Empowerment

Technologies
Quarter 2 – Module 6:
Multimedia and ICT
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It gives you the
opportunity to explore and understand how rich media content is and how
interactivity and its principles, in the context of Web 2.0, affect and change the users’
experiences in the delivery and consumption of ICT content. The lessons are arranged
to follow the standard of the course in helping you to assess the rich content based
on your own experience in using the interface.
The module mainly focuses on one lesson:
 Lesson 1 – Rich Content in the Online Environment and the User Experience,
Multimedia and Interactivity and Web 2.0, Web 3.0, and User Participation in
the Web.
Learning Competencies:
explore the principles of interactivity and rich content in the context of Web
2.0 and the participation of the user in the online experience.
CS_ICT11/12-ICTPT-IIk-14

Upon successful completion of this module, you are expected to:

1. explore the principles of interactivity and rich content in the context of Web
2.0 and the participation of the user in the online experience and
2. assess independently your own experience along a range of online rich content
on the basis of the usability of the interface.

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 What I Know

Choose the best answer for each question. Write the letter of your answer on a
separate sheet.

1. Which of the following is the integration of text, sound, graphics, animation

and video into a single unit?
a. website
b. webpage
c. multimedia
d. presentation

2. What is defined as the behaviors shown by the person or individual that

uses the application or product over the net?
a. user participation
b. user as a contributor
c. user experience
d. user demand
3. Which system enables users to select video and audio content when they
want it?
a. Video on demand
b. Online participation
c. Online courseware and tutorials
d. Online environment
4. On which field does multimedia play a vital role as it encourages the learners
to interact inside the class?
a. Industrial
b. Education
c. Entertainment
d. Advertisement
5. What is considered as one of the most popular multimedia applications
because of its movies and video games?
a. Advertisement
b. Entertainment
c. Education
d. Industrial
6. Which of the following BEST describe presentation?
a. a sequence of slides that usually incorporate text, sound, graphics,
and animation
b. a speech
c. information presented using more text than graphics and animation
d. a television interview or news report

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7. Web servers and web browsers rely on the SSL protocol to help users protect
their data during transfer by creating a uniquely encrypted channel for private
communications over the public internet. What does SSL stand for?
a. saving sharing and limits
b. safe secured and locked
c. secure socket limbs
d. secure socket layers
8. Multimedia play’s important role today. Which of the following BEST describe
multimedia?
a. moving images and text
b. images and audio
c. integration of still and moving images, text, and sounds by means of
technology
d. programs that combine text and images on a television screen
9. A good way for communication and helps us to understand the messages that
someone’s trying to convey because of the combination of text, graphics, audio,
video, and animation using computer. It is called .
a. media
b. newspaper
c. multimedia
d. hypermedia
10. In1980’s, ISP is a company that provides individuals and other companies
access to the internet and other related services such as Web site building and
virtual hosting. What does ISP stand for?
a. International Service Protocol
b. Internal Services Protection
c. Internet Service Provider
d. Internet Search Program

11. Which of the following advances in multimedia were made in the early 1970’s?
a. Advances in the ability to fit more text in a presentation
b. Advances in making supercomputers
c. Advances in integrating computers with CD’s
d. Advances in graphics, movies, and audio
12. Educational website helps make the process of learning entertaining and
attractive to the audience, especially in today’s generation. Which of the
following BEST describe computer-based training?
a. a video game
b. a method of training a computer to reject viruses.
c. a method of education that allows people to learn at their own pace, using
interactive software.
d. a method of training the computer to perform routine tasks.

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13. People use online platforms for make their daily activities easier; therefore, E-
commerce website is for .
a. business to business transactions and business to consumer transactions
b. getting money from your computer online
c. selling your home on the net
d. a revolution in business practices

14. Which of the following inspire the United States to form a new way of
communicating, now commonly known as the Internet?
a. Gulf War
b. Vietnam War
c. World War II
d. Cold War
15. Each webpage has its own unique .
a. database connection
b. personal search engine
c. animation scheme
d. universal resource locator (URL)

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 Lesson

6 Multimedia and ICT

Multimedia is the heart of every presentation, website and online interface in

the context of the 21st century. It triggers the different senses to function well and
catches the attention of the user which aims to satisfy the audience through the use
of different multimedia content like texts, music, photos or images, interactive
contents, animations, and videos.
The user experience serves as a tool to measure the usefulness of a product
or service. It is his behavior as a person towards the application or product that
evaluates through his reaction while using the product.

For that reason, you, the learner, is encouraged to know and understand the
connection of multimedia and ICT. By knowing their connection, you can easily
understand, assess and determine rich content of each online application. And as a
future developer of a multimedia application, this will give you the right insights on
how to create meaningful content.

What’s In

This lesson provides basic information about the purpose of Multimedia and
ICT in 21st Century. Stated here are the types of rich and multimedia content and the
use of multimedia in different fields. It also discusses the benefits of integrating
multimedia in different field of applications to catch the attention of the user and
fulfil their needs to attain satisfactorily level of experience.

Notes to the Learner

Wix.com will be used in the following activities, create in
advance an account intended for blog posting. Screen capture
your webpage and include in your e-portfolio.

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 What’s New

Is your environmental advocacy campaign successful? It is a very challenging

task yet a fulfilling one to successfully create a website/Facebook page that supports
a specific global issue. This task is difficult especially if you do not have enough
knowledge about thecontent on how to create an interactive website/Facebook page
(you may go back to previous moduleson the development of web page).

What is It

Majority of the existing websites/Facebook page on the internet are

interactive. The content can be modified based on the preference of the users. It allows
users to interact withthe site even to comment or create their own account. It also
gives the user enough space such as file storage and let them use the web browser
instead of just using their site. There are some instances that there are ads that will
flash on the screen of the /Facebook page that encourage the users to use and
subscribe on it. Those are the promotional materials generated by the web host and
it is an example of a Web 3.0.

Types of Multimedia Content

Multimedia triggers the different senses to function well through the use of different
multimedia contents like texts, music, photos or images, interactive content,
animations, and videos.
These are the following Multimedia Contents that you can see on an
interactive website:
1. Videos – is a digital moving visual image generated through video hosting
sites
(e.g., YouTube).

2. Sound, Music, or Audio – If you just want to listen in the plain speech, you
can always record a sound through your gadget and share it to the entire
world. (e.g., WavePad)

3. Online Games – Most of the developers of online games has created

“Browser-based Games” today where you do not need to download and
install in your PC and it is playable online via browser (e.g., EverWing, Word
Blitz, Piano Music).

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4. Online Tests – These are the online survey forms that automatically
tabulate and calculate the results when it’s done (e.g., Online IQ, and
Personality Test).

5. Courseware – is an alternative tool to educate learners through online

coaching. (e.g., Moodle Mobile).

6. Podcasts – A series of a digital audio files that is available on the internet for
downloading to desktops or mobile devices. (e.g., TED Talks)

7. Vodcasts – A series of videos streamed online that is available on the

internet for downloading to mobile devices. (e.g., YouTube series).

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Activity #1
Inserting YouTube Videos on Your Blog Post

Directions: Create a website/page on your Facebook account. Personalize your page.

Insert appropriate videos on your blog about the current environmental issues by
following the procedures below.
1. Search an environmental issue on Youtube.com. Any video will do as long as
there are unfriendly words stated on the video.

2. Go to the bottom of the video and click the “Share” button.

3. Click on Embed.

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 4. Copy the code similar to the screenshot below. (If you are using your android phone,
click on Copy Link.)

5. On your newly created Facebook page. Create post then paste the code of the video.

6. Preview and publish the content.

ACTIVITY #2
Reflection
Directions: Write a brief explanation about the video and why you chose it to
upload on your blog. Comment it down on your post.

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 What’s More

Uses of Multimedia in Different Fields

 Education – Multimedia plays a vital role on the learning process of the

learners. Multimedia content improves the learning process and motivate the
students to interact well in the class.

 Entertainment – The special effects and animations that are being applied
in all modern movies are the products of multimedia content. For that
reason, there have been a drastic evolution on the world of online games,
majority of the online games today that are highly interactive.

 Business – Many businesses integrate media content on their advertisement

as their marketing strategy to attract prospect clients or consumers.

 Medicine – The field of medicine integrates multimedia content to analyze

further their field of study and to train future doctors and practitioners
easily through visual presentation.

 Mathematics and Scientific Research – When we heard Mathematics and

Scientific research, we imagine that all the problems and issues related to
them are very difficult to analyze, understand, and solve. However, with the
help of the videos, models, and courseware, we can easily understand the
methods used to solve complex problems.

 Government – Multimedia is very useful in all government agencies around

the world. They use multimedia to deliver information, procedures, and
regulations from one place to another.

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 What I Have Learned

ACTIVITY #3

Directions: Fill in the Blanks. Complete paragraph by choosing your answer on the
box below.

Most of the ____________ integrate multimedia content to make their website

moreappealing to the audience. It is one of the strategies of the developer to catch
the attention of the user and let the site visitors interact with each other on the
website. _____________ content comprises of __________, audios, ____________, online
tests, courseware, ____________, and vodcast.

The users may also use video hosting sites like ____________ to upload videos
on your blog post by simply copying the URL or the ______________ from the Embed
tab in share menu.

videos
Embedded code
online games
YouTube

Multimedia podcasts

websites

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 What I Can Do

It is time to level up your skills in website/page designing by applying what you

learned from this module. Below are your tasks in creating your own interactive
environmental advocacy website. Make your website/page interactive by simply
adding media content like stylish texts, photos, audio and videos from different media
application.

1. Record a video showing your love and your personal contribution on the
rehabilitation of the environment.

2. Upload your video on the page you have created in Facebook. You can share it on
YouTube if you have an account.

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 Assessment

Directions: Multiple Choice. Choose the best answer for each question. Write the
letter of your answer on a separate sheet.

1. What is considered as one of the most popular multimedia applications because

of its movies and video games?
a. Advertisement
b. Entertainment
c. Education
d. Industrial

2. On which field does multimedia play a vital role as it encourages the learners to
interact inside the class?
a. Industrial
b. Education
c. Entertainment
d. Advertisement

3. Which system enables users to select video and audio content when they want
it?
a. Video on demand
b. Online participation
c. Online courseware and tutorials
d. Online environment

4. What is defined as the behaviors shown by the person or individual that uses
the application or product over the net?
a. user participation
b. user as a contributor
c. user experience
d. user demand

5. Which of the following is the integration of text, sound, graphics, animation and
video into a single unit?
a. website
b. webpage
c. multimedia
d. presentation

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6. Each webpage has its own unique .
a. database connection
b. personal search engine
c. animation scheme
d. universal resource locator (URL)
7. Which of the following inspire the United States to form a new way of
communicating, now commonly known as the Internet?

a. Gulf War
b. Vietnam War
c. World War II
d. Cold War

8. People use online platforms for make their daily activities easier; therefore, E-
commerce website is for .
a. business to business transactions and business to consumer transactions
b. getting money from your computer online
c. selling your home on the net
d. a revolution in business practices
9. Educational website helps make the process of learning entertaining and
attractive to the audience, especially in today’s generation. Which of the following
BEST describe computer-based training?
a. a video game
b. a method of training a computer to reject viruses.
c. a method of education that allows people to learn at their own pace, using

interactive software.
d. a method of training the computer to perform routine tasks.
10. Which of the following advances in multimedia were made in the early 1970’s?

a. Advances in the ability to fit more text in a presentation

b. Advances in making supercomputers
c. Advances in integrating computers with CD’s
d. Advances in graphics, movies, and audio

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11. In1980’s, ISP is a company that provides individuals and other companies
access to the internet and other related services such as Web site building and
virtual hosting. What does ISP stand for?
a. International Service Protocol
b. Internal Services Protection
c. Internet Service Provider

d. Internet Search Program

12. A good way for communication and helps us to understand the messages that
someone’s trying to convey because of the combination of text, graphics, audio,
video, and animation using computer. It is called .
a. media

b. newspaper
c. multimedia
d. hypermedia
13. Multimedia play’s important role today. Which of the following BEST describe
multimedia?
a. moving images and text
b. images and audio
c. integration of still and moving images, text, and sounds by means of
technology
d. programs that combine text and images on a television screen

14. Web servers and web browsers rely on the SSL protocol to help users protect
their data during transfer by creating a uniquely encrypted channel for private
communications over the public internet. What does SSL stand for?
a. saving sharing and limits
b. safe secured and locked
c. secure socket limbs
d. secure socket layers
15. Which of the following BEST describe presentation?

a. a sequence of slides that usually incorporate text, sound, graphics, and

animation
b. a speech

c. information presented using more text than graphics and animation

d. a television interview or news report

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