Lesson 11

ICT as an
Agent of Change

Reporters:
Princess Miles A. Rebuta
Kimberly S. Mayores
 Lesson Objectives
At the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:

01 03
Understand the Understand the events
evolution of ICT and its that ICT helped realize;
different phases; and

02 04
Understand the Use prior ICT knowledge in
importance of ICT as a planning a campaign using
platform for social change; online resources.
ICT
I nformation and C T
ommunications echnology
 Pre-Information and
Communication Technology

Information and Communication Technology is a

part of the Digital Age, where Internet
communication is one of the most common ways to
keep in touch with other people. But even before
the digital age, there are plenty of ways humans
were able to communicate. During the tribal age,
our ancestors started communicating through body
and verbal communication. Eventually they learned
to be literate and were able to store knowledge
through wall paintings and stone carvings.
 Pre-Information and
Communication Technology
By the eleventh century, the Chinese invented the
movable type that was able to replicate
documents. By 1440, a German named Johannes
Gutenburg invented the printing press in Europe
that made it possible to reproduce documents
using ink. This made books easy to reproduce and
eventually made news papers available by 1605.
Finally, electronic-based communications started
with the invention of the telegraph. This invention
was only the start as a newer technologies like the
telephone, radio, and television (TV) came to
reality.
 The Evolution of ICT
Today, we consider ourselves living in a digital age. Almost every device is now updating.
Back then, TVs, and cell phones were just for calling and sending SMS. At present, most
devices are now "smart". Smartphones, smart TVs, and smart refrigerators are only a
few examples of devices that do more than their regular functions. Computer make it
possible for these devices to be programmed with codes and can do more than what
we are used to.
We can divide ICT
into five
different phases
A. First Phase: The First Computer -
World War II marked the creation of the
first electromagnetic calculator. This
device weighed about 5 tons, that's
about 1,972 modern day laptops!
Smaller and more versatile computers
were eventually developed using
transistors in 1947. Colossus was the
first electronic digital programmable
computing device. (1943)
 B. Second Phase: Personal
Computers - During the 1970s, the
development of personal computers
started. This is made possible by
chip technology and magnetic discs
which made bulky computers fit a
desktop. This technology made word
processing, accounting, and graphics
easily available to the public.
IBM PC 5150 WITH KEYBOARD AND
GREEN MONOCHROME MONITOR
 C. Third Phase: Microprocessors -
Microprocessors, also known as the
logic chip, were eventually invented
which reduced the cost of
processing power of computers.

MICROPROCESSOR
D. Fourth Phase: Networking - Soon thereafter, small
connections were made so that computers were able to
communicate with each other. This all started in small
distance then eventually broke the distance barriers which
gave birth to the Internet. These days, we still see newer
developments which make our Internet connections faster,
thus improving this technology.

E. Fifth Phase: Wireless Technology - Wired connections

were already a huge advancement for the Internet, but to
travel to different places while still being able to browse
websites, update your social media status and search Google
were all made possible with wireless technology.
The Role of ICT in
Recent Philippine
History
 Throughout recent history, the Philippines has been one few nations that demonstrates
unity for a call to action or social change. The following campaigns for social change
would have not been succesful if it were not for ICT:

1. EDSA People Power Revolution. The People

Power Revolution lasted from 1983 to 1986.
During a 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
February 22 to 25, 1986 involving two million
filipinos from different sectors. These included
civilians, political parties, the military, and
religious groups. The radio broadcast helped
change the course of history. Without it, Filipinos
would not have been moved into action.
2. Second People Power Revolution. This is also
known as the 2001 EDSA Revolution, happened
during January 17 to 21, 2001. It was fueled after 10
senator-judges and 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 brigades. Like the First
People Power Revolution, EDSA II would not have
been successful without the text brigades.

3. Million People March. This is a series of protests

that mainly took place in Rizal Park from August 22 to
26, 2013. There were also several demonstrations
that happened around key cities in the Philippines
and some locations overseas. It was to condemn the
Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). Though
dubbed as the Million People March, the number of total
attendees was only around 400,000. Despite that, it was
still considered a success and clearly demonstrated how
powerful social media campaigns are. The organizers and
promoters of the Million People March used Facebook
and Change.org as their media.

4. Yolanda Person Finder. Recent storms in Philippine

history gave birth to the Person 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 relatives. This proved to be successful
and is now adapted by more organizations to help people
track relatives during calamities.
 Change.org
Change.org is dubbed as the "world's platform for change"
where anyone from the online community can create a
petition and ask others to sign it. During the past times,
petitions are only done through signing a paper, usually done
by a group asking for signatures via travel. Change.org gives
access to more people by allowing the online community to
affix their digital signatures on a petition.
 Change.org
Change.org's mission is to help people from around the world to create the
change they want to see. For years, Change.org hosted several petitions that help
solve the following problems:

Economic Problems Environmental Contents

Criminal Injustice Animal Abuse
Abuse of Human Rights Human Health Concerns
Lack of Education World Hunger
 Signing an
Online Petition
1. Visit Change.org.
1. If this is your first time to use change .org, click Log in on the upper
right side of the page. Then a pop-up will appear. You can click Sign up
or log in with Facebook. Otherwise, just input your log-in details.
3. You can then start your own petition, but for now, click on browse
then choose any petition you want.
4. Read the petition description to see if this petition matters to you. If it
is, sign the petition by filling out the information on the right side of the
screen.
5. Share the petition on Facebook to promote it.

Alternatively, you can check out petitions of your friends on Facebook, then click on
those petitions to read about it and sign it.
 Key Terms
Personal Computers (PCs) - computers that are made to fit desktops and are sold
commercially.
Microprocessors - sometimes called logic chip; they andle the computer's CPU
functions. It is the part of the computer where decisions are made (logic).
EDSA People Power Revolution - major protest that took place along EDSA from
February 22 to 25, 1986 involving two million Filipinos from different sectors.
Radyo Veritas - radio station used by Cardinal Sin to encourage people to end the
Martial Law regime of former President Marcos.
Million People March - series of protests that mainly took place in Rizal Park from
August 22 to 26, 2013. It was fueled by online campaigns to condemn the misuse of
the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)
Change.org - website that contains campaigns for social change.
Second People Power Revolution - a major protest after prosecutors of former
President Estrada walked out of the impeachment trial in 20001.
 Summary
ICT has helped improved communication when Filipino needed it the most. Radyo
Veritas helped in the success of the People Power Revolution. Text Brigades helped in
the success of EDSA II. Social media sites like Facebook helped in the success of the
Million People March. Finally, technology, like the Person Finder, helped bring comfort
to families looking for their loved oned during calamities like typhoon "Yolanda".
Change.or is an online petition platform that allows the online community to create or
sign a petition. To create or sign a petition , log in to Change, org's website then click on
a petition that you want to sign.
“Technology is best
when it brings
people together.”
- Matt Mullenweg -