ICT in Social
Relationships
and Political
Movements
Lesson 1: Delving into Information
The and Communication Technology
module is Lesson 2: Social Relationships in the
World of ICT
divided
into 4 Lesson 3: Political Movement in the
World of ICT
Lessons,
namely: Lesson 4: ICT: Empowering Not
Enslaving Technologies
1. Explain the Information and Communication Technology
(ICT);
2. Analyze the importance of Information and Communication
After going 3.
Technology (ICT);
Differentiate the lives of people before and after the existence
through this 4.
of Information and Communication Technology (ICT);
Explain how information and communication technologies
module,
facilitate social relationships;
5. Write an essay on how ICT facilitate social relationships;
you are
6. Explain how information and communication technologies
facilitate political movements;
expected to:
7. Write an essay on how ICT facilitate political movements;
8. Explain the effects of the advancements of ICT;
9. Identify the core rules of netiquette, online safety and ethics;
and
10. Compile different pictures showing the different
advancements of ICT.
Learning
Objectives: Explain the Information and
Communication Technologies;
Lesson 1:
Delving into Analyze the importance of
Information and Communication
Information and Technology (ICT); and
Communication
Technology Differentiate the lives of people
before and after the existence of
information and Communication
Technology (ICT).
• Based on the image, which do you prefer to experience, a life without ICT or
a life with ICT? Why?
• What do you think will happen if you will be overexposed to social media?
• What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of ICT?
Let’s Delve into ICT
“internet” introduced in 1974
“inter-networking”
The term “Internet and Communication Technology”
has been used by researchers in the 1980s, but only
became widely used in the 90s after a report to the
British government by Dennis Stevenson.
Information and Communication Technology enables the various forms of
communication that we enjoy today, for instance, the internet which paved the
way for social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. According to
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations
(UNESCO), Information and Communication Technology or ICT is the collective
term that refers to:
...the tools and the processes to access retrieve, store, organize, manipulate,
produce, present and exchange information by electronic and other automated
means. These include hardware, software and telecommunications in the forms
of personal computers, scanners, digital cameras, phones, faxes, modern CD
and DVD players and recorders, digitized video, radio, and TV programmes
and multimedia programmes.
Information and Communication Technologies are mechanism that
help us in transmitting, receiving, storing, accessing and processing
information through electronic media.
ACTIVITY Make a poem about the
1 importance of ICT to human life.
Lesson 2: Learning Objectives:
Social 1. Explain the Information and
Communication Technologies
Relationships facilitate social relationships; and
in the World 2. Write an essay on how ICT
of ICT facilitate social relationships
Picture Analysis
Here are some
pictures that you can
find in your home or
school that you can
use in connecting
your friends or
families. For each
picture, analyze
What did you notice about the images presented?
closely its differences
for you to be guided Which of these ICT tools do you have at home?
in the questions given
In terms of features of each of these ICT tools, which do you prefer? Why?
for the next activities.
Among the tools, choose those that you cannot live without? Why?
READING to
REMEMBER!
Social Relationships and Social Media
From the Insider article written by Kelly Burch, social media can foster genuine relationships and it
allows people to connect in any ways and it can often expand people's social circles. Kathryn Moore,
PhD., a psychologist says you can connect with those people in similar situations and share worries,
fears, and celebrations. Up to 64% of teens report they have made a new friend online, and 83% of
teens report that social media makes them feel more connected with their friends.
Social media can negatively affect relationships when you start comparing yourself to other people,
including your friends, just based on their social media accounts, Moore says. For example, some
may fear their lives aren't as good as their friends' and withdraw from friendships because they feel
they're not good enough. That impact on self-esteem and isolation is part of the reason that increased
social media usage has been associated with depressive symptoms. If you're constantly comparing
your life to a picture-perfect image that others, put forth on social media, you might not feel good
about yourself, and you may be more likely to develop depression.
The Impact of
Technology on
People’s Social
Relationships
• The primary issue that many people faced only
1. Bringing People two decades ago was communication. All of us
Together were limited to a close set of people with
whom we could communicate.
2. Easier • It’s not only we can communicate with a single
person, but it is possible to create group chats
0rganization of where you can exchange messages with both
Communities small and big groups of people.
• While being able to communicate with people
3. Birth of New online has improved social relationships
Issues in Face-to- significantly, there are some issues with face-
Face to-face communication. This also causes
frustration in different social circles, especially
Communication if we are referring to quality family time
1. The Convoy Model of Social Relations
• The convoy model was developed to specify the
Social Relations and scientific study of social relations by detailing
Technology: the antecedent factors influencing social
Continuity, Context, relations (personal and situational), identifying
multiple dimensions of social relations, and
and Change illustrating how these factors influence health
and well-being (Antonucci, 2001).
2. Population Demographic Shifts
• Technological advances have occurred within
the context of broader demographic changes,
including shifts in mortality, fertility, mobility,
and marital patterns (Bianchi, 2014).
3. Intergenerational Relations
• Families are changing such that
intergenerational ties, especially those across
more than two generations, are becoming
increasingly salient (Antonucci, Jackson, &
Biggs, 2007; Bengtson, 2001; Swartz, 2009).
4. Immigrant Aging
• New and varied ways to communicate
Social Relations across geographic distances have created
and Technology: a world of possibilities for immigrants.
The advent of communication
Continuity, technologies such as Skype, WhatsApp,
Context, and Viber, and FaceTime (among others), has
Change made the ability to connect with close
others who are geographically distant
almost effortless.
5. Marital Patterns
• A population trend that has widespread
implications for how older adults use
technology is the heterogeneity of marital
statuses, including “gray divorce” (i.e.,
divorce after the age of 50; Brown & Lin,
2013) and never married older adults
(Cooney & Dunne, 2001).
6. Social Relations and Health
• New technologies have been found to
Social Relations directly influence health due to the
and Technology: possibilities they generate to better
connect with others. New ways to create
Continuity, and sustain social relations may represent
Context, and viable alternative sources for developing a
sense of community in situations where
Change mobility is limited or restricted.
7. Social Support, Intervention, and
Technology
• Innovative uses of technology have been
applied to create social support
interventions that maximize good health
and well-being. Use of the Internet has
opened new avenues for enhancing social
support for older adults, especially to
address the threat of social isolation and
loneliness.
Getting In Touch!
List at least 10 significant people in your life and determine how you
connect with them.
Check it out:
1. What are the major means of communication found in your answers?
2. How often do you use them?
3. How will you maximize those means of communication to strengthen your
relationship with them?
Learning
Objectives: Explain how information
and communication
Lesson 3: technology can facilitate
Political political movements; and
Movements
Write an essay on how
in the World ICT facilitate political
of ICT movements.
LET’S BE
INFORMED!
Politics and Social Media
Politics and social unrest have been around since man first gathered into
groups in order to survive. Someone always wants to be in charge, and
someone is always unhappy with the way things are. Leaders have
always used private or public communication tools and propaganda to
gain or maintain power, and those who oppose them have always used
the same to overcome them when necessary (et tu, Brute?). The printing
press brought information to the masses in the 1500s. The postal service
moved things a step further in early American history. Today, those
same ideas have been continued with Twitter, Facebook, and blogs.
Politics and Social Media
The difference today, with instant communication possible on a global scale through
email, IM, and social media, is that these things happen much faster, and often
much more effectively. With the near ubiquitous nature and adoption of social
media and online information dissemination in general, being able to monitor that
activity is more important than ever for both sides of the equation - the leaders and
the people.
This can be a liberating force for good and freedom, but there is also a dark side as
authoritarian governments - and frighteningly, many who claim to be for freedom -
use the same tools to monitor their citizens for any dissent in order to clamp down
and maintain control.
Social and Political Movement
A social movement is a loosely organized effort by a large group of
people to achieve a particular goal, typically a social or political one.
This may be to carry out, resist or undo a social change. It is a type of
group action and may involve individuals, organizations or both.
Aberle's Four Types of Social and Political Movements: redemptive,
reformative, revolutionary and alternative.
Social and Political Movement
Political Movements in the Philippines:
Communism in the Philippines,
Environmentalism in the Philippines,
Federalism in the Philippines,
Islamism in the Philippines,
Left-wing politics in the Philippines,
Filipino nationalism,
Separatism in the Philippines,
Socialism in the Philippines.
My Everyday in a Glance!
My Everyday in a Glance!
1. How does it feel to budget your time for each everyday activities?
2. Which do you prefer, a day with budgeted time for activities or a
day without any plan/schedule? Why?
Learning Objectives:
After going through this lesson,
you are expected to:
Lesson 4: ICT: 1. Explain the effects of the
Empowering advancements of ICT;
not Enslaving 2. Identify the core rules of
Technologies netiquette, online safety and
ethics; and
3. Compile different pictures
showing the different
advancements of ICT.
READING
TIME!
According to Virginia Shea, a prominent
lecturer at the University of Carolina
published a book called “Netiquette”.
The Core The 10 rules are as:
Rules of Rule 1: Remember the human
The golden rule must apply even in the
Netiquette cyberspace. You do not see the facial
expressions of a person. When
communicating with a person, especially
with a stranger, always ask the question:
“Would you say it to the person’s face?”
Rule 2: Adhere to the same standards of
behaviour online that you follow in real life.
You should not change your persona whenever
you are in front of the screen.
The Core Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace.
There are different areas or domains in the
Rules of cyberspace and the type of people also vary.
The culture or self- imposed rules (on posting)
Netiquette varies on different websites. This is prevalent in
forum boards and on social media services
where anyone can comment.
Rule 4: Respect other people’s time and
bandwidth.
Rule 5: Make yourself look good online.
You will mostly be judged for your writing,
so read and read in order to make
comments and messages with good spelling
and grammar.
The Core Rule 6: Share expert knowledge.
Rules of The internet was founded on the idea that
scientist wanted to share their knowledge.
Do not be afraid to tell what you know.
Netiquette Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under
control.
Be a referee and know how to control other
people’s emotions.
Rule 8: Respect other people’s privacy.
Do not snoop into other people’s private
accounts, especially their files and,
messages. This is prevalent when phone has
The Core been stolen or when an account has been left
logged on a public computer, such as library.
Rules of Rule 9: Don’t abuse your power.
Just because you know other things does not
Netiquette mean you are superior.
Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people’s
mistakes.
If you notice a mistake, correct it in a very
polite manner.
1. Using your smartphone as the only means to socialize with
your friends.
EFFECTIVE 2. Using facebook as a tool to disseminate information to a
OR wider audience.
ENSLAVING 3. Movies and TV series marathon, for 20 hours, in your
? brand new LED TV.
4. Using your computer to make Powerpoint presentations as
a supplement, not as a sole material, for your report.
5. Flooding your instagram account with lots of glamorous
photos to boost your self esteem.
