LESSON 1:

What is Information and Communications Technology?

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) often

deals with the use of different technologies such as mobile
phones, telephones, computer, Internet, and other devices, as
well as software and applications to locate, save, send, and
manipulate information.

Empowering ICT is important for its innovative uses impacts our

daily lives. It has affected our ways of communicating, made our
lives more convenient, and assisted countries towards their
modernization plans. Thus, there is a need to create a foundation
of understanding in the world of ICT.
Reflect on the following questions:
 How many times have you checked your phone this morning?
 How many updates have you posted on Facebook, Twitter, or
Instagram today?
 Do you use the internet/ mobile for an hour after you woke up
this morning?
 Have you followed a celebrity/ a crush on his/ her social media
ICT has greatly contributed to how easy our lives has been today
Our gadgets have become part of our necessity that we check on
them after we wake up. It made communication easier. We can use
cellular phones that are designed for communicating with other
people even they are miles away from us. It has also assisted us in
our work since there are Internet-based jobs. It has revolutionized
our education and in the modernization of our economy.
 ACTIVITY 1. Internet and Computer Readiness Test
Directions: Read and reflect each item carefully. State whether you agree or disagree to each of
the statements by drawing a happy face (☺ ) if you agree and a sad face () if you disagree. There
are no right or wrong answers for this activity. Write your answers on a ¼ piece of pad paper.
 ICT in the Philippines
 Philippines is dubbed 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. In a data gathered by the
Annual Survey of Philippines Business and Industries in 2010,
the ICT industry shares 19.3% of the total employment
population.
When the internet was fully commercialized in 1995, it has
tremendously impacted culture and commerce, including the rise of
near instant communication by email, instant messaging, telephony
(Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP), two-way interactive video calls,
and the World Wide Web with its discussion forums, blogs, social
networking, and online shopping sites.
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 or The Web. It is the first stage of the World Wide
Web evolution. It is a flat or stationary page since it cannot be
manipulated by the user.
2. Web 2.0 or The Social Web allows users to interact with the
page, the user may be able to comment or create a user
account. Most website that we visit today are Web 2.0.

3. Web 3.0 or Semantic Web. The semantic web provides a

framework that allows data to be shared and reuse to deliver web
content specifically targeting the user. Search Engine will learn
about you and your habits from each search you perform and will
gather details about you from your previous activities like likes and
social postings and present the answers as per your preferences.
Static Web Page- is known as a 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 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.

5. Software as a services- users will be 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.
 ACTIVITY 1.2: Where do I belong?

DIRECTIONS: Using the Internet, look for the webpages of the

pages listed below. Evaluate whether they are Web 1.0, Web 2.0, or
Web 3.0.

1. Amazon.co.uk 6. Siri’s Apple Voice Recognition

2. 7.

3. 8. Encyclopedia Britannica

4. 9. Trio Healthcare Group

10.
5.
 LESSON 1.1: ONLINE PLATFORMS AND SITES
Because of the wide capacity of Web 2.0, it has helped in creating
dynamic online platform sites. Online platform is a specially developed
platform using Internet technology.
Online platforms have revolutionized access to any information.
Online platforms currently include, but are not limited to:
1. Presentation or Visualization Platform allows you
to present and share presentations, infographics and
videos with other people. It is used to communicate
information clearly and efficiently.
Examples: Slideshare, prezi, zoho
2. Cloud Computing Platform is also called as “The cloud.” It is
the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the
internet. Instead of using your computer’s hard drive, you store
and access your data and programs over the Internet.
3. File Management Platform is used for the storing, naming,
sorting, and handling of computer files. Allows you to convert and
manage files without download in the software tool.
4. Mapping Platform is a transformation taking the points of one
space into the points of the same or another space. Uses GPS to
detect location and used for navigation.
5. Social Media Platform is a computer-mediated tools that allow
large group of people to create, share or exchange information,
interest and the information shared can be in the form of ideas,
pictures, videos or anything that you want to create and share to
virtual communities.
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

2) 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
 3. 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.
4. Media Sharing. These are sites that allow you to upload
and share media content like images, music, and video. Media
sharing sites can be specific for video sharing, photo sharing,
slide sharing, social bookmarking, and gaming.
5. Microblogging. These are sites that focus on short
updates from the user. Those subscribed to the user will
be able to receive these updates. Posts are brief that
range typically from 140 – 200 characters.
6. Blogs and Forums. These are websites that allow
users to post their content
 ACTIVITY 1.3: Which Website Is It?
DIRECTIONS: Listed below are some of the platforms. Complete the
table below by providing name of website and a short description using
the internet