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PARTIDO STATE UNIVERSITY

Camarines Sur

Module No.: 1
Introduction to Information and Communication Technology

Student: -______________________
Course Code: GEE3 Week/Period: 1 & 2
Course Title: Living in the IT era` Name of Faculty: Jonathan B. Paga

I. Introduction

The quickening pace of evolution in technology is very evident in this era. It seems that
it is progressing faster than ever. From year to year, the evolution of technology is one of
staggering promise and opportunity--as well as uncertainty. Basically, technology has been
around before, and as long as there are people, information technology will be there also
because there were always ways of communicating through technology available at that point
in time. The future may be unknown, but digital advancement continues to reshape our world
in ways that encourage people to form new habits, find new ways to work together, and
become better human beings. And, in most cases, these changes translate into a range of
opportunities and disruptions across every industry. Humans have always been quick to adapt
technologies for better and faster communication.

II. Learning Objectives:

1. Demonstrate a sense of readiness for the upcoming semester

2. Identify their learning outcomes and expectations for the course
3. Recognize their capacity to create new understandings from reflecting on the course
4. Know the role and importance of ICT

III. Lesson/Topics:

1. History of ICT
2. Uses of ICT in Our Daily Lives
3. Impact of ICT in The Society

History of ICT

ICT, or information and communications technology (or technologies), is the infrastructure and
components that enable modern computing.

Although there is no single, universal definition of ICT, the term is generally accepted to mean
all devices, networking components, applications and systems that combined allow people and

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organizations (i.e., businesses, nonprofit agencies, governments and criminal enterprises) to

interact in the digital world.

Uses of ICT In Our Daily Lives

Communication

We all know that ICT take a major role for us by means of communicating, way
back in the past our parents use to make letter and send it via post mail. But now with
the help of ICT it is easier to communicate with our love ones. We can use cellular
phones that design for communicating with other people even they are miles away far
from you.

Nowadays people are in touch with the help of ICT. Through chatting, E-mail,
voice mail and social networking people communicate with each other. It is the
cheapest means of communication.

ICT allows students to monitor and manage their own learning, think critically
and creatively, solve simulated real-world problems, work collaboratively, engage in
ethical decision-making, and adopt a global perspective towards issues and ideas. It
also provides students from remote areas access to expert teachers and learning
resources, and gives administrators and policy makers the data and expertise they
need to work more efficiently.

Job Opportunities

In the employment sector, ICT enables organizations to operate more efficiently,

so employing staff with ICT skills is vital to the smooth running of any business. Being
able to use ICT systems effectively allows employees more time to concentrate on
areas of their job role that require soft skills.

For example, many pharmacies use robot technology to assist with picking
prescribed drugs. This allows highly trained pharmaceutical staff to focus on jobs
requiring human intelligence and interaction, such as dispensing and checking
medication.

Nowadays, employers expect their staff to have basic ICT skills. This expectation
even applies to job roles where ICT skills may not have been an essential requirement
in the past.

Nowadays, finding a job is different, you can just use your smart phone, laptop,
desktop or any gadgets that is available in the comfort of your home.

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Education

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) can impact student learning

when teachers are digitally literate and understand how to integrate it into curriculum.

Schools use a diverse set of ICT tools to communicate, create, disseminate,

store, and manage information.(6) In some contexts, ICT has also become integral to
the teachinglearning interaction, through such approaches as replacing chalkboards
with interactive digital whiteboards, using students’ own smartphones or other devices
for learning during class time, and the “flipped classroom” model where students
watch lectures at home on the computer and use classroom time for more interactive
exercises.

When teachers are digitally literate and trained to use ICT, these approaches can
lead to higher order thinking skills, provide creative and individualized options for
students to express their understandings, and leave students better prepared to deal
with ongoing technological change in society and the workplace.

Socializing

Social media has changed the world. The rapid and vast adoption of these
technologies is changing how we find partners, how we access information from the
news, and how we organize to demand political change.

The internet and social media provide young people with a range of benefits,
and opportunities to empower themselves in a variety of ways. Young people can
maintain social connections and support networks that otherwise wouldn't be possible
and can access more information than ever before. The communities and social
interactions young people form online can be invaluable for bolstering and developing
young people's self-confidence and social skills.

As the ICT has become ubiquitous, faster and increasingly accessible to non-
technical communities, social networking and collaborative services have grown rapidly
enabling people to communicate and share interest in many more ways, sites like
Facebook, Twitter LinkedIn You tube, Flicker, second life delicious blogs wiki’s and
many more let people of all ages rapidly share their interest of the movement without
others everywhere. But Facebook seems to be the leading areas of where people
communicate and share their opinions. What a change! “Nothing is permanent, but
change” (As Heraditus in the 4thcentury BC). Internet can be seen as the international

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networks of interconnection of computer networks, the main purpose for the

institution of internet are quest for information i.e. browsing, electronic mail, knew
groups fill transfer and access and use of other computer. Socialization can be seen as a
process by which a child adapts a behaviour to be an effective member of the society,
which can only be achieved through learning or education.

Impact of ICT in The Society

Positive impacts of Information and Communication Technology

• Access to information: Increase in access to information and services that has

accompanied the growth of the Internet. Some of the positive aspects of this
increased access are better, and often cheaper, communications, such as VoIP
phone and Instant Messaging.

• Improved access to education, e.g. distance learning and online tutorials. New ways
of learning, e.g. interactive multi-media and virtual reality.

• New tools, new opportunities: ICT gives access to new tools that did not previously
exist: digital cameras, photo-editing software and high quality printers, screen
magnification or screen reading software enables partially sighted or blind people
to work with ordinary text rather than Braille.

• Communication: Cost savings by using e.g. VoIP instead of normal telephone, email
/ messaging instead of post, video conferencing instead of traveling to meetings, e-
commerce web sites instead of sales catalogues. Access to larger, even worldwide,
markets.

• Information management: Data mining of customer information to produce lists for

targeted advertising. Improved stock control, resulting in less wastage, better cash
flow, etc.

• Security: ICT solves or reduces some security problems, e.g. Encryption methods
can keep data safe from unauthorized people, both while it is being stored or
while it is being sent electronically.

• ICT allows people to participate in a wider, even worldwide, society.

• Distance learning: students can access teaching materials from all over the world.

• ICT facilitates the ability to perform ‘impossible’ experiments’ by using simulations.

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• Creation of new more interesting jobs. Examples would be systems analysts,

programmers and software engineers, as well as help desk operators and trainers.

Negative impacts of Information and Communication Technology

• Job loss: Manual operations being replaced by automation. e.g. robots replacing
people on an assembly line. Job export. e.g. Data processing work being sent to
other countries where operating costs are lower. Multiple workers being replaced
by a smaller number who are able to do the same amount of work. e.g. A worker on
a supermarket checkout can serve more customers per hour if a bar-code scanner
linked to a computerized till is used to detect goods instead of the worker having to
enter the item and price manually

• Reduced personal interaction: Most people need some form of social interaction in
their daily lives and if they do not get the chance to meet and talk with other
people they may feel isolated and unhappy. • Reduced physical activity: This can
lead to health problems such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.

• Cost: A lot of ICT hardware and software is expensive, both to purchase and to
maintain. An ICT system usually requires specialist staff to run it and there is also
the challenge of keeping up with ever-changing technology.

• Competition: this is usually thought of as being a good thing, but for some
organizations being exposed to greater competition can be a problem. If the
organization is competing for customers, donations, or other means of funding
nationally or even internationally, they may lose out to other organizations that can
offer the same service for less money.

IV. Learning Activities:

Instruction: Answer the following questions.

Note: your answer must be encoded in a Microsoft Word and follow this naming format,
fullname_module number_activity (e.g. jonathanpaga_module1_activity)

1. What is the relevance of ICT in your chosen course?

2. Name at least 4 uses of ICT in our daily lives and explain.
3. Give 5 positive impacts and 5 negative impacts of ICT in the society.

V. Assessment Tasks:

To follow in moodle course thru google form link.

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VI. References/Learning Resources:

• W. Samuel, S. G. Ajumo, E. C. Anderson and S. Worgu (2016). ICT As A Change Angent

For Socialization and Social Engineering. IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering
(IOSRJCE) e-ISSN: 2278-0661,p-ISSN: 2278-8727, Volume 18, Issue 4, Ver. II

•https://www.digitalistmag.com/cio-knowledge/2019/02/26/evolution-of-
technologycontinues- what-is-next-in-2019-06196611/

• https://bit.ly/30IZ4FO

• https://ailynvlla.home.blog/2019/03/04/how-ict-affect-our-daily-life/

• https://bit.ly/32Vlpm6

• https://www.wikijob.co.uk/content/application-advice/job-applications/what-are-ict-
skills

• https://bit.ly/2BuODwV

Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved:

JONATHAN B. PAGA, MIT EMY S. LASARTE, EdD ARNEL B. MILLESCA, EdD, JD

FACULTY PROGRAM DIRECTOR CAMPUS DEAN

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