EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY

LESSON 2.1: COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF ICT CONTENT

A. Team Structure and Dynamic for ICT Content

What is a Group and a Team?

A group involves people who work independently to achieve its goal. While
on the other hand, a team works interdependently where each member has
a specific role or function. Thus, the team interacts dynamically and
adoptively to reach its common goal.

Team Structure

- It refers to the creation of an individual team or the creation of

multisystem.

Collaboration means individuals work together to produce/ to create a well-

defined content to achieve a common.

Online collaboration is a work process where people are interacting in real

time over the internet. It provides a smooth process in the development of
ICT content even without working together physically.

4 Parts of Collaboration in a Flow Process while interacting with

team members:

• Sharing: documenting explicit knowledge.

• Understanding: adopting the process knowledge.

• Reflection: analyzing or interpreting shared information.

• Expression: the process of making known ones thought or feelings

TEAM MEMBERS
1. Project Manager – An individual who has general accountability for the
successful, planning , design, execution, monitoring, controlling and closure
of a project.

2. Data Analyst – Someone who gathers, processes, and performs

statistical analyses of Data. A person who is accountable in collecting the
data for ICT content.

3. Content Writer and Editor – A person responsible for reviewing the

data and finalizes a complete of information.

4. The Web Designer – A person responsible for creating the appearance,

layout, and elements of a website. The job involves understanding both
graphic design and computer programming.

5. The Web Developer – The person technically develops the overall

functionalities of a web page.

B. Online Collaborative Tools and Processes

Online collaborative tools for ICT content development that may be used
currently include the following:

•Facebook Groups

•G Suite

•Google Chat/ Hangouts

•Google Docs, Sheets

•Google Drive

•Microsoft Teams

•Microsoft’s Yammer

•MS Office 365

•Prezi

•Trello

•Zoom

•Skype/Viber/Kakao Talk/WeChat/ Line

Using Google Drive for Collaboration

In creating and co-creating ICT content, storage, and organization of files is

necessary. It will be safe and convenient if the content will be stored on
clouds and available for the members to edit and organize anytime,
anywhere. However, each member should be responsible in keeping the files.

Google Drive provides a service for file storage on clouds and collaboration
for online sharing, editing, and organizing through “Shared Folders.”

A. Steps in Creating Folder/s in Google Drive:

1. Make sure that each member has a Google account.

2. Sign-in to your Google Drive account.

3. Create a folder by clicking “New.” Then a pop-up window will appear then,
click “Folder”.

4. Another pop-up window will appear. Type a Name for the new folder then,
click “CREATE”. A folder will be created.

5. You can create as many folders as necessary for the project by repeating
step 3 to 4.

B. Steps in Sharing Folder in Google Drive:

1. To share the folder with the team members, right-click the folder to be
shared and a pop-up window will appear, then, click “Get shareable link.”

2. A pop-up window will appear. You have two options on how you will share a
folder. It can be “Restricted” or “Anyone with the link. Click the drop-down list
button below the text input box of “Get link” and a pop- up window will
appear. Then, click your chosen mode of folder sharing.

2.1. If you choose “Restricted” Mode.

2.1. A. Choosing “Restricted” in sharing a folder means that the folder will
only be accessible to the people that has been added by the creator. Anyone
who has the link but has not been added by the creator, he or she will not be
able to access it without the creator’s permission. This mode of sharing is
more secure because of the restriction. Once you click the “Restricted,” click
the “Share with people and groups” located at the upper box then, encode
the e-mails of your team members. You can also include message for further
instructions or reminders. Make sure that the recipients have been assigned
as editor.

2.1 B Click “Send” An end is sent to people you shared with.

2.2. If you choose the “Anyone with the link” mode.

2.2. A. If you choose “Anyone with the link” it means that you can give other
people a link to your folder so that you don’t have to add e-amil addresses
when you share folder. This mode of sharing is more convenient if you have a
large of number of team members. Once you click the “Anyone with the link,"
click the drop-down list button located at the right side and a pop-up window
will appear. Click “Editor” so that the receiver of the link will be able to
organize, add or edit files to the shared folder.

2.2 B.Click “Copy link” and paste the link in an email or any place you want
to share it like private message, chat group, or group page

Online Platforms for Hosting ICT Content

After creating and finalizing your content, it is now ready to be published

online Platforms that may be currently used to hot newsletters and similar
ICT content include the following:

•Presentation/ visualization (Prezi, Soho, Slideshare,Mindmeister)

•Cloud computing(Google Apps)

•Social Media (Facebook Pages, Tumblr)

•Web Page Creation (Wix, Weebly)

•Blog sites (Blogger, Wordpress, Livejournal, Issuu)

Characteristics of Good Collaborative Tools and Platforms

Always remember that there are no superior tools. The productivity of a tool
is dependent on the intended purpose of the team. Hence, in choosing an
appropriate tool, the team must consider the following:

-The tool must be user friendly.

-The tool has elements that are appropriate for the team’s goal.

-The tool prioritizes security and privacy.

B. Project Management for ICT Content

The application of knowledge, skills, tools, and techniques to project

activities is called Project Management. It is needed to achieve project
requirements, usually to time and budget.

FIVE PHASES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT

1. Initiating – An overview of the objectives of the project, needs, and the

problem is identified. It is where you create the project charter with the
Project Manager assigned to the project.

2. Planning – This is where a successful project conclusion is worked out by

the project manager and the project team. The team brainstorms the ICT
theme to be published, together with the collaborative tools and online
platforms to be used.

3. Executing – This is where the project team goes about executing the
project plan once the project plan has been constructed. The curation of ICT
content may occur in this phase for quality assurance Content writers and
editors are essential in this phase. After all the preparation has been done,
publishing the ICT content online may now take place.

4. Monitoring and Controlling – This is where the project manager

monitors and controls the work for a time, cost, scope, quality, risk, and
other factors while the project is being executed. It Is also an ongoing
process that ensures that the project meets its focus for each project
objective. Other members, primarily the web developer, may work in this
phase collaboratively with the project manager.

5. Closing – This happens when each phase is ended and when each entire
project is concluded. It happens to ensure that all the work has been finished
completed, and approved.

B. Curating Existing Content for Use on the Web

Content curation is the process of publicly gathering, organizing, adding
value, and openly sharing digital information artifacts on a specific topic or
area of audience interest.

It intends to add your personal touch, as the creator, to a handpicked

collection of content. They are gathered from a variety of sources, in a
specific topic, that you publish and share with your audience wherever they
may be.

Creating and Choosing Valuable ICT Content

The success of an online portal, page, or website is dependent upon its

content. The content must be exciting and worthy of the time of the specific
audience.

Thus, in developing ICT content, the team must consider the following steps
in creating and choosing valuable ICT content.

1. Define your objectives: specify the main goal that needs to be promoted in
your content.

2. Research and analyze: extract intonation from different resources

regarding the topic you want to write.

3. Organize the structure of your article: give an overview of your topic to

help readers understand what your topic is.

4. Summarize and proofread create a summary of the information you have

gathered and analyzed to make sure your article is free of graphical errors.

Three (3) Rules in Creating Quality Content

Informative – it should provide valuable and useful information to the

reader.

Interesting – it should catch the readers’ attention from the title to the last
part of your content.

Relevant – it should reflect how much you know the subject of your content
enough and who it is being written to make it relevant to both.

LESSON 2.2: Interactive Multimedia and ICT as Platform for Change

Interactive multimedia is any computer- delivered electronic system that
allows the user to control, combine, and manipulate different types of media,
such as text, sound, video, computer graphics, and animation.

Multimedia Content

1. Videos – Through video hosting sites, you can take a video and show it to
the entire world (e.g. YouTube)

2. Sound, Music or Audio – If videos are too much for you, you can always
record sounds. You can share your sound bites to the entire world (e.g.
SoundCloud)

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, BigFish)

4. Online Tests – Online survey forms and tests that automatically display
the results when finished (Online IQ and Personality Tests)

5. Courseware Online – courses that simulate the classroom online (e.g., E-

learning Courses using a Learning Management System)

6. Podcasts – An episodic series of audio or text files streamed online (e.g.,

Stuff You Should Know, TED Talks, The Starters, Ear Biscuits).

7. Vodcasts – An episodic series of video streamed online (e.g., YouTube

series/shows like Video Game High School, Good Mythical Morning).

Inserting YouTube Videos on your Blog Post

You will have to create a blog post about any significant OPM (Original
Pilipino Music) that you like. Any music will do just as long as it does not have
any swears inappropriate messages.

1. Search any OPM songs of your choice on YouTube.com. You can use an
official music video or someone else’s upload.

2. Go to the bottom of the video and click the Share button.

3. Click on Embed.

4. Copy the code similar to the screenshot below.

5. Create a new post on your WordPress then on the editor, paste your code
for the Embed Video.

6. Click the Preview tab, and update or publish the content.

ICT AS MEDIUM FOR ADVOCACY

Advocacy is a process of supporting and enabling people to express their

views and concerns, access information and services, defend and promote
their rights and responsibilities.

Change.org – is dubbed as the “world’s platform for change where anyone

from online community can create a petition and ask others to sign it.

It gives access to more people by allowing the online community to affix

their digital signatures on a petition.

Its mission is to help people from around the world create the change they
want to see. Sample petitions raised were: economic problems, criminal
injustice, abuse of human rights, lack of education, environmental concerns,
animal abuse, human health concerns and world hunger.

Signing an Online Petition

1. Visit Change.org.

2. If this is your first time to use Change.org, click Sign up or log in with
Facebook. Otherwise, just input your log-in details.

3. You can then start your own petition, but for now, click on any petition you
want under trending petitions.

4. Read the petition description to see if this petition matters to you. If it is,
sign the petition by filling up the information on the right side of the screen.

5. Share the Petition on Facebook to promote it.

Digital Citizenship is referring to the utilization of information technology (IT)

in order to engage in society, politics, and government. K. Mossberger, et al.
define digital citizens as “those who use the Internet regularly and
effectively”.
MULTIMEDIA

Multimedia = multi (various) + media (means of communication)

5 Main Elements of Multimedia

TEXT

IMAGES

VIDEO

AUDIO

ANIMATION

USES OF MULTIMEDIA

1. VIRTUAL REALITY – The advanced use of multimedia is what we call

virtual reality. VR is a combination of video, stereo and computer graphics
that attempts to create an Interactive 3- dimensional, environment.

2. EDUTAINMENT – (Education + Entertainment) – The goal of using the

multimedia approach is to entertain the user while being unaware that he or
she is actually learning in the process.

3. BUSINESS COMMUNICATION – Product promotion, customer

information, communication to employee. Multimedia multiplies the degree
of effectiveness in promoting a product.

4. ENTERTAINMENT – Entertainment industries produce computer games

and develop animations or special effects for cartoons and movies.

5. PUBLIC ACCESS OF INFORMATION – The ability of multimedia

applications that allowed public access to information either online or offline
– Tourist information system, electronic publishing are some examples of
uses of multimedia for information dissemination.

LESSON 2.3: ICT as Platform for Change

Tool Medium Force – Bringing about action and mobilize change in a

population, society, or culture.

ICT – A medium for ADVOCACY

•the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal

•the act or process of advocating something

Advocacy in democracy is about getting what you want out of the

government. •EDSA Dos and the use of text messaging to mobilize people.

•Million people march against pork barrel via Facebook.

•Disaster relief operations and mobilization via internet and text brigades.

RECLASSIFICATION of ICT4D (INFORMATION COMMUNICATION AND

TECHNOLOGY)

ICT4D Typology

•Political/Governance/Empowerment •Economic/Livelihood

•Social/Education •Infrastructure/Access

ICT Medium Used

•Text Messaging

•Facebook, Text Messaging and Twitter

•The Boston’s Globe exposé of sexual abuse in the church went viral online.

•Facebook and Social News

ICT Application

•E-Government •E-Business

•E-Employment •E-Agriculture

•E-Learning • E-Health

•E-Environment •E-Science

Place and Year of Campaign(Results)

•Spain 2004 – Ouster of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar.

•Moldova 2009 – Communist Party lost power

•Around the World 2002 – Catholic faced lawsuits over harboring of child
rapists. •Philippines 2016 – Duterte dominated the election even with a
limited funding.
ICT – A force for SOCIAL REFORM

On January 17, 2001, during the impeachment trial of Philippine President

Joseph Estrada, loyalists in the Philippine Congress voted to set aside key
evidence against him. Less than two hours after the decision was announced,
thousands of Filipinos, angry that their corrupt president might be let off the
hook, converged on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue, a major crossroads in
Manila. The protest was arranged, in part, by forwarded text messages
reading, “Go 2 EDSA. Wear bik.” The crowd quickly swelled, and in the next
few days, over a million people arrived, 6 choking traffic in downtown Manila.

THE THREE FACES OF SOCIAL MEDIA

The Good used for communication where distance no longer matter.

The Bad allowed people to hide behind screens and avatars and it has taken
over our lives rather than us being in control.

The Ugly it has become a common cause to broken relationships, self-

centeredness and egocentricity. It is also for frauds and child abuse.

EDSA (People Power Revolution) – The People Power Revolution lasted

from 1983 to 1986. During a radio broadcast of Radyo Veritas, Cardinal Sin
encouraged the Filipinos to help end the regime of then President Ferdinand
Marcos. A major protest took place along EDSA from February 22 to 25, 1986
involving two million Filipinos from different regions and sectors. These
include civilians, political parties, the military and religious groups. The radio
broadcast helped to change the course of history. Without it, Filipinos would
not have been moved into action.

EDSA II – This was also known as the 2001 EDSA Revolution which
happened during January 17 to 21, 2001. It was fueled after 11 prosecutors
of then President Joseph Estrada walked out in the impeachment trial. As a
result, the crowd in EDSA grew over the course of few days through text
brigades. Like the first People Power Revolution, Edsa Dos would not have
been successful without the text brigades.

Million People March – This was a series of protest that mainly took place
in Luneta Park from August 22 to 26, 2013. There were also several
demonstrations that happened in key cities in the Philippines and some
locations overseas. It condemned the misuse of the Priority Development
Assistance Fund (PDAF). Though dubbed as the Million People March, the
number of total attendees was only around 400,000. Despite that, it was still
considered a success as it clearly demonstrated how powerful social media
campaigns are. The organizers and promoters of the Million People March
used Facebook and Change.org as their media.

Yolanda People Finder – Recent storms in the Philippine history gave birth
to the people finder database powered by Google. During typhoon Yolanda,
the people finder was a vital tool for people across the globe to track the
situation of their relatives. This proved to be successful and is now adapted
by more organizations to help people track relatives during calamities.

LESSON 2.4: Planning and Conceptualizing Social Advocacy

Specific – (What do you want to do or want to achieve?) Set a real goal that
is direct, detailed and meaningful. Make sure that your goals are focused and
can identify a concrete outcome.

Measurable – (When will you know when you reach it? What are the signs of
your success?) – Make sure that you goal is trackable and quantifiable.
Defining your own definition of “success” will aid you to estimate your
current achievement level on reaching your specific goals.

Attainable – (Is it possible for you to reach your goal?) Work towards a goal
that is challenging but possible and doable. Check if you have the tools or
resources that will help you to achieve and attain your goals.

Realistic – (Are your current skills enough to reach your goal?) Knowing
yourself is the key to your success. Be honest with yourself and know your
capabilities and the things that you cannot do. Be realistic toward your goals
as well as on your capacity to do.

Time-Bound- (When exactly do you plan to accomplish it?) Give yourself a

deadline. Every goal should have a target date to finish. Having deadlines
motivates oneself to do more efficiently and helps you to be focused in
reaching your goals.

Concept Paper are summaries of projects or issues that contemplate

interests, experience and expertise that commonly serves as a purpose of
delivering an in-depth discussion of a certain topic that a person has a strong
position on.

The terms “concept paper”, “proposal” or “abstract” are often used

interchangeably as they can be used for the same function.

Key Points on making your Concept Paper

1. Rise with a concept topic or idea that you are genuinely interested.

2. Write down the questions associated the topic or idea you have chosen.

3. Create a possible solution from each of the questions that you have
developed.

4. Classify what kind of data you need that will answer your questions and
identity how will gather the information needed.

5. Identify how you will analyze, interpret, and present the overall data you
gathered.

Your concept paper can range from (2) two to (3) three pages for a small
research project to up to 20 pages for immense research projects.

For the formatting of concept paper it is suggested to be the

following:

a) the font style should be formal such as Times New Roman, Garamond,
Baskerville or similar Serif typefaces.

b) the line and paragraph spacing should be in double space

c) the font size should be at 12 points.

Elements of a Concept Paper for Social Advocacy

1. Title Page – The title of your concept paper will serve a lot in terms of
getting the audience interest, so make sure to have a short but a catchy and
interesting title of your chosen topic.

2. Introduction – This element of concept paper serves as the most

important part of your concept paper. You must keep on pursuing an adding
value to convince the reader about your project’s mission and vision.
Your introduction should also contain the following:

a) the clear problem you wanted to solve

b) why did you like to investigate under this study.

c) how your research or concept paper would be helpful for others

d) what are the clear evidence that your study is beneficial and necessary to
be discussed.

3. Purpose – This element of concept paper includes the reasons why your
chosen project or advocacy campaign is worth all the time effort and money.
You need to make a strong atmosphere of purpose. Remember your main
purpose here is to bring something good and create an impact for a change.

4. Description – This element of concept paper includes all the necessary

information, data and details about your project. This element talks about
the steps and procedure on how you will do things properly. It also expounds
the methods and plans on how you will answer the problems of the concept
and in revealing the efficacy of your solution to the problems.

5. Support – This element of concept paper contains your budget needed

for the project. Every project needed funds to be published and materialized
their certain cause, thus support from a sponsor/s necessary to be consider.

6. Contact Information – The element of concept paper that includes

information on how the you can be contacted. These includes the following
(but not limited to):

a) name/s of the creator/s

b) address

c) phone or telephone number

d) email address

e) website.