This document provides information about Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It defines ICT as dealing with the use of technologies like mobile phones, computers, the internet, and other devices as well as software and applications to locate, save, send, and manipulate information. It notes that ICT has greatly contributed to how easy lives are today. It also discusses key aspects of ICT in the Philippines and provides definitions and descriptions of common technologies like computers, the internet, web pages, and websites. It compares static versus dynamic web pages and outlines features of Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and Web 3.0. The document concludes with an activity asking learners to consider how ICT has influenced people's lives by researching

1. Empowermen
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Technologies
Week 2 – September 7, 2023

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WHAT IS ICT?
Information Communication Technology?

3. ICT
Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) often deals with the
use of different technologies such as
mobile phones, telephones, computer,
Internet, and other devices, as well as
software and applications to locate, save,
send, and manipulate information.

4. Most Essential Learning Competency
1. Identify varied online platforms and sites.
2. Compare and contrast the nuances of varied
online platforms, sites, and content to best
achieve specific class objectives or address
situational challenges.
3. Evaluate existing online creation tools, platforms
and applications in developing ICT content

5. ● Information and Communications Technology
(ICT) often deals with the use of different
technological inventions like mobile phones,
telephones, computer,
● Internet, and other devices, as well as software
and applications to locate, save, send,
● and manipulate information.
● ICT has greatly contributed to how easy our lives
has been today.

6. Directions: Read and reflect
each item carefully. State
whether you agree or disagree to
each of the statements by
drawing a happy face (☺) if you
agree and a sad face () if you
disagree.
There are no right or wrong
answers for this activity. Write
your answers on your notebook.
Activity 1

10. ICT in the Philippines
• Philippines is dub as the ‘’ICT Hub of Asia” because
of huge growth of ICT-related jobs, one of which is
BPO, Business Process Outsourcing, or call centers.
• ICT Department in the Philippines is responsible for
the planning, development and promotion of the
country’s information and communications technology
(ICT) agenda in support of national development.

11. COMPUTER
Computer – an
electronic device for
storing and processing
data, typically in binary
form, according to
instructions given to it in
a variable program.

12. INTERNET
Internet is the global system
of interconnected computer
networks that use the
internet protocol suite
(TCIP/IP) to link billions of
devices worldwide.

13. 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.
It was invented by Tim-Berners Lee.

14. Browser Software

15. 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.

16. Website
A website is a collection of publicly
accessible, interlinked Web pages that
share a single domain name.
Ex. google.com, javapoint.com,
yahoo.com, deped.gov.ph

17. Types of Web Pages
Web 1.0 or The Web.
It is the first stage of the World Wide
Web evolution.
It is a flat or stationary page since it
cannot be manipulated by the user.

18. Types of Web Pages
Web 2.0 or The Social Web.
allows users to interact with the
page, the user may be able to
comment or create a user account.
Most website that we visit today are
Web 2.0

19. Types of Web Pages
Web 3.0 or The Semantic Web.
provides a framework that allows data to be
shared and reuse to deliver web content specifically
targeting the user.
Search Engine will learn about you and your
habits from each search you perform and will gather
details about you from your previous activities like
likes and social postings and present the answers as
per your preferences

20. Below is a comparison of Web 1.0, Web
2.0 and Web 3.0:

21. Static vs Dynamic
Static Web Page Dynamic Web Pages
is known as a flat page or
stationary age 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 that is
referred to as Web 1.0
The user is able to see
website differently than
others e.g. social networking
sites, wikis, video sharing
sites.

23. FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
Folksonomy
allows user to
categorize and classify
information using
freely chosen
keywords e.g. tagging
by FB, Twitter, use
tags that start with the
sign #, referred to as
hashtag.
Rich User
Experience
content is dynamic and is responsive to
user’s input
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 e.g.
Lazada, Amazon.

24. FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
Long Tail
services that are offered
on demand rather than
on a one-time
purchase. This is
synonymous to
subscribing to a data
plan that charges you
for the amount of time
you spent in the
internet.
Software as a
services
users will be subscribe to a software
only when needed rather than
purchasing them e.g. Google docs
used to create and edit word
processing and spread sheet.
Mass
Participation
diverse information sharing through universal
web access. Web 2.0’s content is based on
people from various cultures

25. ACTIVITY
ICT has greatly influenced people’s lives. That in
most situations, it is taken for granted. Using the
table below, think of things you’re doing/you’ve
done that involves ICT technologies. Then
beside it, research or ask older people how
were their lives then without ICT technologies.
Then create a generalization or conclusion
based on the information you have collected.

26. ACTIVITY