INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT

SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL PACKETS
EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY 11

QUARTER 1 – WK 3 September 07 – 08, 2020

The learners demonstrate an understanding of the principles and

techniques of design using online/available creation tools,
Content Standard:
platforms, and applications to develop ICT content for specific
professional tracks.

The learners shall be able to independently apply the principles and

Performance techniques of design using online/available creation tools,
Standard: platforms, and applications to create original or derivative ICT
content for use in specific professional tracks.

The learners use the Internet as a tool for credible research and
Learning
information gathering to best achieve specific class objectives or
Competency:
address situational challenges.

Objectives: At the end of the lesson the student should be able to:
1. identify the different online research tools
2. understand the importance of online research
3. appreciate the uses of web browser, search engine, and online search tips
4. familiarize the issues and laws associated with online research(copyright and plagiarism)
5. learn and apply online research skills

Contextualized online search and research skills

a. What is online research?
Content:
b. Web browsers and search engines
(Subject Matter)
c. Searching tips and techniques
d. Issues with online research

Learning Resources:
a. References:
https://elearningindustry.com/10-online-research-tools-every-online-
learner-know
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/difference-between-search-engine-and-
web-browser/
https://holyfamily.libguides.com
https://copyrightalliance.org/ca_faq_post/what-is-copyright/
http://www.mateoaboy.com/f6/blog_files/128ce98299902760f1c540b8dc
f9eec5-4.html
https://writingcenter.ashford.edu/steps-avoiding-plagiarism

b. Instructional
Materials SIPacks copy

Procedure:
A. Reviewing previous lesson or presenting the new lesson

Activity 3.3.1 COMPUTER VIRUSES (5 minutes)

As a recap with our previous lesson I want you to list down 5 different computer viruses.

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B. Establishing a purpose for the lesson

In this lesson, you will learn the importance of online research tools, online research skills,
issues with online research, and the different searching tips as part of your daily life.
C. Presenting examples/instances of the lesson

Activity 3.3.2 RESEARCH TOOLS THAT I USE (5 minutes)

List down 3 examples of research tools that you are using in finding information online

D. Discussing new concepts

What is an online research?

Online research methods are ways in which researchers can collect data via the internet.
They are also referred to as Internet research, Internet science or iScience, or Web-based
methods.

Online search is the process of interactively searching for and retrieving requested
information via a computer from databases that are online. Interactive searches became
possible in the 1980s with the advent of faster databases and smart terminals.

ContentMine is an online resource which aims to bring over 100,000,000 scientific facts
close to the people, by converting the collective knowledge of the world that is present in
scientific literature into.

Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From
one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books,
abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online
repositories, universities and other web sites.

Sample online searching tools:

1. Google.com
2. ContentMine
3. Google Scholar

Tips on conducting online research:

 Have a question in mind – what do you want to search?
 Narrow it down – simplify and be specific
 Advanced search – use wildcards ?, *, symbols “ “, operators +, -
 Look for credible source – date, author
 Give credit – proper citation and acknowledgement

Web Browser is an example of application software containing address bar that is

developed to retrieve and view the information from web pages or HTML files present on
the web servers.

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Example: Microsoft’s internet explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and Apple
safari.

Search Engine is a kind of website through which users can search (through a search
bar) the content available on the Internet. For this purpose, users enter the desired
keywords into the search field.
Some of the popular ones are: Google, Bing, Yahoo, Duck duck go, Baidu, etc.

E. Continuation of the discussion of new concepts

Research Skills:

“Research” sometimes just means finding out information about a topic. You can
certainly develop advanced information retrieval skills in working with sources. However, in
specific understandings of “research” carry a lot of weight. The classic definition is that
“research” leads to an original contribution to knowledge in a particular field of inquiry by
defining an important question or problem and then answering or solving it in a systematic
way.
So you will need to read on to develop a relevant understanding of what research
means in a subject.

6 Online Research Skills

1. Check Your Sources - evaluate Web Resources as regards to:

- Currency -Accuracy -Authority -Objectively -Coverage
2. Ask Good Questions
"The answers you get in the literature depend on the questions you pose."
— Margaret Atwood
3. Go Beyond The Surface
Persistence by continuing to pursue information to gain a broad perspective.
4. Be Patient
“Patience is a virtue”
5. Respect Ownership
Respecting intellectual property rights of creators and producers
6. Use Your Networks
Using social networks and information tools to gather and share information.

Issues with Online Research:

A copyright is a collection of rights automatically vested

to you once you have created an original work, such as a
film, song, or literary work.

The purpose of copyright law is to promote the progress of useful arts and science by
protecting the exclusive right of authors and inventors to benefit from their works of
authorship.

Copyright Infringement
If you create something – an idea, an invention, a form of literary work, or a research,
you have the right as to how it should be used by others. This is called Intellectual
Property.

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 In other words, the copyright law includes your rights over your work, and anyone who
uses it without your consent is punishable by the law.

Tips that could help avoid copyright infringement:

 Understand – express something using your own words. You should give credit to
the source.
 Be Responsible – know if something has copyright.
 Be Creative – add your own creative genius.
 Know The Law - some limitations to copyright laws only last a lifetime (of the
author) plus 50 years

Plagiarism is defined as taking someone else’s work as your own by:

 Cutting and pasting from other sources
 Quoting without “…” or a citation
 Paraphrasing or summarising without a citation
 Using images, tables or graphs without a citation
 Re-using own work which was previously marked
 Collaborating on what should be individual work

Steps to Avoiding Plagiarism

Step 1: Understand Plagiarism. Plagiarism is when you use another person's words
or ideas and try to pass them off as your own
Step 2: Properly Quote and Paraphrase
Step 3: Properly Cite Sources
Step 4: Check Your Work for Possible Plagiarism using anti-plagiarism tools
Step 5: Practice

Easier and Faster Online Searching Tips:

1. Use unique, specific terms

A Google search of those terms returned 2,440,000 results! To reduce the number of
pages returned, use unique terms that are specific to the subject you are researching.

2. Use the minus operator (-) to narrow the search

The rarely used but powerful minus operator, equivalent to a Boolean NOT, can remove
many unwanted results. For example, when searching for the insect caterpillar,
references to the company Caterpillar, Inc. will also be returned. Use Caterpillar -Inc to
exclude references to the company or Caterpillar -Inc -Cat

3. Use quotation marks for exact phrases

I often remember parts of phrases I have seen on a Web page or part of a quotation I want
to track down. Using quotation marks around a phrase will return only those exact words in
that order. It's one of the best ways to limit the pages returned. Example: "Be nice to
nerds." Of course, you must have the phrase exactly right -- and if your memory is as good
as mine, that can be problematic.

4. Don't use common words and punctuation

Common terms like a and the are called stop words and are usually ignored. Punctuation
is also typically ignored. But there are exceptions. Common words and punctuation
marks should be used when searching for a specific phrase inside quotes. There are
cases when common words like the are significant. For instance, Raven and The
Raven return entirely different results.

5. Capitalization
Most search engines do not distinguish between uppercase and lowercase, even within
quotation marks. The following are all equivalent:

technology
Technology
TECHNOLOGY

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 "technology"
"Technology"

6. Drop the suffixes

It's usually best to enter the base word so that you don't exclude relevant pages. For
example, bird and not birds, walk and not walked. One exception is if you are looking for
sites that focus on the act of walking, enter the whole term walking.

7. Maximize AutoComplete
Ordering search terms from general to specific in the search box will display helpful results
in a drop-down list and is the most efficient way to use AutoComplete. Selecting the
appropriate item as it appears will save time typing. You have several choices for how the
AutoComplete feature works:

F. Developing Mastery

Activity 3.3.3 ONLINE RESEARCH, TOOLS AND SKILLS (5 minutes)

7. In your own words, what is online research?

8. What is the importance of online research tools?
9. Give one research skill and explain it briefly.

G. Finding practical applications of concepts and skills in daily living

Activity 3.3.4 ONLINE SEARCHING TIPS (10 minutes)

On a separate sheet of paper list down 7 different tips in online searching.

H. Making generalizations and abstractions about the lesson

Online learning has opened up the opportunity for many people to educate themselves,
learn new skills, and earn college degrees even if they are not able to attend classes in a
traditional sense of the word. But being online also makes you more prone to
procrastination, distractions and other associated issues that needs to be addressed
properly.

I. Evaluating learning

TEST 3 ONLINE RESEARCH SKILLS( 20 minutes )

Answer the following questions:

1. What do you usually search in the internet?

2. After knowing the different search tips in searching the net, have you already
encountered or used one or more of the search tips? What made you realized after
knowing such? Explain in 3 to 5 sentences.

J. Additional activities for application or remediation

Activity 3.3.5 SEARCH ENGINE / BROWSER (10 minutes)

Answer the following:

A. Other than the given examples in the lesson,

1. List 3 other search engines
2. List 3 other web browsers
B. In your own short words, differentiate copyright from plagiarism
C. Find out what specific laws(Republic Act) does copyright and plagiarism apply?
(Cite reference/s)

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 EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY 11

QUARTER 1 – WK 3 September 09 – 11,14 – 15, 2020

The learners demonstrate an understanding of the use of advanced

tools and techniques found in common productivity and software
Content Standard:
applications in developing ICT content for specific professional
tracks.

The learners shall be able to independently apply advanced

Performance
productivity tools to create or develop ICT content for use in specific
Standard:
professional tracks.

Learning The learner uses common productivity tools effectively by

Competency: maximizing advanced application techniques.

Objectives: At the end of the lesson the student should be able to:
1. define and identify different productivity tools.
2. enumerate steps in doing mail merge, custom animations and hyperlink.
3. maximize advance application techniques using formula and function.

1. Productivity tools
2. Mail merge
Content:
3. Custom animations and timing
(Subject Matter)
4. Hyperlinking in presentations
5. Advanced and complex formulas and computations

Learning Resources:
a. References:
http://www.combinebasic.com/2015/parts-and-functions-of-powerpoint-
2010.html?=0
http://www.slideshare.net/mobile/kuriachankalathy/ms-excel-27523839
http://officetutorial.net/word/microsoft-word-2007-and-2010-parts-and-
controls/387/amp/
https://www.javatpoint.com/how-to-apply-a-custom-animation-effect-
powerpoint
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/link-to-another-slide-in-the-
same-presentation-7eb3f922-d3d5-4090-9892-76d8132b5cac

b. Instructional
Materials SIPacks copy

Procedure:
A. Reviewing previous lesson or presenting the new lesson

Activity 3.3.1 FAMILIARIZING WITH TOOLS/APPS (5 minutes)

What tools, application or apps will you be using for:

a. writing an application letter, why?
b. computing your weekly expenses, why?

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B. Establishing a purpose for the lesson

Activity 3.3.2 WHO AM I? (5 minutes)

Little Johny is tasked by his computer teacher to match the function of each icon to
the logo itself by putting letters on the blank provided. Go and help little Johny do his
task!

_____ 1. I am a program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration,

who am I?
_____ 2. I can switch between Microsoft office on my PC to my office in my Android
phone, who am I?
_____3. I am considered one of the best note-taking apps available. I have tons
of features and is compatible with almost every smartphone and computer,
who am I?
_____4. I am a free cloud-based storage service that enables users to store and access
files online, who am I?
_____5. I am a type of time tracking software includes a timer, and it allows you to
record timesheets and then creates reports, who am I?

C. Presenting examples/instances of the lesson

What is Productivity tool?

Productivity tools (also known as productivity software) have a purpose in our everyday
lives, both at home and at work. ... “Productivity tools” refers to the software that people
use to create and produce documents, presentations, databases, charts, and graphs.

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Microsoft Word is a Graphical word processing program that users can type with. It is
made by the computer company Microsoft. Its purpose is to allow users to type and save
documents.

Microsoft PowerPoint is powerful presentation software developed by Microsoft. It is a

standard component of the company's Microsoft Office suite software, and is bundled
together with Word, Excel and other Office productivity tools. The program uses slides to
convey information rich in multimedia. The term "slide" refers to the slide projector, which
this software effectively replaces.

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Microsoft Excel is electronic spreadsheets used to manipulate numerical data with
formulas &built-in functions.

Mobile application also referred to as a mobile app or simply an app, is a computer

program or software application designed to run on a mobile device such as
a phone, tablet, or watch. Apps were originally intended for productivity assistance such as
email, calendar, and contact databases.

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D. Discussing new concepts

Word’s Mail Merge consists in combining mail and letters and pre-address envelopes or
mailing labels for mass mailings from a form letter.
This feature is usually employed in a word processing document which contains
fixed text (which is the same in each output document) and variables (which act as
placeholders that are replaced by text from the data source). Some word processors can
insert content from a database, spreadsheet, or table into text documents.
Steps in doing Mail Merge:
1. Create a form letter which you intend to print or e-mail multiple times, sending each
copy to different recipient.
2. Create your database by inserting fields, such as Name or Address, which Word will
replace automatically with information from a database.
3. Go to Mailings, click Select Recipient,
4. Choose Type New List, this is where you create your database.
5. Once done encoding needed data, click Ok. It will ask you to save your database as
<filename>.mdb.

6. Select the field you wish to change like Name or Address by going to Mailings menu,
then choose Insert Merge Field.

7. To print go to Mailings, click Finish & Merge, then choose Edit Individual…

E. Continuation of the discussion of new concepts

PowerPoint Custom Animation is a set of effects which can be applied to objects

in PowerPoint so that they will animate in the Slide Show. They can be added under
the Custom Animation function or through the use of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Steps in Doing Custom Animation

Effect:

1. Select the text or object.

2. Select the Animation tab.
3. In Animation group click
the Custom Animation.
4. Custom Animation task pane
appears on the right.
5. Click the Add Effect, it will display
four options that are further
divided into different options.
6. Select the desired effect.

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Hyperlinks in PowerPoint are similar to links you might have seen on a web site. They
allow you to jump back and forth between specific slides in your presentation, to movie
files that don't work on PowerPoint slides, to other files, or to a webpage (if you are
connected to the Internet)
Steps in doing hyperlink to other slides on the same presentation:
1. In Normal view, select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use as a hyperlink.
2. On the Insert tab, click Hyperlink.
3. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, under Link to, click Place in This Document.
4. Under Select a place in this document, click the slide that represents
the hyperlink destination.

Formula and computations in MS Excel Spreadsheet:

Cell is the intersection of rows and columns; a rectangular box where you store or type
your data. Each cell has a unique name represented by the column header and row
header.
Column Header are represented by letters ( A B C …. )
Row Header are represented by numbers. ( 1 2 3 …. )

3 types of data entry in Excel’s cell:

1. Text
2. Value
3. Formula
Note: All formula and function start with an equal = symbol at the beginning.
Formula is an expression which calculates the value of a cell. In order to perform
calculation, it uses individual cell address and arithmetic operators such as +, -, *, /.

Sample actual formula:

=A1 + A2 + C1 + C2 where the values of A1 A2 C1 C2 will be added up together
=A1 - C2 where the value of C2 is subtracted from the value A1
=A1 / B2 where the value of A1 is divided with the value B2
=A1 * C1 where the value of A1 is multiplied by the value of C1
Function is a predefined formula that performs calculations using specific values in a
particular order. Excel includes many common functions that can be used to quickly find
the sum, average, count, maximum value, and minimum value for a range of cells.
Syntax: =FUNCTIONNAME(RANGE)
Example: =SUM(A1:A4)
where: SUM is the function(to add); (A1:A4) is the address range containing values to
add
Sample functions at work:

1. =AVERAGE(A1:C1) this will give an average value of the specified range.

2. =SUM(A1:D1) this will total all numbers inside the range.
3. =MIN(A1:D1) this will return the least value inside the range.
4. =MAX(A1:D1) this will return the maximum value inside the range.

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F. Developing Mastery

Activity 3.4.3 PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS (25 minutes)

10. What is productivity tool?

11. What is the importance of productivity tool?
12. Give 4 examples of productivity tools and their functions?
1. 3.
2. 4.

G. Finding practical applications of concepts and skills in daily living

Activity 3.4.4 MS WORD ENVIRONMENT (10 minutes)

On a one whole sheet of paper write the different parts of MS Word Environment.

1. 4. 7.
2. 5. 8.
3. 6. 9.

Activity 3.4.5 USING MS WORD (25 minutes)

Recall your prior knowledge and skills in using MS Word, enumerate the steps from:

a. Starting the application

b. Creating a new file
c. Typing and doing some editing/formatting on the content/body of the document
d. Saving the file
e. Closing the file/application

H. Making generalizations and abstractions about the lesson

Because of the available productivity software and apps, common business, office, and
school tasks became a lot easier nowadays. By applying proper techniques and
procedures, one could easily perform writing/editing skills, numeracy skills, and
presentation skills which are necessary today. Thus, increasing one’s productivity by using
it to one’s own competitive advantage.

1. Evaluating learning

TEST 4 EXCELSIMULATION ( 30 minutes )

WRITE the FORMULA or FUNCTION of the following cells marked with YELLOW.

1. To get the DAILY ALLOWANCE of 200 in CELL B2 the formula is weekly

allowance divided by 5, so you are to WRITE B2= B1/5.
2. To get the SAVINGS the formula is daily allowance less the expense.
3. To get the TOTAL, simply add all expenses and then all savings.
4. To get the MINIMUM, simply find the lowest number in the expenses column and
savings column.
5. To get the MAXIMUM, simply find the highest number in the expenses column
and savings column.

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 My Workbook for Weekly Budget

YOUR ANSWERS:

B2 __= B1/5___
B10 ___________
B12 ___________
B13 ___________
C5 ___________
C6 ___________
C7 ___________
C8 ___________
C9 ___________
C10 ___________
C12 ___________
C13 ___________

J. Additional activities for application or remediation

Activity 3.4.6 WHAT I LEARN IN PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS? (10 minutes)

Write 3 parts/subtopic of the lesson that you like most and explain briefly why? No less
than 100 words.

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