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Empowerment Technology
Quarter I – Module I
ICT in the Context of Global Communication

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After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms, sites, and content to best achieve specific
class objectives or address situational challenges.
2. Evaluate existing online creation tools, platforms and applications in developing ICT content for specific
professional tracks.
3. Apply online safety, security, ethics, and etiquette standards and practice in the use of ICTs as it would
relate to their specific professional tracks.
4. Use the Internet as a tool for credible research and information gathering to best achieve specific class
objectives or address situational.

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.

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) often deals with the use of different technological
inventions like mobile phones, telephones, computer, Internet, and other devices, as well as software and
applications to locate, save, send, and manipulate information. 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.

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. Internet is the global system of interconnected
computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and
devices.

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The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is 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. It was invented by Tim-Berners Lee. The World Wide Web browser software,
such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer/Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple's Safari, and Google Chrome, let
users navigate from one web page to another via the hyperlinks embedded in the documents. These
documents may also contain any combination of computer data, including graphics, sounds, text, video,
multimedia and interactive content that runs while the user is interacting with the page. The Web has
enabled individuals and organizations to publish ideas and information to a potentially large audience online
at greatly reduced expense and time delay.
Types of Web Pages
 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.
 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.
 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.

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:
 Presentation or Visualization
 Cloud Computing
 File Management
 Mapping
 Social Media

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Let us go through them one by one!

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.
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. It can be in the following platforms:

 Social Networks. These sites allow you to connect with other people with the same interests or
background.
 Bookmarking Sites. These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to various websites and
resources.
 Social News. These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news
sources.
 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.
 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.
 Blogs and Forums. These are websites that allow users to post their content. Other users can
comment on the said topic.

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 MODULE I
Name: _________________________________________________ Section: ________________________

Activity 1: 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
_______________7.

__________________2.
_________________3. _______________8. Encyclopedia Britannica

_________________4. _______________9. Trio Healthcare Group

_________________5. _______________10.

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on a
separate sheet of paper or in your notebook.
1. What type of web provides a framework that allows data to be shared and reuse to deliver web content
specifically targeting the user?
A. Web 1.0 B. Web 2.0 C. Web 3.0 D. Website
2. Which of the following is an example of sites under web 2.0?
A. Facebook B. YouTube C. Wikipedia D. All of the above
3. What type of web page is classified as flat or stationary?
A. Web 1.0 B. Internet C. Web 2.0 D. Web 3.0
4. Twitter statuses are only composed of a few characters. What type of social media site does Twitter
belong?
A. Micro blogging B. Media Sharing C. Social Networks D. Bookmarking Sites

For #’s 5-6, use the choices inside the box.

A. If only the FIRST statement is TRUE. C. If BOTH statements are TRUE.
B. If only the SECOND statement is TRUE. D. If BOTH statements are FALSE.
5. Social networks are sites that allow you to connect with other people having the same interests. It allows
you to share your own news and other news from other sources.
6. The Philippines is considered as the “ICT Hub in Asia.” The ICT Industry shares 19.3% of the total
employment population in the Philippines coming from the government agencies.
7. Marisa wants to publish her collections of original poems online. Which online platform must she do this?
A. Social News B. Bookmarking Site C. YouTube D. Blogs
8. Watson is creating a cover video of his favorite song. Which online platform must he publish this?
A. Social News B. Bookmarking Site C. YouTube D. Blogs
9. Cathy has created a very good slideshow presentation on a certain topic, and she wants to share it to other
teachers around the world. Which online platform must she publish this?
A. Presentation Platforms B. Cloud Computing Platforms
C. File Management Platforms D. Social Media Platforms
10. What is the name of the symbol that is used to classify and categorize information?
A. Hashtag B. Question Mark C. Asterisk D. At sign

Reflect on the following questions and answer them briefly on your activity sheet.
1. How dependent are we on technology
2. How do the different online platforms help you as a student in your chosen track?

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