EMPOWERMENT

TECHNOLOGY
Quarter 1 – Module 1
ICT in the Context of Global Communication
Module Content

First Quarter Module 1: ICT in the Context of Global Communication will give you an
introduction into ICT and the different online platforms that may be used for its specific purpose. It will
also tackle on online safety, security, and online etiquette. You will be able to get tips on how to
maximize the power of the Internet to assist you in your research work through discussing research
tools and evaluating relevant and reliable websites.
Module 2: Productivity Tools will help you on using advanced knowledge in Word,
PowerPoint, and Excel applications. This module will also allow you to critic on good qualities of web
design.

To get the most of this module, here are some reminders for you:

1. Take your time in reading the lessons.

2. Write down points for clarification and discuss this with your teacher.
3. Perform all activities and answer all worksheets.
4. Answer all tests in this module and check your answers to the answer key found on page 14.
5. Answer all activities in a separate sheet of paper or in your notebook.
6. Have fun while learning with this module. It will totally be of great use which ever strand you
may belong because ICT is for everybody.

Learning Competencies

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms, sites, and content to best
achieve specific class objectives or address situational challenges.

2. Evaluate existing online creation tools, platforms and applications in developing ICT content for
specific professional tracks.

3. Apply online safety, security, ethics, and etiquette standards and practice in the use of ICTs as
it would relate to their specific professional tracks.

4. Use the Internet as a tool for credible research and information gathering to best achieve
specific class objectives or address situational.
 WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

LESSON 1: What is Information and Communications Technology?

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) often deals with the use of
different technologies such as mobile phones, telephones, computer, Internet, and other devices, as
well as software and applications to locate, save, send, and manipulate information. Empowering ICT
is important for its innovative uses impacts our daily lives. It has affected our ways of communicating,
made our lives more convenient, and assisted countries towards their modernization plans. Thus,
there is a need to create a foundation of understanding in the world of ICT.

What are my goals?

By the end of this lesson, you are expected to:
1. Identify varied online platforms and sites.
2. Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms, sites, and content to best
achieve specific class objectives or address situational challenges.
3. Evaluate existing online creation tools, platforms and applications in developing ICT content.

WHAT I KNOW
You must be excited to flip over the pages and begin with the lessons. But first, please
answer the pre-test to measure what topics have you known so far.

Direction: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers
on a separate sheet of paper or in your notebook.

1. What type of web page is classified as flat or stationary?

A. Web 1.0 B. Web 2.0 C. Web 3.0 D. Web 4.0

2. What web 2.0 feature allows users to subscribe to a data plan that charges for the amount of
time spent on the internet?
A. Folksonomy B. Long Tail C. User Participation D. Application
3. What is the name of the symbol that is used to classify and categorize information?
A. Hashtag B. Question Mark C. Asterisk D. At sign

4. What specific type of social media allows you to connect with other people?
A. Microblogging C. Media Sharing
B. Social Networks D. Social News
 5. Twitter is an example of what specific type of social media?
A. Microblogging C. Media Sharing
B. Social Networks D. Social News

6. YouTube and Instagram are examples of what specific type of social media?
A. Blogs and Forums C. Media Sharing
B. Social Networks D. Bookmarking Sites

7. What specific type of social media allows its users to post their original content on websites
such as WordPress, Blogger, and Tumblr?
A. Blogs and Forums C. Media Sharing
B. Social Networks D. Bookmarking Sites

8. What type of social media allows you to manage links to various websites?
A. Blogs and Forums C. Media Sharing
B. Social Networks D. Bookmarking Sites

9. What do you call the global system of interconnected computer networks that use servers to
link billions of devices worldwide?
A. Websites B. Web browser C. Internet D. World Wide Web

10. What type of web page is classified as a dynamic page?

A. Web 1.0 B. Internet C. Web 2.0 D. Web 3.0

WHAT’S IN
Reflect on the following questions:
 How many times have you checked your phone this morning?
 How many updates have you posted on Facebook, Twitter, or
Instagram today?
 Do you use the internet/ mobile for an hour after you woke up this
morning?
 Have you followed a celebrity/ a crush on his/ her social media
account?

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) often deals with the use of different
technological inventions like mobile phones, telephones, computer, Internet, and other devices, as
well as software and applications to locate, save, send, and manipulate information. ICT has greatly
contributed to how easy our lives has been today. Our gadgets have become part of our necessity
that we check on them after we wake up. It made communication easier. We can use cellular phones
that are designed for communicating with other people even they are miles away from us. It has also
assisted us in our work since there are Internet-based jobs. It has revolutionized our education and in
the modernization of our economy.
 WHAT’S NEW

ACTIVITY 1.1: Internet and Computer Readiness Test

Directions: Read and reflect each item carefully. State whether you agree or disagree to each
of the statements by drawing a happy face () if you agree and a sad face ( ) if you disagree. There
are no right or wrong answers for this activity. Write your answers on your notebook.
SITUATIONS
1. I have reliable access to a computer, mobile phone, tablet, or any gadget that
can act as substitute to computers.
2. I have access to a high-speed internet connection with video streaming
capabilities.
3. I have experience using email: I can create, send, forward, reply to, and save
email messages and attachments.
4. I have experience in word processing: I can create, edit, save, and navigate
documents using software program such as Microsoft Word or Pages for Mac.

5. I have experience in creating slide presentations: I can use programs such as

Microsoft PowerPoint or Keynote for Mac.
6. I know how to search the web using Internet browsers such as Firefox or
Google Chrome.
7. I have experience using online or mobile social media (ex. Facebook, Twitter)

8. I have experience viewing videos online (YouTube)

9. I have experience filling out forms and taking quizzes online.

10. I have experiences using cloud-based programs such as Google Drive or
Google Docs.
11. I have experience searching online for academic resources (ex. Google
Scholar)
12. I have experience with video conferencing (ex. Skype).
 WHAT IS IT

ICT in the Philippines

Philippines is dubbed as the “ICT Hub of Asia” because of huge growth of ICT-related jobs,
one of which is BPO, Business Process Outsourcing, or call centers. 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.
When the internet was fully commercialized in 1995, it has tremendously impacted culture and
commerce, including the rise of near instant communication by email, instant messaging, telephony
(Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP), two-way interactive video calls, and the World Wide Web with
its discussion forums, blogs, social networking, and online shopping sites. Internet is the global
system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to
communicate between networks and devices.

The World Wide Web

The World Wide Web is an information system on the Internet that allows documents to be
connected to other documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to search for information by
moving from one document to another. It was invented by Tim-Berners Lee. The World Wide Web
browser software, such as Microsoft's Internet Explorer/Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple's Safari,
and Google Chrome, let users navigate from one web page to another via the hyperlinks embedded
in the documents. These documents may also contain any combination of computer data, including
graphics, sounds, text, video, multimedia and interactive content that runs while the user is interacting
with the page. The Web has enabled individuals and organizations to publish ideas and information to
a potentially large audience online at greatly reduced expense and time delay.
Types of Web Pages
 Web 1.0 or The Web. It is the first stage of the World Wide Web evolution. It is a flat or
stationary page since it cannot be manipulated by the user.
 Web 2.0 or The Social Web allows users to interact with the page, the user may be able to
comment or create a user account. Most website that we visit today are Web 2.0.
 Web 3.0 or Semantic Web. The semantic web provides a framework that allows data to be
shared and reuse to deliver web content specifically targeting the user. Search Engine will
learn about you and your habits from each search you perform and will gather details about
you from your previous activities like likes and social postings and present the answers as per
your preferences.
Below is a comparison of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0:
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CRITERIA WEB 1.0 WEB 2.0 WEB 3.0

Communication Broadcast Interactive Engaged/ Invested
Information Static/ Read-only Dynamic Portable & Personal
Focus Organization Community Individual
Content Ownership Sharing Immersion
Interaction Web Forms Web Application Smart Applications
Search Directories Tags/ Keywords Context/ Relevance
Metrics Page Views Cost per Click User Engagement
Advertising Banners Interactive Behavioral
Technologies HTML/ FTP Flash/ Java/ XML RDF/ RDFS/ OWL

Features of Web 2.0

FEATURES WEB 2.0
FOLKSONOMY allows users to collectively classify and find information using
freely chosen keywords (e.g. "tagging" by facebook). Tagging
uses the pound sign #, often referred to as hastag.
RICH USER dynamic content that is responsive to user input (e.g., a user
EXPERIENCE can "click" on an image to enlarge it or find out more
information)
USER the owner of website is not the only one who is able to put
PARTICIPATION content. Others are able to place a content on their own by
means of comments, reviews, and evaluation.
LONG TAIL services that 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 in the
Internet, or a data plan that charges you for the amount of
bandwidth you used.
SOFTWARE AS users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather
A SERVICE than purchasing them.
 WHAT IS IT
ACTIVITY 1.2: Where do I belong?
DIRECTIONS: Using the Internet, look for the webpages of the pages listed below. Evaluate
whether they are Web 1.0, Web 2.0, or Web 3.0. Write your answers in your activity notebook.
1. Amazon.co.uk 6. Siri’s Apple Voice Recognition

2. 7.

3. 8. Encyclopedia Britannica

4. 9. Trio Healthcare Group

5. 10.

WHAT’S NEW
LESSON 1.1: ONLINE PLATFORMS AND SITES
Because of the wide capacity of Web 2.0, it has helped in creating dynamic online platform
sites. Online platform is a specially developed platform using Internet technology. Online platforms
have revolutionized access to any information. Online platforms currently include, but are not limited
to:

Presentation or Visualization
Cloud Computing
File Management
Mapping
Social Media
Let us go through them one by one!

1. Presentation or Visualization Platform allows you to present and share presentations,

infographics and videos with other people. It is used to communicate information clearly and
efficiently.
2. Cloud Computing Platform is also called as “The cloud.” It is the practice of using a network
of remote servers hosted on the internet. Instead of using your computer’s hard drive, you
store and access your data and programs over the Internet.
3. File Management Platform is used for the storing, naming, sorting, and handling of computer
files. Allows you to convert and manage files without download in the software tool.
 4. Mapping Platform is a transformation taking the points of one space into the points of the
same or another space. Uses GPS to detect location and used for navigation.
5. Social Media Platform is a computer-mediated tools that allow large group of people to
create, share or exchange information, interest and the information shared can be in the form
of ideas, pictures, videos or anything that you want to create and share to virtual communities.
It can be in the following platforms:

Social Networks. These sites allow you to connect with other people with the same
interests or background.

Bookmarking Sites. These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to
various websites and resources.

Social News. These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or links
to other news sources.

Media Sharing. These are sites that allow you to upload and share media content
like images, music, and video. Media sharing sites can be specific for video sharing,
photo sharing, slide sharing, social bookmarking, and gaming.

Microblogging. These are sites that focus on short updates from the user. Those
subscribed to the user will be able to receive these updates. Posts are brief that
range typically from 140 – 200 characters.

Blogs and Forums. These are websites that allow users to post their content.
Other users can comment on the said topic.

WHAT CAN I DO
ACTIVITY 1.3: Which Website Is It?

DIRECTIONS: Listed below are some of the platforms. Complete the table below by providing
name of website and a short description using the internet. Write your answers on your notebook.

PLATFORMS NAMES OF WEBSITES DESCRIPTION

Presentation or
Visualization

Cloud Computing

File Management

Mapping
Social Networks

Social News

Microblogging

Blogs and
Forums

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Reflect on the following questions and answer them briefly on your activity
notebook. Please refer to the rubrics on the next page.

1. How dependent are we on technology?

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2. How do the different online platforms help you as a student in your chosen track?
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Rubrics for grading:

Criteria Score
Completeness (5 points)
Does your response directly answer 5 4 3 2 1
each part of the question(s)?
Knowledge (10 points)
Does your response clearly show you
have read and understand the lesson
content by correctly defining key
terms, key persons and summarizing 10 - 9 8-7 6-5 4-3 2-1
concepts?
Have you made inferences based on
this knowledge to personal or modern-
day applications?
Writing Skills (5 points)
Do you write clearly, in complete
sentences, with minimal errors in 5 4 3 2 1
grammar and spelling?

ASSESSMENT

Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the correct answer. Write your answers on
a separate sheet of paper or in your notebook.

1. What type of web provides a framework that allows data to be shared and reuse to deliver web
content specifically targeting the user?
A. Web 1.0 B. Web 2.0 C. Web 3.0 D. Website

2. Which of the following is an example of sites under web 2.0?

A. Facebook B. YouTube C. Wikipedia D. All of the above

3. What type of web page is classified as flat or stationary?

A. Web 1.0 B. Internet C. Web 2.0 D. Web 3.0

4. Twitter statuses are only composed of a few characters. What type of social media site does Twitter
belong?
A. Micro blogging C. Social Networks
B. Media Sharing D. Bookmarking Sites

For #’s 4-5, use the choices inside the box.

A. If only the FIRST statement is TRUE. C. If BOTH statements are TRUE.
B. If only the SECOND statement is TRUE. D. If BOTH statements are FALSE.
5. Social networks are sites that allow you to connect with other people having the same interests. It
allows you to share your own news and other news from other sources.

6. The Philippines is considered as the “ICT Hub in Asia.” The ICT Industry shares 19.3% of the total
employment population in the Philippines coming from the government agencies.

7. Marisa wants to publish her collections of original poems online. Which online platform must she do
this?
A. Social News B. Bookmarking Site C. YouTube D. Blogs

8. Watson is creating a cover video of his favorite song. Which online platform must he publish this?
A. Social News B. Bookmarking Site C. YouTube D. Blogs

9. Cathy has created a very good slideshow presentation on a certain topic, and she wants to share it to
other teachers around the world. Which online platform must she publish this?
A. Presentation Platforms C. File Management Platforms
B. Cloud Computing Platforms D. Social Media Platforms

10. What is the name of the symbol that is used to classify and categorize information?
A. Hashtag B. Question Mark C. Asterisk D. At sign