EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY ICT AS PLATFORM FOR CHANGE

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GLOBAL DIGITAL DIVIDE
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA
- Describes the unequal distribution of
- Also called interactive media information and communication
- Any computer – delivered electronic technology across nations,
system that allows user to control, commonly described as “the gap
combine and manipulate different between information haves and
types of media, such as text, sound, have-nots”
video, computer graphics and - 37% of the world’s population or 2.9
animation billion people have still never used
the internet
INTERACTIVE DESIGN WEBSITES
THE ROLE OF ICT IN SOCIAL CHANGE
- Develop a more personalized user
experience that can result in happy ICT AS MEDIUM FOR ADVOCACY
users
Real life examples of ICT as medium for
ONLINE GAMES advocacy
- An online game is a video game that - EDSA Dos
is either partially or primarily played - People Power Revolution
through the internet or another - Million People March
computer network - Yolanda 2013
ONLINE TEST CHANGE.ORG
- Electronic assessment, also known - Is an open platform that allows
as e-assessment or online test individuals from all walks of life to
- Is the use of information technology take action on the issues that matter
in various form of assessment such to them
- as educational assessment and - It is frequently referred to as “ worlds
psychological assessment platform for change”
- Allows the internet community to add
ONLINE COURSEWARE
their digital signature to a petition
- Courseware is educational material allowing more people to participate
intended as kits for teachers or as - For years, change.org hosted
tutorials for students usually placed several petitions that help solve the
for use with a computer following problems
1. Economic problem
WEBCAST 2. Criminal injustice
- An event or programme that is 3. Abuse of human rights
broadcast on the internet 4. Lack of education
- Also defined as a media file 5. Animal abuse
distributed over the internet using 6. Environmental concerns
streaming media technology ICT PROJECT FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
GAMECAST SOCIAL CHANGE
- A live game that is broadcasted on - Sociologist define social change as
the internet a transformation of cultures,
PODCAST institutions and functions. Most
change isn’t instantaneous. In
- An episodic series of digital audio or society, change is often very slow
video file which a user can download
and listen to MAIN TRIGGERS OF SOCIAL CHANGE
- Often available for subscription 1. Conflict
VODCAST 2. Demographic Change
3. Cultural Change
- Video on demand cast
- Is something like a TV program or - Often occurs as a result of social
element of a program movements
- Vodcasts are stored on servers and - There are countless examples
you can download them whenever throughout history in every country
you want on Earth
 - Some of the most famous (many of 12 DIFFERENT BEHAVIOURS IN SOCIAL
which are ongoing and/or evolving MEDIA
include:
1. THE ULTRAS
1. The Reformation
- Check feed dozens of times a day.
2. The abolition of the translantic
- Happily admit their obsession
slave trase
- 14% of Facebook users spend at
3. The civil rights movement
least 2 hours a day on the network
CREATING A CONCEPT PAPER
- A concept paper is a document used
2. THE DENIERS
to combine a panel of potential
- Social media do not control their
funders to help a product, program
lives, but gets anxious when unable
or service become a reality
to access networks
ELEMENTS OF A CONCEPT PAPER - 20% of Facebook users would feel
anxious or isolated if they had to
a. Project name
deactivate their accounts
b. Introduction
c. Purpose
d. Description
3. THE VIRGINS
e. Support
- Taking first tentative steps in social
f. Contact Information
media
ICT PROJECT PROCESS - 19% of British people don’t use any
social networks
SIMPLIFIED ICT PROJECT PROCESS
OVERVIEW
PLANNING 4. THE PEACOCKS
- Popularity contest, high number of
- Involves the following tasks but not
followers, fans, likes and retweets
limited to:
- 1 out of 10 Twitter users want more
a. Conceptualizing your project
followers than friends
b. Researching on available data
about your topic
c. Setting deadlines and meetings
d. Assigning people to various 5. THE LURKERS
tasks - Hiding in the shadows of cyberspace
e. Finding a web or blog host - Watches what others are saying, but
f. Creating a site map for your rarely (if ever) participate
website themselves
g. Listing down all applications that - 45% of Facebook users described
you need including web apps themselves as “observers”
h. Funding (if applicable)
DEVELOPMENT 6. THE RANTERS
- Involves the actual creation of - Mock and mid in face-to-face
website(s) conversations, highly opinionated
- Involves the production of images, online
infographics, etc
- Media you can use: Text, videos,
pictures, audio, websites 7. THE CHANGELINGS
- Adapt completely new personality
RELEASE AND PROMOTION online so no one knows their real
- Involves the actual release of the identities
website for public view and
promoting it 8. THE GHOSTS
- Promotion typically starts before the - Create anonymous profiles, for fear
actual release of giving out personal information to
strangers
MAINTENANCE
9. THE INFORMERS
- Involves responding to feedback of
- Seek admiration by being the first to
your site continuing to improve the
share the latest trends with
website
audiences
 10. THE APPROVAL SEEKERS DRIVE
- Constantly check feeds and
- Add any type of supported content
timelines after posting, worry until
from your google drive
people respond
COLLASIBLE GROUPS
- Can help condense large blocks of
11. THE QUIZZERS
text, like content on FAQ or Help
- Asking questions allow them to start
Center pages, allowing site viewers
conversations
to quickly navigate to the most
relevant information
12. THE DIPPERS
- Access their pages infrequently, TABLE OF CONTENTS
after going through days or even
weeks without posting - Helps guide editors to organize their
content in a structure that is easier
for readers to understand
- Site viewers can quickly navigate
ICT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND
through sections of a page by
RELEASE AND PROMOTION
clicking the desired heading and
WEBSITE MANAGEMENT automatically jumping to that section
within the same window
- A website management platform is
an integrated set of tools and IMAGE CAROUSEL
services that allow teams to
- A container (slideshow) of images or
CREATE, DESIGN, DEVELOP,
info that users can select by clicking
LAUNCH, MANAGE, ADMINISTER
a button that directs the forward or
backward in the slideshow
- Web building involves web
management, navigation support, BUTTON
homepage contents, content writing
and design for multimedia. - Is a clickable graphics which links to
other content within your site on at
an external link
GOOGLE SITES DIVIDER
- A web-page and - Helps in visually dividing the content
wiki-creation tool included with of the screen into groups
Google Apps. - Google sites supports the feature of
- Sites are ideal for committees, work divides which helps you to separate
groups and project management the content and show them more
adequately
SPACERS
ADDING CONTENTS IN GOOGLE
- Are used to re-arrange your site
- On the right, select the page that
layout and add empty spaces
you want to add content to. Click
between different items or contents
insert or double-click on the page
where you want to add content SOCIAL LINKS
- Choose the content that you want to
add - Are external links on your website
that lead to your social media pages
TEXT BOX
PLACEHOLDER
- Add titles and text
- Will allow you to replace it with an
EMBED image, an item from drive, a
YouTube video, a google calendar
- Add content directly from the web by
or a google map, but not an
using URL or embed codes
embedded URL or embed code
IMAGES
YOUTUBE
- Add photos, designs and other
- Is used for adding videos from
images online and offline
YouTube
CALENDAR 3. SOCIAL MEDIA
- The best – known free method of
- Used to insert Google calendar
promoting new websites – and for
where you can quickly schedule
good reason
meetings and events and get
- Platforms like Facebook, twitter and
reminders about upcoming activities
instagram have billions of users
MAP each, and it’s easy to connect with
other local businesses and promote
- Used to add Google maps which is a your own through these platforms
web service that provides detailed
information about geographical
regions and sites worldwide
DOCS
- Used to add Google docs or other
word documents from your google
drive
SLIDES
- Used to add Google Slides or other
slide presentations from your google
drive
SHEETS
- Used to add Google sheets or other
spreadsheets from Google drive
FORMS
- Used to add Google forms from your
Google drive
CHARTS
- Used to add Google Charts from
your Google drive

PROMOTING YOUR WEBSITE

2. GUEST BLOGGING
- An underutilized yet fantastic way of
building limits to your new website
- With this method you write a guest
post for an authoritative blog in your
industry (or an adjacent one) to
showcase your expertise. With each
post linking back to your website at
least once, you’ll be able to direct
traffic from a reputable source back
to your new website