Emtech Q1 Las Week 1 (2021-2022)
Emtech Q1 Las Week 1 (2021-2022)
Department of Education
Region IX, Zamboanga Peninsula
Division of Zamboanga del Norte
Polanco National High School
Poblacion South, Polanco, ZDN
Learning Target/s: Compare and contrast the nuances of varied online platforms, sites, and content to best achieve specific class
objectives or address situational challenges. (MELCs code: CS_ICT11/12- ICTPT-Ia-b1)
Objectives:
1. Identify what is ICT
2. Explain and give how ICT affects their everyday lives and its current state
What is ICT?
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is an umbrella term referring to communication hardware or software
that allows the access, storage, transmission and manipulation of information. In terms of Hardware, ICT specifically encompasses
radio, television, communication devices (smart and non-smart phones), desktops computers, laptops and network hardware and
technologies. ICT is also comprised of software, applications and platforms that allows information to be accessed, stored,
transmitted and manipulated.
ICT is used across by many industries and disciplines and in some, it is a crucial element for them. ICT is now a part of many
people’s lives, for better or for worst. Ultimately, this technology depends on your behavior as an end user, thus learning how to use
ICT properly and responsibly is a must.
ICT is following certain trends as it is developing in this time and age. This trend dictates the idea and design of how ICT
delivers information to people. The following are emerging technologies, principles or concepts in ICT.
1. Convergent Technologies - This is when multiple different devices combine into a single gadget because of technological
advancement. One example of this is smartphone, where it is capable of doing the functions of a television, radio, computer,
telephone, camera and GPS as a single device.
2. Social Media – These are software, applications or platforms that allow users to communicate in an online social communities or
network. Social media allows people to communicate faster through a larger number of people.
3. Mobile Technologies - This is a term for devices that are easily carried and allows fast means of communication. These devices
from the past were originally big and bulk, but due to the technological advancement, they become smaller and more compact.
The Internet
The Internet is the actual interconnection of computers and other networks, while the web refers to the system that enables
people to access information over the internet.
The internet is the hardware aspect because it relates to computer networks, connections and infrastructures.
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The web on the other hand, refers to the software aspect as it relates to the Protocols or HTTP (HyperText Transfer
Protocol. HTTP are the system or procedures that enables the transfer of information in the internet) web services, applications and
platforms.
Web Versions
The web has three distinctive versions namely: Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. Some people think that the indicated
web versions are updates across a particular point of history. The versions of the web are categorized based on
functionality and features that it represents.
ACTIVITY 1
Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided.
Modern computers are wonders of technology. They can perform multiple functions like watching videos, typing documents, editing
images and much more. That in the past, these are done by different device or gadget.
Activity 2: Essay (20 points). Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper (1 whole sheet)
The Future of ICT
In the past, telephones were used to communicate in long distances. This technology is not mobile, meaning it can’t be carried
anywhere. Today, the most common telecommunication device allows people to communicate that can fit inour pockets.
Imagine an ICT device twenty (20) years from now, that will have a drastic effect on our society. Give your ICT device a name and
describe your work with an essay explaining what it is and what it does. The essay must be at least One hundred
(100) words.
Rubrics for Scoring
CRITERIA RATING
1. Content 5 4 3 2 1
2. Understanding/Application 5 4 3 2 1
3. Original Thinking 5 4 3 2 1
4. Grammar/Neatness 5 4 3 2 1
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Answer Key for Activity 1:
1. D
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. A
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