Lesson 1: Intoduction to ICT

Introduction to Information
and
Communication Technologies
Prepared by:
Lyka S. Larita –Astoveza, LPT

Instruction: Choose the letter of the Correct Answer
1. A web page that allows interaction from the user
a. static c. social
b. dynamic d. comment

2. This refers to the feature where users are able to
categorize and locate information through tagging.
a. hashtags c. taxonomy
b. folksonomy d. rich user experience

3. A feature of a dynamic website that allows users to
put their own content
a. rich user experience c. user participation
b. long tail d. mass participation

4. It provides a common framework to allow data to be
shared and reused across platform, enterprise, and
community boundaries.
a. W3C c. Web 1.0
b. Semantic Web d. Web 2.0

5. According to this magazine, two Philippine cities are
part of the top 10 in their research about “The Selfiest
Cities around the World.”
a. People c. Reader’s Digest
b. Time d. Candy

6. This is the operating system for blackberry phones.
a. Blackberry OS c. Window’s Mobile
b. Symbian d. iOS

7. Pinterest is a social media website that can be
classified as
a. Bookmarking site c. Microblogging
b. Media Sharing d. Blogs and Forums

8. Currently, this is the fastest mobile network.
a. 2G c. 4G
b. 3G d. 5G

9. This media is designed to help people who have
visual and reading impairments.
a. assistive c. bookmark
b. social d. accessibilty

10. This type of social media website focuses on short
updates posted by the user.
a. blogging c. social media
b. microblogging d. hashtagging

Correct Answer
1. A web page that allows interaction from the user
a. static c. social
b. dynamic d. comment

Form a groups with five members each. Take turns
answering the questions below. Answer the following
honestly.
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?
Note:
Please assign a
reporter.

Do You think you are
DIGITAL NATIVES?

If you happen to be
“guilty as charged” in
most of these questions,
chances are, you are a
digital native. And
chances are, from the
moment you were born,
you were surrounded by
technology, you are
surrounded by ICT.

Information and Communication Technologies
It deals with the use of different
communication technologies such as
mobile phones, telephone, Internet, etc.
to locate, save, and edit information.

ICT in the Philippines
Philippines is dub as the “ICT Hub of Asia” (BPO)
According to the 2013 edition of Measuring the
Information Society by the International
Telecommunication Union, there are 106.8
cellphones per 100 Filipinos in the year 2012.

In a data gathered by the Annual Survey
of the Philippine Business and Industries,
NSO, in 2010, the ICT industry shares 19.3%
of the total employment population here in
the Philippines.

To add these statistics, Time Magazine’s
“The Selfiest Cities around the World” of
2013 places two cities from the Philippines
in the top 1 and top 10 spots. The study was
conducted using Instagram.

With these numbers, there is no
doubt that the Philippines is one of
the countries that benefits most out
of ICT.

How do you feel about the statistics shared in the
book?
Did you find it alarming?
Why some people choose to have two cellular phones?
Are you also taking selfies every now and then?

INTERNET
> Is the global system of
interconnected computer networks
that use the Internet protocol suite to
link billions of devices worldwide.

INTERNET
> Means of connecting a computer to
any other computer anywhere in the
world via dedicated routers and servers.

INTERNET
> Sometimes called simply “the Net,” is a
worldwide system of computer networks – a
network of networks in which users at any one
computer can get information from any other
computer.

WORLD WIDE WEB
> 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.

WORLD WIDE WEB
Is an information space where documents
and other web resources are identified by
URLs, interlinked by hypertext links, and can
be accessed via the Internet.
Invented by Tim-Berners Lee.

WEB PAGES
Web page is a hypertext document
connected to the World Wide Web.
 It is a document that is suitable for
the World Wide Web.

WEBSITES
A location connected to the Internet that maintains
one or more pages on the World Wide Web.
It is a related collection of World Wide Web (WWW)
files that includes a beginning file located a home
page.

WEB BROWSER
It dis[lays a web page on a monitor or
mobile device.
It is a software application for retrieving,
presenting, and traversing information
resources on the World Wide Web.

Assignment (By Group)
Company/Establishment Name:_____________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________
Nature of Business: ______________________________________________
Guide Questions:
1. What are the different ways for customers and/or supplies to contact you?
2. How often do you use a phone or cellular phone 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?
Conduct a short interview of the business owner using the following guide:

Assignment
Guide Questions:
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?
(Please assign a reporter, I will ask several students to report your assignment
next meeting)

Same Group
Create or Think any business you would like
to have and how you can use ICT to improve
it.
 Write on a sheet of paper something about
your business including its nature and how
ICT can help its business become successful.

Remember!
ICT is one of the best ways to improve business
sales and it is important for you to know how to use
it your advantage. One advantage is for customers
to share their thoughts with you online, directly on
your web page. That way, the customers would feel
that you are responsive and very open in listening to
their thoughts. But in order to do that, you have to
make your website dynamic.

Web 2.0: Dynamic Web Pages
When the World Wide Web was invented, most
web pages were static.
Static > (also knows as flat page or stationary page) in
the sense that the page is “as is” and cannot be
manipulated by the user.
> The content is also the same for all users.
> This referred to as Web 1.0

Web 2.0 > is a term coined by Darcy DiNucci on
January 1999.
> It is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding
dynamic web pages – the user is able to see a website
differently than others.
> It allows users to interact with the page
instead of just reading a page, the user may be able to
comment or create a user account.

Web 2.0 > It is also allows users to use web browsers
instead of just using their operating system.
> Browsers can now be used for their user
interface, application software (or web applications), and
even for file storage.
> Examples of Web 2.0 include social
networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites,
hosted services, and web applications.

Features of Web 2.0
1. 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 the pound sign (#). This is also
referred to as hashtag.

Features of Web 2.0
2. Rich User Experience – 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
website.

Features of Web 2.0
3. 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 of their own by means of
comments, reviews, and evaluation. Some websites
allow readers to comment on an article, participate
in a poll, or review a specific product. (e.g.,
Amazon.com, online stores.)

Features of Web 2.0
4. 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-sized
pricing or vice-versa. This is synonyms 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.

Features of Web 2.0
5. Software as a Service – users will subscribe to a
software only when needed rather than purchasing
them. This is a cheaper option if you do not always
need to use a software. Software as a service
allows you to “rent” a software for a minimal fee.

Features of Web 2.0
6. Mass Participation– diverse information sharing
through universal web access. Since most users
can use the Internet, Web 2.0’s content is based on
people from various cultures.

Web 3.0 and the Semantic Web
SEMANTIC WEB > is a movement led by the World
Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The W3C standard
encourages web developers to include semantic content
in their web pages.
Tim Berners –Lee – inventor of World Wide Web. He
also noted that the Semantic Web is a component of
Web 3.0.

SEMANTIC WEB > according to the W3C, “It is
provides a common framework that allows data to be
shared and reused across application, enterprise, and
community boundaries.”

> The aim of Web 3.0 is to have machines (or servers)
understand the user’s preferences to be able to deliver
web content specifically targeting the user.

Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized because of several problems:
1. Compatibility. HTML files and current web browsers could not
support Web. 3.0.
2. Security. The user’s security is also in question since the machine
is saving his or her preferences.
3. Vastness. The World Wide Web already contains billions of web
pages.

Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized because of several problems:
4. Vagueness. Certain words are imprecise. The words “old” and
“small” would depend on the user.
5. 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
> Technological convergence is the synergy of
technological advancements to work on a similar goal or
task.
> Convergence is using several technologies to
accomplish a task conveniently.

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 allow you to
connect with other people with the same interests or
background.

b. Bookmarking Sites. These are sites that allow you to
store and manage links to various websites and
resources. Most of these sites allow you to create a tag
that allows you and others to easily search or share
them. Examples: StumbleUpon and Pinterest

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 ranked. They are also capable of voting on these
news articles of the website. Examples: Reddit and Digg

d. Media Sharing. These are sites that allow you to
upload and share media content like images, music,
and video. Most of these sites have additional social
features like liking, commenting, and having user
profiles. Examples: Flicker, Youtube, and Instagram.

e. Microblogging. These are sites that focus on short
updates from the user. Those subscribe to the user will be
able to receive these updated. Examples: Twitter and
Plurk

f. Blogs and Forums. These websites allow users to post
their content. Other users are able to comment on the said
topic. There are several free blogging platforms like Blogger,
WordPress, and Tumblr. On the other hand, forums are
typically part of a certain website or web service.

Trends in ICT
3. MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
> The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken
a major rise over the years. Several of these devices are
capable of using high-speed Internet. Today, the latest
mobile devices use 4G Networking (LTE), which is currently
the fastest mobile network.

> Mobile devices use different operating systems:
a. iOS – used in Apple devices such as the iPhone and
iPad.
b. Android – an open source operating system developed
by Google. Being open source means
several mobile phone companies use this
OS for free.

c. Blackberry OS – used in Blackberry devices.
d. Windows Phone OS – a closed source and proprietary
operating system developed by Microsoft®.
e. Symbian – the original smartphone OS; used by Nokia
devices.

f. WebOS – originally used for smartphones; now used for
smart TVs.
e. Windows Mobile– developed by Microsoft for
smartphones and pocket PCs.

Trends in ICT
4. ASSISTIVE MEDIA
> is a nonprofit service designed to help people who
have visual and reading impairments. A database audio
recordings is used to read to the user.

ASSIGNMENT
Identifying the Correct Web Platform for Social Change
1. Identify the 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 the sample provided.

ASSIGNMENT
Community Problem:_____________________________
Vicinity:________________________________________
Campaign Name:________________________________
Type of Social Media Used:________________________
Website Used:__________________________________
What will be the content of your social media?
Why did you choose that type of social media?
Why did you choose that website?

SAMPLE
Community Problem: Severe flooding during rainy days due to
blocked drainages
Vicinity: Lapiz St., Oleander Villag, Brgy. Pulo, Quezon City
Campaign Name: ”Anti-flooding Movement”
Type of Social Media Used: Blogging
Website Used: WordPress

SAMPLE
What will be the content of your social media?
It will contain pictures of the flooded area during rainy days. It will
also contain pictures of the drainages that are blocked with
garbage. I also plan to update it every once in a while. Anyone
who views the site will be able to comment on these updates.

SAMPLE
Why did you choose that type of social media?
People in my community are avid readers of blogs. Most of them
follow several blogs that concern the community.

SAMPLE
Why did you choose that website?
WordPress, unlike other blogging platforms, has a more “serious
feel” to it. It also contains professional-looking templates that will
fit the serious tone of my campaign.

What do you think of Web 3.0? Do you
think it will be realized someday in the
future?

Why do you think microblogging platforms
have become popular when regular blogging
platforms already exist?

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