EMPOWERMENT
TECHNOLOGY
Presented by:
Mr.Ian Cleo B.Tiape
Teacher
Santiago Integrated Senior High School
Unit Objectives:
• Create foundation of understanding
of the world of ICT;
• understand and demonstrate the
proper etiquette in using ICT;
• demonstrate appropriate skills in
using several computer applications;
• discover opportunities where one can
use these skills in real-world scenarios;
and
Lesson # 1:
Introduction to ICT
• Improves their knowledge on how ICT affects
their everyday lives and the state of our nation;
• compare and contrast the differences between
online platforms, sites, and content;
• understand the future of the World Wide Web
through Web 3.0;
• learn the different trends in ICT and use them to
their advantage.
Lesson Objectives:
ICT (Info. & Comm. Tech.)
• ICT deals with the use of
different communication
technologies such as mobile
phones, telephone, Internet, etc.
to locate, save, send, and edit
information.
• Example: when we make a
video call, we use internet.
ICT in the Philippines
• Philippines as the “ICT Hub of
Asia”.
• huge growth of ICT related
jobs around the country, one of
which is call center or BPO
(Business Process
Outsourcing) centers.
ICT in the Philippines
• According to 2013 edition of
Measuring the Information
Society by the International
Telecommunication Union,
there are 106.8 cellphones per
100 Filipinos in the year 2012.
ICT in the Philippines
•In a data gathered by the
Annual Survey of Philippines
Business and Industries in 2010,
the ICT industry shares 19.3%
of the total employment
population.
ICT in the Philippines
•Time magazines declared
Makati City, Philippines-Rank 1
as the “Selfiest Cities around the
world, and Rank 9 is Cebu City.
WWW(World Wide Web)
•When WWW was invented,
most web pages were static.
Static (also known as flat page
or stationary page) in the same
that the page “as is” and
cannot be manipulated by the
user. This referred to as Web
1.0.
Example of Web 2.0
•Social Networking sites
•Blogs
•Wikis
•Video sharing sites
Web 2.0
•Web 2.0 allows the user to
interact with the page known
as DYNAMIC PAGE; instead of
just reading a page, the user
may be able to comment or
create a user account.
Dynamic page refers to the
web pages that are affected by
Key Features of Web 2.0:
• Folksonomy – allows users to
categorize and classify/arrange
information using freely chosen
keywords (e.g. tagging). Popular
social networking sites such as
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook,
etc. use tags that start with a
pound sign (#) or hashtag.
Key Features of Web 2.0:
• Rich User Interface – content
is dynamic and is responsive to
user’s input. An example would
be a website that shows local
content. In the case of social
networking sites, when logged
on, your account is used to
modify what you see in their
Key Features of Web 2.0:
• User Participation– the
owner of 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.
Key Features of Web 2.0:
• Long Tail – services are
offered on demand rather than
on a one-time purchase. This is
synonymous to subscribing to a
data plan that charges you for
the amount of time you spent
on Internet or a data plan that
charges you for the amount of
Web 3.0 and the Semantic
Web
• Semantic Web– is a
movement led by the World
Wide Web Consortium(W3C).
The semantic web provides a
framework that allows data to
be shared and reuse to deliver
web content specifically
Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized
because of several problems:
• Compatibility-HTML files
and current web browsers
could not support Web 3.0.
•Security – The user’s security
is also question since the
machine is saving his or her
preferences.
Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized
because of several problems:
• Vastness-The World Wide
Web already contains billions
of web pages.
•Vagueness – Certain words
are imprecise. The words
“old” and “small” would
depend to the user.
Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized
because of several problems:
• Logic- since machines use
logic, there are certain
limitations for a computer to
be able to predict what the
user is referring to at a given
time.
Trends in ICT
1. Convergence– is the
synergy of technological
advancements to work on a
similar goal or task. For
example, besides using your
personal computer to create
word documents, you can
now use your smartphone.
Trends in ICT
2. Social Media– is a website,
application, or online
channel that enables web
users to create, co-create,
discuss, modify, and
exchange user generated
content.
Six types of Social Media:
a) Social Networks – These are
sites that allows you to
connect with other people
with the same interests or
background. Once the user
creates his/her account,
he/she can set up a profile,
add people, share content,
www.facebook.com
Six types of Social Media:
b) Bookmarking Sites– These
are sites that allow you to
store and manage links to
various website and
resources. Most of these sites
allow you to create a tag
allows you to and others
easily share them.
www.stumbleupon.com
Six types of Social Media:
c) Social News– These are sites
that allow users to post their
own news items or links to
other news sources. The
users can also comment on
the post and comments may
also be rank.
Example: reddit and Digg
www.reddit.com
Six types of Social Media:
d) Media Sharing – These are
sites that allow you to upload
and share media content like
images, music and video.
Example: Flickr, Youtube and
Instagram.
www.instagram.com
Six types of Social Media:
e) Microblogging– These are
sites that focus on short
updates from the user. Those
that subscribed to the user
will be able to receive these
updates.
Example: Twitter and Plurk
www.twitter.com
Six types of Social Media:
f) Blogs and Forums– These
websites allow user to post
their content. Other users are
able to comment on the said
topic.
Example: Blogger, WordPress
and Tumblr
www.tumblr.com
Trends in ICT
3. Mobile Technologies – The
popularities of smartphones
and tablets has taken a major
rise over the years. This is
largely because of the
devices capability to do the
tasks that were originally
found in PCs.
Trends in ICT
3. Mobile Technologies –
Several of these devices are
caple of using high-speed
internet. Today the latest
model devices use 4G
Networking(LTE), which is
currently the fastest mobile
network.
Mobile OS
 iOS– use in apple devices
such as iPhone and iPad.
 Android – an open source OS
developed by Google. Being
open source means mobile
phone companies use this OS
for free.
Mobile OS
 Blackberry OS– use in
Blackberry devices.
 Windows Phone OS – a
closed source and
proprietary operating system
developed by Microsoft.
Mobile OS
 Symbian– the original
smartphone OS; used by
Nokia devices.
 WebOS– originally used in
smartphones; now used in
smartTVs.
Mobile OS
 Windows Mobile –
developed by Microsoft for
smartphones and pocket PCs.
Trends in ICT
4. Assistive Media – is a non-
profit service designed to
help people who have visual
and reading impairments. A
database of audio recordings
is used to read to the user.
Key Terms:
• Web 1.0 – static websites without
interactivity.
• Web 2.0 – websites that contain
dynamic content.
• Web 3.0 – a concept of the World
Wide Web that is designed to cater to
the individual user.
•Static – refers to the web that are the
same regardless of the user.
Key Terms:
• Dynamic – refers to the that are
affected by user input or preference.
• Folksonomy – allows user to
categorize and classify/arrange
information.
• Hashtag # – used to “categorize” posts
in a website.
•Convergence – the synergy of
technological advancements to work a
similar goal or task.
Key Terms:
• Social Media – websites, applications
or online channels that enable users
to co-create, discuss, modify, and
exchange user-generated content.
True(T) or False(F):
1) Web 2.0 is classified as dynamic
webpage.
2) People Magazine conducted the
research on “The Selfiest Cities in
the World”.
3) Web 2.0 introduced static web
pages that allow users to interact
with the web page.
True(T) or False(F):
4) Folksonomy allows user to
categorize and locate information.
5) Technological convergence is the
synergy of technological
advancement to work on a similar
goal or task.
6) According to Nielsen, users who use
the Internet spend more time in
social media sites than in any other
type of site.
True(T) or False(F):
7) Blogging sites are sites that
focus on short updates from the
user.
8) Android is a mobile operating
system for Apple devices.
9) Assistive media is a nonprofit
service designed to help people
who have visual and reading
True(T) or False(F):
10)ICT deals with the use of diff.
comm. Tech. to locate, send,
save & edit info.
11)Semantic web means that the
page is stationary or flat page.
1) Facebook
2) Plurk
3) Twitter
4) Tumblr
5) reddit
SO-social networks, BS-bookmarking,
MS-media sharing, SN-Social News,
MB-micro-blogging & BF-blogs and
forums.
6) Google+
7) Instagram
8) Pinterest
9) Blogger
10)StumbleUpon
SO-social media, BS-bookmarking,
MS-media sharing, SN-Social News,
MB-micro-blogging & BF-blogs and
forums.
11)Wordpress
12)Digg
13)Youtube
14)Flicker
S0-social networks, BS-bookmarking,
MS-media sharing, SN-Social News,
MB-microblogging & BF-blogs and
forums.
Answer Key
Part I:Answer Key
1) T
2) F
3) F
4) T
5) T
6) T
7) F
8) F
9) T
10) T
11) F
1) SO
2) MI
3) Youtube
4) Flicker
S0-social networks, BS-bookmarking,
MS-media sharing, SN-Social News,
MB-microblogging & BF-blogs and
forums.

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  • 1. EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY Presented by: Mr.Ian Cleo B.Tiape Teacher Santiago Integrated Senior High School
  • 2. Unit Objectives: • Create foundation of understanding of the world of ICT; • understand and demonstrate the proper etiquette in using ICT; • demonstrate appropriate skills in using several computer applications; • discover opportunities where one can use these skills in real-world scenarios; and
  • 3. Lesson # 1: Introduction to ICT • Improves their knowledge on how ICT affects their everyday lives and the state of our nation; • compare and contrast the differences between online platforms, sites, and content; • understand the future of the World Wide Web through Web 3.0; • learn the different trends in ICT and use them to their advantage. Lesson Objectives:
  • 4. ICT (Info. & Comm. Tech.) • ICT deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, telephone, Internet, etc. to locate, save, send, and edit information. • Example: when we make a video call, we use internet.
  • 5. ICT in the Philippines • Philippines as the “ICT Hub of Asia”. • huge growth of ICT related jobs around the country, one of which is call center or BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) centers.
  • 6. ICT in the Philippines • According to 2013 edition of Measuring the Information Society by the International Telecommunication Union, there are 106.8 cellphones per 100 Filipinos in the year 2012.
  • 7. ICT in the Philippines •In a data gathered by the Annual Survey of Philippines Business and Industries in 2010, the ICT industry shares 19.3% of the total employment population.
  • 8. ICT in the Philippines •Time magazines declared Makati City, Philippines-Rank 1 as the “Selfiest Cities around the world, and Rank 9 is Cebu City.
  • 9. WWW(World Wide Web) •When WWW was invented, most web pages were static. Static (also known as flat page or stationary page) in the same that the page “as is” and cannot be manipulated by the user. This referred to as Web 1.0.
  • 10. Example of Web 2.0 •Social Networking sites •Blogs •Wikis •Video sharing sites
  • 11. Web 2.0 •Web 2.0 allows the user to interact with the page known as DYNAMIC PAGE; instead of just reading a page, the user may be able to comment or create a user account. Dynamic page refers to the web pages that are affected by
  • 12. Key Features of Web 2.0: • Folksonomy – allows users to categorize and classify/arrange information using freely chosen keywords (e.g. tagging). Popular social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. use tags that start with a pound sign (#) or hashtag.
  • 13. Key Features of Web 2.0: • Rich User Interface – content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input. An example would be a website that shows local content. In the case of social networking sites, when logged on, your account is used to modify what you see in their
  • 14. Key Features of Web 2.0: • User Participation– the owner of 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.
  • 15. Key Features of Web 2.0: • Long Tail – services are offered on demand rather than on a one-time purchase. This is synonymous to subscribing to a data plan that charges you for the amount of time you spent on Internet or a data plan that charges you for the amount of
  • 16. Web 3.0 and the Semantic Web • Semantic Web– is a movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium(W3C). The semantic web provides a framework that allows data to be shared and reuse to deliver web content specifically
  • 17. Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized because of several problems: • Compatibility-HTML files and current web browsers could not support Web 3.0. •Security – The user’s security is also question since the machine is saving his or her preferences.
  • 18. Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized because of several problems: • Vastness-The World Wide Web already contains billions of web pages. •Vagueness – Certain words are imprecise. The words “old” and “small” would depend to the user.
  • 19. Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized because of several problems: • Logic- since machines use logic, there are certain limitations for a computer to be able to predict what the user is referring to at a given time.
  • 20. Trends in ICT 1. Convergence– is the synergy of technological advancements to work on a similar goal or task. For example, besides using your personal computer to create word documents, you can now use your smartphone.
  • 21. Trends in ICT 2. Social Media– is a website, application, or online channel that enables web users to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and exchange user generated content.
  • 22. Six types of Social Media: a) Social Networks – These are sites that allows you to connect with other people with the same interests or background. Once the user creates his/her account, he/she can set up a profile, add people, share content,
  • 24. Six types of Social Media: b) Bookmarking Sites– These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to various website and resources. Most of these sites allow you to create a tag allows you to and others easily share them.
  • 26. Six types of Social Media: c) Social News– These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources. The users can also comment on the post and comments may also be rank. Example: reddit and Digg
  • 28. Six types of Social Media: d) Media Sharing – These are sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music and video. Example: Flickr, Youtube and Instagram.
  • 30. Six types of Social Media: e) Microblogging– These are sites that focus on short updates from the user. Those that subscribed to the user will be able to receive these updates. Example: Twitter and Plurk
  • 32. Six types of Social Media: f) Blogs and Forums– These websites allow user to post their content. Other users are able to comment on the said topic. Example: Blogger, WordPress and Tumblr
  • 34. Trends in ICT 3. Mobile Technologies – The popularities of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the years. This is largely because of the devices capability to do the tasks that were originally found in PCs.
  • 35. Trends in ICT 3. Mobile Technologies – Several of these devices are caple of using high-speed internet. Today the latest model devices use 4G Networking(LTE), which is currently the fastest mobile network.
  • 36. Mobile OS  iOS– use in apple devices such as iPhone and iPad.  Android – an open source OS developed by Google. Being open source means mobile phone companies use this OS for free.
  • 37. Mobile OS  Blackberry OS– use in Blackberry devices.  Windows Phone OS – a closed source and proprietary operating system developed by Microsoft.
  • 38. Mobile OS  Symbian– the original smartphone OS; used by Nokia devices.  WebOS– originally used in smartphones; now used in smartTVs.
  • 39. Mobile OS  Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket PCs.
  • 40. Trends in ICT 4. Assistive Media – is a non- profit service designed to help people who have visual and reading impairments. A database of audio recordings is used to read to the user.
  • 41. Key Terms: • Web 1.0 – static websites without interactivity. • Web 2.0 – websites that contain dynamic content. • Web 3.0 – a concept of the World Wide Web that is designed to cater to the individual user. •Static – refers to the web that are the same regardless of the user.
  • 42. Key Terms: • Dynamic – refers to the that are affected by user input or preference. • Folksonomy – allows user to categorize and classify/arrange information. • Hashtag # – used to “categorize” posts in a website. •Convergence – the synergy of technological advancements to work a similar goal or task.
  • 43. Key Terms: • Social Media – websites, applications or online channels that enable users to co-create, discuss, modify, and exchange user-generated content.
  • 44. True(T) or False(F): 1) Web 2.0 is classified as dynamic webpage. 2) People Magazine conducted the research on “The Selfiest Cities in the World”. 3) Web 2.0 introduced static web pages that allow users to interact with the web page.
  • 45. True(T) or False(F): 4) Folksonomy allows user to categorize and locate information. 5) Technological convergence is the synergy of technological advancement to work on a similar goal or task. 6) According to Nielsen, users who use the Internet spend more time in social media sites than in any other type of site.
  • 46. True(T) or False(F): 7) Blogging sites are sites that focus on short updates from the user. 8) Android is a mobile operating system for Apple devices. 9) Assistive media is a nonprofit service designed to help people who have visual and reading
  • 47. True(T) or False(F): 10)ICT deals with the use of diff. comm. Tech. to locate, send, save & edit info. 11)Semantic web means that the page is stationary or flat page.
  • 48. 1) Facebook 2) Plurk 3) Twitter 4) Tumblr 5) reddit SO-social networks, BS-bookmarking, MS-media sharing, SN-Social News, MB-micro-blogging & BF-blogs and forums.
  • 49. 6) Google+ 7) Instagram 8) Pinterest 9) Blogger 10)StumbleUpon SO-social media, BS-bookmarking, MS-media sharing, SN-Social News, MB-micro-blogging & BF-blogs and forums.
  • 50. 11)Wordpress 12)Digg 13)Youtube 14)Flicker S0-social networks, BS-bookmarking, MS-media sharing, SN-Social News, MB-microblogging & BF-blogs and forums.
  • 52. Part I:Answer Key 1) T 2) F 3) F 4) T 5) T 6) T 7) F 8) F 9) T 10) T 11) F
  • 53. 1) SO 2) MI 3) Youtube 4) Flicker S0-social networks, BS-bookmarking, MS-media sharing, SN-Social News, MB-microblogging & BF-blogs and forums.