Reference Guide on Empowerment Technologies

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

A social platform also known as social media platforms is a web-based technology that enables
the development, deployment and management of social media solutions and services. It provides
the ability to create social media websites and services with complete social media network
functionality.
I. Social Network
a social network is a website that brings people together to talk, share ideas and interests, or make
new friends. This type of collaboration and sharing is known as social media. Unlike traditional media
that is typically created by no more than ten people, social media sites contain content created by
hundreds or even millions of different people. Below is a small list of some of the biggest social
networks used today.
Examples of social networks
1. Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/ ) - The most popular social networking websites on the
Internet. Facebook is a popular destination for users to set up personal space and connect with
friends, share pictures, share movies, talk about what you're doing, etc.
2. Google+ (https://plus.google.com/) - The latest social networking service from Google.
3. LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/ ) - One of the best if not the best locations to connect with
current and past co-workers and potentially future employers.
4. MySpace ( https://myspace.com/ ) - Once one of the most popular social networks and viewed
website on the Internet. See the MySpace definition for further information about this service.
5. StumbleUpon ( http://www.stumbleupon.com/ ) - Another very popular community of Internet
users who vote for web pages they like and dislike. StumbleUpon also allows users to create
their own personal pages of interesting sites they come across. See the StumbleUpon definition
for additional information about this service.
6. Tumblr ( https://www.tumblr.com/ ) - A microblogging platform with social networking
capabilities.
7. Yik Yak - Smartphone social network that connects users who are in close to each other.
II. Bookmarking: Social bookmarking websites are centralized online services which allow users to
store and share Internet bookmarks. Such sites typically offer a blend of social and organizational
tools, such as annotation, categorization, folksonomy-based tagging, social cataloging, commenting,
and interface with other kinds of services like citation management software and social networking
sites.
1. BibSonomy is a system for sharing bookmarks and lists of literature.
2. CiteULike is a web service which allows users to save and share citations to academic
papers.
3. Digg is a news aggregator with an editorially driven front page
4. Diigo is designed to bookmark web pages and highlight key points for reference. Free.
5. Google Bookmarks: Bookmarking service by Google
6. Pearltrees: Collaborative bookmark exploration and curation tool organized and presented like
a mind map.

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7. Pinboard can automatically import your links and tweets from a number of outside services.
The archive feature saves a local copy of everything you bookmark in case the original page
goes offline, and offers full-text search. Currently 11 USD annual fee, with an optional 25 USD
fee for archiving.
8. Pinterest is a web and mobile application company that offers a visual discovery, collection,
sharing, and storage tool.
9. Pocket: Bookmarking articles and links.
10. Reddit: Users submit content in the form of either a link or a text ("self") post. Links and
content can be voted on.
11. SiteBar is free online bookmarking manager open source software, mainly runs with help of
authors donations.
12. StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that finds and recommends web content to its users.
13. We Heart : It is an image-based social network for inspiring images
14. Plurk is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send updates
(otherwise known as plurks) through short messages or links, which can be up to 210 text
characters in length (previously
III. Social News
A social news website is an Internet website that features user-posted stories. Such stories are
ranked based on popularity, as voted on by other users of the site or by website administrators. Users
typically comment online on the news posts and these comments may also be ranked in popularity.
Since their emergence with the birth of Web 2.0, social news sites have been used to link many types
of information, including news, humor, support, and discussion.
1. Fark, which started in 1997, features news on any topic. On Fark, users can submit articles to
the administrators of the site. Each day, these administrators pick out 50 articles to display on
the front page.
2. Slashdot, started in 1997, was one of the first social news websites. It focuses mainly on
science and technology-related news. Users can submit stories and the editors pick out the best
stories each day for the front page. Users can then post comments on the stories.
3. Digg, started in December 2004, introduced the voting system. This system allows users to
"digg" or "bury" articles. "Digging" is the equivalent of voting positively, so that popular articles
are displayed first. "Burying" does not lower an article's score.
4. Newsvine, started in March 2006, is a social news website mostly focused on politics, both
international and domestic. The Newsvine home page allows users to customize "seeds" and
story feeds.
5. Voat, launched in April 2014, is also a social news website and is very similar to Reddit visually
and functionally.
6. Lumn.io, which started in 2017, is a social news website where users can submit stories.
Lumn.io incorporates a social networking facet where users can create an account, then when
they share stories, they can then be given Lumn (upvoting), which is attributed to the users
account.

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TEAM STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS FOR ICT CONTENT
Team structure refers to the composition of an individual team or of a multi-team system. Team
structure is an integral part of the teamwork process. A properly structured patient care team is an enabler
for and the result of effective communication, leadership, situation monitoring, and mutual support.
A. ICT Director
A.1 RESPONSIBILITIES
Prepare strategic and operational plans for the Information Communications Technology(ICT).
Manage and provide oversight for the information of an ICT system etc.
Ensure development,implementation and maintenance of all policies related to ICT.
Develop and manage the planning and budgeting for the ICT services.

A.2 SKILLS
1.Proficiency in strategic thinking,analytical and technical mindset.
2.Proficiency in project management,leadership and team building.
3.Ability to work across team.
4.Good command of oral language skills and writing ability.
5.Good interpersonal communication skills and ability to work with others under pressure and solve
problems.
Requirements
1.Masters degree in computer science
2.Software engineering,computer engineering,Information communication technology,Electronics and
Telecommunication.
3.Required a minimum of 3 years experience in ICT environment with a working knowledge in Project
Management,Strategic planning,finance,accounting,and procurement is required.
B. INFORMATION SYSTEM GROUPS
B.1 RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Provide support for the maintenance and development of the University's corporate information system.
2.Project management and business project change consultancy services.
3.Supports the delivery of ICT projects aligned to the ICT plan.

C.NETWORK TEAM
C.1 RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Help the team to plan and prioritize workloads and projects.
2.Manage the team performance.
3.Manage day to day operational activities.
4.Be a technical escalation point for the team.
5.Have excellent communication skills,with the ability to communicate effectively face-to-face.

D. SYSTEMS AND SERVER TEAM

D.1 RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Undertake analysis,development,implementation,integration to support core ICT applications
2.Participate in the progressive rotation of analyst.

E.DESKTOP AND MEDIA SERVICES TEAM

E.1 RESPONSIBILITIES:
1.Staffing of events.
2.Video editing and post production.
3.Product research for new audio video technology
4.Preparation of files.
5.Audio and video editing.
F. TELECOMMS TEAM
1.Telecommunication is an economic sector in itself.
2.ICT, which includes computer,software application,and the internet are benefiting countries and their
citizens.
3.The impact of ICT is also seen in their creative and cost efficient use in basic sectors,such as
education,health, and agriculture,among others.

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ICT AS MEDIUM FOR ADVOCACY AND DEVELOPMENTAL COMMUNICATION

 ADVOCACY is a process of supporting and enabling people to, expressing views and concerns,
accessing information and services, defending and promoting rights and responsibilities.
 DEVELOPMENTAL COMMUNICATION through mass media has been practiced and researched for
years, its successes and failures documented in this and other journals. Yet hardly any effort has been
made to utilize traditional means of communication like puppetry, poetry, street drama or folk song for
development goals.
 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY ( ICT) denotes about all technology
innovations that was centered to maximize the potential use of telecommunication systems with all its
various forms. Designates the union of numerous technological advantages through a cabling system that
transmits a diverse data and communication types, formats, & platforms.
ICT, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT & COUNTRY
 Suitable means of distributing and accessing learning resources which have great learning potential in
rural areas where resources such as books and libraries are scarce but ICT infrastructure is present.
 Offers new possibilities for improved health system, new ways of citizens’ empowerment and active
participation in their societies at both social and political levels.
 Internationally, the spread and appropriation of ICTs has been a key dimension of globalization, urging
societies to build communications systems, manage them well; develop infrastructure and capacity to use
it; and implement good policy and regulation.
 Critical enabler to sustainable socio-economic growth and also a vital ingredient for effective regional
coordination in the creation of larger markets.
 Efforts to build infrastructure in the developing world. It enhances learning and fills a large gap by
encouraging distant learning.
CHARACTERISTICS OF INFORMATION AGE
 It is a contemporary meta-narrative that guides many studies in all fields ( Meta-narrative);
 It suggests we are moving beyond the Industrial Age into an era where the sharing of knowledge and
ideas is the new driver of power and the world economy ( Transcendental);
 It defined as the new social morphology of our society ( Social Morphology);
 It enables the exchange, the redirection, and the reception of information, on a global scale, without
restraints of space or time ( Internet);
 Distance is rendered irrelevant, allowing direct, simultaneous, decentralized, and expanding relations of
collaboration, advocacy, trade, production, and innovation, generating new forms of power constellation
and distribution ( Decentralization);
 We can now experience timeless time‟-the capacity to function in real-time across the world without
delay and at our convenience ( Real-Time Access);
 ICTs enhance the empowerment of civil society by increasing their capacity to work as organized
networks both within and beyond borders ( Networking);
 ICTs can help improve empowerment and participation in policy debates by creating linkages to
government processes to maintain government transparency in turn developing of the citizens (
Transparency and Independence);
 ICT denotes about all technology innovations that was centered to maximize the potential use of
telecommunication systems with all its various forms ( Innovation);
 It designates the union of numerous technological advantages through a cabling system that transmits a
diverse data and communication types, formats, & platforms ( Communication);
 ICT can be a medium for advocacy and developmental communication in many ways by creating blogs
that relates to any issues in our country and any platforms to let other people know of the real possibility
that might happen in our society ( Social Media);
 The use of ICT tools and platforms is to know that when ICT is not that popular before so other people
only use letters or radio etc. to be update and to know the situation happenings ( Updates/News);
 ICT tools and platforms have changed the way people communicate because through ICT people can
communicate even if they are far from each other ( Transformative);
 People do not need to wait how many days to receive the letter/message that their relatives send, but
through ICT just a blink of an eye they can send a message directly ( Electronic Mails);
 Social change has been brought about by the use of ICT, because people nowadays are engage in ICT,
through the use of ICT people can make their work easier, students nowadays are prone in using ICT
tools and platforms in their study ( Online Learning Access);
 It makes their assignment, projects and activities easy ( Explosion and availability of Information).
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4. 1. TEAM STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS

4.1. ICT TEAM TOOLS
4.1.1. Telecommunication technology
4.1.2. Computer-mediated conferencing
4.1.3. Video conferencing
4.1.4. Information softwares
4.2. INTERCULTURAL TEAM
4.2.1. How to communicate to be more effective as a team?
4.2.1.1. through
4.2.1.1.1. oral
4.2.1.1.2. written
4.2.1.1.3. non-verbal
4.3. VIRTUAL TEAM
4.4. GROUP DYNAMICS
4.5. TEAM'S VIRTUALIZATION

Here are the pdf copies of learning materials in connection to your introduced assessment rubric. You
assessment rubric will guide on your journey to the compliance and accomplishment of
EMPOWWERMENT TECHNOLOGIES and/ PRACTICAL RESEARCH 1 of this First Semester of
S.Y. 2018-2019. For inquiries, please send to https://www.facebook.com/angelito.pera or below.

Congratulations in advance and Welcome Second Semester.

Thank you and God bless.

Very truly yours,

ANGELITO TIMCANG PERA, LPT

Academic Coordinator/Subject Teacher

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