ICT AND THE WORLD

Our world is getting smaller every day. However, our planet is

not literally shrinking. It just means that we can get almost
anything we want today without having to go very far.
Educational institutions started seeing integration of
Information and Communication Technology in education as a
thoughtful and a systematic approach towards assessing the
entire process of designing, learning, utilizing, evaluating,
developing and managing the instructional strategies. The use of
ICT technology is highly significant in the fields of problem
solving, comprehension, mathematical layout and composition
that will endure learning as well as effective functioning
throughout the life.
Modern technology has made it possible for us to get the
information we need anytime we want it. We can view events
on television at the very moment they take place in another part
of the world. Advances in communication also allows us to get
things done more quickly. You can now avoid long queues at the
bank by paying your bills over the phone or via Internet. You can
even avail of products right in the convenience of your home.
With just a call or an e-mail, that latest gadget you’ve always
wanted can be delivered at your doorstep.
Many of these conveniences are mode possible because of
computer technology. Learning about ICT will help us
understand the changes that are taking place in our world today
and how can live with these changes.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE MODULE

LEARNING GOALS

Every program of instruction begins with a goal or purpose. This are concise statements
about what students will be able to do when they complete the lesson. Learning goals
are what you hope to accomplish in the lesson – the overall result that are not
necessarily products of observable and measurable behavior.

LET’S GET STARTED

Lesson proper is essential to learning in all disciplines. This helps students
process the information rather than simply receive it. The purpose of this is
to make students practice and absorb the lesson and thinking about and
for the course material.

MEANING UNLOCKED
Knowing the meaning of a specific term is not an all-or-nothing phenomenon. Rather,
students know words to varying degrees. In most cases, students have seen or heard
the term before but do not exactly know the meaning or have only a vague idea of what
it means. In this section, as the students read, they can learn and have an established
level of knowledge for the terms they are not familiar with.

ROUND UP

This section is the over-all summary of the lesson. This will teach students
how to discern the most important ideas in a lesson and to integrate the
central ideas in a meaningful way.

PLAY UP
This contains the assessment or evaluation which is a key component of
learning because it does not only help the students learn but also they are
able to determine whether or not they understand the lesson which can
help them to be motivated.

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LEARNING EPISODE 1

LEARNING GOALS

 Demonstrate understanding of ICT terms.

 Familiarize contexts of ICT for global communication.

LET’S GET STARTED

INTRODUCTION TO ICT

ICT in the Philippines

ICT – Information and Communication
Philippines is dub as the “ICT Hub
Technology
of Asia” because of huge growth
It deals with the use of different of ICT-related jobs, one of which
communication technologies is BPO, Business Process
such as mobile phones, Outsourcing, or call centers.
telephone, Internet to locate,
save, send, and edit information. ICT Department in the
Philippines is responsible for the
Study of computers as data planning, development and
processing tools. It introduces promotion of the country’s
students to the fundamental of information and communications
using computer systems in an technology (ICT) agenda in
internet environment. support of national
development.

MEANING UNLOCKED
WORLD WIDE WEB – an information
system on the internet that allows
COMPUTER – electronic device for documents to be connected to other
storing and processing data, typically in documents by hypertext links, enabling
binary form, according to instructions the user to search for information by
given to it in a variable program. moving from one document to another.

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INTERNET – worldwide network of WEB PAGES – web page is a hypertext

computers made up of many different document connected to the World Wide
networks. Web, it is a document that is suitable for
the World Wide Web.
– Means of connecting to any
other computer anywhere in the
world via dedicated routers and
servers.

ICT “B-A-S-I-C”

BROWSER
Also known as web Browser. A client software program that runs against a Web server or
other Internet server and enables a user to navigate the WWW to access and display data.

AI
Artificial Intelligence is the development of computer systems able to perform tasks that
normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition,
decision-making, and translation between languages.

SERVER COMPUTER
A computer program that provides service to other computer programs in the same or
other computers.

INTERFACE
A boundary across which two independent systems meet and act on or communicate with
each other.

CLIENT
A client is an entity with independent information and data.

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ROUND UP

A computer network is a system where two or more computers are connected,

enabling data to be transferred between them. A network consists of nodes, a
connecting medium, and specialized networking equipment. Computer networks are
useful because data, programs, and hardware resources can be shared within an
organization, saving it time and money. Lastly, backing up of files becomes more
convenient because all files are stored into a single server.

PLAY UP

Direction: Define the following ICT terms.

 Internet –
 Browser –
 World Wide Web –
 Interface –
 Web page –

Direction: Supply the following sentences with the correct words.

 Server computer provides _______to other computer programs in the same or

other computers.

 The browser runs against a Web server or other Internet server and enables a
user to ________ the WWW to access and display data.

 Internet is a ________ network of computers made up of many different

networks.

 ICT deals with the use of different communication __________ such as mobile
phones, telephone, Internet to locate, save, send, and edit information.

 Philippines is dub as the “__________” because of huge growth of ICT-related

jobs.

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LEARNING EPISODE 2

LEARNING GOALS

 Differentiate the current state of ICT technologies

 Understand varied online systems, platforms, and content.

LET’S GET STARTED

WEB 1.0
In the beginning of the internet, the
interface itself, the use of web browsers
to access hosting servers and get
information, was characterized as a
“read-only” internet.

WEB 2.0
This moved users from a read-only internet
to what experts would call “read-write”
internet. Users were able to enter a range of
information into web fields and send it back
to the servers, so that they could
communicate with hosting servers in real
time.

WEB 3.0
Semantic web and data mapping will
transform the web into “read, write, and
execute” web, where automatic
programs take over from purely user
driven Internet activity.

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CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES
Technological convergence is the synergy
of technological advancements to work
in a similar goal or task. It is the use of
several technologies to accomplish a task
conveniently.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Computer-based technology that
facilitates the sharing of ideas, thoughts,
and information through the building of
virtual networks and communities.

MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
The popularity of smartphones and
tablets has taken rise over the years. This
is largely because of the devices’
capability to do tasks that were originally
found in personal computers.

ASSISTIVE MEDIA
It is a non-profit service designed to help
people who have visual and reading
impairments. A database of audio
recordings is used to for the user.

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ONLINE PLATFORMS
Technologies that are grouped to be
used as a base upon which other
applications processes or technologies
are developed.

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ROUND UP

WEB 1.0 WEB 2.0 WEB 3.0

The web The social web The semantic web
Read-only web Read and write web Read, write, and execute web
Information sharing Interaction Immersion
Connect information Connect people Connect knowledge
All about static content, one way More about two way
publishing (one way communication through social Curiously undefined
communication) networking, blogging, tagging, and
wikis
Example: Personal web sites Example: Blogs, Facebook Example: Semantic blog

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DIRECTION: Match each term on the left with its correct definition on the right column. Write the letter of
your answer on the space provided.

_____ 1. Social Media a. Users were able to enter a range of information into
web fields and send it back to the servers, so that they
_____ 2. Web 3.0 could communicate with hosting servers in real time.
_____ 3. Assistive Media b. A non-profit service designed to help people
_____ 4. Web 2.0 who have visual and reading impairments. A
database of audio recordings is used to for the user.
_____ 5. Convergent Technologies
c. The popularity of smartphones and tablets has
taken rise.
d. Automatic programs take over from purely user
driven Internet activity.
e. The synergy of technological advancements to
work in a similar goal or task.
f. Computer-based technology that facilitates the
sharing of ideas, thoughts, and information through
the building of virtual networks and communities.

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LEARNING EPISODE 3

LEARNING GOALS

 Apply and practice online safety and netiquette standards.

 Understand varied online security terms.

LET’S GET STARTED

INTERNAL SAFETY
– It refers to the online security or safety of people and their information when using internet.
NETIQUETTE
– is a network etiquette, the do’s and don’ts of online communication.

TEN RULES OF NETIQUETTE

Remember the human

RULE NO. 1
Adhere to the same standards online that you follow in real life
RULE NO. 2
Know where you are in cyberspace
RULE NO. 3
Respect other people’s time and bandwidth
RULE NO. 4
Make yourself look good online
RULE NO. 5
Share expert knowledge
RULE NO. 6
Help keep flame wars under control
RULE NO. 7
Respect other people’s privacy
RULE NO. 8
Don’t abuse your power
RULE NO. 9
Be forgiving of other people’s mistake
RULE NO. 10

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MEANING UNLOCKED

CYBER CRIME
VIRUS
A crime committed or assisted through the
A malicious program designed to transfer
use of the internet.
from one computer to another in any means
possible.

PRIVACY POLICY/TERMS OF SERVICES

Tells the user how the website will handle

WORMS
its data.
A malicious program designed to replicate
itself and transfer from one file folder to
another and also transfer to other
computers.
MALWARE

Stands for malicious software.

TROJAN

A malicious program designed that is

SPYWARE disguised as a useful program but once
downloaded or installed, leaves your PC
A program that runs in the background unprotected and allows hacker to get your
without you knowing it. It has the ability to information.
monitor what you are currently doing and
typing through key logging.

PHISHING
SPAM Acquires sensitive personal information like
Unwanted email mostly from bots or passwords and credit card details.
advertisers.

COPYRIGHT

A part of law, wherein you have no rights to

work, anyone who uses it without your
consent is punishable by law.

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PLAY UP

DIRECTION: Write ICT if the statement is TRUE and writePC if the statement is FALSE
before the given number.

_____ 1. Respect other people’s privacy.

_____ 2. Cybercrime is a crime committed or assisted through the use of the internet.
_____ 3. Do not adhere to the same standards online that you follow in real life.

_____ 4. Malware is a malicious program designed to replicate itself and transfer from one
file folder to another and also transfer to other computers.

_____ 5. Help keep flame wars under control.

_____ 6. Respect other people’s time and bandwidth.

_____ 7. Phishing acquires sensitive personal information like passwords and credit card
details.

_____ 8. Trojan is a malicious program designed to transfer from one computer to another in
any means possible.

_____ 9. Never remember the human.

_____ 10. Spam is an unwanted email mostly from bots or advertisers.

DIRECTION: Briefly discuss the importance of knowing online security terms and following
online netiquette in your life.

_______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________.

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LEARNING EPISODE 4

LEARNING GOALS

 Use the Internet as a tool for credible research and information gathering.
 Differentiate its strengths and weaknesses

LET’S GET STARTED

INTERNET RESEARCH
Has a profound impact on the way ideas
are formed and knowledge is created.

INTERNET RESEARCH’S STRENGTH INTERNET RESEARCH’S WEAKNESS

 Internet Researching is faster than  Possibility of leak of someone’s

other medium personal information. and it can
 Internet Researching will save make negative effect in your life.
user’s physical distance.  You can get many harmful
 You can share information with objects such as advertising
other people.  Weakness include unrecognized
 Quality of information speed, bias difficulties in verifying a
immediacy, and complete writer’s credentials.
disregard for physical distance.  There is so many incorrect
information that you are trying
to find.

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ONLINE SEARCH AND RESEARCH SKILLS

CHECK YOUR ASK GOOD GO BEYOND THE RESPECT USE YOUR
BE PATIENT
SOURCES QUESTIONS SURFACE OWNERSHIP NETWORKS

Evaluating
information
Displaying
found in your Developing and Displaying Using social
emotional
sources on the refining search persistence by Respecting networks and
resilience by
basis of queries to get continuing to intellectual information tools
persisting in
accuracy, better research pursue property rights of to gather and
information
validity, result. information to creators and share
searching despite
appropriateness gain a broad producers. information.
challenges.
for needs, perspective.
importance,
and social and
cultural
context.

SEARCH ENGINES
A computer program that searches documents
especially on the World Wide Web for a specified
word of words and provides a list of documents in
which they are found.

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ROUND UP

CONTEXTUALIZE, meaning to study or review. Contextualize online search is a

form of optimizing web-based search results based on context provided. In
undergoing online learning we might want to consider the rules and regulations
provided by the source owners. For the best result pf online researching it’s
important to get to know the steps and skills on fetching and gathering data.

PLAY UP

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING ASSESSMENT

GOOGLE YOURSELF!!!
APPLICATION
Google your own personal name.

1. What did you observe about the activity?

FORMATIVE 2. Are the search reliable?

3. Is the search result affronted your privacy?

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LEARNING EPISODE 5

LEARNING GOALS

 Use some advanced capabilities of Microsoft Word commonly used to increase productivity
and efficiency
 Use these features to help improve maximizing MS Word potential

LET’S GET STARTED

MAIL MERGE
Mail merging basically requires two components: the document that contains the message
and the document on or file that generally contains the list of names and addresses. When
these two documents are combined (merged) during mail merging, feed your printer with
enough paper until all mailers are printed out. Each document includes the individual names
and addresses you need to send it to.

Two Components of MAIL MERGE

1. FORM DOCUMENT–it is generally the document that contains the main body of the message we want to
convey or said. The main body of the message is the part of the form document that remains the same no matter whom
you send it to from among your list.

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2. LIST OR DATA FILE – the second component of our mail merged document is the list or date file. This is where
the individual information or data that needs to be plugged in (merged) to the form document is placed and maintained.
In this way, fields that needed to be filled up on the form document can easily be maintained without accidentally
altering the form or the main document.

LABEL GENERATION
Included in the mail merge feature on Microsoft Word is the Label Generator. It just makes
sense that after you print out your form letters, you will need to send it to individual
recipients in an envelope with the matching address printed directly on the envelope or on a
mailing label to stick on. By using virtually the same process as a standard mail merge, MS
Word will print individual addresses to a standard form that it has already pre-formatted.

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STEPS IN CREATING A SIMPLE MAIL MERGE

1. Open Microsoft Word

and start a new blank
document. You can use the
keyboard shortcut Ctrl+N after
MS Word has been loaded or
opened.

2. On the Mailings tab,

from the Start Mail Merge
group, choose Start Mail
merge – Letters.

3. Type the letter below.

You will be typing in only the
common parts of the letter. The
text that does not change for
each copy you print. Then Save
your letter and name it “Sample
Letter”.

4. Insert the fields you

need in the letter (Name,
Company, Address Line 1,2,3,
and the Title). You may want to
make special markings on these
fields as you are typing it. Most
common marking you can do is
by typing it in capital letters or
ALL CAPS so you can easily
identify them later.

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5. Save the main

document once more. You can
use Ctrl+S to quickly do this
step.

6. On the Mailings tab in

the Start Mail Merge group,
choose Select Recipients – Type
a New List

7. Click the Customize

Columns button on the dialog box
for the New Address List.

8. Select a field that you do

not need then click the Delete
button. A confirmation dialog box
appears

9. Click Yes in the

confirmation dialog box. The dialog
box closes, and the unnecessary
field appears.

10. Repeat step 8 and 9 for

each field you do not need. After
removing the excess fields, the
next step is to add the fields you
need.

11. To add a field

that you need in your
document, click the
Add button.

12. Type the field

name on the prompt
inside a small Add field
dialog box and click the
OK button

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13. Repeat Steps 11 and 12 for each new field you need ion your main document.

14. Click the OK button on the Customize Address List dialog box to confirm your changes.

15. The New Address List dialog box will appear again ready for you to type in your data.

16. Type the individual data from your list corresponding to Name, Company, Address Line 1,2,3, and
Title.

17. Press the Tab key each time to enter the next field.

18. To add a new record, press the Tab key after inputting the last field. When you press the Tab key on
the last field in a record, a new record is automatically created and added on the next line.

19. Repeat step 16 through 18 until you enter all the records you want.

Once you are done typing your data, the OK button on the Add New List dialog box to save your data. A
special Save Address List dialog box pops up, allowing you to save the recipient list.

20. Type a name for the address list. Name it “Client List”.

21. Click the Save button. You should be back on your main document soon after.

22. Select a field place holder (ALL CAPS) and the main document.

23. Click the Insert Merge Field command button.

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24. Choose the proper field to insert into your text. For example, if you are replacing the text name
in your document with a name field, choose the Name Field from the Insert Merge Field menu. The field
is inserted into your document and replaces the ALL CAPS text.

25. Continue adding fields until the document is complete. Repeat steps through as necessary to
stick all fields into your document.

26. Save the main document.

27. Choose Finish & Merge to edit, print, or send your merged documents through email.

28. Or you may want to choose Preview Result to check your work before you send it.

29. Save and close your document.

If you decide to print the document, the Merge to Printer dialog box appears, from which you can
choose records to print. Choose All to print your entire document. Alternatively, you can specify which
records to print. Click OK. The traditional Print dialog box appears. Click the OK button again to print your
documents.

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INTEGRATING IMAGES AND EXTERNAL MATERIALS

KINDS OF MATERIALS

There are various kinds of materials MS Word is capable of integrating to make your documents richer, more
impressive, and more informative.

The illustration above shows the kinds of materials that can be integrated or inserted in your MS Word
document. One can easily get excited and instead create a collage of what is generally called images and arts rather than
an enriched text document. One important thing to remember is that images and other materials are to be inserted as
images for design purposes only, but they are used to enhance or improve the effectiveness of the message you want to
convey.

PICTURES these are electronic or digital pictures or photographs you have saved in any local
storage device.

 JPG (or JPEG) stands for Joint Photographic Group and is a raster format often used for
photographs on the web. JPEG files are web friendly because the files are typically
smaller.

A GIF is a computer file that is used on the internet for sendingimages,

 .GIF especiallymoving images. GIF is an abbreviation for ' GraphicInterchange Format'.

PNG (Portable Network Graphics) is a file format used for lossless image
compression. PNG has almost entirely replaced the Graphics Interchange Format
 .PNG (GIF) that was widely used in the past.

CLIP ART simple pictures and symbols made available for computer users to add to their
documents.

SHAPES a geometric figure such as a square, triangle, or rectangle.

SMART ART SmartArt can be used to group lists of information together, through bullet lists for
example, or to show a process, through cycles.

CHART a sheet of information in the form of a table, graph, or diagram.

SCREENSHOT an image of the data displayed on the screen of a computer or mobile device.

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IMAGE PLACEMENT

In practice, inserting an image or any other

material in your document is quite easy
especially if the material already exists in
your local storage device. That is why there
are different characteristics of text wrapping
options that you can use with the image you
integrated in your document.

In Line This is the default setting for images that are inserted or integrated in your document.
with It treats your image like a text font with the bottom side totally aligned with the text
line.
Text

This setting allows the image you inserted to be placed anywhere within the paragraph
Square
with the text going around the image in a square pattern like a frame.

This is almost the same as the Square setting, but here the text “hugs” or conforms to
Tight the general shape of the image. This allows you to get a more creative effect that
supports transparency like a .gif or .png file.

This setting allows the text on your document to flow even tighter, taking the contours
and shape of the image. Again, this can be best used with a .gif or .png type of image. Through

Top and This setting pushes the texts away vertically to the top and/or the bottom of the
Bottom image so that the image occupies a whole text line on its own as the example.

This allows your image to be dragged and placed anywhere on your document but
Behind
with all the texts floating I front of it. It effectively makes your image look like a Text
background.

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In Line As it suggests, this setting allows your image to be placed right on top of the texts
with as if your image was dropped right on it. That means whatever part of the text you
Text placed the image on, it will be covered by the image.

ROUND UP

Word processors, though a common tool in the workplace, can be quite tricky
at times especially if you are a typing letter or making simple invitations. By
doing so, the amount of features that we utilize, particularly in Microsoft Word
2010, is only superficial. In fact, even the most common tasks that you usually
do can be automated further making your work even more efficient and
effective.

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DIRECTION: Do the following:

1. On a piece of paper, create a simple flow chart that summarizes the

steps in creating a Merged Documents.

2. Describe how or in what ways you can manage the recipients’ list.

3. In your own knowledge, describe or enumerate the steps in Generating

Labels”

EVALUATION:

Identify at least two other opportunities to create and distribute or send a merged
document or labels and make a sample each.

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LEARNING EPISODE 6

LEARNING GOALS

 Use hyperlink to improve slideshow

 Understand the basic principles of graphics and layouts
 Maximize slideshow as an effective visual aid tool

LET’S GET STARTED

CREATING AN EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION

Designing your presentation is the fun part of creating a report for it gives you a chance to
be creative. Placing animations, transitions, and art could be on your mind right now. But
whether or not these features would help is generally up to you. Sometimes, these things
could actually distract your audience rather than help you. Here are some quick tips in
creating an effective presentation.

MINIMIZE keep slide counts to a minimum to maintain a clear message and to keep the audience
attentive. Remember that the presentation is just a visual aid. Most information should
still come from the reporter.
CLARITY avoid being fancy by using a font style that is easy to read. Make sure that it is also big
enough to be read by the audience. Once you start making your presentation, consider
how big the screen is during your report.
SIMPLICITY use bullets or short sentences. Summarize the information on the screen to have your
audience focus on what the speaker is saying than on reading the slide. Limit the
content to six lines and seven words per line. This is known as the “6 x 7 rule”.
VISUALS use graphics to help in your presentation but not too many to distract the audience. In
addition, instead of using a table of data, use charts and graphs.
CONSISTENCY make your design uniform. Avoid having different font styles and backgrounds.
CONTRAST use light font on the dark background or vice versa. This is done so that it is easier to
read. In most instances, it is easier to read on screen if the background is dark. This is
due to the brightness of the screen.

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USING HYPERLINKS IN MICROSOFT POWERPOINT

Using hyperlinks in your presentation is an easy way to navigate slides during your presentation.
WAYS TO INSERT HYPERLINKS:

1. Select an object or highlight a text.

2. Go to Insert > Hyperlinks (under links category) or use the shortcut key Ctrl + K.

The Insert Hyperlink dialog box would appear.

Links to Options:

a. Existing File or Web Page – creates a hyperlink to website or a local folder saved in your hard drive. Just
browse your file in the dialog box or type the web address.

b.Place in This Document – creates a hyperlink that allows you to jump to a specific slide in your presentation.

c. Create a New Document – creates a hyperlink that once clicked, creates a new document on your specified
location.

d. E-mail Address – creates a hyperlink that opens Microsoft Outlook that automatically adds your specified
recipient on a new email.

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3. When done, click OK

to apply your hyperlink.

EMBEDDING OBJECTS IN MICROSOFT POWERPOINT

Embedding objects is easy using Microsoft Powerpoint. With this option, you can insert an
Excel file that would look like a table to a presentation.

1. Go to the Insert tab.

2. On the Text group, click on Object

3. The Insert Object dialog box would appear:

Options:

a. Create New – creates a new file from scratch. You can select on a wide variety of files listed.

b.Create from file – creates a file from an existing file saved on your hard drive; simply browse the file to
use it. Putting a check on the “link” option will allow you to modify the Excel file inside your presentation.

4. Once you are done, click OK.

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ROUND UP

To create an effective presentation, minimize the contents to maintain a clear

message, avoid being fancy by using fonts that are easy to read, keep things simple through
the use of bullets or short sentences, use visuals like charts and graphs but avoid using ones
that distract the audience, be consistent by having uniform font styles, and be mindful of the
contrast.
Use hyperlinks to create links to an existing file or web page, a place in the
document, to create a new document or to send email to a specified recipient.
Embedded objects allow you to insert files inside your presentation.

PLAY UP

Directions: Write T if the sentence is correct; otherwise, write F.

_____ 1. Use as many slides as you can so that the audience can clearly understand your
message.

_____2. Powerpoint presentation is a form of visual aid.

_____3. Most of the contents of your report must be presented through your Powerpoint
presentation and not from the speaker hmself/herself.

_____4. To insert a hyperlink, go to Home tab then click the Hyperlink option.

_____5. To embed an object, go to the Insert tab and under the Text group, click Object.

_____6. There are two options when inserting an object: create new from file and create
new from existing file.

_____7. Action buttons are found in the Insert>Samart Art.

_____8. Use dark fonts on dark backgrounds to gain proper contrast.

_____9. Use bullets to simplify your message.

_____10. Insert artwork in each slide of your presentation. It may not be related but at
least it would draw the audience’s attention.

Directions: In not less than 150 words, explain the significance of using hyperlinks that
navigate around your presentation instead of just using keyboard shortcuts?

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LEARNING EPISODE 7

LEARNING GOALS

 Understand the basic principles of graphics and layout

 Gain knowledge and use several file formats used on the web
 Easily manipulate images using a simple image editor

LET’S GET STARTED

IMAGING AND DESIGN FOR ONLINE ENVIRONMENT

Creating a web page is like creating a work of art. There are certain things that you need to consider
in order to get your message across.

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHICS AND LAYOUT

the visual weight of objects, texture, colors, and space is evenly distributed on the screen.
BALANCE When visiting a website, check if one side holds the same amount of weight on the other.
The colors should also have similar visual weight.

an area in the design that may appear different in size, texture, shape or color to attract
EMPHASIS
the viewer’s attention.

MOVEMENT visual elements guide the viewer’s eyes around the screen.

these are the repeating visual element on an image or layout to create unity in the layout
PATTERN, REPETITION,
or image. Rhythm is achieved when visual elements create a sense of organized
AND RHYTHM
movement.

PROPORTION visual elements create a sense of unity where they relate well with one another.

this uses several design elements to draw a viewer’s attention VARIETY

INFOGRAPHICS
Information graphics or infographics are used to represent information, statistical data, or knowledge in a graphical
manner usually done in a creative way to attract the viewer’s attention. Infographics make complex data become more
visually appealing to an average user.

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PRINCIPLES AND BASIC TECHNIQUES OF IMAGE MANIPULATION

Most of the time, we just capture an image and upload it on our Facebook account. From
there, Facebook does the rest by formatting our image to be best fit the standards set by
Facebook. But once you run your own website, you will have to edit your own images. Here are
some tips to help you edit images for your website.

 Choose the right file format – try to make a real-life photograph into GIF to see the difference between PNG,
GIF, and JPEG. Knowing the purpose is the key to finding out the best file format.

 Choose the right image size – a camera with 12 megapixels constitutes to a bigger image size. Monitors have a
resolution limit, so even if you have a million bigger megapixels, it will not display everything. Thus, it is not
always wise to make our image big, most especially in a website. Know how much space you want the image to
consume. Or have a “preview” image where the audience has the option to “see full size”.

 Caption it – remember to put a caption on images whenever possible. If it not related to the web page, then
remove it.

ROUND UP

The basic principles of graphics and layout include balance, emphasis, movement,
pattern, repetition and rhythm, proportion, and variety. Balance deals with the visual weight
of objects, texture, colors, and space. Emphasis is the area designed to attract the viewer’s
attention. Movement guides the viewer’s eye around the screen. Pattern, repetition, and
rhythm are visual elements that are repeated to create unity in the layout or image.
Proportion includes visual elements that create a sense of unity where they relate well with
one another. Lastly, variety uses several design elements to draw a viewer’s attention.
Infographics is used to represent information, statistical data, or knowledge in a
graphical manner.

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PLAY UP

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space before each number.

_____ 1. Balance is to even distribution; emphasis is to

a. attracting c. design
b. colors d. weight
_____2. Movement is to guiding the eye; rhythm is to create

a. attraction c. visuals
b. organization d. unity
_____3. These are visual elements creating a sense ounity where they relate well with one
another.

a. style c. variety
b. proportion d. emphasis
_____4. It uses several design elements to draw a viewer’s attention.

a. style c. variety
b. proportion d. emphasis
_____5. It makes complex data become more visually appealing to the average user.

a. tables c. infographics
b. piktocharts d. slideshows
_____6. The following are common image file formats used in the Internet EXCEPT

a. JPEG c. PNG
b. GIF d. BMP
_____7. A file format typically used for screenshots

a. PNG c. RAW
b. GIF d. JPEG
_____8. The file extension JPEG stands for

a. Joint Photographic Experts Group

b. Japan Photo Excellence Guild
c. Jotter Prime Element Garnish
d. None of the above

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LEARNING EPISODE 8

LEARNING GOALS

 Understand the purpose of online platforms and their uses

 Differentiate platforms available for web content
 Enhance knowledge in the world of cloud computing

LET’S GET STARTED

ONLINE PLATFORMS FOR ICT CONTENT AND DEVELOPMENT

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

Websites like Facebook allow you to
create not only personal accounts but
also pages and groups where you can
share content.

BLOGGING PLATFORMS
Websites like these focus on content
and design. It typically looks like a
newsletter where you are given options
to change the design to your liking.

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CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

A Content Management Systems is a computer application (sometimes online or browser-

based) that allows you to publish, edit and manipulate, organize and delete web content. CMS is
used in blogs, news websites, and shopping.

Creating your own blog using WordPress

1. if you do not have a

WordPress account yet,
sign up by visiting
https://wordpress.com/.

2. if it is your first time to visit the site, create your first

blog. If you already have a blog, there is no need to
delete it. WordPress allows you to create multiple
blogs. Simply click Register Another Blog under My
Blogs in the dashboard.

3. pick a blog address. Name your blog

then clickCreate Blog (choose the free
option). Once done, you will get the
following confirmation:
4. Click on Change your blog description
or Permissions. The general settings will
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Set your site title and tagline. Set the time zone to Manila. You may also insert a blog picture or icon on the right
side. (Tip: you can search icons at www.iconarchive.com)
You may change the other settings according to your preference. When done, click on Save Changes located at
the bottom of the page.

5. On the left menu, choose Appearance >

Themes.

6. On the Themes page, select Free to filter

out the paid themes.

7. Select any theme you want by hovering the mouse [pointer over it then click Activate.
Tip: if you are happy with the current theme, just hover the theme then click Customize.
8. Once this dialog box appears, click Customize Your Site.
9. You will be directed to a page where you can edit your website.
Note: some options differ depending on the theme and some options may not be available
for a free account.
10. Customize the theme to your liking. Once done, click on Save on the bottom of the customization
tools.

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Posting on your WordPress Blog

It is now time for us to add content to our WordPress blog. Follow these easy steps on how to post for
the first time.
1. On your dashboard, go to Post > Add New.
2. Creating a post is pretty straightforward in WordPress. Just type a title, customize the URL (optional), then
post in the editor.
3.Compose a welcome message for your future readers with a minimum of 100 words. (Tip: A word is located at
the bottom of the editor)
4. You may replace the format of your post to a standard post, an image, video, aside, quote or link. For now,
keep it on Standard.
5. You may also add a category so that your posts are organized. Add tags so that others can easily search your
posts using the tags you specified.
6. Once done, you may preview your post. Once satisfied, click on Publish to post it on your website.
Tip: you may also change the visibility options and schedule your post.

CLOUD COMPUTING

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

1. No need to install 1. Can be hampered down by slow internet speed;

2. Saves hard disk space no connection, no cloud computing
3. Easy access to your software/files; can be ran 2. May still require compatible software like a
anywhere as long as there is internet connection browser
4. Saves you money from buying software licenses 3. You do not own the software; you are simply
and additional hard disk space renting it.
5. No need to update because it updates 4. Security risk of doing things over the internet as
automatically. opposed to your personal computer alone
6. Minimum system requirements. 5. More prone to hacking
7. Back up and data recovery are relatively easier 6. Limited control over the infrastructure itself.
than on a physical device

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ROUND UP

Online platforms that you can use for ICT content development are social media platforms
and blogging platforms. Social media are hampered by low customization but are
strengthened by their popularity. On the other hand, blogging platforms are not as popular
but are highly customizable.
Blogs, news, shopping websites use CMS which stands for Content Management
System. CMS is a computer application that allows you to publish, edit, manipulate, organize
and delete web content.
One of the most popular blogging platforms is WordPress. WordPress allows you to
create your blogs for free and use its wide selection of free themes. The WordPress post
editor is an example of a Cloud Computing Software.
Cloud Computing applications are those that do not need any installation and are
readily available over the internet. You must need an internet connection to access it.

PLAY UP

Directions: Rearrange the following steps in chronological order by numbering them from
1 to the last number of the steps. Write X if the steps do not belong. Write
your answer on the space before each item.
A. setting up a free blog using WordPress
_____ Click on Change Your Blog Description or Permissions
_____ Create a free WordPress Account
_____ Choose a free theme then click Customize
_____ Edit the Page theme to your liking
_____ Delete other existing blog
_____ Choose the option Create a New Blog or Register Another Blog
_____ Pick a blog address and name
_____ Change the General settings including the site title, tagline, and timezone
_____ On the left menu, choose Appearance > Themes

B. Posting using WordPress

_____ Choose Formula > Clear Formatting
_____ On your Dashboard, go to Posts > Add New
_____ Disable auto-sharing
_____ Add the title, edit the URL (optional), then add the content of your post
_____ Change the format, category, and add tags
_____ Preview your post, once satisfied, click on publish

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LEARNING EPISODE 9

LEARNING GOALS

 Gain knowledge on how to create a Web Page using Microsoft Word.

 Understand the WYSIWYG and it uses
 Compare and contrast Jimdo and other WYSIWYG sites.

LET’S GET STARTED

WYSIWYG

WYSIWYG is the acronym for What You See Is What You Get. This means that whatever you type,
insert, draw, place, rearrange, and everything you do on a page is what the audience will see. Like
using the Microsoft Word, WYSIWYG shows and prints whatever you type on the screen.

Creating a Website using Microsoft Word

1. Open Microsoft Word
2. Type anything on the page like “Welcome to my Website”
3. Click on File > Save As > Browse.
4. On the Save As dialog box, locate your activities folder and create a new folder
named “Sample Web Page”.
Tip: Any file inside the Sample
5. Specify the filename “Sample Web Page”. Web page files folder is generated
6. On the Save As type, select “Web Page (*.htm; *.html)”. by MS Word. These are the files
that make HTML files display
7. Click the Change Title button. visual elements correctly.

8. Input the title as seen below, then click OK then Save.

9. Click the files on your Sample Web page folder. You will see a new folder generated including
your .htm or .html file.
10. Open the Sample Web page.htm file and you will see that you just created a web page using MS
Word.

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Creating your own Website using Jimdo

Jimdo is a WYSIWYG web hosting serevice. It offers free, professional, and business web hosting services.
Jimdo also has an Ios AND Android app which you can use to manage your website whenever you do not have
access to a PC.

1. Create an account on Jimdo by going to www.jimdo.com and clicking Start Free.

2. You will be asked if what would you want to create. Click Create Website.

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3. You will be instructed to choose a template. Pick any template that you want.

3. Choose a URL for your website. Enter your email and password.

4. Your website will be generated and soon you will end up in the sites WYSIWYG editor.

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5. The editor is pretty to use. The center shows the preview of your website. The design tools are located
on the left.

INSERTING A PAGE
1. Hover your mouse pointer over the site navigator. The Edit Navigation button will appear.

2. Click on the Edit Navigation button. Click on Add a New Page.

3. Rearrange pages using the tools on the right of the page title.

4. Click Save when done.

EDITING ELEMENTS
1. MOVE ELEMENT UP – used to move the element up by one level.

2. MOVE ELEMENT DOWN – used to move the element one level lower.

3. DELETE ELEMENT – used to remove the element.

4. DRAG TOOL – used to copy the element.

ADDING ELEMENTS

Heading to insert heading type of text

Text to insert a paragraph type of text
Photo to insert a single photo
Text with Photo to insert a photo surrounded with text
Photo Gallery to insert multiple photos on one area
Horizontal Line to insert a horizontal line that acts as a dividier
Spacing to add space with a space with a specified size
Columns to insert columns that divide an area vertically
Video to insert a video from a video hosting site like Youtube
Form creates a Send an Email form for feedback
Store Item adds a space for selling an item (online shopping)
Share Buttons adds buttons for the site visitor to share your website
Additional Elements includes other options like Google Maps, file download,
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SITE SETTINGS

Templates changes the design template selected

Style changes the design style of the page (like color)
Blog creates a blog for your website
Upgrade upgrades to JimdoPro or JimdoBusiness
Settings changes account and website settings
SEO Search Engine Optimization; used for others to easily find your
site using search engines like Google and Bing
Store manages the orders made from your website
Statistics view your sites’s statistics
Help access Jimdo’s help archive

SETTINGS
The Settings option contains important information that you should edit to make the most out of your Jimdo
website.

a. Account Settings – includes changing your password, email, and personal profile.

b. Website – options allows you to change your site title and footer; checks your storage; creates your
privacy policy and your favicon (the icon of your website shown on a browser)

c. Mobile Settings – is used to prepare your page for mobile devices.

d. Email and Domain Management – settings is a premium feature. It is also used to manage email
accounts for your website.

e. Store – settings allows you to manage the items you sell on your website.

f. SEO – options is a premium feature that maximizes the Search Engine Optimization feature of Jimbo so
visitors can easily locate your website.

g. Apps – option contains settings for embedded apps on your website like Dropbox, QR Codes, Google
Analytics, and Twitter.

h. Jimdo – settings allows you to remove the Jimdo Box on your website (premium feature) and check
Jimdo News.

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ROUND UP

WYSIWYG stands for What You See Is What You Get. It is an editor that allows you to
create and design web pages without any coding knowledge. You can use Microsoft Word
and Microsoft Excel as WYSIWYG editor.
Jimdo is a WYSIWYG web hosting service offering free and paid services. It has an
android and Ios APPLICATION THAT LET YOU MANAGE YOUR SITE ON MOBILE. Jimdo
WYSIWYG editor is easy to use. Just click on an element to edit it. You can also add a page by
just hovering over the navigation bar and clicking edit navigation. You can also go to another
page by simply clicking on the page link like you would normally do when navigating through
a website.
Jimdo has tools that will allow you to sell your product online, create your own photo
gallery, add videos, and many more. You can also maximize search engines by properly
tagging your site.

PLAY UP

Directions: Do the following:

1. Interview three of your siblings or cousins and ask them to name a

website they normally visit but are not familiar to you.
2. Ask them what makes the site great; graphics, layout, or content.
3. Compare and contrast the site they mentioned using a graph.
4. What makes the Jimdo unique among all the site they mentioned?
Write it in not less than 100 words.

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LEARNING EPISODE 10

LEARNING GOALS

 Understand the uses of different online collaborative tools

 Know the advantages of using online collaborative tools
 Explore online collaborative tools

LET’S GET STARTED

Facebook would not be interesting if it were not for all your friends. In fact, the more
friends you have, the more content you get. This also rings true for other websites and
blogs. It is now time for us to create a collaborative ICT content.

WEB PORTAL
A web portal is a website that contains information from different sources and places them in one location in a
uniform way. An example of a web portal is Yahoo! (www.yahoo.com). Yahood.com offers a web portal where
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ONLINE COLLABORATIVE TOOLS

Working together does not necessarily mean you have to be physically together. These tools can help
your group “go the distance” and work as if you already have your own office.

There are plenty of online collaborative tools:

1. You can use Facebook groups to create a group page that will allow people in your group to
communicate your ideas.
2. WordPress also allows you to multiple contributors for a single blog.
3. Google Drive and Microsoft Office Online allow multiple people to work on different office files
and even have their own group’s cloud storage.
4. Microsoft’s Yammer offers companies to have their own group’s cloud storage.
5. Sites like Trello offer an online to-do checklist for your entire team.
ONLINE
COLLABORATIVE
TOOLS

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ROUND UP

A web portal is a website that contains information from different sources and places
them in one location in a uniform way.
There are plenty of online collaborative tools that an organization or group can use to
communicate through the use of the internet. Facebook groups, WordPress, Google drive,
and Microsoft Office Online, Yammer, and Trello can all be used as a tool for online
collaboration.

PLAY UP

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer on the space before each number.
_____1. This site offers an online to-do checklist for your entire team.
a. Team Structure c. Yammer
b. Team Dynamics d. Trello
_____2. This social networking site allows you to create a graph wherein people can
collaborate on one blog.
a. Multiply c. Twitter
b. Plurk d. Facebook
_____3. This allows a group of people to collaborate on one blog.
a. Yammer c. Trello
b. WordPress d. Jimdo
_____4. It offers companies to have their own social network for managing
projects/content.
a. Yammer c. Drive
b. Trello d. Office Online
_____5. It is a website that contains information from different sources and places them in
one location in a uniform way.
a. Trello c. Portal
b. Search d. Wiki

Directions: List down at least three other collaborative/social tools that you use.

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LEARNING EPISODE 11

LEARNING GOALS

 Explore the principles of interactivity of website

 Improve the participation of the user in the online experience

LET’S GET STARTED

INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA
Also called interactive media, any computer-delivered electronic system that allows the
user to control, combine, and manipulate different types of media, such as text, sound,
video, computer graphics, and animation.

MEDIA CONTENT
1. Videos – through video hosting sites, you can take a video and show it to the entire world (e.g.,
YouTube)
2. Sound, Music, or Audio – if videos are too much for you, you can always record sounds. You can now
share your sound bites to the entire world (e.g., Soundcloud)
3. Online games – game developers now create what is called “browser-based games”. You do not need
to install these games to your computer as they run in most updated web browsers (e.g.,
AdventureQuest, Farmville, Candy Crush)
4. Online tests – online survey forms and tests that automatically display the results when finished (e.g.,
Online IQ and Personality Tests)
5. Courseware – online courses that stimulate the classroom online (e.g., E-learning Courses using a
Learning Management System)
6. Podcasts – an episodic series of audio or text files streamed online (e.g., Stuff You Should Know, TED
Talks, The Starters, ear Biscuits)
7. Vodcasts – an episodic series of video streamed online (e.g., Youtube series/shows like Video Game
High School, good Mythical Morning)

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INSERTING A YOUTUBE VIDEOS ON YOUR BLOG POST

You will have to create a blog post about any significant OPM (Original Pilipino Music) that you like. Any music
will do just as long as it does not have any swears or inappropriate messages.
1. Search any OPM songs of your choice on YouTube.com. You can use an official music video or someone
else’s upload.
2. Go to the bottom of the video and click the Share button. Click on Embed.

3. Copy the code similar to the illustration below.

4. Create a new post on your WordPress then on the editor, click on the Text tab.

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5. Paste your code here.

6. Go back to the Visual tab and add text content on either the top of your video or the bottom.
7. Preview the publish content.

MEANING UNLOCKED

MULTIMEDIA – uses multiple media COURSEWARE – online courses that

contents like videos, sounds, stimulate the classroom online.
applications, etc.

PODCASTS – an episodic series of audio VODCAST – an episodic series of videos

or text files streamed online streamed online

EMBED – to place an object from one

site to another

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ROUND UP

Modern websites and multimedia content to their site without sacrificing too much
bandwidth. This is done to give visitor a way to interact with what is on the website.
Multimedia content could range from videos, sound, online browser-based games,
online tests, courseware, podcast, and vodcasts.
You can insert a YouTube video on your blog post by simply copying the code from
the Embed Tab in the Share menu. Copy this code to the Text tab of the computer.
Preview to see if it appears correctly.

PLAY UP

Direction: Identify what is being asked. Write your answer on the space before each
number.
__________ 1. A multimedia content hosted by YouTube
__________ 2. An episodic series of audio or text files streamed online
__________ 3. An example of a host for audio or text files streamed online
__________ 4. Meaning of WWW
__________ 5. Tab that includes the embedded code for a YouTube video.

Direction: Use the numbers 1-5 to arrange the steps in inserting a YouTube video
__________ Paste the code on your WordPress composer’s text tab
__________ Copy the code
__________ Click on Embed
__________ Go to the bottom of the video and click the Share button
__________ Search for your YouTube video

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LEARNING EPISODE 12

LEARNING GOALS

 share anecdotes of how students used ICTs to be part of a social movement, change, or cause
to illustrate aspects of digital citizenship
 understand the importance of ICT as a platform for social change
 understand the events that ICT helped realized

LET’S GET STARTED

ICT AS PLATFORM FOR CHANGE

Information Communication Technology (ICT) has been an important part in our

social milieu today since we are in the information age era. With the use of
these technology it has made life easier and it provides wider knowledge and can
help in gaining and accessing information.

THE ROLE OF ICT IN RECENT HISTORY

Throughout recent history, the Philippines have been one of a few nations that demonstrates unity for a call
to action or social change. These campaigns for social change would have not been successful if it were not for
ICT.

EDSA (PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION)

This revolution lasted from 1983-1986. During a radio
broadcast of Radyo Veritas, Cardinal Sin encouraged
the Filipinos to help end the regime of then President
Ferdinand Marcos. A major protest took place along
EDSA from February 22 to 25, 1986 involving two
million Filipinos from different sectors. These
included civilians, political parties, the military, and
religious groups. The radio broadcast helped change
the course of history. Without it, Filipinos would not
have been moved into action.

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EDSA DOS
This is also known as the 2001 EDSA Revolution, happened
during January 17 to 21, 2001. it was fueled after 11
prosecutors of then President Joseph Estrada walked out
of the impeachment trial. As a result, the crowd in EDSA
grew over the course of a few days through text brigades.
Like the first People Power Revolution, Edsa Dos would
not have been successful without the text brigades.

MILLION PEOPLE MARCH

This is a series of protests that mainly took place in
Luneta Park from August 22 to 26, 2013. there were
also several demonstrations that happened around
key cities in the Philippines and some locations
overseas. It was to condemn the misuse of the
Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). though
dubbed as the Million People March, the number of
total attendees was around 400,000. despite that, it
was still considered a success and clearly
demonstrated how powerful social media campaigns
are. The organizers and promoters of the Million
People March used Facebook and Change.org as their
mediums.

YOLANDA PEOPLE FINDER

Recent storms in the Philippine history gave birth to
the People finder database powered by Google.
During typhoon Yolanda, the People Finder was a
vital tool for people across the globe to track the
situation of their relatives. This proved to be the
successful and is now adapted by more organizations
to help people track relatives during calamities.

Change.org
Change.org is dubbed as the “world’s platform for change” where anyone from the online community
can create a petition and ask others to sign it. During the past times, petitions are only done through signing a
paper, usually done by a group asking for signatures via travel. Change.org gives access to more people by
allowing the online community to affix their digital signatures on a petition.

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SIGNING AN ONLINE PETITION

1. Visit Change.org
2. If this is your first time to use Change.org, click Sign up or log in with Facebook. Otherwise, just input your
log-in details.
3. You can then start your own petition, but for now, click on any petition you want under trending petitions.

4. Read the petition description to see if this petition matters to you. If it is, sign the petition by filling up the
information on the right side of the screen.

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5. Share the petition on Facebook to promote it.

Alternatively, you can check out petitions of your friends on Facebook, then click on those petitions to
read about it and sign it.

MEANING UNLOCKED

People Power Revolution - a major Radyo Veritas - a radio station used by

protest that took place along ADSA from Cardinal Sin to encourage people to end
February 22 to 25, 1986 involving two the regime of former President Marcos.
million Filipinos from different sectors.

Million People March - a series of Change.org - a website that contains

protests that mainly took place in campaigns for social change.
Luneta Park from August 22 to 26, 2013.
it was fueled by online campaigns

EDSA Dos - a major protest after

prosecutors of former Prepsident
Estrada walked out of the impeachment
trial in 2001.

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ROUND UP

ICT has helped improved communication when Filipinos needed it the most. Radyo
Veritas helped in the success of the People Power Revolution. Text brigades helped in
the success of EDSA Dos. Social media sites like Facebook helped in the success of the
Million People March. Finally, technologies like the People finder helped bring
comfort to families looking for their loved ones during calamities like Yolanda.
Change.org is an online petition platform that allows the online community to create
or sign a petition. To create or sign a petition, log in to Change.org’s website then
click on a petition that you want to sign.

PLAY UP

Direction: Write the letter of the correct answer before each number.
_____1. It is an online petition platform that allows the online community to create or
sign petitions.
A. Weebly C. Change.org
B. Pinterest D. Better.net
_____2. In what year did EDSA Dos take place?
A. 2001 C. 2003
B. 2002 D. 2004
_____3. It was a series of protests that happened during August 22 to 26, 2013 that was
caused by the misuse of the pork barrel.
A. EDSA Tres C. Million People March
B. EDSA Dos D. Digital Revolution
_____4. Which radio station did Cardinal Sin used to call on the Filipino people to support
the rally against President Marcos?
A. DZMM C. DZRH
B. Radyo Veritas D. ABAM

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_____5. The Yolanda People Finder that was used to locate individuals during and after
the storm was created by
A. GMA 7 C. Google
B. ABS-CBN D. Microsoft
_____6. It is dubbed as the “world’s platform for change”
A. Weebly C. Change.org
B. Pinterest D. Better.net
_____7. The Million People March never reached a million. What was the estimated
number of protesters for this protest?
A. 400K C. 600K
B. 500K D. 700K
_____8. What made EDSA Dos protest successful?
A. Facebook social campaign C. A radio broadcast
B. Text brigades D. None of the above
_____9. The People Power Revolution protest mainly happened along EDSA from
February 22 to 25 of what year?
A. 1983 C. 1986
B. 1985 D. 1988
_____10. The Million people March was a series of protest around key cities in the
Philippines and around the world. Where did the Million People March happen
mainly?
A. New People’s Park C. Mendiola
B. EDSA D. Luneta Park

DIRECTION:
Using the Change.org website, screenshot three
petitions that you followed.

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LEARNING EPISODE 13

LEARNING GOALS

 Plan and conceptualize an ICT project for social change

 Identify the platforms that will help in the success of the campaign

LET’S GET STARTED

ICT PROJECT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE

Before starting your project, your group should be able to do the necessary paperwork.
This allows experts to see if your project is doable over the time frame that was given and
if it is significant enough to be made into reality.

CREATING A CONCEPT PAPER

A concept paper is a document used to convince a panel of potential funders to help a product, program, or
service become reality. Your teacher will play the role of the sponsor and you have to convince him or her that
your project is worth your time and effort.
Five elements of a concept paper
1.Introduction - includes tour group’s mission and vision and a brief introduction of your project.
2.Purpose - includes the reasons why this project is worth your group and your sponsor’s time,
effort and money.
3.Description - includes all the necessary information about the project. In ICT, it involves the sites you
are going to produce and the purpose of each and how they work in unison.
4.Support - contains the budget needed for the project. Some concept papers do not specify any
amount requested from the sponsor.
5.Contact information - includes information on how the group be contacted.

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SIMPLIFIED ICT PROJECT PROCESS OVERVIEW

RELEASE &
PLANNING DEVELOPMENT MAINTENANCE
PROMOTION

1. Planning - Involves the following task (but not limited to):

a. Conceptualizing your project project
b. Researching on available data about your topic
c. Setting deadlines and meetings
d. Assigning people to various tasks
e. Finding a web or blog host
f. Creating a site map for tour website
g. Listing down all applications, that you need including web apps
h. Funding (If applicable)
2. Development - involves the actual creation of the website(s), involves the production of images,
infographics, etc.
3. Release and Promotion - involves the actual release of the website for public view and promoting
it. Promotion typically starts before the actual release.
4. Maintenance - involves responding to feedback of your site visitors and continuing to improve
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ROUND UP

A concept paper is a document used to convince a panel of potential funders to help

a product, program, or service become a reality. It has five elements: introduction,
purpose, description, support and contact.
The ICT Project Process involves planning, development, release and promotion, and
maintenance. In the planning stage, you should be able to conceptualize your project,
research about your topic, set meetings and deadlines, assign tasks, find a host,
create a site map, list down all applications and output that you need, and consider
funding.
The development stage involves the actual creation of the website or blog. The
release and promotion stage involves the actual release and promotion of the
campaign. Finally, maintenance involves responding to feedback and continuing to
improve and update the website.

PLAY UP

Direction: Enumerate five things that should be accomplished or considered during

the planning stage of an ICT project.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Direction: Arrange the following steps in order using the numbers 1-4. write X if the
step is not part of the process.
__________ Release and Promotion
__________ Development
__________ Maintenance
__________ Coding
__________ Planning

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LEARNING EPISODE 14

LEARNING GOALS

 Understand key factors that will make the website a success

 Monitor the website’s traffic and use it to its advantage

LET’S GET STARTED

MANAGING AN ONLINE ICT PROJECT

In the business world, companies would use site statistics to check how popular
their website is and at which day and time they get the most traffic. This way, their
new content could reach more people.

MONITORING SITE STATISTICS ON DIFFERENT PLATFORMS

1. WordPress
- once you log in to your WordPress account, you are on the Reader tab by default. Simply click on My
Sites and from there you will see statistics for your blog.

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2. Facebook
- In your Facebook page, a summary of the statistics will appear on the right side of your cover photo.

Hovering your mouse pointer over “Post Reach” will give you more insights on which recent post
reached the most people: Clicking on the Insights tab will give more in-depth statistics:
A. Overview - contains the summary of statistics about your page
Definition of terms on your Facebook statistics:
a. Reach: Organic – your posts seen through the page’s wall, shares by users, and the news feed
b. Reach: Paid – your posts seen through paid ads
c. Post Clicks – number of clicks done to your posts
d. Likes, Comments, and Shares – actual interaction done by your audience either through liking
the post, commenting on it, or sharing it on their walls.

B. Likes – contains the statistics about the trend of page likes

C. Reach – contains information about the number of people who was reached by your post
D. Visits – contains data of the number of times your page tabs (like the Timeline) are visited
E. Post – contains data showing when (day and time) you site visitors visit your site
F. People – contains statistics about your audience’s demographics (age, location, gender, language,
and country). It is also includes demographics about the people you have reached and
engaged with.
G. Demographics - refers to the statistics characterizing human population usually divided by age,
gender, income, location, and language.

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ROUND UP

Website operators use website statistics to determine their visitor’s demographic

and the time and day they usually log in. These statistics are used to know when a
site owner should publish new content and determine which content could affect
more visitors.
WordPress offers statistics about each post that you made. You can check the blog’s
popularity daily, weekly, monthly, and annually. Facebook also offers statistical tools
capable of telling the page owner about the page’s performance. It also includes the
demographics of the page’s visitors which is essential in creating and posting future
content.

PLAY UP

Direction: Write T if the sentence is correct; otherwise, write F on the space before
each number.
_____1. The My Sites tab in WordPress contains statistics about your blog.
_____2. In your created Facebook page, a summary of the statistics will appear on
the left side of your cover photo.
_____3. Organic refers to the posts reached through paid advertisements.
_____4. The Overview tab under Insights of your Facebook page contains a
summary of statistics relating to it.
_____5. The Likes tab under Insights of your Facebook page contains the number
of visits to your timeline.
_____6. Demographics refers to the statistics characterizing human population
usually divided by age, gender, income, location, and language.
_____7. In WordPress, you can view daily, weekly, monthly, and annual statistics.
_____8. All web hosting sites offer an access to site statistics to premium users
only.
_____9. Facebook offers statistics to know the age range of your site’s visitors.
_____10. Using statistics, you can determine which day and time you can reach the
most people.

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Direction: Answer the following in less that five sentences.

1. How important are demographics in your selected field? How can it be used?

2. What do you think are the advantages of having no site statistics?

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LEARNING EPISODE 15

LEARNING GOALS

 Evaluate the effectiveness of online campaign through user feedback

 Improve the online campaign using various tools
 Check the impact of their online campaign.

LET’S GET STARTED

ICT PROJECT MAINTENANCE

When you create a content and you find it highly successful without anyone giving
you feedback is a game of chance. In the corporate world, time and money are
wasted when you leave things to chance. The same goes with web creation -
feedbacks are very important.

Creating Online Surveys/Feedback Forms

The Internet will give you a lot of options in gathering your audience’s feedback. The only difference that you
and your group may notice is how these services are presented. Some of them, because they are free to use,
may have too many ads or some features are lacking. In any case, it’s your group’s choice which of these
services is t cumbersome to reach your objective.
Creating Feedback Forms using Google Forms
Google offers one of the easiest ways to gather user’s feedback. Google forms allow your audience to answer
a set of questions you have set. These can be used for surveys, feedback, online registrations, and customer
care support.
1. Open your browser and go to drive.google.com
2. Sign-in or create an account.

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3. On the left-hand side of your My Drive page, click New>More>Google Forms

4. You will be taken to Google Form’s interface:

5. You may now fill out the forms with questions.

a. Question Title - includes the question that will be answered by your audience.
b. Help Text - creates a subtext under the question to give more information about a question
c. Question Type - changes the type of question according to your preference. These options
include:
i. Text - a question that can be answered in a short text.
ii. Paragraph Text - a question that can be answered in a long text.
iii. Multiple Choice - a question that can be answered by only one answer in a set of options.
iv. Checkboxes - a question that can be answered with multiple answers in a set of
opyions.
v. Choose from a List - similar to a multiple-choice question but the options are revealed
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vi. Scale - a question that can be answered with a numerical range (e.g., 1-5, 1-10)
vii. Grid - a question that contains sub-questions with similar options

6. Once you are done editing the question, click Done.

7. To add a new question or item, click on Add Item.
8. Edit the Confirmation Page option at the bottom as you see fit.
9. Click the Send Form button. Then Send Form dialog box will appear.
a. Link to share - contains the URL that you can share on your website.
b. Embed - contains an embed code to attach to your HTML.
c. Short URL - generates a shorter URL necessary for limited spaces like sharing on twitter.
d. Share link via - allows you to share the link to Google+, Facebook, and Twitter.
e. Send form via email - allows you to share the form via email.
f. Add collaborators - Allows others to edit your form, necessary when working on groups.

Analyzing your Google Forms Result

1. The easiest way to view the result is viewing a summary of the responses.
Click on Responses> Summary of Responses.

2. You will be taken to a Summary of Responses page. This is particularly useful for viewing your
results from time to time.
However, after a set amount of time, you may want to use this data in a spreadsheet and eventually create
your own charts.
3. To use the data collected through responses, click View Responses button found on the upper
part of the page.
4. Choose if you want to create a new Google Sheet as the destination of your response results or
if you want to put it on an existing Google Sheet.

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ROUND UP

User feedback is an essential way of improving your website. It allows your site’s
visitors to have their say about the site’s strengths and weaknesses. Google forms
allows your audience to answer a set of questions you have set which can then be
imported as a part of a spreadsheet and later used in a chart.
You can view the summary of responses to your google Forms by clicking on
Responses > Summary of responses. You can save this from locally on your hard drive
by exporting it to Microsoft Excel. To do this, click on the File > Download as >
Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet or continue working online using google Sheets and use
the built-in features like creating a chart for your data.

PLAY UP

ACROSS
-a question that can be answered with a numerical range
-can be answered by only one answer in a set of options
-contains sub-questions with similar options
-can be answered with multiple answers in a set of options
DOWN
-adds a header for a specific part of survey
-creates a shorter link for limited spaces
-can be answered in a long text
-options are revealed in a top-down list
-allows audience to answer a set of questions you have set
-can be answered by a short text

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LEARNING EPISODE 16

LEARNING GOALS

 Understand the several problems ICT has created in their generation

 Write a reflective essay on how ICT can change the world for better or for worse.

LET’S GET STARTED

DISADVANTAGES OF ICT

Cybercrimes are illegal acts done through the use of the internet. People all over the
world use the Internet to commit a host of crimes, some of which the public doesn’t even
know are capable of being done electronically.

Spoofing attack is when a malicious

party impersonates another device
or user on a network in order to
launch attacks against network
hosts, steal data, spread malware or
bypass access controls. There are
several different types of spoofing
attacks that malicious parties can
use to accomplish this.
PHISHING/SPOOFING
Phishing is the attempt to acquire
sensitive information such as
usernames, passwords, and credit
card details (and sometimes,
indirectly, money), often for
malicious reasons, by masquerading
as a trustworthy entity in an
electronic communication.

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Extortion (also called blackmail,
shakedown, out wresting, and
exaction) is a criminal offence of
unlawfully obtaining money,
property, or services from a person,
entity, or institution, through
BLACKMAIL/EXTORTION
coercion. Refraining from doing
harm is sometimes euphemistically
called protection. Using the Internet
to threaten to cause damage with
the intent to extort from any person
any money or other thing of value.

Accessing Stored
Communications or
hacking; Intentionally accessing,
without authorization, a facility
through which an electronic
communication service is provided.
The act of obtaining unauthorized
access to data from computer
network. This is typically done to
HACKING
commercial and government sites to
threaten its owner. In late 2015, a
group of Anonymous
Philippines hacked the Twitter
account of actress Maine Mendoza,
who plays the famous character Yaya
Dub of the popular AlDub tandem
and posted links and messages on
the account

Sports Beating is engaging in the

business of betting or wagering on
any sporting event or contest over
SPORTS BEATING the Internet. In some countries,
gambling (including sports betting) is
illegal even if you are doing it over
the Internet.

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Devising any scheme to defraud, or
for obtaining money or property by
means of false or fraudulent
pretenses, or promises, and using
the Internet for the purpose of
executing the scheme. The non-
NON-DELIVERY OF MERCHANDISE
delivery scam occurs when the
scammer places an item up for sale
when there is actually no item at all.
The item is subsequently never
delivered to the buyer after they
purchase the item.

Cyber harassment refers to online

harassment. Cyber harassment or
bullying is the use of email, instant
messaging, and derogatory websites
to bully or otherwise harass an
individual or group through personal
attacks. Cyber harassment can be in
the form of flames, comments made
in chat rooms, sending of offensive
CYBER HARASSMENT
or cruel e-mail, or even harassing
others by posting on blogs or social
networking sites. Cyber harassment
is often difficult to track as the
person responsible for the acts of
cyber harassment remains
anonymous while threatening others
online. This usually applies to school-
age children.

Using the Internet to transmit child

pornography. Child pornography is
distributed nowadays mainly
through the Internet. Child
pornography are produced not only
on a professional scale by
commercial providers, but also
CHILD PORNOGRAPHY privately using victims from the
producer’s own environment, from
the exploitation of children by clients
of child prostitutes. Child
pornography is sold over commercial
websites and also exchanged in
closed groups or via peer-to-peer
networks.

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Persuading, inducing, enticing, or
coercing any individual to travel in
interstate commerce to engage
in prostitution.The internet has
become one of the preferred
PROSTITUTION
methods of communication for
prostitution, as clients and
prostitutes are less vulnerable to
arrest or assault and for its
convenience

Delivering, distributing, or
dispensing a controlled substance by
means of the Internet. Darknet
markets are used to buy and sell
recreational drugs online. Some drug
traffickers use encrypted messaging
tools to communicate with drug
DRUG TRAFFICKING
mules. The dark web site Silk
Road was a major online
marketplace for drugs before it was
shut down by law enforcement (then
reopened under new management,
and then shut down by law
enforcement again)

Criminal Copyright Infringement, the

act of piracy mainly for financial
gain. In late 2014, the number one
pirate website, The PirateBay, was
CRIMINAL COPYRIGHT
raided for the second time due to
INFRINGEMENT
years of pirating movies, music,
games, books, and other software.
These kinds of websites earn money
through advertsing.

COMBATTING CYBERCRIMES

1. Network Security - before a hacker can get through the unauthorized files he or she is targeting, the hacker
has to get through several security measures like firewalls, secure connections, etc.

2. Investigation - URL tracing and logging are used by websites to track your unique IP addresses. This can
be used by investigators to trace hackers.

3. Penalties - More and more laws are being created and implemented today. Penalties include both a
fine and imprisonment.

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ROUND UP

TheInternet can sometimes be used for wrong deeds. These cybercrimes damage not
just individuals but the society as a whole.
Cybercrimes can be in the form of the following: phishing or spoofing, blackmail or
extortion, hacking, gambling, non-delivery merchandise, cyber harassment, child
pornography, prostitution, and criminal copyright infringement.
Authorities have devised different punishments for those who commit cybercrimes.
For those who own serves ans/or computer networks, they can install firewalls, anti-
malwares, passwords, secure connections, and data encryption to avoid hacking.
However, these methods are not 100% secure.

PLAY UP

Direction:
Create a final blog post about everything you have learned about ICT and its possible
impact to our society. Talk about its positive and negative impacts and the youth’s role in
helping promote its responsible use. Post it on WordPress or Facebook and use the hastag
#EmpowermentTechnologiesToday

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