Information Society

Pastor Jones T. Denusta, PhD

Biology Department, College of Arts and Sciences
West Visayas State University
At the end of this chapter, you must have:

• Determined the human and social impacts of the

developments in the information age;
• Discussed the evolution of technology from the
ancient times up to the present;
• Illustrated how social media have affected their
lives
Reading Exercise:
• Read chapter 8 of your STS book
• Answer the following questions:
1. Which developments in the information age brought
significant changes in the way you live your life today?
2. How did the transmission of information evolve from the
ancient times up to the present?
3. How did the printing press change the course of history?
What ideas were spread using this invention?
4. Social media is a technology which facilitates the sharing of
information, ideas, and other content in different parts of the
globe. If social media was deactivated for a month in the
country, what could possibly happen?

5. Social media also possess certain risks especially in the

dissemination of FALSE information. As a student, how will
you use social media to ensure that you do not propagate
inaccurate and unreliable information?
Activity 8: Substitution Cypher
• Divide the class into groups of 10 students. Each group should
make its own code message composed of no more than 50
words by using simple substitution.
• Afterwards, exchange messages with other groups. The first
group that decodes the message wins.
• Present the code message in front using Manila paper.