Section 2

Understanding
the ICT and
Computers

Section Intended Learning Outcome (SILO)

 Demonstrate a sound understanding of

Information and Communication Technologies
(ICT) and the computers and how they are used
in education.

Chapter 4
THE ICT AND
THE
COMPUTERS:
ITS ROLES AND HISTORY

Intended Learning Outcome (ILO)

At the end of this chapter, you are expected to:

 analyze the impact of ICT and computers to education.
 EXPLORE

Work it Out!
This activity will find out how computers have become advantageous and
disadvantageous to you as a student.

1. Answer the given questions:

a. As a student, what benefits do you get from using computers?

b. What disadvantages do you get from using computers?

2. Use a WORDLE to capsulize your answer to the given questions. One wordle
for the advantages and another one for the disadvantages. You may use any
website that generates a wordle.

Advantages
 Disadvantages

APPLY

How Time Flies!

This activity will allow students to identify the gadgets/devices that they have
now and have used before and find out the roles and functions these gadgets had in
their lives.

1. Gather all your gadgets (old and new phones, old and new computers, old
Personal Digital Assistants (PDA), beepers (if you still have), digital media
such as audio and video players).
2. Arrange the gadgets that you once used and are still using now in
chronological order starting from the earliest year.
3. Make a summary of these in a form of a table.
4. You may include some photos of these gadgets on a separate page.
5. Share to the class the results of your work.

Inclusive Year when the

Name of the Gadget gadget was used How the gadget helped
including the Model (arranged in chronological order you?
starting from the earliest year)
 ASSESS

The Future of ICT and the Computer

This activity will summarize the discussion on the impact that ICT and the
computers have played in the different events in the evolution of computers.

Using the table below, enumerate the impact of the ICT and computers in the
way you learn today. Furthermore, foresee changes and development of ICT and
computers that will happen from 2020 until 2025.

Projected Impact of Computers to

Impact of ICT and Computers Education come 2020-2025
(indicate changes, technologies that will be introduced, etc.)