LESSON 1

INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION and

COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
 Lesson Motivation
1. How many times have you checked your
phone this morning?
2. How many status updates have you posted in
Facebook or Twitter today?
3. Did you use the Internet for an hour after you
woke up this morning?
4. Do you follow a celebrity via his/her social
media account?
Information and Communication
Technologies
• Deals with the use of
different
communication,
technologies such as
mobile phones,
telephones, internet,
etc. to locate, save,
send and edit
information.
ICT in the PHILIPPINES

ICT Hub of Asia

Business Process
Outsourcing
106.8 cellphones per
100 Filipinos in the
year 2012
Annual Survey of
the Philippine and
Industries ,NSO in
2010

shares
19.3% of the
total
employment
population
 ICT, Me, and My Community

Conduct a short interview of the business

owner using the following guide:
Company/Establishment Name:_________________________
Address:____________________________________________
Nature of Business:___________________________________

Guide Questions:
1. What are the different ways for customers and/or suppliers to contact you?
2. How often do you see a phone or cellular for business? Estimate only.
3. Does your establishment have internet connection? If yes, what is its purpose? If no,
Would you consider having it in the future? Why or Why not?
4. Does your business have a website? If yes, how does it help the company? If no,
would you consider having one in the future? Why or Why not?
5. (If applicable) Would you consider giving free Wi-Fi access in the future? If you
already have it, does it help boost sales?
WEB 2.0 DYNAMIC WEB
PAGES
Example
of a 1.0
WEBPAGE
or STATIC
WEBPAGE
Cannot be
manipulated
by the user.
 WEB 2.0

was coined by Darci

DiNucci on January
1999.
collection of web
applications used for
interaction and
collaboration
 SKILL EXPLORATION

Exploration 1.1. STATIC vs. DYNAMIC

Look for ten websites and classify them as

static or dynamic. What makes each website
static or dynamic? Use the table below.
Website URL Static Dynamic Reason
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0

categorize and
classify/arrange
information
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0

Content is dynamic and

responsive to user’s input.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0

USER PARTICIPATION
The owner of the website is
not the only one who is able
to put content. Others are
able to place a content on
their own ex. Comments,
reviews and evaluation
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0

LONG TAIL
Services that are offered on
demand rather than on a
one time purchase. In certain
cases, time -based pricing is
better than file size-pricing or
vice versa.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0

SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
Users will subscribe to
a software only when
needed rather than
purchasing them.
 FEATURES OF WEB 2.0

MASS PARTICIPATION
Diverse information
sharing through
universal web access.
 WEB 3.0 AND THE SEMANTIC
WEB

Semantic Web is a Provides common

movement led by framework that allows
data to be shared
the World Wide
and reused across
Web Consortium application, enterprise
and community
boundaries.
WEB 3.0 AND THE SEMANTIC
WEB

TIM BERNERS-LEE

Inventor of the
World Wide Web
 AIM OF WEB 3.0

Have a machines (or

servers) understand
the user’s preferences
to be able to deliver
web content
specifically targeting
the user.
 PROBLEMS OF WEB 3.0

Compatibility
Security
Vastness
Vagueness
Logic
 TRENDS IN ICT

CONVERGENCE

Synergy of
technological
advancements
to work on a
similar goal or
task.
 TRENDS IN ICT

SOCIAL MEDIA
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

SOCIAL NETWORKS

Sites that allow you to

connect with other
people with the same
interests or
background.
 BOOKMARKING SITES

Sites allow you to store

and manage links to
various websites and
resources
 SOCIAL NEWS

Sites allow users to post

their own news items or
links to other news
sources. Users also
comment on the post
and comments may
also be ranked.
 MEDIA SHARING

Sites that allow you to

upload and share
media content like
images, music, and
video.
 MICROBLOGGING

Sites that focus on short

updates from the user.
Those subscribed to the
user will be able to
receive these updates.
 BLOGS AND FORUMS

Websites allows users to

post their content.
 TRENDS IN ICT

MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES

Latest mobile
devices use 4G
Networking (LTE),
which is currently
the fastest mobile
network.
 DIFFERENT OS OF MOBILE
DEVICES

iOS
 DIFFERENT OS OF MOBILE
DEVICES

Android
Open source
operating
system
developed
by Google
 DIFFERENT OS OF MOBILE
DEVICES

Blackberry
OS
 DIFFERENT OS OF MOBILE
DEVICES

Windows
Phone OS
A closed source
and proprietary
operating system
developed by
Microsoft.
 DIFFERENT OS OF MOBILE
DEVICES
SYMBIAN
Original
smartphone
OS; used by
Nokia devices
 DIFFERENT OS OF MOBILE
DEVICES
WebOS
Originally
used for
smartphones;
now used for
smart TV’s
 DIFFERENT OS OF MOBILE
DEVICES
Windows Mobile
Developed by
Microsoft for
smartphones
and pocket
PC’s
 TRENDS IN ICT

ASSISTIVE MEDIA
Is a nonprofit
service designed
to help people
who have visual
and reading
impairments.
 Exploration 1.2. Identifying the Correct
Web Platform for Social Change

1. Identify a problem in your community _e.g.,

littering, garbage disposal, blocked drainages,
etc.
2. Imagine that you are going to create a
website to persuade both community leaders
and members to solve this problem
3. Fill out the form below. You may refer to the
sample provided after the form.
Community Problem: _________________________________
Vicinity:____________________________________________
Campaign Name:_____________________________________
Type of Social Media Used:_____________________________
Website Used:_______________________________________

What will be the content of your social media site?

__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Why did you choose that type of social media?
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
Why did you choose that website?
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
 YOUR TURN TO SHINE

1. Why do you think microblogging platforms have

become popular when regular blogging
platforms already exist?
2. What do you think of Web 3.0? Do you think it
will be realized someday in the future?
 TAKE THE CHALLENGE!

Research on one momentous event in Philippine

history wherein ICT played a huge role in making it
a success.
 POST TEST

True or False. Write T if the sentence is correct;

otherwise, write F on the blank before each item.

1. Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide

Web.
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.
4. Folksonomy allows users to categorize and
locate information.
5. Technological convergence is the synergy
of technological advancements 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.
7. Blogging sites are sites that focus on short
updates from the user.
8. Assistive media is nonprofit service
designed to help people who have visual
and reading impairments.
9. Android mobile operating system for
Apple devices.
10. Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) deals with the use of
different communications technology to
locate, save, send, and edit information.
Write SO if the social media is a social network, BS
for Bookmarking site, SN for social news, MS for
media sharing, MI for Microblogging, and BF for
Blogs and Forums..
1.Facebook 6. Google+
2.Plurk 7. Instagram
3.Twitter 8. Pinterest
4.Tumblr 9. Blogger
5.reddit 10. StumbleUpon
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