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Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century

Lesson 1: DEMOCRACY
“A government by the people, of the people, and for the people.”
– Abraham Lincoln

- This illustrates the benefits of democratic participation and helps conceptualize viable alternatives.

Explore:
Create a word map of the word democracy.

Explain:
Democracy

- It is a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.

- A country is democratic if every one of its citizens is treated equally and has equal rights.
- Democratic government is a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by
them directly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections.
- It is a government by the people: rule of the majority.

 To learn more about democracy, watch the video ‘What is Social Democracy?”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvJ8YDma7Wk) After watching the video, ponder the statement: There is
no democracy if freedom and justice are not present in society.
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Evaluate:
1. Watch the video “Once Upon a Time Local Democracy.” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TBOGhA9hdI)
After watching it, illustrate the benefits of democratic participation. Below your illustration, write how you will
give your part in this democratic country.

*To be submitted in the google classroom.

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Lesson 2: INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Explore:
List all the information and communications technology (ICT) tools and gadgets that you know.

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Explain:
Digital society gives more transparency, participation, and innovation. Watch the video “Digital Society Explained.”
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UZC-9QZ9jo) Take down notes on the explanation of the digital society and write
the other benefits it bring and how are these happening in your context.

Benefits of Digital Society:

 On digital structure change. (Effects on daily social and economic lives people engage in more interactively)
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 On corporate social media. (More social networks for communications and information flow)
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 On open innovation. (New form of participation gives rise to new ways of doing things. Classic values are broken
and have become modernized with new strategies)
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 On open government. (Collaboration between the government and citizens emerges. Democracy becomes
more transparent and active)
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 On open access. (More access to scientific information enhances knowledge quickly)
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  On open and free culture. (With more virtual forums and interactions, structural plans and blueprints are
accessible and adaptable.
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Evaluate:
1. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of technology.

Advantages of Technology Disadvantages of Technology

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2. Write a short essay explaining how information communication technology can facilitate social relationships and
political movements. Cite your observations, experiences and other evidences.

*To be submitted in the google classroom.

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Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century

Lesson 3: Neural Networks and Social Networks

Connections, Relationships and Networks
The Neural and Social Networks

Explore:

Explain:
Neural Networks

- The human brain is a biological neural network. It functions on how things and processes interconnect and work
interdependently. It has the capacity to adjust through the 21st century environment.
- Neural networks are groups of neurons that function together to carry out a process. It is where the most
complex neutral processing – the “computing” work of the brain – is carried out.

Points to ponder:
 How often do you think about your thinking?
 How can I make senses of my brain and its intricate connection?

Our Connections and Relationships

- Every individual is connected to each other. Each one is a unique thread in a tapestry, with unique capacity to
contribute to the whole.
- Collaboration is a skill to survive in the 21st century world.
- It is imperative to discover roles in an interdependent connection.
- The 21st century world brings enormous challenges in the way people see their connections to other.

Social Networks

- We are into the world of social networking. Everything now is disclosed in any social network and stays on it.
- Examples of social networks:
YouTube
Twitter
MySpace
Instagram
Facebook

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Evaluate:
1. Complete the table.

Who Are My Brothers/Sisters? How Do I Keep Them?

(Who are the people in my community?) (How do I relate with them?)

2. Identify the significant roles you play within your community by creating a social map of your relationships.

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