Senior High School Department

LEARNING MODULE #1
EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES

Teacher: Laurence H. Baña

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Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCS)

Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms, sites, and content to best achieve specific
class objectives or address situational challenges

Performance Standards
1. The learners shall be able to independently compose an insightful reflection paper on the nature of ICT in
the context of their lives, society, and professional tracks

Objectives
As a learner you 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.

Assessment
Steps to check for student understanding
1. Journal
2. Written Work
3. Performance task

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Lesson 1: Introduction to Information and Communication Technology

Assessing Foregoing Knowledge / AFK

Let’s check first your idea or knowledge on the topics for this first lesson. Please follow the instructions below. Once
done, inform your instructor and you may proceed to Topic 1.

For those who have an internet connection and can do this online, do the following steps below;

1. Using Google Docs Create a file that will serve as your Journal, personalize your file to your liking. You can
change the font, font size, font design, etc. Remember, there’s always a plus for creativity.
2. Change the file name to “ET Journal Last name, First Name”
3. Copy the questions from the tasks and answer them in your journal.
4. Share the file to this email address laurencebana@mcc.ph.education and set this account as “Commenter”
of your file. If you are still unfamiliar with this, you may ask your instructor.

For those who don’t have access in internet connection and cannot do this online, do the following steps below;

1. Have a cattleya or notebook or bond paper (not necessarily a new one) that will serve as your Journal to be
submitted to your instructor.
2. Copy the title of the activity. You may also apply your creativity.
3. Answer the questions in your cattleya.

Lesson Proper

Are you a Digital Native? Let’s find out! Answer the following questions below.

CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
How many times have you checked your phone this morning?
How many status updates have you posted in Facebook or Twitter today?
Did you use the Internet for an hour after you woke up this morning?
Do you follow a celebrity via his/her social media account?

If you happen to be “guilty as charged” in most of these questions, chances are, you are a digital native. And
chances are, from the moment you were born, you were surrounded by technology, you are surrounded by ICT.

Digital Native - a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and therefore familiar with
computers and the Internet from an early age.

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● The term Information and Technology (ICT) collectively refers to the technologies, both software and
hardware, that enable humans to communicate with one another.
● It is a common misconception that ICT is Internet or computer alone.
● Basically, it is any form of technology that enables you to communicate.

ICT TODAY

When we make a video call, we use the Internet. When we send a text or make a call, we use cellular networks.
When we run out of load or battery, we use payphones which use a telephone network. Having a unified way to
communicate is one of the goals of ICT.

In terms of economics, ICT has saved companies a lot of resources (time and money) with the kind of
communication technology they use nowadays. In a similar way, we spend less because of ICT. As it normally costs
us a peso to send a text message or SMS, with the internet, we can send multiple messages and only be charged by
a fraction.

The fusion of hardware equipment, precise software, GUI and effective communications network is the present
composition of the ICT network.

WORLD WIDE WEB

The World Wide Web (WWW) is the system that enables you to access hypertext documents and other files over the
internet. The technology was proposed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989.

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EVOLUTION OF WEB:

⮚ 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
■ Web 2.0 is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding dynamic web pages.
■ 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
■ Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, and web
applications.
KEY FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
It allows users to categorize and classify/arrange information using
1. Folksonomy freely chosen keywords (e.g., tagging).
2. Rich User Experience Content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input.
3. Long Tail Services are offered on demand rather than on a one-time purchase.
4. User Participation The owner of the website is not the only one who is able to put content.
5. Software as a Service Users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than
purchasing them.
6. Mass Participation It is a diverse information sharing through universal web access.

⮚ WEB 3.0
■ The Semantic Web is a movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The W3C standard
encourages web developers to include semantic content in their web pages.
■ The aim of Web 3.0 is to have machines (or servers) understand the user’s preferences to be able to
deliver web content specifically targeting the user in fast manner

PROBLEMS OF WEB 3.0

1. Compatibility HTML files and current web browsers could not support Web 3.0.
The user’s security is also in question since the machine is saving his or her
2. Security
preferences
3. Vastness The World Wide Web already contains billions of web pages.
Certain words are imprecise. The words “old” and “small” would depend on the
4. Vagueness
user.
Since machines use logic, there are certain limitations for a computer to be able
5. Logic to predict what the user is referring to at a given time.

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Written Work #1

Guide Questions:

1. What do you think is the best method the owner will use to boost their sales?
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2. Do you think technology has a big factor in increasing their sales?

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Note: Your output will be evaluated/ graded based on the following rubrics

Rubrics: Content=5 Organization=3 Grammar=2

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1. Convergence
Technological convergence is the synergy of technological
advancements to work on a similar goal or task.

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

1. Social Networks
2. Bookmarking Sites
3. Social News
4. Media Sharing
5. Microblogging
6. Blogs and Forums
These are sites that allow you to connect with other people with the
same interests or background. Ex. Facebook, Google+
These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to various
websites and resources. Ex. Pinterest
These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or
links to other news sources. Ex. Reddit, Digg, Quora
These are sites that allow you to upload and share media content
like images, music, and video. Ex. Youtube,Instagram, Flickr
These are sites that focus on short updates from the
user. Ex. Twitter, Tumblr
These websites allow users to post their
content.
Ex. Wordpress, Medium, Weebly, Blogger

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.
■ Several of these devices are capable of using high-speed internet.
■ Today, the latest model devices use 4G - LTE Networking and 5G which is the fastest mobile network.

KINDS OF MOBILE OPERATING SYSTEM

● iOS
● Android
● Blackberry OS
● Windows Phone OS
● Symbian

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● WebOS
● PalmOS
● Kindle

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.

Performance Task #1
Identifying the correct Web Platform for Social Change

Direction:
1. Identify a problem in your community (e.g) littering, garbage disposal, blocked drainages,
etc.)
2. Imagine that you are going to create a website to persuade both community leaders and
members to solve this problem.
3. Fill out the form below. You may refer to the sample provided after the form.

Community Problem: ____________________________________

Vicinity: ____________________________________
Campaign Name: ____________________________________
Type of Social Media Used: ____________________________________
Website Used: ____________________________________

1. What will be the content of your Social Media site?

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2. Why did you choose that type of Social Media?
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3. Why did you choose that website?
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Note: Your output will be evaluated/ graded based on the following rubrics

Rubrics: Content=5 Organization=3 Grammar=2

SAMPLE OUTPUT
Community Problem: Severe flooding during rainy days due to blocked drainages.
Vicinity: Lapiz St. Oleander Village, Barangay. Pulo, Quezon City
Campaign Name: “Anti-flooding Movement”
Type of Social Media Used: Blogging
Website Used: Wordpress

1. What will be the content of your Social Media site?

It will contain pictures of the flooded area during rainy days. It will also contain pictures of the drainages that are
blocked with garbage. I also plan to update it every once in a while. Anyone who views the site will be able to
comment on these updates.

2. Why did you choose that type of Social Media?

People in my community are avid readers of blogs. Most of them follow several blogs that concern the community.

3. Why did you choose that website?

Wordpress. Unlike other blogging platforms, has a mores “serious feel” to it. It also contains professional –looking
templates that will fit the serious tone of my campaign.

Congratulations!
Module 1 is Complete

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