EMPOWERMENT
TECHNOLOGIES
Prepared by: Cheryl Ablasi
Who is a Digital Native?
Digital Native is a person born or
brought up during the age of digital
technology and therefore familiar with
computers and the Internet from an
early age.
Information and
Communication Technology
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND SITES
◦Because of the wide capacity of Web 2.0, it
has helped in creating dynamic online
platform sites. Online platform is a
specially developed platform using Internet
technology. Online platforms have
revolutionized access to any information.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
Online platforms currently include, but
are not limited to:
◦Presentation or Visualization
◦Cloud Computing
◦File Management
◦Mapping
◦Social Media
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
1. Presentation or Visualization
Platform allows you to present and
share presentations, infographics and
videos with other people. It is used to
communicate information clearly and
efficiently.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
2. Cloud Computing Platform is also
called as “The cloud.” It is the practice
of using a network of remote servers
hosted on the internet. Instead of using
your computer’s hard drive, you store
and access your data and programs over
the Internet.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
3. File Management Platform is
used for the storing, naming, sorting,
and handling of computer files. Allows
you to convert and manage files
without download in the software tool.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
4. Mapping Platform is a
transformation taking the points of
one space into the points of the same
or another space. Uses GPS to detect
location and used for navigation.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
5. Social Media Platform is a computer-
mediated tools that allow large group of
people to create, share or exchange
information, interest and the information
shared can be in the form of ideas,
pictures, videos or anything that you want
to create and share to virtual communities.
It can be in the following platforms.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
6. Social Networks
These sites allow you to connect with
other people with the same interests
or background.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
7. Bookmarking Sites
These are sites that allow you to store
and manage links to various websites
and resources.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
8. Media Sharing
These are sites that allow you to
upload and share media content like
images, music, and video. Media
sharing sites can be specific for video
sharing, photo sharing, slide sharing,
social bookmarking, and gaming
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
9. Microblogging
These are sites that focus on short
updates from the user. Those
subscribed to the user will be able to
receive these updates. Posts are brief
that range typically from 140 – 200
characters
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
SITES
10. Blogs and Forums.
These are websites that allow users to
post their content. Other users can
comment on the said topic.
What is Information and
Communication Technology or ICT?
It deals with the use of different
communication technologies such as
mobile phones, Internet and etc. to
locate, save, send, and edit
information.
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web, commonly
referred to as WWW, W3, or simply
the Web is an interconnected system
of public webpages accessible through
the Internet. It was invented Sir Tim
Berners-Lee in 1989.
World Wide Web
Web 1.0
• Web pages are static and not
interactive. You can’t post comments
or create an account.
World Wide Web
Example
World Wide Web
Web 2.0
• term used to describe the present
generation of the World Wide Web that
concentrates on its capability of providing
people the means to collaborate and share
information online.
• The second stage in World Wide Web
World Wide Web
Web 2.0
• Dynamic Website
- The content of the website changes
• Interactive
- The user may be able to comment or create
user account
- enables an increased user participation in the
web
World Wide Web
Web 2.0
• Darcy DiNucci, an information architecture
consultant, coined the term Web 2.0 in her 1999
article, “Fragmented Future”.
• The term was popularized by Tim O'Reilly and
Dale Dougherty at the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0
Conference in late 2004 (TechTarget, 2015).
World Wide Web
Features of Web 2.0
• Folksonomy - It 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 (#). This is also referred to as hashtag.
World Wide Web
Features of Web 2.0
• Rich User Experience - Content is dynamic
and is responsive to user’s input.
An example would be a website that shows local
content. In the case of social networking sites,
when logged on, your account is used to modify
what you see in their website.
World Wide Web
Features of Web 2.0
• User Participation - The owner of the
website is not the only one who is able to put
content. Others are able to 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).
World Wide Web
Features of Web 2.0
• Software as a Service - Users will subscribe
to a software only when needed rather than
purchasing them. This is a cheaper option if you
do not always need to use a software. For
instance, Google Docs is a free web-based
application that allows the user to create and
edit word processing and spreadsheet
documents online.
World Wide Web
Features of Web 2.0
• Mass Participation - It is a diverse
information sharing through universal web
access. Since most users can use the Internet,
Web 2.0’s content is based on people from
various cultures.
World Wide Web
Web 3.0
• also called as Semantic Web
• Semantics – ability of Web technologies to
understand and interpret human generated
content
World Wide Web
Web 3.0
• The aim of Web 3.0 is to have machines
understand the user’s preferences to be able to
deliver web content specifically targeting the
user.
• The Internet is able to predict the best
possible answers to your question by “learning
from your previous choices
TRENDS IN ICT
1. Convergence
• Technological convergence is the combination
of two or more different entities of technologies
to create a new single device.
• Example: Using of smartphone to create word
documents that was previously can only be
created using desktop computer.
TRENDS IN ICT
2. Social Media
• It is a website, application, or online channel
that enables web users to create, co-create,
modify, and exchange user-generated content.
TRENDS IN ICT
2. Social Media
• TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
1. Social Networks - sites that allow you to
connect with other people with same interests
or background.
Examples: Facebook, Google+
TRENDS IN ICT
2. Social Media
• TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
2. Bookmarking Sites - sites that allow users you
to store and manage links to various websites
and resources, and to tag
Examples: StumbleUpon, Pinterest
TRENDS IN ICT
2. Social Media
• TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
3. Social News - sites that allow users to post
their own news items or links to other news
sources.
Examples: reddit, dig
TRENDS IN ICT
2. Social Media
• TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
4. Media Sharing - sites that allow you to upload
and share media content like images, music,
and video.
Examples: Flickr, YouTube, and Instagram
TRENDS IN ICT
2. Social Media
• TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
5. Microblogging - sites that focus on short
updates from the user. Those who are
subscribed will receive updates.
Examples: Twitter Plurk
TRENDS IN ICT
2. Social Media
• TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
6. Blogs and Forums - sites that allow users to
post their content.
Examples: Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr
TRENDS IN ICT
3. Mobile Technologies
Different types of mobile operating systems:
1. iOS – used in Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad
2. Android – an open source operating system developed by Google. Being
open source means several mobile phone companies use this OS for free.
3. Blackberry OS – used in blackberry devices
4. Windows Phone OS – a closed source and proprietary operating system
developed by Microsoft
5. Symbian – the original smartphone OS used by Nokia devices
6. WebOS – originally used for smartphones; now used for smart TVs
7. Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket
PCs.
TRENDS IN ICT
3. Assistive Media
• It is a nonprofit service designed to help
people who have visual and reading
impairments. A database of audio recordings is
used to read to the user. You may visit
http://assistivemedia.org/ for several of their
audio recordings.
