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G11 EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY

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

WHAT I NEED TO KNOW: Overview

Hello dear learners! Welcome to this module on Empowerment Technology. This

module will help you explore the different technologies and online platforms and how they
can be used effectively. It contains activities that will let you create your own ICT contents
and evaluate existing online creation tools, platforms, and applications. The module is self –
instructional and allows you to learn in your own space, at your own pace. So, relax and
enjoy learning.

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
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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.
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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.
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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. Use one Whole
Intermediate
1. What type of web page is classified as flat or stationary? Paper
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?

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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?

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
Use one Whole Intermediate Paper

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.
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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
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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:

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 can
EXPERIENCE "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 content.
PARTICIPATION Others are able to place a content on their own by means of
comments, reviews, and evaluation.
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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 A users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than
SERVICE purchasing them.

ACTIVITY 1.2: Where do I belong? Use one Whole Intermediate Paper

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 IS IT

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

Use one Whole Intermediate Paper

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 a separate
sheet.

PLATFORMS NAMES OF WEBSITES DESCRIPTION

Presentation or
Visualization

Cloud Computing

File Management

Mapping

Social Networks

Social News

Microblogging

Blogs and Forums

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Use one Whole Intermediate Paper

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 each 5 4 3 2 1
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 concepts? 10 - 9 8-7 6-5 4-3 2-1
Have you made inferences based on this
knowledge to personal or modernday
applications?
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Writing Skills (5 points)

Do you write clearly, in complete sentences,
with minimal errors in grammar and 5 4 3 2 1
spelling?

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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 5-6, 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.
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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

Prepared by:

ALLAN S. IGBUHAY LPT, MACOED