Empowerment technology reviewer

• Microsoft Word – (.doc/.docx ) a word processing program that allows for the creation of both simple and complex documents.

  Microsoft Excel - (.xls) a software program created by MS that uses spreadsheets to organize numbers and data with formulas and functions

  Microsoft Powerpoint – (.ppt) a powerful slideshow presentation program.
• World Wide Web Or Web 


  This is a place where we can retrieve services of the internet.
• TIM BERNERS LEE


  An English engineer, computer scientist and a professor who invented the World Wide Web in March 1989.
• URL (Uniform Resource Locator) 


  a unique identifier used to locate a resource on the internet.
• URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) 


  A unique identifier of website address on Web resources.
• HTML (HyperText Markup Language) 


  A language for the Web that comes in mark up tags.
• HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) 


  This allows to retrieve the linked resources on all web pages.
• GUI 


  A program that allows a person to work easily with a computer by using a mouse to point small pictures and other elements on screen.
• Interactivity 


  It is the fundamental feature of multimedia. It is the user’s ability to interact with a certain application.
• Multimedia It is a combination of one or more media such as text, graphics, drawings, and images, audio, video and animations. It allows the content to be presented in a nonlinear way, which should the reader to be active rather than passive.
• Multimedia 


  It is a combination of one or more media such as text, graphics, drawings, and images, audio, video and animations. It allows the content to be presented in a nonlinear way, which should the reader to be active rather than passive.
• MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS

  1. Videos. Through video hosting sites, you can take a video and show it to the entire world (e.g., YouTube).
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  2. Sound, Music, or Audio. If videos are too much for you, you can always record sounds. You can now share your sound bites to the entire world (e.g., Soundcloud).
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  3. Online games. Game developers now create what is called “browser-based games.” You do not need to install these games to your computer as they run in most updated web browsers (AdventureQuest, Farmville, Candy Crush)
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  4. Online tests. Online survey forms and tests that automatically display the results when finished (Online IQ and Personality Tests).
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  5. Courseware. Online courses that simulate the classroom online (e.g., E-learning Courses using a Learning Management System)
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  6. Podcasts. An episodic series of audio or text files streamed online (e.g., Stuff You Should Know, TED Talks, The Starters, Ear Biscuits).
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  7. Vodcasts. An episodic series of video streamed online (e.g., YouTube series/shows like Video Game High School, Good Mythical Morning).
• Digital Multimedia 


  Computer-controlled integration of test, graphics, moving images, animation, sounds and any other medium where every type of information can be presented, stored, transmitted and processed digitally.
• Change.org 


  is dubbed as the world’s platform for change where anyone from the online community can create a petition and ask others to sign it. During the past times, petitions are only done through signing a paper, usually done by a group asking for signatures via travel. Change.org gives access to more people by allowing the online community to affix their digital signatures on a petition. Change.org’s mission is to help people from around the world create the change they want to see.
• RA 10175 


  These are among offenses included in the bill are cybersquatting, cybersex, child pornography, identity theft, illegal access to data and libel.
• Cybercrimes 


  are illegal acts done through the use of the Internet.
• In 2012, Stephen Nale (Complex.com) posted a list of ten most common Internet cybercrimes as follows:

  Phishing/Spoofing – the act of sending multiple emails to multiple users in hopes of having a number of them clicking on the links or malwares attached to the email.

  Blackmail/Extortion – the act of using the Internet to threaten or damage someone’s reputation to extort money or anything else of value. This can be avoided if you are aware of what you should post on the Internet.
• Ten most common internet cybercrimes as follows:

  Sports Betting – the act of wagering on any sports event over the Internet. In some countries, gambling (including sports betting) is illegal even if you are doing it over the Internet.

  Accessing Stored Communications – or hacking; the act of obtaining unauthorized access to data from a computer network.

  Non-Delivery of Merchandise – the act of devising a scheme wherein a culprit posts an item or service for sale over the Internet and once the transactions have been done, does not really give the item or service
• Ten most common internet cybercrimes as follows:

  Child Pornography – the act of using the Internet to show child pornography. This act is highly punishable by law.

  Drug Trafficking – the act of selling illegal substances using the Internet.

  Criminal Copyright Infringement – the act of piracy mainly for financial gain. In late 2014, the number one pirate website, ThePirateBay, was raided for the second time due to years of pirating movies, music, games, books, and other software. These kinds of websites earn money through advertising.
• Combatting Cybercrimes

  Network Security. Before a hacker can get through the unauthorized files he or she is targeting, the hacker has to get through several security measures like firewalls, secure connections, passwords, anti-malwares, and data encryptions. The Disadvantages of ICT 177
• Combatting Cybercrimes

  Investigation. URL tracing and logging are used by websites to track your unique IP addresses. This can be used by investigators to trace hackers. In piracy, trackers are used to identify IP addresses currently sharing a pirated file.
• Combatting Cybercrimes

  Penalties. More and more laws are being created and implemented today. Penalties include both a fine and imprisonment.
• Digital Citizenship 


  is a term use to social responsibility in the digital world. It involves the appropriate and responsible use of technology to all users. It is more than being safe online.
• Digital Citizen 


  is a term use to describe a person who uses the online and technology world safely and responsibly. As a digital citizen, we need to have the ability to discern what is positive to share online and what should not be exposed. Respecting others works and giving proper credits is a must a digital citizen.
• Elements of Digital Citizenship

  Digital Access Digital Commerce Digital Communication and Collaboration Digital Etiquette Digital Health and Welfare Digital Law Digital Rights and Responsibility Digital Etiquette Digital Security and Privacy Digital fluency
• Concept Paper 


  A document used to convince a panel of potential funders to help a product, program, or service become a reality.
• Five elements of a concept paper:

  Introduction – includes your group’s mission and vision and a brief introduction of your project

  Purpose – includes the reasons why this project is worth your group and your sponsor’s time, effort, and money

  Description – includes all the necessary information about the project.

  Support – contains the budget needed for the project. Some concept papers do not specify any amount requested from the sponsor.

  Contact Information – includes information on how the group can be contacted
• Demographics 


  refers to the specific characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender,age, education, profession, occupation, income level, and marital status, are all typical examples of demographics that are used in surveys. In designing a survey, you need to know who to survey and how to analyze all of the survey response data into meaningful groups of respondents.
• Psychographics – 


  Psychographics are just like demographics, but it focuses on your users’ values, behavior, habits in spending their money, hobbies, attitude, etc.
• Simplified ICT Project Process Overview: 1. Planning – involves the following tasks (but not limited to): a. Conceptualizing your project b. Researching on available data about your topic c. Setting deadlines and meetings d. Assigning people to various tasks e. Finding a web or blog host f. Creating a site map for your website g. Listing down all applications that you need including web apps h. Funding (if applicable)
• Simplified ICT Project Process Overview:

  2. Development – involves the actual creation of the website(s); involves the production of images, infographics, etc.

  3. Release and Promotion – involves the actual release of the website for public view and promoting it. Promotion typically starts before the actual release.

  4. Maintenance – involves responding to feedback of your site visitors and continuing to improve the website.
• In creating your website, these are things you need to know:

  1. Content

  Guidelines on user participation to the website. Think about on how the user can contribute to the website.

  Mission statement. Think of an appropriate tagline of your website.

  Sections. Think of what to include in your website like registration forms, calendar of activities, and list of artwork.
• In creating your website, these are things you need to know:

  2. Design

  • Platform. Decide what platform to use; it could either be social media platform or blogging platform.
  • Multimedia content. Decide whether to include background music, videos and photos in your website that would encourage or motivate the user to participate in a call to action.
• In creating your website, these are the things you need to know:

  3. Value

  • Interest. Think of the ways that will motivate your intended audience to participate in your website like ease in communication enabled by ICT, access to materials and empowering support for the art and culture based creative outputs.