Empowerment Technology
First Quater | by: Angelica Osoc
Introduction to Information and
Communication Technologies
The state of ICT technologies
Online systems, functions, and platforms
ICT- advancement
-deals with the use of different communication
technologies such as mobile phones, telephone,
Internet, etc. to locate, save, send, and edit
information.
* Wikipedia- last part(reference) can be the only
one to be trusted.
ICT in the Philippines
“ICT Hub of Asia”
106.8 cellphones per 100 Filipinos in the
year 2012
ICT Industry shares 19.3% of the total
employment population in 2010.
“The Selfiest Cities around the World”
TYPES OF WEB
Web 1.0 (Static)
most web pages were static
Static (also known as flat page or
stationary page) in the sense that the page
is “as is” and cannot be manipulated by
the user.
The content is also the same for all users.
Web 2.0 (Dynamic)
It is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding
dynamic web pages—the user is able to
see a website differently than others.
allows users to interact with the page:
instead of just reading a page, the user
may be able to comment or create a
user account.
allows users to use web browsers instead
of just using their operating system.
*Browsers can now be used for their user
interface, application software (or web
applications), and even for file storage.
Examples: social networking sites,
blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, hosted
services, and web applications.
FEATURES OF WEB 2.0
1. Folksonomy - allows users to categorize
and classify/arrange information using
freely chosen keywords (e.g., tagging).
*Popular social networking sites such as
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc. use
tags that start with the pound sign (#),
also called hashtag.
2. Rich User Experience - Content is
dynamic and is responsive to user’s input.
3. Long Tail - Services are offered on
demand rather than on a one-time
purchase.
- time-based pricing is better than file-
size-based pricing or vice versa.
- synonymous to subscribing to a data plan
that charges you for the amount of time
you spent in the Internet, or a data plan
that charges you for the amount of
bandwidth you used.
4. User Participation-The owner of the
website is not the only one who is able to
put content.
- Others canto place a content of their own
by means of comment, reviews, and
evaluation.
*Some websites allow readers to comment on
an article, participate in a poll, or review a
specific product (e.g., Amazon.com, online
stores).
5. Software as a Service - Users will
subscribe to a software only when needed
rather than purchasing them.
- a cheaper option if you do not always need
to use a software. Software as a service allows
you to “rent” a software for a minimal fee.

6. Mass Participation - It is a diverse
information sharing through universal web
access. Since most users can use
the Internet.
Web 3.0 (Semantic)
a movement led by the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C).
The W3C standard encourages web
developers to include semantic content in
their web pages.
aim of Web 3.0 is to have machines (or
servers) understand the user’s preferences
to be able to deliver web content
specifically targeting the user.
is like searching for movies and food
faster and easier and it act as a personal
assistance
TRENDS IN ICT
1. Convergence – Technological
convergence is the synergy of
technological advancements to work on a
similar goal or task.
2. Social media - is a website, application,
or online channels that enable web users
to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and
exchange user-generated content.
6 TYPES OF SOCIOAL MEDIA
a. Social Networks - These are sites that
allow you to connect with other people
with the same interests or background.
Ex.: Facebook, Google
b. Bookmarking Sites - These are sites that
allow you to store and manage links to
various websites and resources.
Ex.: StumbleUpon, Pinterest
c. Social News - These are sites that allow
users to post their own news items or
links to other news sources.
Ex.: Reddit, Digg
d. Media Sharing - These are sites that
allow you to upload and share media
content like images, music, and video.
Ex.: Flickr, Youtube
e. Microblogging - These are sites that
focus on short updates from the user.
Ex.: Twitter, Plurk
f. Forums - These websites allow users to
post their content.
Ex.: WordPress, Tumblr
3. Mobile Technologies - The popularity of
smartphones and tablets has taken a major
rise over the years. This is largely because of
the devices’ capability to do tasks that were
originally found in personal computers.
Kinds of Operating Systems:
a. iOS
b. Android
c. Blackberry OS
d. Symbian
e. WebOS
f. Windows Mobile
4. Assistive Media - is a nonprofit service
designed to help people who have visual/reading
and hearing impairments.
ONLINE SAFETY, SECURITY, ETHICS
AND ETIQUETTE
Netiquette
- a combination of the words network and
etiquette.
- A set of rules for behaving properly online.
Online Safety
 - The knowledge of maximizing the user’s
personal safety and security risk to private
information, and the self-protection from
computer crime in general.
10 INTERNET SAFETY TIPS
1. Know the Scams
-learn about different kinds of scams and what
you can do to avoid them.
2. Think before you Click
-Think twice, truce, and a zillion times before
you click any links or buttons
3. Safety Peruse
-These sites may have an address that’s very
similar to a legitimate site, but the page can
have spellings, bad grammar, or low resolution
images
4. Know the Scams
-don’t shop on sites unless it has the “https”
and a padlock icon to the left or right of the
URL.
5. Kick-butt passwords
-use an extremely uncrackable one
6. Protect your info. Keep your guard up.
-Backup all of your data on your computer,
smartphone and table, theft or a crash.
7. Watch your Wi-Fi connectivity
-protect your network by changing your
router’s setting and making sure that you have
the connection password-protected.
8. Install a firewall
-serves as a grate line of defense against cyber-
attacks.
9. Keep up to date
-the best security dates automatically to protect
your computer.
-Use the manufacturer’s latest security patches
to make regular updates and make sure that
you have the software set to do routine scans.
10. Use your noggin
-always use your common sense
INTERNET THREATS
1. Malware
- Stands for Malicious Software
 Virus
 Worm
 Trojan
 Spyware
 Adware
a. VIRUS
- A malicious program designed to replicate
itself and transfer from one computer to
another either through the internet and local
network or data storage.
b. WORM
- A malicious program that transfer from one
computer to another by any type of means. Often,
it uses computer network to spread itself
c. TROJAN
- A malicious program that is disguised as a
useful program but once downloaded or installed,
leaves your PC unprotected and allows hackers to
get your information.
d. SPWARE
- A program that runs in the background
without you knowing it (thus called “spy”). It has
the ability to monitor what your are currently
doing and typing through keylogging.
e. ADWARE
- A program designed to send you
advertisements, mostly as pop-ups.
2. Spam
- Unwanted email mostly from bots or
advertisers. It can be used to send malware
3. Phishing
- it goal is to acquire sensitive personal
information like passwords and credit card
details.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
- It describes the unauthorized use of copyrighted
material, such as text, photos, videos, music,
software, and other original content.
- In the computer industry, copyright violations
often refer to software and websites
FAIR USE
- A legal concept that allows the reproduction of
copyrighted material for certain purposes without
obtaining permission and without paying a fee or
royalty.
SEARCHING THE WEB
SEARCH ENGINE
- search engines are websites used for
retrieval of data, files, or documents from
data bases. some search engines we use
today are:
google, yippy, yahoo, bing, etc
ANATOMY OF A URL
ONLINE RESEARCH
- a research method that involves the collection of
information from the internet.
5 TIPS IN CONDUCTING ONLINE
RESEARCH
1. Have a question in mind.
- Focus on a question you want answered. If it
is a series of questions, start with one. Never
search everything on one go.
2. Narrow it down.
- Search engines like Google, Bing, or Yahoo
use several filters to determine the most
appropriate result for you.
Boolean Operators
1.AND 🡪 2 concepts together
2.OR 🡪 1 concept or another
3.NOT 🡪 filters out concept you don’t need
Asterisk / Star Symbol *
- Using that star symbol to find different
forms of the same word. (e.g. Teen* , Canad*)
Quotation Marks
-Group words together in your search.
3. Advanced Search.
- This will allow you to filter out
information you do not need.
4. Look for a credible source.
5. Give Credit
- Name of the person or organization (the
author of the information). Title of the home
page in italics. URL. Date last seen.
MAIL MERGE
 It is used to create multiple
documents at once.
 These documents have identical
layout, formatting, text, and
graphics. Only specific sections of
each document varies and is
personalized.
Two Components of Mail Merge:
1.Form Document
-The document that contains the main
body of the message we want to convey or
send.
2. List or Data File
-This is where the individual information
or data that needs to be plugged in (merged)
to our form document is placed and maintained.
ADVANCED SPREADSHEET SKILLS
Advance and Complex
Calculations in Excel
 Complex formula – the combination of
more than two simple formulas. One of
the key features of excel is the ability to
calculate complex formulas. There are
four basic computation uses in excel.
Namely addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division.
COUNTIF Function
– A function to count cells that meet a
single criteria.
– It can be used to count cells with dates,
numbers,
and text that match specific criteria.
– Supports logical operators and wildcard
for partial Matching
Syntax: =COUNTIF(range, criteria)
COUNTIFS Function
– A function to count cells that meet a multiple
criteria.
– It can be used to count cells with dates,
numbers,
and text that match specific criteria.
– Supports logical operators and wildcard for
partial matching
Syntax: =COUNTIFS (range1, criteria1,
[range2], [criteria2], ...)
SUMIF Function
- It returns the sum of cells that meet a single
criteria.
- Criteria can be applied to dates, numbers,
and text using logical operators and
wildcard for partial matching.
Syntax: =SUMIF(range, criteria, sum_range)
SUMIFS Function
- It returns the sum of cells that meet multiple
criteria.
- Criteria can be applied to dates, numbers,
and text using logical operators and
wildcard for partial matching.
Syntax: =SUMIFS(sum_range, range1,
criteria1,[range2],[criteria2]. . . )
ADVANCED PRESENTATION SKILLS
PRINCIPLES IN CREATING AN
EFFECTIVE POWERPOINT:
MINIMIZE
- Keep slide counts to a minimum to maintain
a clear message and to keep the audience
attentive.
CLARITY
- Avoid being fancy by using a font style that
is easy to read.
SIMPLICITY
- Use bullets or short sentences
- Summarize the information on the screen to
have your audience focus on what the
speaker is saying.
VISUAL
- Use graphics to help in your presentation.
- Maximum: 3 graphics including the
background
 - Design needs to have the principle of
CONSISTENCY emphasis which means something that
- Make your design uniform becomes the focus or gets attention first.
- Avoid different styles and backgrounds.
LAYOUT
CONTRAST - Can be basically be divided into several
- Use light font on dark background or vice parts, it can be 4 parts, 3 parts, and 2 parts
versa. depending on the design needs.

8 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GRAPHING

DESIGN LAYOUT
PROPORTION
- Efforts to regulate the size between one part
and another.

BALANCE
- The visual weight of objects, texture, colors,
and, space is evenly distributed on the
screen.

CONTRAST
- When visual elements placed close together
noticeably differ from each other.

RHYTHM
- A pattern created by elements repeatedly
and varied.
*REPETITION- (repeating similar elements
consistently) and variation (changes in
shape, size, position or elements) are keys
to visual rhythm.

UNITY
- Used to unify layout elements such as
typography, illustrations, colors, etc. With
this unity, the elements in it will support
and complement each other so that the focus
is obtained according to desired goal.

HARMONY
- Also called alignment.
- The suitability of one part with another in a
design.
- Aspects of this can be in the form of
harmony in line and shape or harmony in
texture and color.

EMPHASIS