EMPOWERMENT

TECHNOLOGIES
LESSON 1
Introduction to Information
and Communication
Technologies
• The state of ICT technologies
• Online systems, functions, and platforms
 ICT in Our Everyday
Lives:

• Online platforms, Sites, and

Content
• Web 2.0 and Web 3.0
• The World Wide Web
• Trends in ICT
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:

1. improve their knowledge on how ICT affects their

everyday lives and the state of our nation;

2. compare and contrast the differences between online

platforms, sites, and content;

3. understand the features of Web 2.0;

4. understand the future of the World Wide Web through

Web 3.0; and

5. learn the different trends in ICT and use them to their

advantage.
1. Do you have a social
media account? What is
it?
2. How many times have
you posted in Facebook
today?
3. Did you use the internet
yesterday? How many
hours?
4. Do you follow a celebrity or
read news in social media?
If you answered yes in most of
these questions, then you
are a digital native. You
are born or brought up
during the age of
technology and exposed
or surrounded by ICT.
Information and Communication
Technologies
Information refers to the
ideas or concepts obtained from
reading, investigation, study or
research which are transmitted
through media such as telephone,
television and radio.
Information and Communication
Technologies
Communication is a means of
transmitting messages or sending
and receiving information between
individuals using symbols, signs or
verbal interactions.
Information and Communication
Technologies
Technology is the use of
scientific knowledge, experience
and resources to create
processes and products that
fulfill human needs.
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.
 ICT in the PHILIPPINES
• Philippine as the “ICT Hub of
Asia”
• Huge growth of ICT related jobs
around the country, one of which
is call center or BPO (Business
Process Outsourcing) centers.
ICT in the PHILIPPINES
• According to 2013 edition of
Measuring the Information
Society by the International
Telecommunication Union,
there are 106.8 cellphones per
100 Filipinos in the year 2012.
 ICT in the PHILIPPINES
• 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.
ICT in the PHILIPPINES
• Time Magazine declared
Makati City, Philippines –
Rank 1 as the “Selfiest
Cities around the World”
and Rank 9 is Cebu City.
 WEB 1.0:
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.
 WEB 2.0: DYNAMIC WEB PAGES
Web 2.0 is the evolution of Web 1.0
by adding dynamic web pages—the user
is able to see a website differently than
others.
Examples of Web 2.0 include social
networking sites, blogs, wikis, video
sharing sites, hosted services, and web
applications.
 Web 2.0 allows users to interact with
the page instead of just reading a page, the
user may be able to comment or create a
user account. Web 2.0 also allows users to
use web browsers instead of just using
their operating system. Browsers can now
be used for their user interface, application
software (or web applications), and even
for file storage.
 Most websites
that we visit today
are Web 2.0.
 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.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
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.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
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.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
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, online stores).
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
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.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
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.
 TRENDS IN ICT
1. Convergence
Technological convergence is
the synergy of technological
advancements to work on a
similar goal or task.
 TRENDS IN ICT
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.
 SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA:
a. Social Networks. These are sites
that allow 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.
Ex: Facebook and Google +
 SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA:
b. Bookmarking Sites. These are
sites that allow you to store and
manage links to various websites
and resources.
– Most of these sites allow you to
create a tag that allows you and
others easily share them.
Ex: StumbleUpon and Pinterest
 SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA:
c. Social News. These are 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.
Ex: Reddit and Digg
 SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA:

d. Media Sharing. These

are sites that allow you to
upload and share media
content like images,
music, and video.
Ex: Flickr, Youtube and Instagram
 SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA:
e. Microblogging. These are
sites that focus on short
updates from the user.
–Those that subscribed to
the user will be able to
receive these updates.
Ex: Twitter and Plurk
 SIX TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA:

f. Blogs and Forums.

These websites allow users
to post their content. Other
users are also able to
comment on the said topic.
Ex: Blogger, WordPress and Tumblr
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.
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.