-learning
 The Social Impact of ICT
 The growth of ICT has inevitably led to the creation of new jobs
as computer systems occupy offices.
 Graduates of ICT courses can now choose from a number of
employment opportunities in such field as
telecommunications. Software development, and digital art.
 ICT is also to blame for the loss of jobs as machines replace
human manpower in factories and other automated systems
like assembly lines.
 The advanced nature of ICTs inside and outside the country
has created plenty of employment opportunities for Filipino
students who have earned their degrees in ICT.
 The graduates who opt to stay and work in the Philippines
create a new progressive image as their talents and ingenuity
attract foreign investors.
Social Media in the Philippines
 Philippines was quickly dubbed as the texting capital of the world.
 Local mobile telecommunications companies are reporting a decline in
overall text messages sent out in the Philippines.
 Wireles industry Chetan Sarma saw that the “US unseated Philippines as
the king of TXT messaging with almost 664 messages/sub/month to
compared to Philippines which is seeing a shap decline in per user
messaging due to IP messaging.”
 24/7 Wall St. studied the growth of social media usage in several countries
with the Philippines as third in Internet usage based on population, and
two-thirds of the Internet population have embraced social media.
 Growing number of Filipinos on Twitter with Filipinos ranking 12 th as the
biggest users.
 Email, chat and online calls are still relevant platforms of connectivity.