Lesson 1: Introduction to ICT

Lesson Objectives

At the end of this lesson, the students should

be able to:
1. identify the effects of ICT on everyday
lives and the state of our nation;
2. compare and contrast the differences
between online platforms, sites, and
content; and
3. demonstrate the use of different trends
in ICT.
List down things that you can do using the
following:
1. Facebook
2. Instagram
3. Cellphone
4. Google
Answer the Chrome
following questions honestly:
1. How many times have you checked your phone
this morning?
2. How many status updates have you posted in
facebook or Twitter today?
3. Did you use the Internet for an hour after you
woke up this morning?
4. Do you follow a celebrity via his/her social
media account?
Digital native – a person born or brought up during
the age of digital technology and therefore familiar
with computers and the Internet from an early age.
ICT (Information and
Communication Technology)
deals with the use of different
communication technologies such
as mobile phones, telephone,
Internet to locate, save, send and
ICT in the Philippines
 Philippines is dubbed as the
“ICT Hub of Asia” due to
the growth of BPO
(Business Process
Outsourcing) industries or
call centers.
 Time Magazine’s “The
Selfiest Cities Around
the World 2014” placed
two cities from the
Philippines in the top 1
and 9 spots
-Makati & Pasig City –
 According to 2013 edition
of measuring the
Information Society by
the International
Telecommunication
Union, there are 106.8
cellphones for every 100
 In a data gathered by the
Filipinos.
Annual Survey of
Philippine Industries in
2010, the ICT industry
shares 19.3% of the total
employment population
here in the Philippines.
Computer
an electronic device for storing and
processing data according to
instructions given to it in a variable
program.
Internet
a global system of
interconnected computer
networks
World Wide Web
invented by Tim-Berners Lee, is an
information system on the internet
that allows documents to be
connected to other documents by
hypertext links.
Webpage– is a hypertext document connected to the
World Wide Web. It is a document that is suitable
for the World Wide Web.
The different online platforms of World Wide Web:

Web 1.0 – refers to the first stage in the World Wide

Web, which was entirely made up of the web pages
connected by the hyperlinks.
The different online platforms of World Wide Web:

Web 2.0 – is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding

dynamic pages. The user is able to see a website
differently than the others.
The different online platforms of World Wide Web:

Web 3.0 – this platform is all about semantic web

which aims to have machines (or servers) understand
the user’s preferences to be able to deliver web
content.
Static Webpage – a flat page or stationery
page in the sense that the page is “as is” and
cannot be manipulated by the user. The
content is also the same for all the users.
Dynamic Webpage – the user is
able to see website differently
than the others
Features of Web 2.0
1. Folksonomy – allows user to categorize
and classify information using freely chosen
keywords (e.g. tagging) and use tags that
start with the pound sign (#) referred to as
hashtag.
2. Rich User Experience – content is
dynamic and is responsive to user’s input.
Features of Web 2.0
3. User Participation – the owner of the
website is not the only one who is able to
put content. Others are able to place a
content on their own by means of
comments, reviews and evaluation.
4. Long Tail – services that are offered on
demand rather than on a one-time purchase.
Features of Web 2.0
5. Software as a Service – users will
subscribe to a software only when needed
rather than purchasing them.

6. Mass Participation– diverse information

sharing through universal web access. Web
2.0’s content is based on people from various
1. Convergence
It is a synergy of technological
advancements to work on a
similar goal or task
2. Social Media
It is a website, application, or
online channel that enables web
users to create, co-create,
discuss, modify and exchange
3. Mobile Technologies
The popularity of mobile technologies has
taken a major rise over the years because
of the device’s capability to do task that
were originally found in personal
computers. Several of these devices are
4. Assistivecapable
Media of using high-speed Internet.
It is a nonprofit service designed to
help people who have visual and
reading impairments.
 Types of Social Media
1. Social Networks
Sites that allow you to
connect with other people
with the same interests or
background.
2. Bookmarking Sites
Sites that allow you to store
and manage links to various
websites and resources
 Types of Social Media
3. Social News
Sites that allow users to post
their own news items or links
to other news sources.
4. Media Sharing
Sites that allow you to
upload and share media
content like images, music,
and videos.
 Types of Social Media
5. Microblogging
Sites that focus on short
updates from the user. Those
subscribe to the user will be
able to receive updates.
6. Blogs and Forums
Sites that allow users to post
their content. Other users are
able to comment on the said
topic.
 Different Operating System of Mobile
Devices

a. iOS – used in Apple devices such as iPhone and

iPad
b. Android – an open source operating system
developed by Google.
c. Blackberry OS – used in Blackberry devices.
d. Windows Phone OS – a closed source and
proprietary operating system by Microsoft.
e. Symbian – the original smartphone OS; used in
Nokia devices
f. Web OS – originally used for smartphones; now
used for smart TVs
g. Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for
 Thank you
for listening!

Prepared by Sir Jerome T. Merlan