Empowerment Technology

Learning Packet 1

Remember Find Use

Empowerment Technology refers to computer
technology that we use almost every day, which
enables us to do tasks that, in the past, requires
professional help.
After accomplishing this learning packet, you
will be able to:
1. Define Empowerment Technology as used
in everyday life;
2. Explain how Information and
Communications Technology (ICT) has
been used for people empowerment; and
3. Identify and give example of various
technological trends.
Read your E-Tech workbook from page 7 - 16:
• What is Empowerment Technology?
After reading, accomplish the Mental Model
Worksheet for you to understand how
Information and Communication Technology
(ICT) has been used for people empowerment.
Answer the Check section in page 17 - 19 of your
E-Tech book.
1. Definition of Terms
2. Situation Analysis
Accomplish the Progress Check to test your
knowledge about the various technological
trends used in Empowerment Technology.

Activation of Prior Knowledge Exam

Set-up a Video Conference with your students to discuss the beginning of Learning Packet 1. Discuss
Teacher Support:
with the students the expectations on what are needed to be done at the end of this packet.

Help the student with accessing the reference material as well as searching for blogs with different
Parent Support: contents. In answering the Check section of the E-Tech book and Progress Check, be sure that the
student will do them independently so that you would know how much they have learned.
Learning Packet 1
Empowerment Technology Overview
Activation of Prior Knowledge Exam
Instructions: Highlight ten words or acronym in the puzzle box that you think you could relate to Empowerment
Technology (ICT).

Z E R Y U T W I R E L E S S T B M
E T F G U T H E N G R T I X E J K
D Y A C O N L I N E V E N N H J T
A N C V E R M I U E I N T T S N N
W T E O N X D S F R D A E N E O W
U W B B M O N T S H E S R R W E R
E I O F O P T F G C O N N E C T A
M A O A B S U G W C C R E C E S N
A C K D I E E T U X A S T N H O I
I K A O L M R H E D L E R I O A T
L O S U E U E Z R R L C R O E S U
I P Y Z T Y H F S H S V A R E J S
W Q S O C I A L M E D I A A N I W

After highlighting words or acronyms above, select 3 highlighted words and describe how you use it in
everyday life as part of empowerment technology. Use an additional sheet if needed.

I chose connect, online, and internet. I chose this because it makes us to communicate to each other easier and send
some important files through the internet easier.
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Empowerment Technology Overview
Mental Model Worksheet
Instructions: Choose two from the following aspects of society: Education, Commerce, Sports and Recreation,
Media and Visual Arts, Health Services, Science and Research, Business and Accounting, Engineering and
Architecture. Create two illustrations that would show ICT involvement in the two field chosen by drawing
technologies related to that field.
1.
Education

2. Media and Visual Arts

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Empowerment Technology Overview
Progress Check

Instructions: Match the technological trend with its definition and example by writing a line to connect the three
selections as shown in one example below.

TECHNOLOGICAL DEFINITION OF THE EXAMPLE OF

TREND TECHNOLOGICAL TREND TECHNOLOGICAL TREND
Intelligent Apps These are composed of many
technologies and techniques that
make smart things “intelligent.” Pokemon Go

AI and Advanced This refers to the dynamic

Machine Learning software model of a machine or a
thing or system that uses data Alexa
from various sensors to do
autonomous actions

Immersive technologies that is

accessible to consumers through
Intelligent Things 3D Modelling
different wearables which is
more focused now on gaming.

A type of distributed ledger in

Virtual and Augmented which value exchange
transactions are grouped. Siri
Reality

Virtual personal assistants that

perform some human Internet of Things (IoT)
Digital Twin assistance functions, making smart appliances
task easier.

These devices will not be limited

to a single device, but instead be
Blockchain and connected to a network of Neural Networks
Distributed Ledgers multiple IoT devices.

This refers to the physical things

that are imbued with machine
Conversational System Bitcoin
learning capabilities through rigid
programming.