What is

Empowermen
t Technology?
Target
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
 Define “empowerment technology.”
 Explain how Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
has been used for people empowerment.
 Describe the current state of ICT technologies, online systems,
functions, and platforms.
 Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms,
sites, and content to best achieve specific class objectives or
address situational challenges.
 To begin understanding the concept of
empowerment technology, think of several
applications you use everyday. Describe how
each application help you accomplish
everyday task at home or in school.
Afterwards, form a small group and interview
each member. Complete the chart.
Application I Personally Use How It Helps Me How Other People Use It

My groupmates use it to easily

I use Facebook to send or post
collaborate for projects. They
Facebook pictures to my relatives living
create group chats and send file
abroad.
via Facebook Messenger.
What did you learn
about your group
members and their
use of technology?
Did you notice some
similarities or
differences?
Did you learn
something new?
How did US President Barack Obama
use social media during his
presidential campaign?
What made his online campaign
effective?
 What is
empowerment
technology?
Empowerment
refers to the process
of giving yourself,
or other people the
capacity to achieve
a specific end-goal.
Empowerment
technology refers to
computer technology
that we use almost
everyday, which enables
us to do tasks that, in the
past, require
professional help.
Empowerment
through ICT
The tools used for Obama’s
campaign are social media platforms
such as Facebook and
Twitter.These were use to
disseminate information and build
Obama’s image.
Empowerment is a strategy that aims to give
individuals the tools and resources necessary to
take initiative, as well as gather and analize
information or situations, thus making informed
decisions to solve problems and improve services
or performance. Empowerment requires being
information literate and technology literate.
 The Information Literacy
Standards for Higher
Education enumerated the
competencies for information
literacy:
Determine the nature
and extent of
information needed.
Access the needed
information
effectively and
efficiently.
Uses information
effectively to
accomplish specific
purpose.
Understands many of the
economic, legal, and social
issues surrounding the use of
information, and accesses and
uses information ethically and
legally.
Evaluates information and
its sources critically and
incorporates selected
information into his or her
knowledge base and value
system.
The International ICT Literacy Panel defined
technology literacy as “the ability to use
technology, communication tools, and/or
networks to define an information needed, access,
manage, integrate and evaluate information,
create new information or knowledge and be able
to communicate this information to others.”
 Why do you think
information literacy and
technology literacy must be
linked?