Introduction to

Information and
Communication
Technologies
 Lesson Objectives
• Improve the students knowledge on how ICT
affects their everyday lives and the state of
our nation;
• Compare and contrast the differences
between online platforms, sites and
content;
• Understand the features of Web 2.0;
• Understand the future of the World Wide
Web through 3.0; and
• Learn the different trends in ICT and use
them to their advantage.
 Information and
Communication Technologies
(ICT)
ICT deals with the use of different
communication technologies such as
mobile phones, telephone, internet, etc.
to locate, save, send and edit
information.
Web 2.0: Dynamic Web Pages
The internet has been a vital tool to
our modern lives that is why it is also
important to make the best of the
internet.
When the World Wide Web was
invented, most web pages were static.
Static (also known as flat page or
stationary page) is the same for all users.
This is referred to as Web 1.0. (e.g. Apple
& Spidergems).
Web 2.0: Dynamic Web Pages
Web 2.0 is a term coined by Darcy
DiNucci on January 1999. In her article
titled “Fragment Future,” she wrote:
“The Web we know now, which loads into a
browser window in essentially static screenfuls,
is only an embryo of the Web to come. The first
glimmerings of Web 2.0 are beginning to appear,
and we are just starting to see how that embryo
might develop.”
Web 2.0: Dynamic Web Pages
Web 2.0 is the evolution of Web
1.0 by adding dynamic web pages. The
user is able to see a website differently
than others.
Web 2.0 includes social networking
sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites,
hosted services and web applications.
Features of Web 2.0
Folksonomy – allows user to categorized 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.
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 web sites.
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 comments,
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).
Features of Web 2.0
Long Tail – services that are offered on demand
rather than on a one-time purchase. In certain
cases, time-based pricing is better than file
size-based pricing or vice versa. This
synonymous to subscribing to data plan that
charges you for the amount of time spent in the
internet, or data plan that charges you for the
amount of bandwidth you used.
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 needed 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 spread
sheet documents online.
Features of Web 2.0
Mass Participation – diverse information
sharing through universal web access. Since
most user s can use the internet, Web 2.0’s
content is based on people from various
cultures.
Web 3.0 and the Semantic Web
Semantic Web is a movement led by the
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The
W3C standard encourages web developers to
include semantic content in their web
pages. The term was coined by the inventor
of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee.
Lee also noted that the Semantic Web is a
component for Web 3.0.
Trends in ICT
1. Convergence
Technological Convergence is the synergy of
technological advancements to work on a similar
goal or task. Convergence is using several
technologies to accomplish a task conveniently.
(e.g. Computer and Smartphones, Cloud
Technologies).
2. Social Media
Social Media is a website, application, or
online channel that enables web users to create,
co- create, discuss, modify, and exchange user-
generated content.
Six Types of Social Media
A. Social Networks – These are sites that allow
you to connect with other people with the same
interest or background. Once a user creates
his/her account, he/she can set up a profile,
add people, create groups, and share content.
Example: Facebook and Google+
Six Types of Social Media
B. Bookmarking Sites – These are sites that
allow you to store and manage links to various
websites and resources. Most of this sites allow
you to create a tag that allows you and others to
easily search or share them.
Example: StumbleUpon and Pinteest
Six Types of Social Media
C. Social News – These are sites that allow
users to post their own news items or links to
other news sources. The users can also
comment on the post and comments may also
be ranked. They also capable of voting on
these news articles of the website. Those
who get the most amount of votes are shown
most prominently.
Example: reddit and Digg
Six Types of Social Media
D. Media Sharing – These are sites that allow
you to upload and share media content like
images, music, and video. Most of these sites
have additional social features like liking,
commenting and having user profiles.
Example: Flicker, YouTube and Instagram
Six Types of Social Media
E. Microblogging – These are sites that focus on
short updates from the user. Those subscribed to
the user will be able to receive these updates.
Example: Twitter and Plurk
Six Types of Social Media
F. Blogs and Forums – These websites allow
users to post their content. Other users are
able to comment on the said topic. There are
several free blogging platforms like Blogger,
WordPress, and Tumblr. On the other hand,
forums are typically part of a certain website
or web services.
Trends in ICT
3. Mobile Technologies
The popularity of smartphones and
tablets has taken a major rise over the
years. This is largely because of the device’s
capability to do tasks that were originally
found in personal computers. Several of
these devices are capable of using high-
speed Internet. Today, the latest mobile
devices use 4G Networking (LTE), which is
currently the fastest mobile network.
 Mobile Devices use different
Operating Systems
a) iOS – used in Apple devices such as Iphone
and Ipad.
b) Android - an open source operating
system developed by Google. Being an open
source means several mobile phone
companies use this OS for free.
c) Blackberry OS – used in Blackberry
devices.
d) Windows Phone OS - a closed source and
proprietary operating system develop by
Microsoft.
 Mobile Devices use different
Operating Systems
e) Symbian – the original smartphone OS;
used by Nokia devices.
f) WebOS – originally used for smartphones;
now used for SmartTVs
g) Windows Mobile – developed be
Microsoft for Smartphones and pocket
PCs.
Trends in ICT
4. Assistive Media - is a non-profit services
designed to help people who have visual and
reading impairments. A database audio
recordings is used to read to the user.