LESSON-1.1Trends-in-ICT (1).pptx

TRENDS IN ICT KEY TRENDS IN ICT 1. Convergence 2. Social Media 3. Mobile Technologies 4. Assistive Media 1. CONVERGENCE Technological convergence is the synergy of technological advancements to work on similar goal or task. Convergence is using several technologies to accomplish a task co...

TRENDS IN ICT KEY TRENDS IN ICT 1. Convergence 2. Social Media 3. Mobile Technologies 4. Assistive Media 1. CONVERGENCE Technological convergence is the synergy of technological advancements to work on similar goal or task. Convergence is using several technologies to accomplish a task conveniently. 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. According to Nielsen, internet users spend more time in social media than in any other type of site. 2. SOCIAL MEDIA A. Social Networks B. Bookmarking Sites C. Social News D. Media Sharing E. Microblogging F. Blogs and Forums 2. SOCIAL MEDIA A. Social Networks – These are sites that allow users to connect with other people with the same interest or background. The user can create his or her account, set up a profile, add people, create groups, and share content. Examples: Facebook, Google+ 2. SOCIAL MEDIA B. Bookmarking Sites – These are sites that allow users to store and manage links to various websites and resources. Most of these sites allow users to create a tag that let others search and share them. Examples: Pinterest and StumbleUpon 2. SOCIAL MEDIA C. Social News – These are sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources. Examples: reddit and Digg 2. SOCIAL MEDIA D. Media Sharing – These are sites that allow users 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. Examples: Flickr, YouTube, Instagram 2. 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. Examples: Twitter, Plurk 2. SOCIAL MEDIA F. Blogs and Forums – These are websites that allow users to post their content. Other users are able to comment on the said topic. Examples: Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr 3. MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the years. These devices are capable of using high- speed internet. The latest mobile devices use 4G Networking or LTE – which is currently the fastest mobile network. 3. MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES iOS Android Blackberry OS Windows Phone OS Symbian WebOS Windows Mobile 4. ASSISTIVE MEDIA A non-profit service designed to help people who have visual and reading impairments. A database of audio recordings is used to read to the user. http://assistivemedia.org/ 4. ASSISTIVE MEDIA KEY TRENDS IN ICT 1. Convergence 2. Social Media 3. Mobile Technologies 4. Assistive Media EXPLORATION – USING WEB PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL CHANGE 1. Identify a problem in your community (e.g., littering, garbage disposal, blocked drainages, etc.). 2. Imagine that you are going to create a website to persuade both community leaders and members to solve this problem. 3. Fill out the form below. Community Problem: Vicinity: Campaign Name: Type of Social Media Used: Website Used: What will be the content of your social media site? Why did you choose that type of social media? Why did you choose that website?