LIVING IN THE IT ERA

(GEE1)

Lesson 1:
Information and Communication Technology

Lecturer:
Marcelo Sioson Batiduan III
 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

The quickening pace of evolution in technology is very evident in

this era. It seems that it is progressing faster than ever. From year
to year, the evolution of technology is one of staggering promise
and opportunity--as well as uncertainty. Basically, technology has
been around before, and as long as there are people, information
technology will be there also because there were always ways of
communicating through technology available at that point in time.
The future may be unknown, but digital advancement continues
to reshape our world in ways that encourage people to form new
habits, find new ways to work together, and become better
human beings. And, in most cases, these changes translate into a
range of opportunities and disruptions across every industry.
Humans have always been quick to adapt technologies for better
and faster communication.
Lesson 1: Information and Communication Technology

History of ICT

ICT, or information and communications technology

(or technologies), is the infrastructure and
components that enable modern computing.
Although there is no single, universal definition of
ICT, the term is generally accepted to mean all
devices, networking components, applications and
systems that combined allow people and
organizations (i.e., businesses, nonprofit agencies,
governments and criminal enterprises) to interact in
the digital world.
 Uses of ICT In Our Daily Lives

Communication

We all know that ICT take a major role for us by means of communicating,
way back in the past our parents use to make letter and send it via post
mail. But now with the help of ICT it is easier to communicate with our love
ones. We can use cellular phones that design for communicating with other
people even they are miles away far from you.
Nowadays people are in touch with the help of ICT. Through chatting, E-
mail, voice mail and social networking people communicate with each
other. It is the cheapest means of communication.

ICT allows students to monitor and manage their own learning, think
critically and creatively, solve simulated real-world problems, work
collaboratively, engage in ethical decision-making, and adopt a global
perspective towards issues and ideas. It also provides students from
remote areas access to expert teachers and learning resources, and gives
administrators and policy makers the data and expertise they need to work
more efficiently.
 Uses of ICT In Our Daily Lives

Job Opportunities

In the employment sector, ICT enables organizations to operate more

efficiently, so employing staff with ICT skills is vital to the smooth running
of any business. Being able to use ICT systems effectively allows employees
more time to concentrate on areas of their job role that require soft skills.
For example, many pharmacies use robot technology to assist with picking
prescribed drugs. This allows highly trained pharmaceutical staff to focus
on jobs requiring human intelligence and interaction, such as dispensing
and checking medication.

Nowadays, employers expect their staff to have basic ICT skills. This
expectation even applies to job roles where ICT skills may not have been an
essential requirement in the past.

Nowadays, finding a job is different, you can just use your smart phone,
laptop, desktop or any gadgets that is available in the comfort of your
home.
 Uses of ICT In Our Daily Lives

Education

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) can impact student

learning when teachers are digitally literate and understand how to
integrate it into curriculum.

Schools use a diverse set of ICT tools to communicate, create, disseminate,

store, and manage information.(6) In some contexts, ICT has also become
integral to the teaching- learning interaction, through such approaches as
replacing chalkboards with interactive digital whiteboards, using students’
own smartphones or other devices for learning during class time, and the
“flipped classroom” model where students watch lectures at home on the
computer and use classroom time for more interactive exercises.

When teachers are digitally literate and trained to use ICT, these
approaches can lead to higher order thinking skills, provide creative and
individualized options for students to express their understandings, and
leave students better prepared to deal with ongoing technological change
in society and the workplace.
 Uses of ICT In Our Daily Lives

Socializing

Social media has changed the world. The rapid and vast adoption
of these technologies is changing how we find partners, how we
access information from the news, and how we organize to
demand political change.

The internet and social media provide young people with a range
of benefits, and opportunities to empower themselves in a variety
of ways. Young people can maintain social connections and
support networks that otherwise wouldn't be possible and can
access more information than ever before. The communities and
social interactions young people form online can be invaluable for
bolstering and developing young people's self-confidence and
social skills.
 Uses of ICT In Our Daily Lives

As the ICT has become ubiquitous, faster and increasingly

accessible to non-technical communities, social networking and
collaborative services have grown rapidly enabling people to
communicate and share interest in many more ways, sites like
Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn You tube, Flicker, second life delicious
blogs wiki’s and many more let people of all ages rapidly share
their interest of the movement without others everywhere. But
Facebook seems to be the leading areas of where people
communicate and share their opinions. What a change! “Nothing
is permanent, but change” (As Heraditus in the 4thcentury BC).
Internet can be seen as the international networks of
interconnection of computer networks, the main purpose for the
institution of internet are quest for information i.e. browsing,
electronic mail, knew groups fill transfer and access and use of
other computer. Socialization can be seen as a process by which a
child adapts a behavior to be an effective member of the society,
which can only be achieved through learning or education.
 Impact of ICT in The Society

Positive impacts of Information and Communication Technology

❑ Access to information: Increase in access to information and services that

has accompanied the growth of the Internet. Some of the positive aspects
of this increased access are better, and often cheaper, communications,
such as VoIP phone and Instant Messaging.
❑ Improved access to education, e.g. distance learning and online tutorials.
New ways of learning, e.g. interactive multi-media and virtual reality.
❑ New tools, new opportunities: ICT gives access to new tools that did not
previously exist: digital cameras, photo-editing software and high quality
printers, screen magnification or screen reading software enables
partially sighted or blind people to work with ordinary text rather than
Braille.
❑ Communication: Cost savings by using e.g. VoIP instead of normal
telephone, email / messaging instead of post, video conferencing instead
of traveling to meetings, e-commerce web sites instead of sales
catalogues. Access to larger, even worldwide, markets.
❑ Information management: Data mining of customer information to
produce lists for targeted advertising. Improved stock control, resulting in
less wastage, better cash flow, etc.
 Impact of ICT in The Society

Positive impacts of Information and Communication Technology

❑ Security: ICT solves or reduces some security problems, e.g. Encryption

methods can keep data safe from unauthorized people, both while it is
being stored or while it is being sent electronically.
❑ ICT allows people to participate in a wider, even worldwide, society.
❑ Distance learning: students can access teaching materials from all over
the world.
❑ ICT facilitates the ability to perform ‘impossible’ experiments’ by using
simulations.
❑ Creation of new more interesting jobs. Examples would be systems
analysts, programmers and software engineers, as well as help desk
operators and trainers.
 Impact of ICT in The Society

Negative impacts of Information and Communication Technology

❑ Job loss: Manual operations being replaced by automation. e.g.

robots replacing people on an assembly line. Job export. e.g. Data
processing work being sent to other countries where operating
costs are lower. Multiple workers being replaced by a smaller
number who are able to do the same amount of work. e.g. A
worker on a supermarket checkout can serve more customers per
hour if a bar-code scanner linked to a computerized till is used to
detect goods instead of the worker having to enter the item and
price manually
❑ Reduced personal interaction: Most people need some form of
social interaction in their daily lives and if they do not get the
chance to meet and talk with other people they may feel isolated
and unhappy.
❑ Reduced physical activity: This can lead to health problems such as
obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.
 Impact of ICT in The Society

Negative impacts of Information and Communication Technology

❑ Cost: A lot of ICT hardware and software is expensive, both to

purchase and to maintain. An ICT system usually requires specialist
staff to run it and there is also the challenge of keeping up with
ever-changing technology.

❑ Competition: this is usually thought of as being a good thing, but

for some organizations being exposed to greater competition can
be a problem. If the organization is competing for customers,
donations, or other means of funding nationally or even
internationally, they may lose out to other organizations that can
offer the same service for less money.
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