Empowerment Technology WEEK 1 & 2
 Empowerment
Refers to the process of giving yourself, or other people,
the capacity to achieve a specific end-goal.
 Technology
The application of scientific knowledge for practical
purposes, especially in industry.
 Empowerment Technology
Refers to computer technology that we use almost
every day, which enables us to do tasks that in the past
require help.
 ICT AND SOCIETY
 Communications
Social networking sites instant messaging and video
calls Forums and webinars (web seminars).
 Education
Source of learning, teaching, and research materials
online learning communities recording and computation
of grades Managing records and other administrative
purposes.
 Economics
Online marketing, convenient business transaction,
online payment gateways.
 Travels
Online booking and reservation, online tracking of
reservation.
 Assistive Media
a component under Assistive technology (AT), which is a
generic term used to refer to a group of software or
hardware devices by which people with disabilities can
access computers.
 Collaborative platforms
Is a category of business software that adds broad social
networking capabilities to work process.
 Convergent Technologies
An extension of the term convergence, which means a
“coming together of two or more disparate disciplines
or technologies.
Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
ICT is an umbrella term that includes any
communication device or application, encompassing:
radio, television, cellular phones, computer and
network hardware and software, satellite systems and
so on, as well as the various services and applications
associated with them, such as videoconferencing and
distance learning.
Mobile Media
This refers to “media devices such as mobile phones
and PDA’s were the primary source of portable media
from which we could obtain information and
communicate with one another.
Online systems
Are online versions of information systems, which is
“the process of and tools for storing, managing, using,
and gathering of data and communications in an
organizations.
Social Media
Are computer-mediated tools that allow people or
companies to create, share, or exchange information,
career interests, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual
communities and networks.
Follow the criteria below when Evaluating your source
of material.
 Currency – Is the information up-to-date?
 Security – Does the site ask too much personal
information?
 Scope – Is the information in-depth?
 Authority – Does the information come from a
trusted expert?
Computer Ethics
Is a new branch of ethics that is concerned with
standards of conduct in the use of computers. It deals
with computing professional should make decision
regarding professional and social conduct.
Ten Commandments of Cyber Ethics
1. Thou shall not use a computer to harm other
people.
2. Thou shall not interfere with other people’s
computer work.
3. Thou shall not snoop around in other people’s
computer files.
4. Thou shall not use a computer to steal.
5. Thou shall not use a computer to bear false
witness.
6. Thou shall not copy or use proprietary software
for which you have not paid. (without
permission)
7. Thou shall not use other people’s computer
resources without authorization or proper
compensation.
8. Thou shall not appropriate other people’s
intellectual output.
9. Thou shall think about the social consequences
of the program you are writing or the system
you are designing.
10. Thou shall always use a computer in ways that
ensure consideration and respect for your
fellow humans.
Flaming
Is the act of saying mean things online, usually in ALL
CAPS, and often in a public forum with the intention to
humiliate Flame wars can occur easily online, as it can
be difficult to figure out people’s intentions or emotions
online.
Phishing
Is the illegal act of sending emails or messages that
appear to come from authentic sources, but really come
from spammers. Phishers often try to get people to
send them their personal information, everything from
account numbers to passwords.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Protects the rights of people to maintain legal
ownership of their works and ideas. It covers right to
control how their work can be consumed by the general
public, including whether their work can be acquired or
used at a cost.
Internet ethics, or netiquette
Is a set of rules that determines how properly
communicate and browse the web.
The following are some of the good practices when
using the Internet:
1. Always keep your software or application updated
and uninstall the ones that you not use.
2. Do not divulge sensitive information online, especially
on unsafe websites.
3. Be careful when dealing with emails from unknown
sources or spam.
4. Run your antivirus software before going online.
5. Think before you click. What you post on the Internet
may stay online forever.
 WEEK 2 EMTECH
Contextualized Online Search and Research Skills
Contextualized search can be defined as a skilled or
optimized way of searching the Internet based on the
“context” provided, therefore narrowing down the
results given back to you by the search engine.
Research
Is a systematic inquiry that attempts to provide
solutions to existing problems and questions using facts
and data.
Several Forms of Research
 Original research (primary source)
 Scientific research (providing explanations
about the world)
 Humanities research (as in historical and
sociological research)
 Artistic research (practice-based research).
Research on healthcare is especially important.
Without further research or verification, a claim may
mislead people or even endanger lives. Even in this day
and age, there are still gaps in the body of knowledge
that humankind has produced, especially in medical
science.
What are the Research Skills I need to develop?
According to Scholastic, the following are the online
research skills students need; (Hudson, 2017)
 Check Your Sources
Evaluate the information you gather from your sources,
whether they are from books, online articles, news
sites, or websites.
 Ask Good Questions
Be specific when entering queries into search engines. It
gives the search engine proper context regarding what
you are looking for, therefore enabling the engine to
give you betters search results.
- has evolved from its infancy as a simple search
engine into a smart one, capable of searching
the web through voice input and filtering the
results according to your behavioral data.
 Google Scholar
Another product from Google, gives users, especially
researcher, a simpler way to research for scholarly
literature on the Internet. Using this, you can search for
research papers, articles, books, court rulings, and other
sources of scholarly information.
 Online Journals

 Go Beyond the Surface In turn, are scholarly publications released in a format

accessible via the internet. In other words, the journals
Be persistent in looking for more information regarding
that are kept in your school libraries and other libraries
your topic. One common lapse of student researcher is
in the world are kept in the Cloud, or Internet, in digital
that they only look for information in the first search
format.
result they find on search engines. Try looking for other
sources rather than sticking to one.  Academic Websites

 Be Patient Wikipedia is a common starting point when conducting

research. However, the content that you are going to
There are times when the Internet does not provide the
use when writing your paper must be taken from the
information you are looking for. You may not find the
cited references for the Wikipedia article and not the
exact answer to your query, but bits of data are
article itself.
scattered all over the Internet.
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 Respect Ownership
Remember that everything on the Internet, be it text,
images, ideas, audio, or any other form of information,
has its own respective owner. Illegal acquisition,
distribution, or reuse of any of these may result in
copyright infringement.

 Use Your Network

Social media can provide various and nuanced
perspectives on the information you need. Sources like
Wikipedia, however, should be evaluated before you
use the information from it.

ICT Tools Useful in Research

 Google Search

One of the most popular search engines in the 21st

century. Owned by the multinational technology
company Google, this search engine –