ALDERSGATE COLLEGE EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY 11

HIGH SCHOOL

MODULE 7: ICT AS PLATFORM FOR CHANGE

Teacher: Mr. Kenrex C. Galiwan

Level: Grade 11
Allotted Time: 6 hours

OVERVIEW
This module will introduce you to the different roles done using ICT in bringing in change in society
creating a better living for the people.

OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this module, you are able to:
1. understand the importance of ICT as a platform for social change;
2. understand the events that ICT helped realize; and
3. use prior ICT knowledge in planning a campaign using online resources.

PRETEST
A. ESSAY
Directions: Read and analyze the question and answer knowledgeably and briefly. Write your answer on
the box provided. Simple two (2) sentence answers will do.
1. In two sentences. What are the issues in your school today that you want to change?

LEARNING FOCUS
What is an Advocacy?
It is a process of supporting and enabling people to : express their views and concerns, access information
and services, defend and promote their rights and responsibilities
The Role of ICT in the Recent History
EDSA (People Power Revolution)
• A major protest that took place along EDSA from February 22 to 25, 1986 involving 2 million Filipinos from
different sectors
• Cardinal Sin encouraged the Filipinos to help end the regime of the former President Ferdinand Marcos
through Radyo Veritas which helped change the course of history.
EDSA Dos
• Also known as 2001 EDSA Revolution
• Happened during Jan 17-21, 2001
• It was fueled after 11 prosecutors of then President Joseph Estrada walked out of the impeachment trial.
As a result, the people in EDSA grew over the course of a few days through text brigades
Yolanda People Finder
• Recent storms in the Philippines gave birth to the People Finder database powered by Google. During
typhoon Yolanda, the People Finder was a vital tool for people across the globe to track the situation of
their relatives. This proved to be successful and is now adapted by more organizations to help people track
relatives during calamities.
Million People March
• a series of protests that mainly took place in Luneta Park from Aug 22 to 26, 2013. There were several
demonstrations that happened around the key cities in the Philippines and some locations overseas. It was to
condemn the misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)

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• Though dubbed as the Million People March, the number of total attendees was only around 400,000. The
organizers and promoters of the protest used Facebook and Change.org as their mediums.

ICT as Medium for Advocacy

Change.org
• is dubbed as the “world’s platform for change” where anyone from online community can create a petition
and ask others to sign it
•It gives access to more people by allowing the online community to affix their digital signatures on a
petition.
•Its mission is to help people from around the world create the change they want to see.
• Sample petitions raised were: economic problems, criminal injustice, abuse of human rights, lack of
education, environmental concerns, animal abuse, human health concerns and world hunger.

Digital Citizenship
• refers to the utilization of information technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and
government.
• K. Mossberger, et al. define digital citizens as "those who use the Internet regularly and effectively".

Digital Citizenship Principles:

a. Engage Positively
b.Know your online world.
c. Choose consciously.

Engage Positively
• respect the rights of others to participate and have an opinion
• ask before tagging other people or posting photos
• report offensive or illegal content
• stand up and speak out about cyberbullying — protect your friends
• don't respond to hurtful or nasty comments — block and report cyberbullying
• speak to your parents or trusted adult about upsetting online experiences
• report threats of violence to the police (collect the evidence to show them).

Know your Online World

• learn how new skills will help you explore the online world • recognize online risks and how to manage
them • look out for suspicious emails and scams
• use secure websites for financial and retail services • keep passwords secret, strong and unique • know
how to report bullying behaviour on social media sites.

Choose Consciously:
• choose privacy and security settings carefully and check them regularly • choose friends wisely online —
not everybody online is who they claim to be, regularly review your connections and remove people
• if you have made a mistake apologize and take down offensive material as soon as possible • ask for
permission before uploading pictures of your friends.

Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship

1.Digital Access
• This is perhaps one of the most fundamental blocks to being a digital citizen. However, due to
socioeconomic status, location, and other disabilities- some individuals may not have digital access. Digital
access is available in many remote countries via cyber cafés and small coffee shops.
2.Digital Commerce

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• This is the ability for users to recognize that much of the economy is regulated online. It also deals with
the understanding of the dangers and benefits of online buying, using credit cards online, and so forth.
• As with the advantages and legal activities- there is also dangerous activities such as illegal downloads,
gambling, drug deals, pornography, plagiarism, and so forth.
3.Digital Communication
• This element deals with understanding the variety of online communication mediums such as email, instant
messaging, FB messenger, the variety of apps, and so forth. There is a standard of etiquette associated with
each medium.
4.Digital Literacy
• This deals with the understanding of how to use various digital devices. It is ability and knowledge needed
to learn and teach using technology tools
5.Digital Etiquette
• This is the expectation that various mediums require a variety of etiquette. Certain mediums demand
more appropriate behavior and language than others
6.Digital Law
• This is where enforcement occurs for illegal downloads, plagiarizing, hacking, creating viruses, sending
spams, identity theft, cyberbullying, and so forth
7. Digital Rights and Responsibilities
•This is the set of rights that digital citizens have such as privacy, speech, and so forth.
8. Digital Health
• Digital citizens must be aware of the physical stress placed on their bodies by internet usage. They must
be aware to not become overly dependent on the internet causing eye strain, headaches, stress problems,
and so on.
9. Digital Security
• This simply means that citizens must take measures to be safe by practicing using difficult passwords,
virus protection, backing up data, and so forth.

POSTTEST
A. SOCIAL ADVOCACY
1. Find a partner to be able to work with.Create any ICT Project to tackle any issues encountered inside
the school. You may also choose from the different contemporary ICT issues such as cyber bullying,
copyright infringement, green technology and Internet addiction. You may choose to make
Images/Posters, Videos or Website about the issues you want to address.

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