LESSON 1

Empowerment Technology (E-Tech) or Information and Communications Technology (ICT) often

deals with the use of different technologies such as mobile phones telephone, computer and other
devices to locate, save, communicate and to inform. Its importance for innovative uses is sufficient
in our daily lives. There are three importance of E-Tech and these are for communication, to make
our lives easier and to help our country for its modernization plans.

What is Information and Communications Technology (ICT)?

 It deals with the use of different communication

technologies such as mobile phones, telephone, Internet
and others in order to locate, save, send, and edit
information.

Example: when we make a video call, we use Internet.

ICT in the Philippines

 The Philippines is dubbed as the “ICT Hub of Asia”.

 Huge growth of ICT related jobs around the country, one of which is
call center or BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) centers.

 According to 2013 edition of Measuring the Information Society by

the International Telecommunication Union, there are 106.8
cellphones per 100 Filipinos in the year 2012.

 Time magazine declared Makati City, Philippines--Rank 1 as the

“Selfiest Cities around the world, and Rank 9 is Cebu City.

 The Philippine Congress created the Department of Information and

Communications Technology as responsible for planning,
development, and promotion of the country’s ICT agenda in support
of national development.

World Wide Web

 When WWW was invented, most web pages were static. Static
(also known as flat page or stationary page) in the same that
the page “as is” and cannot be manipulated by the user. This
referred to as Web 1.0.

 Example of Web 2.0: Social Networking Sites, Blogs, Wikis, and

Video-sharing sites.

 Web 2.0 allows the user to interact with the page known as
DYNAMIC PAGE; instead of just reading a page, the user may
be able to comment or create a user account. Dynamic page
refers to the web pages that are affected by user input or
preference.
Trend in Information and
Communications Technology
 Convergence -- is the synergy of
technological advancements to work on
a similar goal or task. For example,
besides using your personal computer to
create word documents, you can now
use your smartphone.
 Social Media -- is a website application,
or online channel, that enables web
users to create, co-create, discuss,
modify, and exchange user generated
content.
 Mobile Technologies -- The popularities
of smartphones and tablets has taken a
major rise over the years. This is largely
because of the devices capability to do
the task that were originally found in
PCs.
 Assistive Media -- is a non-profit service
designed to help people who have visual
and reading impairments. A database of
audio recordings is used to read to the
user.
 Social News -- These are sites that allow users to post
 Media Sharing -- These are sites that allow you to
One of examples of an Assistive media is
closed captions (or subtitles) for those
who can’t hear enough. Closed captions
feature is available in various YouTube
videos. You can access this feature by
enabling the “CC” icon and choose your
preferred language.
Six Types of Social Media
 Social Networks -- These are sites that allow you
to connect with other people with the same
interests. Once the user creates his/her account,
he/she can set up a profile, add people, share
content, etc.
Example: Facebook and Google+
 Bookmarking Sites -- These are sites that allow
you to store and manage links to various website
and resources. Most of these sites allow you to
create a tag that allows you and others to easily
share them.
Example: StumbleUpon and Pinterest.
their own news items or links to other news sources.
The user can also comment on the post and
comments may also be ranked.
Example: Reddit and Digg.
upload and share media content like images, music,
and videos.
Example: TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.
 Microblogging -- These are sites that focus on short
updates from the user. Those that subscribed to
the user will be able to receive these updates.
Example: Twitter and Plurk
 Mobile Operating Systems

 iOS -- used in Apple devices such as iPhone and iPad.

 Android -- an open source OS developed by Google. Being

open source means mobile phone companies use this OS for
free.

 BlackberryOS -- used in Blackberry devices.

 Windows Phone OS -- a closed source and proprietary

operating system developed by Microsoft.

 Symbian -- the original smartphone OS; used by Nokia devices.

 WebOS -- originally use in smartphones; now used in smart

TVs

 Windows Mobile -- developed by Microsoft for smartphones

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LESSON 2
Indeed, ICT is important for communications, our daily lives and our country’s
progresses. However, there are also risks and disadvantages of online use,
especially if we are not mindful of our actions. We might become rude to our
friends on the way we express ourselves which might affect our personal
relationships with them in real life. We might be spammed with false information.

In this lesson, we tackle about online safety, security, ethics and etiquette.

10 Online Safety Tips

1. Know the scams.

Learn about different kinds of scams and what you
can do to avoid them.
2. Think before you click.
Think twice, thrice and a zillion times before clicking
any link or button.
3. Safety Peruse
These sites may have an address that’s very similar
to a legitimate site, but the page can have
misspellings, wrong grammars, or low-resolution
images.
4. Shop Safely
Don’t shop on a site unless it has “https” and a
padlock icon on the left or right of the URL.
5. Kick-butt Passwords
Use an extremely uncrackable password like
“9&4yiw2pxwys#”.
6. Use your common sense while surfing the
web.
Keep exploring the web with common sense.
7. Keep your anti-malware software up to
date.
 The best security updates automatically to protect
your computer.
 Use the software’s latest security patches to make
updates and make sure that you have the
software set to do routine scan.
8. Install a Firewall.
A firewall is a great line of defense against cyber-
attacks.
9. Watch your Wi-Fi connectivity.
Protect your network by changing your router’s
settings and making sure that you have the
connection password-protected.
10. Protect your information.
Keep your guard up. Back up all your data from
your computer, smartphone and tablet, especially
bank or financial information to protect you from
theft.
 The word NETIQUETTE is a combination of
words “Network” and “Etiquette”.

Netiquette is the DOs and DON’Ts It is also defined as a set of rules for
of online communication. acceptable online behavior.

It also covers both common online

courtesy and the informal “rules of
the road” of cyberspace.
RULE No. 1 – The Golden Rule.
Treat others as you would be treated.
RULE No. 5 – Don’t talk with people you don’t
This golden rule your parents and your kindergarten teacher taught you was
pretty simple. Do unto others as you’d have others do unto you. Imagine how
know.
you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes. Stand up for yourself, but
try not to hurt people’s feelings.
Do not arrange meeting anyone you just met
online.
In cyberspace, we state this in an even more basic manner: Remember the
human. RULE No. 6 – Obey Copyright Laws.

RULE No. 2 – No Flaming.
Flame – is a personal insult communicated through the Internet.
“Flaming” is what people do when they express a strongly held
opinion without holding back any emotion. It’s the kind of message
that makes people respond, “Oh come on, tell us how you really feel.”
Tact is not its objective.
Do not steal someone else’s idea, property and
rights.
Copyright laws give the copyright holder (often the
author or publisher) the right to control certain uses
of works protected by copyright. You must obey any
terms that you agreed to in order to gain access to a
copy of the work.

Flames can be lots of fun, both to write and to read. And the RULE No. 7 – Use proper grammar and
recipients of flames sometimes deserve the heat. spelling.

RULE No. 3 – Don’t type in ALL CAPS. Errors diminish the credibility of the message.

People may misinterpret it.
When you are typing something that will need to be said, don’t
type it in all caps. It is rude. It is equivalent of yelling. It is not
necessary unless you are actually “YELLING”.
RULE No. 4 – Don’t spam.
SPAM – is any unsolicited e-mail from unknown sources.
Spamming is the use of messaging systems to send an
unsolicited message, especially advertising, as well as sending
messages repeatedly on the same site.
Good spelling, correct grammar, and the
appropriate use of punctuation will give them more
confidence in the person (or the company)
communicating with them.
RULE No. 8 – Be honest and be yourself.
Tell the truth. Do not pretend to be someone else.
RULE No. 9 – Follow the Terms of Service
(TOS).
Terms of Service are rules by which one must
agree to abide in order to use a service. Terms
of service can also be merely a disclaimer,
especially regarding the use of websites.

RULE No. 10 – Shop in secured sites.

These are websites which are secure from

online hackers.
MICROSOFT OFFICE POWERPOINT

MS PowerPoint is a program that is

included in the Microsoft Office suite.
It is used to make presentations for
personal and professional purposes.

HISTORY
On April 20, 1987, the first version of PowerPoint was
released. Because we love the software so much (and we
know many of you readers do, too!), we wanted to
celebrate PowerPoint’s 33rd birthday with a whole article
dedicated to its origins, history, and use cases! 95% of
presentations are created with PowerPoint, 30 Million
PowerPoint presentations are given every day, and 500
million people all over the world are using the software. So
without further ado, let’s dive into the success story of
PowerPoint - with the early beginnings and the
development throughout the different versions

Robert Gaskins was hired by Forethought

Inc. as vice president of product
development. His task was to create a new
software for graphical personal computers
like Microsoft Windows and Apple
Macintosh. Already 1 month later, Gaskins
came up with the idea of PowerPoint. Back
then, the project description was labeled
as "Presentation Graphics for Overhead
Projection". For the next year they
continued to work on the first specification
of the software.
November 1984: Start of development
Development officially started
under the name "Presenter".
However, they started to work on
the Macintosh version first. The
first developer besides Gaskin
was Thomas Rudkin, who joined
after 6 months.

September
2018: PowerPoint 2019
New things in 2019: Morph
transition; easily remove image
backgrounds, inserting 3D
models and SVG icons and a
handy Zoom feature.
PARTS/ COMPONENTS OF MS POWERPOINT
 MICROSOFT OFFICE EXCEL

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed

by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android
and iOS. It features calculation or
computation capabilities, graphing tools,
pivot tables, and a macro programming
language called Visual Basic for
Applications. Excel forms part of the
Microsoft Office suite of software.

HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF MS EXCEL

Microsoft Excel has been around since 1982, first
introduced as Multiplan, a very popular CP/M (Control
Program for Microcomputers), but lost popularity on MS-
DOS systems to Lotus 1-2-3. In 1987, Microsoft introduced
Excel v2.0 for Windows and by 1988 began to outsell Lotus
1-2-3 and the emerging QuatroPro. In 1993, Microsoft
released Excel v5.0 for Windows which included VBA
(Visual Basic for Applications), aka Macros. This opened up
almost unlimited possibilities in automation of repetitive
tasks for crunching numbers, process automation, and
presenting data for businesses.
Microsoft Windows
Excel 2.0 is the first version
of Excel for the Intel platform.
Versions prior to 2.0 were only
available on the Apple
Macintosh.

Excel 2019, Office 365 and

subsequent (v16.0)
Microsoft no longer releases Office or Excel in discrete
versions. Instead, features are introduced
automatically over time using Windows Update. The
version number remains 16.0. Thereafter only the
approximate dates when features appear can now
be given.

Dynamic Arrays. These are essentially Array Formulas but

they "Spill" automatically into neighboring cells and does
not need the ctrl-shift-enter to create them. Further,
dynamic arrays are the default format, with new "@" and
"#" operators to provide compatibility with previous
versions. This is perhaps the biggest structural change
since 2007, and is in response to a similar feature
in Google Sheets. Dynamic arrays started appearing in
pre-releases about 2018, and as of March 2020 are
available in published versions of Office 365 provided a
user selected "Office Insiders".
 PARTS/ COMPONENTS OF MS EXCEL

Quick Access Toolbar

A toolbar to quickly access the
options which you frequently use.
You can add your favorite options
by adding new options to quick
access toolbar.
PARTS/ COMPONENTS OF MS WORD

At the very top of the screen is the

title bar. The title bar will tell you the
name of the file (I.e. Document1)
and the application you are
currently using. When you first start
Word, the menus and toolbars
display basic commands and
buttons.

The menu bar is the part of a browser or application

window, typically at the top left side, that houses drop-
down menus that allow the user to interact with the
content or application in various ways.

A text box is an object you can

add to your document that lets
you put and type text anywhere
in your file. Text boxes can be
useful for drawing attention to
specific text and can also be
helpful when you need to move
text around in your document.
 WHAT IS MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD?
Microsoft Word is a widely used commercial word
processor designed by Microsoft. Microsoft Word is
a component of the Microsoft Office suite of
productivity software, but can also be purchased
as a stand-alone product.

HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF MS WORD

The first version of Microsoft MS-Word was developed by Charles Simonyi and
Richard Birdie, former Xerox programmers hired by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1981.

Both programmers worked on Xerox Bravo, the first WYSIWYG (What You See Is
What You Get) MS-Word processor. The first MS-Word version, MS-Word 1.0, was released
in October 1983 for Xenia and MS-DOS; it was followed by four very similar versions that
were not very successful. The first Windows version was released in 1989, with a slightly
improved interface. When Windows 3.0 was released in 1990, MS-Word became a huge
commercial success. MS-Word for Windows 1.0 was followed by MS-Word 2.0 in 1991 and
MS-Word 6.0 in 1993. Then it was renamed to MS-Word 95 and MS-Word 97, MS-Word 2000
and MS- Word for Office XP (to follow Windows commercial names). With the release of
MS- Word 2003, the numbering was again year-based. Since then, MS-Word2007, MS-
Word 2010, and most recently, MS-Word 2013 have been released for Windows.

MS WORD 1990 TO 1995

The first version of MS-Word for Windows
was released in 1989 at a price of US$495, but
was not very popular as Windows users still
comprised a minority of the market. The next
year, Windows 3.0 debuted, followed shortly
afterwards by WinMS-Word 1.1 which was
updated for the new OS (WinMS-Word 1.0 had
been designed for Windows 2.x and could not
operate in protected mode on 286 and up PCs).

MS WORD 2016

Word 2016 is similar to Word 2013 and Word 2010.

If you've previously used either version, then Word 2016
should feel familiar. But if you are new to Word or have
more experience with older versions, you should first
take some time to become familiar with the Word 2016
interface.