WHAT’S NEW?
ICT as Platform for Change
In this module it discusses ICTs as platform for change that covers
the following topics:
ICT as Platform for Change
1. ICT as medium for advocacy and developmental
QUARTER 2 -Module 2 communication;
2. the social power of social media; and
3. digital citizenship and the Filipino people.
Samples of this phenomenon include, but are not limited to:
1. EDSA and Cardinal Sin’s call to action via radio
broadcast;
2. EDSA Dos and the use of text messaging to mobilize
people;
3. Million People March against Pork barrel via
Facebook; and
4. disaster relief operations and mobilization via
Internet and text brigades
WHAT I NEED TO KNOW?
Objectives:
At the end of the class period, the teacher should be able to:
1. make students exemplify how ICTs have changed the way
Share anecdotes of how he/she has used ICTs to be people communicate
part of a social movement, change, or cause to illustrate aspects 2. make students illustrate how ICTs can serve as tools to create
of digital citizenship CS_ICT11/12-ICTPT-IIl-15 social change; and
3. make students share personal experiences in using ICT to be
part of a social movement, change, or cause.
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WHAT I KNOW? WHAT’S NEW?
Let us check first your background knowledge about the THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA
lesson. Read the statements carefully below. Write your
answers in your notebook. • What advantages do the creation of social media offer citizens of
developing nations?
• Should international policymakers and organizations concerned
_____________ 1. It is a process of supporting and enabling with economic development and human rights embrace social
people to: express their views and concerns, access information media as tools for achieving those ends? How should social
and services, defend and promote their rights and media fit into the broader context of ICT?
responsibilities.
______________2. He encouraged the Filipinos to help end the
regime of the former President Ferdinand Marcos through Radyo
Veritas which helped change the course of history.
______________ 3. It refers to the utilization of information
technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and
government.
______________ 4. It is a principle of Digital Citizenship respect
the rights of others to participate and have an opinion.
______________ 5. It is an element Digital Citizenship which
focus on the ability for users to recognize that much of the Global Digital Divide
economy is regulated online. • Describes the unequal distribution of information and
communication technology across nations, commonly described
as the “gap between information haves and have-nots
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The Role of ICT in the Recent History Million People March
• A series of protests that mainly took place in Luneta Park from Aug
EDSA (PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION) 22 to 26, 2013. There were several demonstrations that happened
• A major protest that took place along EDSA from around the key cities in the Philippines and some locations
February 22 to 25, 1986 involving 2 million Filipinos overseas. It was to condemn the misuse of the Priority
from different sectors. Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)
• Cardinal Sin encouraged the Filipinos to help end
the regime of the former President Ferdinand Marcos Million People March
through Radyo Veritas which helped change the course
of history • 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.
EDSA Dos
ICT as Medium for Advocacy
• Also known as 2001 EDSA revolution
• Happened during Jan 17-21, 2001
• It was fueled after 11 prosecutors of then President Joseph Change.org • is dubbed as the “world’s platform for change”
Estrada walked out of the impeachment trial. As a result, the where anyone from online community can create a petition
people in EDSA grew over the course of a few days through text and ask others to sign it
brigades.
Change.org •It gives access to more people by allowing the
online community to affix their digital signatures on a
Yolanda People Finder
petition.
• Recent storms in the Philippines gave birth to the Finder database
powered by Google. During typhoon Yolanda, the People Finder Change.org •Its mission is to help people from around the
was a vital tool for people across the globe to track the situation of world create the change they want to see.
their relatives. This proved to be successful and is now adapted
by more organizations to help people track relatives during
calamities. Change.org • 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
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DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Engage Positively:
• Respect the rights of others to participate and have an opinion
• Refers to the utilization of information • Ask before tagging other people or posting photos
technology (IT) in order to engage in society, • Report offensive or illegal content
politics and government. • Stand up and speak out about cyberbullying-protect your friends
• K. Mossberger, et al. define digital citizens as
“those who use the Internet regularly effectively.
KNOW YOUR ONLINE WORLD
• Learn how new skills will • Use secure websites for
help you explore the online world financial and retail services
• Keep passwords secret, strong
• Recognize online risks and how to and unique
manage them
• Know how to report bullying
behavior on social media
• Look out for suspicious emails and
scams sites.
• Engage Positively
• Know your online world.
• Choose consciously. CHOOSE CONCIOUSLY
• Choose privacy and security • If you have made a mistake
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP PRINCIPLE settings carefully and check
apologize and take down offensive
them regularly
material as soon as possible
• Choose friends wisely online- • Ask for permission before
not everybody online is who uploading pictures of your friends.
they claim to be, regularly
review your connections and
remove people
NINE ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
• Access • Law
• Commerce • Rights and Responsibilities
• Communication • Health
• Literacy • Security
• Etiquette
(source: Sophia.org)
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This is the set of rights that digital citizens have such as privacy,
This is perhaps one of the most fundamental blocks to speech, and so forth.
being a digital citizen. However, due to socio economic
status, location and other disabilities some individuals
may not have digital access. Digital access is available in
Digital citizens must be aware of the physical stress place on their
many remote countries via cyber cafes and small coffee
shops. 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.
This simply means that citizens must take measures to be safe by
practicing using difficult passwords, virus protection, backing up
This is the ability for users to recognized that much of the
economy is regulated online. It also deals with the data, and so forth.
understanding of the dangers and benefits of online
buying, using credits cards online, and so forth.
WHAT IS IT?
This element deals with understanding the variety of
ACTIVITY 1
online communication mediums such as email, instant
messaging, FB messenger, the variety of apps, and so Fake news is a type of yellow journalism or propaganda that consists
forth. These is a standard of etiquette associated with of deliberate misinformation or hoaxes spread via traditional print and
each medium. broadcast news media or online social media.” Research on current
events or issue in the Philippines on which have been the center of
This deals with the understanding of how to use various
digital devices. It is ability and knowledge needed to learn controversy and may have been tagged as “Fake
and teach using technology tools. News”.
Write your opinion about the fake news below. Please write your
This is the expectation that various medium require a variety answers in your notebook.
of etiquette. Certain mediums demand more appropriate A conspiracy brought to you by big pharma
behavior and language than others
According to this theory, pharmaceutical giants that have made a
fortune off of drugs are hiding simple, effective coronavirus treatments
This is where enforcement occurs for illegal downloads, so that they can profit from the sale of a future vaccine. The anti-
plagiarizing, hacking, creating viruses, sending spams, vaccine movement piggybacks on the delayed
identity theft, cyberbullying, and so forth treatment conspiracy.
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Temperature as a cure
Just as the scientific community didn’t give Trump’s theories on
COVID-19’s survival in high temperatures a seal of approval – hand If the student has no social change or cause involvement, any
dryers and UV lamps don’t effectively guard against the virus – the social event will do just like a class project, a family affair, or a
WHO has also discredited the idea that cold weather and snow can celebration where the student could use ICTs to contribute his
kill the new virus. So don’t bother going on an ice cream or her knowledge to make an announcement, a meme, or a
binge. video clip may be used for this class sharing.
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Explain that such personal events also have social and cultural
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significance to contextualize the student’s rich social
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_________________________________________________________________________________________ experiences.
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Guide Questions
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. What advocacy in your professional track have you supported?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ In what way did you support it? Did you use any digital tool to do so?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How was the ICT experience? Was it positive or negative?
_________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. How did ICT change the way people communicated? Compare and
_________________________________________________________________________________________ contrast how things
would have been done had there been no ICTs used and had ICTs
been used.
Assessment You may want to use the following rubric for the journal
ACTIVITY 2
or blog
Ask the students to recall stories of how they have used ICTs to be
part of a social movement, change, or cause to illustrate aspects of
digital citizenship.
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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED?
What is advocacy?
The Power of Social Media
Global Digital Divide
The Role of ICT in the Recent History
ICT as Medium for Advocacy
Digital Citizenship
Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship
ASSESSMENT
After our lesson Let us check what you have learned. Read the
statements carefully below. Write your answers in your
notebook.
_____________ 1. 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.
______________2. He encouraged the Filipinos to help end the
regime of the former President Ferdinand Marcos through Radyo
Veritas which helped change the course of history.
______________ 3. It refers to the utilization of information
technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and government.
______________ 4. It is a principle of Digital Citizenship respect the
rights of others to participate and have an opinion.
______________ 5. It is an element Digital Citizenship which focus
on the ability for users to recognize that much of the economy is
regulated online.
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