FINAL EXAM COVERAGE

LESSON 8: ICT Online Collaboration and Content Management

1. Online Collaboration

 Definition: A process where a group works together online on projects,

content, etc., with shared updates visible to the entire team.
 Benefits: Efficient communication, real-time updates, faster task completion,
and remote collaboration.

2. Team Structure and Dynamics of ICT content

 Team Manager: Oversees team operations, motivates, coordinates tasks.

 Editorial Manager: Plans tasks for writers/designers, enforces deadlines and
priorities.
 Content Curator: Selects and recommends content, stays updated with
trends.
 Content Syndicator: Distributes content to third-party sites, boosting
visibility.
 Analytics Expert: Analyzes data to ensure content effectiveness, manages
updates.
 Website Manager: Oversees content publishing and updates for optimal
user experience.

3. Online Collaborative Tools and Processes

 Social Media Sites (e.g., Facebook Groups): Share ideas and files within
a team.
 Google Drive: Allows real-time file sharing and editing.
 Microsoft OneDrive: Shared file storage and collaborative editing in real-
time.
 Google Calendar: Organizes schedules, sets meetings and reminders.
 Tasks: This used to organize tasks and remind users of an upcoming task
that is connected or set in Google calendar.
 Google Meet: This is used for video conferencing.
 Google Hangouts: allows user to send instant messages to others or to the
team.
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4. Project Management for ICT Projects

 Initiation: Identifying goals and potential issues.

 Planning: Outlining specific steps to reach objectives, revising as needed.
 Development & Implementation: Executing the project plan, including
online publishing.
  Monitoring & Controlling: Ensuring goals are met by comparing plans with
actual results.
 Closing: Evaluating success and completing all necessary tasks.

5. Curating Existing Content for the Web

 Content Curation: Selecting, organizing, and presenting relevant content

from internal or third-party sources.
 Tools for Content Curation:
o Pinterest: Visual platform for curating ideas using interactive boards
and pins.
o Feedly: Aggregates news from multiple sources for easy sharing and
customization.

LESSON 9: ICT as a Platform for Change

1. ICT for Advocacy and Development Communication

Advocacy- intentional activities that aim to promote a particular cause or

policy.

Developmental communication- intentional use of communications to

advance sustainable social development.

 Role of ICT: ICT, especially social media, is now a key tool for advocacy and
communication, allowing quick and widespread information sharing.
 Platforms for Advocacy:
o Facebook (Social Networking)
o Twitter (Microblogging)
o Instagram (Photo Sharing)
o YouTube (Video Sharing)

2. Principles of Effective Advocacy and Communication

 Define Goals: Clear purpose of communication.

 Know Audience: Tailor message to audience's needs.
 Craft Message Strategically: Focused and clear message.
 Identify Messenger: Who will deliver the message (trusted figure).
 Identify Delivery Methods: Best channels for message distribution.
 Resources and Gaps: Ensure adequate resources and address limitations.
 Plan the next move: next step to do
 Evaluate Effectiveness: Assess the impact of the message.

3. Social Media Power in Advocacy

 Global Reach: Social media connects people worldwide affordably (e.g.,

Facebook, Messenger).
  Engagement: Facilitates interaction and brings people together for causes
(e.g., online petitions, rallies).
 Education: Social media educates through platforms like YouTube
University.
 Creativity and Critical Thinking: Encourages creative content creation
and critical evaluation of information.
 Opportunities: Provides platforms for economic growth (e.g., e-commerce,
YouTubers).

4. Digital Citizenship (Filipino Context)

 Key Elements of Digital Citizenship:

o Access: Right to fair access to digital tools.
o Digital Commerce: Engage in online transactions responsibly.
o Digital Communication: Freedom of expression with ethical
boundaries.
o Digital Literacy: Use of digital tools appropriately.
o Etiquette: Follow respectful online behavior.
o Law: Adhere to online laws (e.g., Cybercrime Prevention Act).
o Rights and Responsibilities: responsibility in exercising those
rights.
o Health: Maintain wellness while using digital technology.
o Digital Security: Safeguard personal information online.

LESSON 10: Developing ICT projects for social change

1. Conceptualizing an ICT Project

 Understand the Problem/Opportunity: Deeply analyze the issue the

project intends to address.
 Define Project Scope & Constraints: Clearly outline project boundaries
and limitations.
 Gather Data: Use interviews, surveys, documentation, and organizational
analysis.
 Estimate Time and Cost: Assess resource requirements and timelines.
 Evaluate Feasibility: Check if the project is practical and sustainable.
 Recommendation to Management: Present your findings and plan to
decision-makers.

2. Project Proposal

 Cover Letter: Formal introduction to the proposal.

 Project Title: Clear and concise name for the project.
 Abstract: Brief summary of the project objectives and goals.
 Context: presents context of the projects.
 Project justification: outline the depth of the problem or issue and its
urgency or reasons why a project must be developed.
  Scope and constraints: defines the extent and boundaries of the project.
 Objectives: What the project aims to achieve.
 Target Beneficiaries: Who will benefit from the project (audience profiling).
 Project Implementation Schedule: Timeline, budget, resources, and
monitoring plan.

3. Research for ICT Projects & Audience Profiling

 Ongoing Research: Conduct research before, during, and after planning.

 Audience Profiling: Understand the demographics, needs, and behaviors of
the target group.

4. Designing ICT Projects

 Design Components: Organize and structure project components.

 Aesthetic and Functional Design: Focus on both look and usability.
 Platform Selection: Choose appropriate ICT tools and platforms (e.g.,
websites, social media).

5. Developing and Constructing the ICT Project

 Development: Actual creation of the project based on the design.

 Project-Specific Development: Tailor the development process to the
unique needs of the project.
 Tool Implementation: Use proper tools and technologies to bring the
design to life.

LESSON 11: Publishing and Sustaining ICT projects for Social Change

1. Website Publishing and Web Hosting

 Definition of website publishing: Understanding the process of creating,

managing, and sharing online content like articles, blogs, news, and
multimedia.
 Purpose and examples: Why individuals or organizations use website
publishing tools.
 Web hosting: Definition and importance in creating a website.
 Applications in education and business: How web hosting can help build
a personal or professional website.

2. Online Advocacy Projects and Traction

 Definition of traction: The measurable reach or impact of an online project.

 Website promotion and traction: How promoting websites helps gain
traction.
 7 ways to gain traction:
o Connect with influencers: Role of influencers in promotion.
 o Do things that do not scale: Offline strategies like word of mouth.
o Leverage your email list: Importance of email databases.
o Partner up: How partnerships support advocacy projects.
o Create content worth sharing: Ensuring content provides value to
the target audience.
o Test everything: Using analytics platforms like Google Analytics to
refine strategies.
o Create and promote original content: Emphasizing originality and
quality.
o Think outside the box: Importance of uniqueness and creativity in
gaining traction.

3. Social Media and Virality

 Role of social media: How social media increases search visibility and
promotes online content.
 Virality: The tendency of an image video, or piece of information to be
circulated rapidly and widely from one internet user to another.
 Kiely Kuligowski's 4 ways to create viral content:
o Find a great hook: Crafting attention-grabbing taglines, titles, or
hashtags.
o Create content worth sharing: giving importance to what audiences
must get from the online project.
o Know your audience: Tailoring content to suit audience interests.
o Make it visual: Why visual content, like infographics, is shared more
frequently.

4. Monitoring traffic on various platforms

 Google Analytics: a tool that analyzes statistics of visitors in a website.

 GoingUp!: tool that provide web stats, traffic trend analysis, referring
keywords, recent visitor location and etc.
 Alexa: tool that provide users of the sites that share the same audience with
you, determine the topic of interests your visitors care about, compare
websites stats of your competitors and find SEO keyword opportunities.

LESSON 12: ICT

KOLB’S model of reflecting that can be integrated in ICT

 Concrete Experience: stage where one has conscious and physical

experience.
 Reflective observation: stage where deeper reflection is done.
 Abstract Conceptualization: stage to resolve some issues
encountered in the reflective observation.
 Active experimentation: stage where the new learning and
realization on the process of reflecting are being put into practice.
Good luck on your FINAL EXAM!
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❤️Ma’am Aragon