WHAT IS

INFORMATION AND
COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY?
LESSON 1

Mrs. Sahlee G. Cortez

Teacher
By the end 1. Identify varied online platforms and sites.
2. Compare and contrast the nuances of
of this varied online platforms, sites, and content
lesson, you to best achieve specific class objectives or
are address situational challenges.
3. Evaluate existing online creation tools,
expected to:
platforms and applications in developing
ICT content.
Reflect on ➔ How many times have you checked
the your phone this morning?
➔ How many updates have you posted
following
on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram
questions:
today?
➔ Do you use the internet/ mobile for
an hour after you woke up this
morning?
➔ Have you followed a celebrity/ a
crush on his/ her social media
Information and Communications
Technology (ICT)
- deals with the use of different
technological inventions like
mobile phones, telephones,
computer, Internet, and other
devices, as well as software and
applications to locate, save, send,
and manipulate information.
 Directions: Read and reflect each item carefully. State
ACTIVITY 1.1: whether you agree or disagree to each of the statements by
drawing a happy face (😃) if you agree and a sad face (😞) if you

Internet and disagree. There are no right or wrong answers for this activity.
Write your answers on a yellow paper.

Computer SITUATIONS :

Readiness 1. I have reliable access to a computer, mobile phone, tablet,

or any gadget that can act as substitute to computers.
Test
2. I have access to a high-speed internet connection with
video streaming capabilities.

3. I have experience using email: I can create, send, forward,

reply to, and save email messages and attachments.

4. I have experience in word processing: I can create, edit,

save, and navigate documents using software program such
as Microsoft Word or Pages for Mac.
 5. I have experience in creating slide presentations: I can use
ACTIVITY 1.1: programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Keynote for Mac.

Internet and 6. I know how to search the web using Internet browsers such as
Firefox or Google Chrome.
Computer
7. I have experience using online or mobile social media (ex.
Readiness Facebook, Twitter)

Test 8. I have experience viewing videos online (YouTube)

9. I have experience filling out forms and taking quizzes online.

10.I have experiences using cloud-based programs such as

Google Drive or Google Docs.

11.I have experience searching online for academic resources

(ex. Google Scholar)

12.I have experience with video conferencing (ex. Skype).

ICT in the Philippines
- as the “ICT Hub of Asia” because of
huge growth of ICT-related jobs, one of
which is BPO, Business Process
Outsourcing, or call centers.
- In a data gathered by the Annual Survey
of Philippines Business and Industries
in 2010, the ICT industry shares 19.3%
of the total employment population.
2021 Survey on Information & Communication
Internet
- is the global system of
interconnected computer
networks that uses the
Internet protocol suite
(TCP/IP) to communicate
between networks and
devices.
 HyperText Transfer
h Protocol Secure
t ● the secure version of HTTP, which is the primary
protocol used to send data between a web browser and a

t website. HTTPS is encrypted in order to increase security

of data transfer.
● A secure URL should begin with “https” rather than

p “http.” The “s” in “https” stands for secure, which

indicates that the site is using a Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) Certificate. This lets you know that all your

s communication and data is encrypted as it passes from

your browser to the website's server.
 Uniform Resource Locator
u ● is the address of a given unique resource on the Web.
● Is a reference to a resource that specifies its location

r
on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving
it. Such resources can be an HTML page, a CSS
document, an image, etc.
● Most web browsers display the URL of a web page

l
above the page in an address bar.
● A typical URL could have the form http://
www.example.com/index.html

protocol hostname file name

w World Wide Web
- is an information system on the Internet that
allows documents to be connected to other

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documents by hypertext links, enabling the
user to search for information by moving from
one document to another.
- invented by Tim-Berners Lee

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Types of 1.Web 1.0 or The Web.
Web Pages

2.Web 2.0 or The

Social Web
3.Web 3.0 or Semantic
Web.
 1. Web 1.0 or The Web.
Types of
- is the first stage of the World
Web Pages
Wide Web evolution. It is a flat or
stationary page since it cannot be
manipulated by the user.
2. Web 2.0 or The Social Web
- allows users to interact with
the page, the user may be able to
comment or create a user account.
Most website that we visit today are
Web 2.0.
 3. Web 3.0 or Semantic Web.
Types of
- provides a framework that allows
Web Pages data to be shared and reuse to deliver
web content specifically targeting the
user. Search Engine will learn about you
and your habits from each search you
perform and will gather details about you
from your previous activities like likes and
social postings and present the answers
as per your preferences.
Below is a comparison of Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0:
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CRITERIA WEB 1.0 WEB 2.0 WEB 3.0

Communication Broadcast Interactive Engaged/Invested

Information Static/ Read-only Dynamic Portable & Personal

Focus Organization Community Individual

Content Ownership Sharing Immersion

Interaction Web Forms Web Application Smart Applications

Search Directories Tags/Keywords Context/Relevance

Metrics Page Views Cost per Click User Engagement

Advertising Banners Interactive Behavioral

Technologies HTML/FTP Flash/Java/XML RDF/RDFS/Owl

● Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) - is the standard markup language for creating
Web pages. HTML describes the structure of a Web page.
● File transfer protocol (FTP) is a way to download, upload, and transfer files from one
location to another on the Internet and between computer systems.
● Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language based on Standard
Generalized Markup Language (SGML) used for defining markup languages. XML's
primary function is to create formats for data that is used to encode information for
documentation, database records, transactions and many other types of data.
● Resource Description Framework (RDF) - is a general framework for representing
interconnected data on the web.
● RDF Schema (RDFS) - is a set of classes with certain properties using the RDF
extensible knowledge representation data model, providing basic elements for the
description of ontologies.
● Web Ontology Language (OWL) - is a family of knowledge representation languages
for authoring ontologies.
Features of Web 2.0

FEATURES WEB 2.0

FOLKSO- allows users to collectively classify and find
NOMY information using freely chosen keywords
(e.g. "tagging" by facebook). Tagging uses
the pound sign #, often referred to as
hashtag.
RICH USER dynamic content that is responsive to user
EXPERIENCE input (e.g., a user can "click" on an image
to enlarge it or find out more information)
FEATURES WEB 2.0
USER the owner of website is not the only one who is able to
PARTICIPA- put content. Others are able to place a content on their
TION own by means of comments, reviews, and evaluation.

LONG TAIL services that are offered on demand rather than on a

one-time purchase. This is synonymous to subscribing
to a data plan that charges you for the amount of time
you spent in the Internet, or a data plan that charges
you for the amount of bandwidth you used.
SOFTWARE users will subscribe to a software only when needed
AS A rather than purchasing them.
SERVICE
 DIRECTIONS: Using the Internet, look for the
ACTIVITY webpages of the pages listed below. Evaluate whether

1.2: Where they are Web 1.0, Web 2.0, or Web 3.0. Write your
answers in a yellow paper.
do I belong?
1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8. Encyclopedia Britannica

4. 9. Trio Healthcare Group

5. Siri’s Apple Voice Recognition 10. The New York Times

ONLINE PLATFORMS AND SITES

1. Presentation or Visualization
Platform – it allows you to present
and share presentations, infographics
and videos with other people. It is
used to communicate information
clearly and efficiently.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND SITES

2. Cloud Computing Platform

- is also called as “The cloud.” It is the
practice of using a network of remote
servers hosted on the internet. Instead
of using your computer’s hard drive,
you store and access your data and
programs over the Internet.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND SITES

3. File Management Platform is used

for the storing, naming, sorting, and
handling of computer files. Allows you
to convert and manage files without
download in the software tool.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND SITES

4. Mapping Platform is a
transformation taking the points of one
space into the points of the same or
another space. Uses GPS to detect
location and used for navigation
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND SITES
5. Social Media Platform is a
computer-mediated tools that allow
large group of people to create,
share or exchange information,
interest and the information shared
can be in the form of ideas,
pictures, videos or anything that
you want to create and share to
virtual communities. It can be in the
following platforms:
Social Media Platform
- Social Networks. These sites allow
you to connect with other people with
the same interests or background.
- Bookmarking Sites. These are sites
that allow you to store and manage
links to various websites and
resources.
- Social News. These are sites that
allow users to post their own news
items or links to other news sources.
Social Media Platform
- Media Sharing. These are sites that allow you to
upload and share media content like images,
music, and video. Media sharing sites can be
specific for video sharing, photo sharing, slide
sharing, social bookmarking, and gaming.
- Microblogging. These are sites that focus on
short updates from the user. Those subscribed to
the user will be able to receive these updates.
Posts are brief that range typically from 140 –
200 characters.
- Blogs and Forums. These are websites that allow
users to post their content. Other users can
comment on the said topic.
ACTIVITY 1.3: Which Website Is It?
DIRECTIONS: Listed below are some of the platforms. Complete the table below by providing
name of website and a short description using the internet. Write your answers on a yello
paper.
PLATFORMS NAMES OF WEBSITES DESCRIPTION

Presentation or Visualization

Cloud Computing

File Management

Mapping

Social Networks

Social News

Microblogging

Blogs and Forums

WHAT Reflect on the following questions and answer
them briefly on a yellow paper. Please refer to
I the rubrics on the next page.
HAVE
LEARNED 1. How dependent are we on technology?

2. How do the different online platforms

help you as a student in your chosen
track?

(20 POINTS)
 CRITERIA SCORE
Rubrics
Completeness (5 points) 5 4 3 2 1
for Does your response directly answer

Grading each part of the question(s)?

Knowledge (10 points) 10-9 8-7 6-5 4-3 2-1

your Does your response clearly show
you have read and understand the
Reflection lesson content by correctly defining
key terms, key persons and
summarizing concepts? Have you
made inferences based on this
knowledge to personal or modern
day applications?

Writing Skills (5 points) 5 4 3 2 1

Do you write clearly, in complete
sentences, with minimal errors in
grammar and spelling?
 Scoring:
END Activity 1.1 = 12 points

Of Activity 1.2 = 10 points

Activity 1.3 = 16 points
Lesson 1 Reflection = 20 points
Quiz = 75 points
Total = 133 points