9/2/21, 11:24 PM Module 1 - Let’s Study: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Literacy

 Let’s Study

Information and Communication Technology

(ICT) Literacy
By this time, you must have encountered the word ICT, or information and
communication technology, so many times. Perhaps, your basic
understanding is that ICT is the term used for covering the entire
gamut of
technology that was brought by recent discoveries in the
field of engineering
and science, all aimed to improve and make our
lives easier. Tinio (2003)
defined ICT as a “diverse set of technological
tools and resources used to
communicate, and to create, disseminate, store,
and manage information.”
These technologies include computers, the
internet, broadcasting technologies
(radio and television), and telephony.

ICT Literacy, on the other hand, is defined as “the interest, attitude and
ability of individuals to appropriately use digital technology and
communication
tools to access, manage, integrate and evaluate information,
construct new
knowledge, and communicate with others in order to participate
effectively in
society.“ (OECD, PISA Framework for ICT Literacy, 2003).

Are these definitions similar to what you have written before? If so,
well done!
It is important for a teacher like you to make your learners
become familiar
with ICT and how they can develop their ICT literacy skills
to prepare them for
the challenges of life and work in the 21st century.
However, not only your
students need to develop ICT literacy; you have to
equip yourself with these
same skills so that you will be in a better position
to help them in this area.

Do you consider yourself an ICT-literate person? With technology growing

by
leaps and bounds, and the information explosion in the 21st century,
it is
important for you and your students to have the knowledge, skills,
attitudes,
and values of an ICT-literate person. Gone are the days when
the city or
university library alone held a trove of information that users
accessed usually
only during weekdays from 8 AM to 5 PM. In fact, the
21st century has
spawned so many sources of information to include,
newspapers, print,
television, radio, books, e-books, tablets, netbooks,
laptops, and of course, the
internet or the worldwide web. All these are
readily available and thus, perhaps
you or your learners find it difficult to
sift through this deluge of data available
for you to use, especially if these
sources give conflicting information.

What are the key competencies of an ICT-literate individual? Read on and

find
out.

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