Empowerment

Technologies
Quarter 1 - Module 5:
Collaborative ICT
Development

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Table of Contents
What I Need to Know …………………….……………………………………………….. i
Icons of this Module ………………………………………………………………………. ii
What I Know: Pre-Test ……………………..…………………………………………….. iii

Lesson 1:
Collaborative ICT Development ……………………………………………............... 1

What’s In It: Introduction ………………………………………………………………… 1

What’s New: Activity No. 1 Crafting of Web Page through online Platforms ……… 2
What Is It: Different Types of Media Platforms ……………………………………….. 7
What’s More: Activity No. 2: Collaborative Designed Website ……………………… 8
What I Can Do: Activity No. 3: Evaluating Content on a Website ………………….. 12
What I Have Learned: Activity 4: Synthesizing Your Learning ……………………... 14

Assessment: Post-Test …………………………………………………………………. 15

Key to Answers ………………………………………………………………………….. 17
References ………………………………………………………………………………. 20
 What I Need to Know

Introduction
ICT skills are one of the basic skills that every 21st Century learner nowadays
should possess. ICT empowerment enables everyone connected to even in the
farthest parts of the world. With the aid of ICT development, one can establish
connections and work collaboratively to maintaining order in the community.
At the end of the two week period, you should be able to develop an online portal or
website to showcase and share existing and previously developed content that can
be navigated through the use of gadgets such as cellular phones, computer and etc.
These may be in the form of, but are not limited to an online newsletter, Blog, Video
log (Vlog), or online magazine. Content
Collaborative development of ICT content covers the following topics:
1. Team structure and dynamics for ICT content;
2. Online collaborative tools and processes;
3. Project management for ICT content; and 4. Curating existing content for use
on the web.

Learning Competencies
1. Evaluate the quality, value and appropriateness of peer’s existing or previously
developed ICT content in relation to the theme or intended audience/viewer of
an ICT project.
2. Share and showcase existing or previously developed material in the form of a
collaboratively designed newsletter or blog site intended for a specific audience
or viewer.
At the end of the class period, the teacher should be able to:
1. Facilitate learning to allow students to curate previously created content and
create a collaboratively designed newsletter or blog site for a specific
audience.
2. Assist students so they may practice doing an evaluation on the basis of
quality, value, and appropriateness of a peer’s work and decide on how to
improve on it;
3. Make the students practice collective decision-making such as coming up with
criteria to choose which works previously created within the semester they
can include in the final output (newsletter or blog site); and
4. Make students collaboratively manage the production of the chosen output.
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Collaborative ICT
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What’s in It

Web Page is a document written in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) that can
be made accessible through the use of internet or using an Internet browser. A web
page is accessed through the use of a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) address
and may contain text, graphics, and hyperlinks to other web pages and files.
A web page contain can be in a form of an online publication, online
newsletter (such as advertisements or write ups) containing news of interest chiefly
to a specific group. A web page is the primary source for information dissemination
in the web community. Through it, different platforms made to make users and
viewers share information and build collaboration-connection to one another.

Below is an example of a web page depicting the owner and users view.

Photo credit: https://www.youtube.com/

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 Online collaborative tools comes in different kinds of platforms use for ICT
development. These platforms enables users and admins promote interpersonal
communication, enhances interactivity, establish a common goals that will result to
greater outcome of ICT readiness on an individual or group. Hence below are some
of the most common samples for platforms in collaborative ICT development.

Examples of different
platforms in ICT
Development

Photo credit: https://www.google.com/

What’s New

Activity No. 1 Crafting of Web Page/ Blog through online platforms

Now it’s time to do our own web page using different types of platforms of your
choice.
Do the following instructions listed below:
1. Create a website or use an existing one with the aid of but not limited to
Google site or any related platforms such as Blogger, Wiki and etc. If your
choice is http://blogger.com the image next page will come out when you go
to their webpage to create your own idea and design.

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 Click here

Photo Credit: https://www.blogger.com/

Fill in this area

to create your
own blog

In the photo guide above you can click “CREATE YOUR BLOG”
button to start designing your own blog of choice.
 On the other hand if your choice is others then please feel free to go to
their website or page. Some example for the creation of website is shown next
page.

Click here

Photo credit: https://www.wix.com/

Click “Get Started” to create your choice of website, as shown in the

image above.

Fill in this area

to create your
own blog

Note: Follow instructions written inside the dialog box to help you guide
with your work.
 Note: Follow instructions written inside the dialog box to help you guide
with your work.

Click here

Click here
2. Before creating your own webpage open the link provided to help you
access sample site for website creation. (https://support.google.com/sites/a
nswer/4417369?hl=en&ref_topic=23216&rd=1)

3. To further help you with your website creation or blog form, fill in the
following blanks which will serve as key points that may contain in your site.
You can write your response in the document file or in a note. Remember
these questions may serve as your guide in your website development.

“What is it that I want to share to the world?”

• The issue that matters to me is ________________ (cause or
advocacy)
• I could use my ________________ (Talent)
• To make a difference by ________________ (Action)

Take Note: You can add additional information such as your personal
viewpoints, pictures, data collected and others to enhance your page.

4. When done creating your site, present to class/ or choose a partner to

evaluate your work. Use the provided rubric when evaluating
classmate’s work but pay closer attention to the Categories labelled
“Content” and “Target Purpose”. Open the link and use this rubric to
What is it

As you are done with your web page creation through your choice of
platform, we now go to evaluating the type, design and quality of web page
you made.

Hence let us first get acquainted with the different types of media platform for
online collaborative ICT Development. Platforms that may be currently used
to host newsletters and similar ICT content related information which include
but are not limited to are as follows for (a) Presentation and visualization
platforms such as Prezi, Zoho, Slideshare and Mindmeister. For (b) cloud
computing, e.g. Google Apps. (C) Social Media venues include Facebook
Pages, Tumblr, Instagram and Pinterest. Development of (d) web page in
which Wix, Weebly and Google Sites and lastly (e) Blog or Publisher sites
such as Blogger, Wordpress, Livejournal, Issuu and Google Sites.

Theses several choice of platforms contributes to accessing and working

What I Can Do

Activity No. 3: Evaluating Content and Interest on a Website

1. Open the link provided http://j.mp/GoldxL, this link directs you to the Gold
Foundation Website ( Please see next page for sample website that the
class will be using during evaluation).
 Photo Credit: http://goldfoundation.weebly.com/about.html
2. Look for a pair or you can be paired with your previous teammate.
Together, you exchange ideas on evaluating the content and interest of
the sample site given.
3. In evaluation, use the rubric provided by opening this URL,
http://www.u.arizana.edu/~ackers/rubric.jpg
4. You and your peers’ evaluation should go together to come up with one
common rating.

What I have Learned

Activity 4: Synthesizing Your Learning

Answer the following questions based on your learning. Be brief and concise.
1. Based on your readings of the discussion what are the different types of
platforms for collaborative ICT design?
a. ___________________________
b. ___________________________
c. ___________________________
d. ___________________________
e. ___________________________
2. Of the list you provided in number 1, which platform you most often use in
sharing your concepts online? Why do you prefer to use this?
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3. In your own understanding, what do you think is the importance of staying

updated to the online community? How does it help/reflect your daily living?

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References:

Department of Education, Empowerment Technologies for Academic Track Teacher’s Guide First
Edition 2016, Published by Department of Eudcation-Bureua of Learning Resources (DepEd-BLR)
Office Address: Ground Floor Bonifacio Building, DepEd Complex Meralco Avenue, Pasig City,
Philippines 1600, 18-28

Blogger.com, “Home Page”, Accessed January 29, 2020, https://www.blogger.com/ Galileo.org,

“Galileo Organization: Scoring Rubrics”, Accessed January 27, 20202,
http://www.galileo.org/tips/rubrics/website_rubric.pdf

GoldFoundation.com, Home Page, Accessed January 27, 2020, http://j.mp/GoldxL

Google.com, “User’s Home Page”, Accessed January 30, 2020,

https://www.google.com/

Pexels.com, “Images”, Dina, Christian, Accessed January 31, 2020,

https://www.pexels.com/photo/white-smartphone-1851415/

Wix.com, “Home Page”, Accessed January 28, 2020, https://www.wix.com/

YouTube.com, “User’s Home Page”, Accessed January 30, 2020,

https://www.youtube.com/