MODULE 1
Introduction to
Infor mation &
Communication
Technology
E M P O W E R M E N T T E C H N O L O G I E S
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
▪ Improve your knowledge on how ICT affects our everyday lives and the state of our nation.
▪ Compare and contrast the differences between online platforms, sites, and content;
▪ Understand the features of Web 2.0
▪ Understand the future of the World Wide Web through Web 3.0; and
▪ Learn the different trends in ICT and use them to their advantage.
Infor mation &
Communication
Technology
It refers to the use of communication technology
such as laptop, smart phones, tablet, telephone,
internet and etc. to send, save, and edit information.
ICT in the Philippines
▪ The use of communication technology spread in the entire
country now a day even in rural areas.
▪ According to Rappler blog site there are 119 million mobile
phone subscriptions from a total population of 101 million and
47 million active Facebook accounts.
▪ The Philippines is the fastest growing app market in
Southeast Asia and the highest digital population in the world.
The top online activities are social media, videos, online
mobile games, location-based search and online shopping.
▪ Staying connected with loved ones, friends, and relatives is a
fundamental need for Filipinos.
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Web
It is also known as WWW or W3 introduce by Tim
Berners-Lee. It consists of different pages that are
formatted in a markup language called HTML (Hypertext
Markup Language) and linked to each other that contain
text, graphics, multimedia files, hyperlinks and etc.
Web 1.0
The first development of World Wide Web where web pages
are static. It also known as flat or stationary page and it
cannot be manipulated by users.
Webmaster Static Website Users
Source: [Link]
Web 2.0
It is a dynamic web page where user can interact with page
like creating a user account, posting comments, uploading
files and images, and others.
Source: Google Images
Features of
Web 2.0
FOLKSONOMY
users can classify and arrange
information by adding tag or label.
Pound sign (#) is used in
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and
other social networking sites.
Source: Google Images
Features of
Web 2.0
RICH USER EXPERIENCE
users can have high interaction with
the content of the page and can
achieve level of expertise.
Source: Google Images
Features of
Web 2.0
U S E R PA R T I C I PAT I O N
users can put content on their own
in web page like comment,
evaluation, and etc.
Source: Google Images
Features of
Web 2.0
L O N G TA I L
A site that offers services and brings individual and businesses into selling different goods and
commodities such as shopping site like OLX, Lazada, Shopee, Zalora and others.
Source: Google Images
Features of
Web 2.0
S O F T WA R E A S
A SERVICE
users can subscribe to a
software when they need it
instead of purchasing them.
Source: Google Images
Features of
Web 2.0
M A S S PA R T I C I PAT I O N
sharing of diverse information
through universal web access.
Source: Google Images
Web 3.0
T he Semantic Web
“The Semantic Web 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.
Source: Google Images
Trends in ICT
CONVERGENCE
It refers to fusing of technological
advancement to work on a similar task.
Example. Using smartphone as camera in
taking pictures instead of DSLR
camera.
Source: Google Images
Trends in ICT
SOCIAL MEDIA
an application and website where user can
communicate, create and share content,
and participate in online communities.
Source: [Link]
Types of
Social Media
SOCIAL NETWORK
A website where people with the same
come together to share information.
Source: Google Images
Types of
Social Media
SOCIAL NEWS
A website where user can post stories and are
ranked based on the popularity through voting.
Source: Google Images
Types of
Social Media
BOOKMARKING SITES
A website that allows you to share and store
internet bookmarks, articles, posts, blogs,
images and others.
Examples: Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Dribble
Source: Google Images
Types of
Social Media
MEDIA SHARING
A website that allows you to share and store
multimedia files such as video, photos and
music.
Examples: Instagram, YouTube, Flickr
Source: Google Images
Types of
Social Media
MICROBLOGGING
A website that allows you to broadcast short
message.
Examples: Twitter, Tumblr, Meetme
Source: Google Images
Types of
Social Media
BLOGS AND FORUMS
A discussion website that allows user to ask
questions and comments on a journal
posted by an individual or group.
Examples: Wordpress, Blogger
Source: Google Images
Mobile
Technologies
A technology used in cellular and other
devices such netbook, laptop, tablet,
smartphones and etc.
Assistive
Media
A platform that assist people with
disability. It will guide the individual like
a blind person by using an audio
recording.