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Engage

Why should I care about ICT?

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Why should I care about Online Safety, Security, Ethics, and Etiquette?

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Why should I care about Contextualized Online Search and Research Skills?

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B. Explore

Definition of ICT

ICT is abbreviation for Information and Communications Technology. ICT is the term that is currently
favored by most businesses and educational institutions. Now dissect the three letters and share your
insight on the matter of each word.

Network World Readiness

Use the link (http://goo.gl/XfpdBC), to determine the stage your school is at the moment, to assess a
community readiness the use of the digital tools, or how advance their area is.

Online Safety

What is online safety? Is it any different from safety outside the online environment? How about
security, ethics, and etiquette? The infographic can help provide some insights from a legal perspective,
regarding online safety. (http://goo.gl/aQMoQp)

Cyber Citizen

Utilizes technology in an appropriate manner including etiquette, communication, education, access,

commerce, responsibility, rights, safety, and security. From the following below how should one be cyber
aware?

1. Cellphones

2. Cyberbullying

3. Ethics

4. Gaming

5. Instant Messaging and Email

6. Social Network

Did you know that Google is not the only search engine in the web? Can you think of any? Checkout the,
“say goodbye to google 14 alternative search engines” in the web. Try this link,
https://www.searchenginewatch.com/2016/02/25/say-goodbye-to-google-14-alternative-search-
engines/?noamp=mobile
 C. Explain

Online System

are online versions of information systems, which is “the process of and tools for storing, managing,
using, and gathering of data and communications in an organization. An example of information systems
are tools for sending out communications and storing files in a business.”

From the following below how should one be cyber aware?

Web 1.0, 2.0, 3.0

The digital age comes with its own lexicon, a bewildering array of buzz phrases, words, and acronyms
designed to confuse as much as they are to inform. Many of these new terms have found their way into
our everyday vocabularies, although the meanings often get confused and blurred.

For instance, many people use “the Web” and “the Internet” interchangeably when they are, in fact, two
different things. Furthermore, there’s more than one version of the Web. Are you intrigued yet?

The Web, formerly referred to as the World Wide Web, is the pages/sites you see when you log online.
The Internet is a series of interconnected computer systems the Web functions on, plus the medium
allows files and e-mails to travel along.

Web 1.0 is the "read-only Web," Web 2.0 is the "participative social Web," and Web 3.0 is the "read,
write, execute Web."

Basically, this first version of the Web consisted of a few people creating web pages and content and web
pages for a large group of readers, allowing them to access facts, information, and content from the
sources. Or you can sum up Web 1.0 like this: it was designed to help people better find information.

If Web 1.0 was made up of a small number of people generating content for a larger audience, then Web
2.0 is many people creating even more content for a growing audience. Web 1.0 focused on reading;
Web 2.0 focused on participating and contributing. This Internet form emphasizes User-Generated
Content (UGC), ease of use, interactivity, and improved compatibility with other systems and devices.
Web 2.0 is all about the end user's experience.

And finally, we come to the latest Web iteration. When trying to figure out the definitive web 3.0
meaning, we need to look into the future. Although there are elements of Web 3.0 currently available
today, it still has a way to go before it reaches full realization. Web 3.0, which is also referred to as Web3,
is built on a foundation consisting of the core ideas of decentralization, openness, and more excellent
user utility.

Convergent Technologies

Bringing previously unrelated technologies together, often in a single device. Smartphones might be the
best possible example of such a convergence. Prior to the widespread adoption of smartphones,
consumers generally relied on a collection of single-purpose devices.

Social, Mobile, and Assistive Media

From a consumer perspective, technological convergence is often synonymous with innovation.

Technologies rarely converge in their current form. Improvements are often introduced as a part of the
convergence. Consider the popularity of video cameras a generation ago. Today, consumer-grade video
cameras are almost nonexistent. Most people record videos on their mobile devices. Although they can
eliminate the need to carry a separate device -- a video camera, in this case -- they also deliver superior
video quality as compared to what was once available.

Wi-Fi is a perfect example of this. Wi-Fi was available in the late 1990s, but at the time a Wi-Fi router
cost thousands of dollars and, typically, could only be set up by an IT pro. Today, Wi-Fi is ubiquitous.
Nearly every consumer electronic device is Wi-Fi enabled. Additionally, prices are far lower than they
once were, and Wi-Fi routers have been greatly simplified to the point that a non-tech-savvy person can
set them up. Such benefits stem directly from technological convergence.

Types of Convergent Technologies

A good way to evaluate the importance of technological convergence is to consider innovations from
previous generations. Items such as CD players, cassette decks, console TVs or corded telephones served
only one function, whereas a single modern handheld computing device can meld several of those
functions, with hardly any user intervention required.

People who aren't computer-literate are more likely to embrace the internet and video on demand if
they can access these technologies through their television. TV is familiar and nonthreatening. Displays
are large and TVs are easy to operate. Using them to access the web requires almost no training.

PCs, in spite of their graphical user interfaces, tend to be more text oriented. They are interactive, geared
toward business and education uses, and their displays are smaller. Computers can be challenging for
some and, often, require formal education or come with a personal learning curve.

Using a smartphone to make calls and take digital photos and using your digital TV to perform computing
tasks, such as surfing the web while watching a movie, are two more examples of technological
convergence

Be Cyber Aware!

1. Cellphones

 "Sexting" is a term used to describe inappropriate photos or text sent via cell phone.

 Cell phone history options allow you to view past callers and messages. Although the
history can be deleted, contact your cell phone provider for any other options available.

 Geotagging allows users to note where they are located in a smart phone photo.

 Additional resources:

1. Raising Digital Citizens

2. Privacy

3. Understanding Mobile Apps

4. When Should You Give Your Kid a Cell Phone

5. Cell Phone Resources for Schools

2. Cyberbullying involves the use of technologies to display behavior that harms another.
Through email, instant messaging, text messaging, and social networking sites, hurtful
messages can be posted and shared.

 Do not respond or retaliate to inappropriate communication.

 Save the messages and note the date and time.

 Utilize the blocking feature in social networking sites, email, or instant messaging.
This will keep unwanted correspondence from occurring again. You can also block
numbers on your cell phone or change your personal phone number. Only give out
your phone number to those you trust.

 Notify the provider of inappropriate behavior by activating the "abuse" tool available
on many sites.

 Contact a trusted adult, teacher, school counselor, or parent.

 Additional resources:
 1. Signs Your Child Might be Cyberbullied

2. Cyberbullying Unplugged

3. Reducing Bullying and Cyberbullying 41

3. Ethics

Plagiarism is the use of another's work as your own. In the Internet, all materials are copyrighted unless
stated otherwise. Such material, includes, but are not limited to, images, music, text, and videos. The
following tips will help encourage ethical cyber citizenship.

 Note all sources used in a project. Any material copied from an outside source,
including the Internet, must be cited.

 Use quotation marks around sentences or phrases directly copied from an outside
source and cite this information.

 Keep a running source list as you find images and text for a school project. Visit the
school library media specialist for more information.

 Additional resources:

1. Fair Use for Media Literacy Education

2. Creative Commons: What Every Educator Needs to Know

3. Request to Use Template

4. Gaming

Online gaming provides the opportunity to play games from a computer or another device, like a Wii or a
PlayStation. Some consoles have a social element, as users can play with anyone from around the world.
Chatting, IM, and other social tools exist within these games.

 Check to see if the game has moderators.

 Do not accept downloads from strangers including cheat programs. These programs
often have virus or malware that can harm your computer.

 Be a good sport and what you say online should be appropriate.

 Additional resources:

1. Gaming Tips

2. Smart Videogaming

3. Gaming Safely

4. Gaming Tips for Parents

5. Instant Messaging and Email

Instant messaging (IM) allows users to correspond online with others in real time. IM can occur through
a mobile device or computer with Internet access. Similar to text messaging, IM lets users to correspond
in brief text. Popular IM platforms include iMessage and Meebo.

Email also allows users to interact online. Follow the common email usage tips below.

 Privacy - do not share your password with others.

 Unknown - do not open emails or attachments from an unknown source. Block

messages from unknown sources.
  Unsubscribe - scroll to the bottom of the email and choose unsubscribe to be
removed from the list of unwanted emails.

 Additional resources:

1. Talk to Your Kids About Being Safe Online

2. Kids: Sexting and Texting

3. Cybersecurity Made Clear

6. Social Network

Social networking sites provide a social atmosphere by allowing users to share personal information.
Popular sites include Facebook, Google+, and Twitter with similar elements such as status updates,
photo sharing, friend list or followers, chat, gaming, and internal messaging or email. Most SNS like
Facebook are intended for those aged 13 and older.

Different Search Engines

1. Bing - Microsoft’s search engine is the second most popular search engine in the world.

 Bing’s video search is significantly better than Google’s, giving you a grid of large
thumbnails that you can click on to play or preview if you hover over them.

 Bing often gives twice as many autocomplete suggestions than Google does.

 Bing can predict when airfares are about to go up or down if you’re searching for
flights.

 Bing also has a feature where if you type linkfromdomain:[site name] it will highlight
the best ranked outgoing links from that site, helping you figure out which other
sites your chosen site links to the most.

 Also note that Bing powers Yahoo’s search engine.

2. DuckDuckGo - doesn’t retain its users’ data, so it won’t track you or manipulate results
based on your behavior.

3. Quara - as Google gets better and better at answering more complicated questions, it will
never be able to match the personal touch available with Quora. Ask any question and its
erudite community will offer their replies. Or you can choose from any similar queries
previously asked.

4. Dogpile - may look like a search engine you cobbled together with clip-art, but that’s rather
the point as it pulls in and ‘curates’ results from various different engines including Google,
Yandex and Yahoo, but removes all the ads.

5. Vimeo - of course if you’re going to give up Google, then you’ll also have to give up YouTube,
which can be a terrifying prospect. But there is an alternative. And a pretty good one at
that… Vimeo. The professional’s choice of video-sharing site, which has lots of HD video and
no ads.

6. Yandex - this is a Russian portal, offering many similar products and services as Google, and
it’s the dominant search engine in Russia. As you can see it offers results in a nice logical
format, replete with favicons so you can clearly see the various channels for your branded
queries.

7. Boardreader - if you want to get into the nitty-gritty of a subject with a variety of different
points of view away from the major publications, Boardreader surfaces results purely from
forums, message boards and, of course, Reddit.
 8. WolframAlpha - a ‘computational knowledge engine’, or super clever nerd to you and me.
Ask it to calculate any data or ask it about any fact and it will give you the answer. Plus it
does this awesome ‘computing’ thing while it thinks about your answer (which can take a
short while.) It’s not always successful, you have to practice how to get the best from it. But
at least it’s aware of the terrible 90s television show The Dinosaurs.

9. StartPage - another search engine that puts privacy at the forefront, StartPage (originally
Ixquick) was the first search engine to allow its users to search privately. With StartPage,
none of your details are stored (including your IP address) and no cookies are used, save for
a single, anonymous cookie that’s used to remember your preferences. (For those who want
to go “cookie-free”, StartPage has a URL generator alternative to save your settings).
Uniquely, StartPage also offers a proxy for those who want to not just search, but browse,
the web in full privacy.

10. Ask.com - Oh look… Ask Jeeves is still around. Also he’s no longer a Wodehousian butler, but
a computer generated bank manager. Weird. It’s still a slightly mediocre search engine
pretending to be a question and answer site, but the ‘Popular Q&A’ results found on the
right hand side are very handy if Jeeves himself can’t satisfy your query. And what a good
use of the right-hand side space, huh Google.

11. SlideShare - is a really handy place to source information from presentations, slide decks,
webinars and whatever else you may have missed from not attending a conference. You’ll
also be surprised what information you can find there.

12. Addict-o-matic - “Inhale the web” with the friendly looking hoover guy by creating your own
topic page, which you can bookmark and see results from a huge number of channels in that
one page (including Google, Bing News, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr).

13. Creative Common Search - particularly handy if you need to find copyright free images for
your website (as discussed in this post on image optimisation for SEO). Just type your query
in then click on your chosen site you want to search.

14. Giphy - Because really, when it comes down to it, we could imagine a worse dystopian future
than one in which we all communicate entirely in Gifs.

15. Others………

D. Elaborate (Assignment)

Identify the icon of well-known apps, websites, blogs, and others.

18

916

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 E. Evaluate

Class is grouped into 5-6 members in preparation for their semestrial project. Each group will create a
functioning website containing any information on Easter College and their strand. (Can be individual)

V. ASSESSMENT

Choose according to your chose is the best search engine.

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