ICT Project for

Social Change
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• 1. Plan and conceptualize an ICT project for
social change;
• 2. Identify the platforms that will help in the
success of the campaign; and
• 3. Acknowledge and clarify the 12 different
behaviors in social media.
• Social Change refers to an alteration in the social
order of a society. Social change may include social
institutions, social behaviors, or social relations. It
can be done in any form of multi-media.
• You can make social changes through the use of
campaigns. Campaigns are a work in an organized
and active way toward a particular goal; typically a
political or social one. A campaign will help you
promote and organize your project properly.
Social change has three main triggers:
• A. Conflict It is clear from a glance at our global history that conflict
provokes social change. Inequalities based on class, race, gender,
religion, and more foster dissatisfaction and anger. To address their
situation, groups come together to fight for change. Governments
can be overthrown or restructured. Sometimes change happens
quickly, but oftentimes it develops over time in stages.
• B. Demographic change When the demographic makeup of a
society changes, social change is inevitable. Society’s demographics
often change when births increase and/or people start living longer.
A bigger population affects the dispersal and availability of
resources. An increase in immigration or emigration also affects
society.
Social change has three main triggers:
• C. Cultural change New inventions, discoveries, and the
spread of ideas contribute to cultural changes. Consider the
effect of the internet. It does not only change the culture of
individual countries but the entire world. It transformed
how we communicate, as well as the structure of countless
industries. Discoveries also impact a society’s culture.
Consider how much changed when the Europeans
“discovered” America. This example shows how social
change is not always beneficial to everyone. New ideas
about gender, race, religion, work, education, and so on also
change a culture.
Why is Social Change important?
• 1. Social change gets the world closer to gender equality
• 2. Social change improves worker rights
• 3. Social change protects the LGBTQ+ community
• 4. Social change improves racial equality
• 5. Social change is good for business
• 6. Social change helps the environment
• 7. Social change keeps governments accountable
• 8. Social change addresses problems at the root
• 9. Social change empowers citizens
• 10. Social change makes life better for future generations
Examples of social change
• Social change often occurs as a result of social movements.
There are countless examples throughout history in every
country on earth. Some of the most famous (many of which
are ongoing and/or evolving) include:
• 1. The Reformation
• 2. The abolition of the transatlantic slave trade
• 3. The Civil Rights movement
• 4. The feminist movement
• 5. The LGBTQ+ rights movement
• 6. The green movement
•A concept paper is a document used to
convince a panel of potential funders to
help a product, program or services
become a reality. It has five elements:
Introduction, purpose, description,
support, and contact.
Five Elements of a Concept Paper:
• 1. Introduction – includes your group’s mission and
vision and a brief introduction of your project.
• 2. Purpose – includes the reasons why this project is
worth your group and your sponsor’s time, effort, and
money.
• 3. Description – includes all the necessary information
about the project. In ICT, it involves the sites you are
going to produce and the purpose of each and how
they work in unison.
Your project or campaign must meet the SMART criteria:
• S – Specific: Make you goals specific and narrow for more
effective planning
• M – Measurable: Define what evidence will prove you’re
making progress and reevaluate when necessary.
• A – Attainable: Make sure you can reasonably accomplish
your goal within a certain timeframe.
• R – Realistic: Your goals should align with tour values and
long-term objectives.
• T – Time-bounded: Set a realistic, ambitious end-date for
task prioritization and motivation.
Example of Concept Paper
• Project Name: Education on Wheels
• Introduction: Education On Wheels is a project with the motto to literate out
of school children also children attending the government schools but
dwelling in slums. We bring teachers to the door steps of these educationally
deprived children. Our main aim is to literate the children who are deprived
of education living below poverty line in slum areas.
• o To confer the education at the doorsteps of deprived children o To raise the
literacy ratio of an area
• o To introduce modern and informal education to deprived children
• o To introduce modern study aids, materials to the children going corporation
schools.
• o To confer values and morels among slum children
Example of Concept Paper
• Purpose: The main motive of this project is to literate
the children who are deprive of education, dwelling in
slum areas. The project is worth sponsoring for it will
enable out-of-school youth develop their skills and
intellect. This will also help less fortunate families to
have children participate in the free lectures,
seminars and trainings to be conducted by the
proponents and invited speakers.
Example of Concept Paper
• Description: Attendees will be given free snacks. Leaflets/
books will also be available during the discussion proper
• Topics to be included on the seminar will be: - English,
Math, Science - Media and Information Literacy - Computer
Literacy - Cyberspace and Digital Security - Others
• The project will also launch a website
(educationonwheels.org) and a Facebook page at
@educationonwheels.
Example of Concept Paper
• Support: The estimated budget needed for the project is
ranging from 75, 000 to 100,000. This includes the face,
snacks, papers and other related fees.
• Contact Information: The proponents can be contacted on
the following:
• -Phone : 0909-123-4987
• -Email : [email protected]
• -FB : @educationonwheels
Simplified ICT Project Process

1. Planning – involves the following tasks (but not limited to):

a. Conceptualizing your project
b. Researching on available data about your topic
c. Setting deadlines and meetings
d. Assigning people to various tasks
e. Finding a web or blog host
f. Creating a site map for your website
g. Listing down all applications that you need including web apps h.
Funding (if applicable)
Simplified ICT Project Process

2. Development – involves the actual creation of the website(s);

involves the production of images, infographics, etc. Media you can
use: Text, Videos, Pictures, Audio, Websites
3. Release and Promotion – involves the actual release of the website
for public view and promoting it. Promotion typically starts before
the actual release.
4. Maintenance – involves responding to feedback of your site
continuing to improve the website.
Activity

•Create a concept paper

12 Different Behaviors in Social Media
1. The Ultras – check feeds dozens of times a day.
Happily, admit their obsession. (14% of Facebook
users spend at least 2 hours a day on the network)
2. The Deniers – social media do not control their lives,
but gets anxious when unable to access networks. (20%
of Facebook users would feel anxious or isolated if they
had to deactivate their accounts.
3. The Virgins – taking first tentative steps in social
media (19% of British people don’t use any social
networks)
12 Different Behaviors in Social Media
4. The Peacocks – popularity contest, high numbers of
followers, fans, likes and retweets. (1 out of 10 Twitter users
want more followers than friends.)
5. The Lurkers – hiding in the shadows of cyberspace.
Watches what others are saying, but rarely (if ever) participate
themselves. (45% of Facebook users described themselves as
“observers”)
6. The Ranters – mock and mid in face-to-face conversations.
Highly opinionated online.
7. The Changelings – adopt completely new personality
online so no one knows their real identities.
12 Different Behaviors in Social Media

8. The Ghosts – create anonymous profiles, for

fear of giving out personal information to
strangers.
9. The Informers – seek admiration by being the
first to share the latest trends with audiences.
10.The Approval Seekers – constantly check feeds
and timelines after posting. Worry until people
respond.
12 Different Behaviors in Social Media

11.The Quizzers – asking questions

allow them to start conversations.
12. The Dippers – access their pages
infrequently, often going days, of even
weeks without posting.