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Course Outline & Hand- HANDOUT No. 02

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Learner’s Worksheet EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES

MELC 15: Explore the principles of interactivity and rich content in the context of Web 2.0 and the
participation of the user in the online experience. CS_ICT11/12-ICTPT-IIl-15
Semester: 2nd Week No. 2 Day: 1-4
Lesson: The Power of Social Media

The Power of Social Media

Global Digital Divide
 Describes the unequal distribution of information & communication technology across nations,
commonly described as the “gap between information haves & have-nots”

The Role of ICT in Recent History

1. EDSA (People Power Revolution)
 Lasted from 1983 to 1986. During the radio broadcast of Radyo Veritas, Cardinal Sin
encouraged the Filipinos to help end the regime of then President Ferdinand Marcos.
 A major protest took place along EDSA from Feb. 22 – 25, 1986 involving 2 million Filipinos
from different sectors.

2. EDSA Dos
 Known as the 2001 EDSA Revolution during Jan 17 to 21, 2001.
 It was fueled after 11 prosecutors of then President Joseph Estrada walked out of the
impeachment trial.
 As a result, the crowd in EDSA grew over the course of a few days through text brigade.

3. Million People March

 Series of protest that mainly took place in Luneta Park from Aug. 22 to 26, 2013.
 It was to condemn the misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
 400,000 total number of attendees
 The organizers & promoters of the Million People March used Facebook & change.org as their
medium

4. Yolanda People Finder

 Recent storms in Philippines history gave birth to the People Finder database powered by
Google. During typhoon Yolanda, the People Finder was a vital tool for people across the
globe to track the situation of their lives. The proved to be successful & is now adapted by
more organizations to help people track relatives during calamities.

ICT as Medium for Advocacy

Change.org is dubbed as the “world’s platform for change” where anyone from online community can
create a petition and ask others to sign it. It gives access to more people by allowing the online
community to affix their digital signatures on a petition. Its mission is to help people from around the
world create the change they want to see. Sample petitions raised were: economic problems, criminal
injustice, abuse of human rights, lack of education, environmental concerns, animal abuse, human
health concerns and world hunger.

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Digital Citizen

 refers to a person utilizing information technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and
government.

 define digital citizens as "those who use the Internet regularly and effectively”.

 Digital citizens understand digital citizenship, which is the appropriate use of technology.

3 Principles of Digital Citizenship

1. Respect: the elements of etiquette, access, and law are used to respect other digital users.

2. Educate: the elements of literacy, communication, and commerce are used to learn about the
appropriate use of the digital world.

3. Protect: the elements of rights and responsibilities, security, and health and wellness are used to
remain safe in the digital and non-digital world.

1. Digital access: This is perhaps one of the most fundamental blocks to being a digital citizen.
2. Digital commerce: This is the ability for users to recognize that much of the economy is
regulated online. It also deals with the understanding of the dangers and benefits of online
buying, using credit cards online, and so forth.
3. Digital communication: This element deals with understanding the variety of online
communication mediums such as email, instant messaging, Facebook messenger, the variety of
apps, and so forth.
4. Digital literary: This deals with the understanding of how to use various digital devices.
5. Digital etiquette: As discussed in the third element, digital communication, this is the expectation
that various mediums require a variety of etiquette.
6. Digital law: This is where enforcement occurs for illegal downloads, plagiarizing, hacking,
creating viruses, sending spams, identity theft, cyberbullying, and so forth.
7. Digital rights and responsibilities: This is the set of rights digital citizens have such as privacy,
speech, and so forth.
8. Digital health: Digital citizens must be aware of the physical stress placed on their bodies by
internet usage. They must be aware to not become overly dependent on the internet causing eye
strain, headaches, stress problems, and so on.
9. Digital security: This simply means that citizens must take measures to be safe by practicing
using difficult passwords, virus protection, backing up data, and so forth.

References:

Adopted from:

Module 3 signed off_Empowerment TechG11.q1_ Mod3_Imaging_Design_v3.pdf - Empowerment

Technology Senior High School Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 1

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