EMPOWERMENT
TECHNOLOGY

                 

 

There are five elements of a concept paper:

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a) Introduction -Includes the mission and vision of the tour

party and a short introduction to the project.

 

b) Purpose-Includes the reasons why this project is worth

the time, commitment and resources of your community and

supporter.

 

c) Description- Includes all the relevant material on the

project. In ICT, it includes the places that you are going to

create and the intent of each and how they act in unison.

 

d) Support- Includes the budget required for the project. Any

design papers do not state the amount demanded from the

sponsor.

 

e) Contact information- Includes details about how to reach

the community.

 

Development – The actual design of the website(s)

entails the processing of photographs, infographics,

etc.

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Release and Promotion – It includes the actual

publication and promotion of the website for public view.

Maintenance – It includes listening to reviews from

your site users and helping to develop your website.

 

     12 Different Behaviors in Social Media

 

1. The Ultras – check feeds dozens of times a day. Happily,

admit their obsession.

 

2. The Deniers – social media do not control their lives, but

gets anxious when unable to access networks.

 

3. The Virgins – taking first tentative steps in social media.

 

4. The Peacocks – popularity contest, high numbers of

followers, fans, likes and retweets.

 

5. The Lurkers – hiding in the shadows of cyberspace.

 

6. The Ranters – mock and mid in face-to-face

conversations.

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7. The Changelings adopt completely new personality

online so no one knows their real identities.

 

8. The Ghosts – create anonymous profiles, for fear of

giving out personal information to strangers.

 

9. The Informers – seek admiration by being the first to

share the latest trends with audiences.

 

10. The Approval Seekers – constantly check feeds and

timelines after posting. Worry until people respond.

 

11. The Quizzers – asking questions allow them to start

conversations.

 

12. The Dippers – access their pages infrequently, often

going days, or even weeks without posting.

 

    LESSON 12-13       

                 

   Creating and Managing Basic Web Page 

 

Other Ways to Create a Website:

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• Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) is an

early way of creating codes or tags to

create web pages.

 

• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is an early

way of creating codes or tags to design a

Website.

 

WYSIWYG is the acronym for What

You See Is What You Get. This means

that whatever you type, insert, draw,

place, rearrange, and everything you do

on a page is what the audience will see.

 

Project management - is the practice of applying expertise,

information, resources, and strategies to project activities in

order to fulfill project goals, deadlines, and budgets.

 

1. Initiation – It is the first step, and its primary objective was

to ensure that all critical factors were identified and

collected.

 

2. Planning and Design – To ensure that all of the project's

elements are in place.

 

3. Execution - This phase of the project involves the

translation of a plan into an application.

 

4. Monitoring and Controlling – A continuous monitoring

of the projects is critical to the process because it aids in

identifying any potential issues.

 

5. Closing – This is the point at which the project is no

longer required by the company and is replaced with a

more advanced project.

 

      Importance of ICT Project Management 

 

1. Employee Collaboration and Productivity. This is a

method of equipping workers of a company to prevent

interruptions in the knowledge flow.

 

2. Managing Remote Employees – Using ICT collaboration

software, continuous contact can be created, allowing the

company or each team member to track project processes.

 

3. Reducing Costs – By utilizing ICT tools, both the

organization and its members can save money because the

majority of transactions are completed online.

 

4. Improving Data Security - Since data security is a top

priority for all ICT project participants, make sure that data

privacy and security standards are developed and

communicated to all project participants.

 

5. Tracking Project Success – Collaboration systems make

it simple to keep track of project progress and employee

tasks. It will provide a more timely and accurate update on

the progress of projects.

 

6. Simplified Client Reporting – The team will quickly put

together a detailed report on the ventures.

 

 

 

 

            Online Platforms for  ICT  ContentDevelopment 

 

1.SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS- websites like facebook allow you to create not only personal accounts but also pages and groups where you can share your count.

 

Linked in -is another example of a social networking site where it is on business and professional networking.

 

2. Blogging platforms- websites like wordpress Tumblr, and Blogger focus in design

 

 Uses of Blogs 

Self Expression

-blogs are like online diaries which can be read by anyone who visits them.

Online Portfolio- it can be used to promote your skills and talents or showcase your works in the form of articles, reports and presentations which can link to your other sites.

Cloud Computing- it is an online application in which the software is in the cloud or over the internet and no installation of software in our computer.

 

 

 

    LESSON 14-15

              Creating and Managing an ICT Project 

Project management- is the discipline of planning, organizing,

securing, and managing resources for the successful completion of a

task or project to meet specific goals and objectives.

 

Harvest makes time tracking easy (and almost fun). Your

team will get up to speed fast and can track their time

however (and wherever) they want – on their laptop, iPhone,

Android, or even on the Apple Watch.

 

Zoho Projects:

Projects has the following features:

 

A.Project Planning- Milestones, task lists and tasks help break down

complex projects into easily manageable units. Get more refined control

with subtasks, recurring tasks and dependencies.

 

B.Gantt Charts- Gantt charts provide a detailed visual on the progress

of tasks in comparison to what was planned.

 

 

C.Project Coordinator-Feeds make staying updated with the latest in

your projects as easy as browsing your favorite social network. The

timeline provides an easy way to get back to important posts.

 

D.Time Sheet- All members working on a project can easily log their

billable and non-billable hours. The built-in integration with Zoho Invoice

automatically generates invoices using this information.

 

E.Reporting Tools-Zoho reports is an advanced analytics and

business intelligence application. The integration with Zoho Projects

provides in-depth insights into your team’s progress.

 

F.Collaboration Software- Employees, clients, vendors or consultants,

nearby or from remote locations, all can work together seamlessly with

a set of collaboration tools.

 

G.Document Managements.- Share text files, spreadsheets,

presentations and other documents associated with your team and work

on them together. A version control system makes sure that everyone

has access to the latest copy.

 

 

H.Google Apps.- Zoho Projects offers a rich, integrated experience for

Google Apps users that includes single sign-on, integration with Google

Drive, Google Calendar and Gmail.

 

I.Bug Tracker. -Log bugs and track as they get fixed and tested. Define

custom workflows and business rules. Track code changes made in

GitHub and Bitbucket.

 

J.Project Chat.- Chat with all in a project or create subgroups or chat

individually. These conversations can be public or private. The chats

can be archived and referred to at any time in the future.

 

Bitrix24

 

Project Management and Tasks. Bitrix24 has extensive

organizational features which enhance efficiency at the

personal and group levels.

 

Trello

This is a Trello board. It is a list of lists filled with

cards, used with a team or by yourself.

 

The process that an ICT project goes through include

the following:

 

1. Planning Phase – From the word itself, this phase

involves conceptualizing the project, determining the

goals, and analyzing the information available.

 

2. Analysis and Requirement Definition Phase – This

phase focuses on analyzing the function, project

requirements, target users, and impact of proposed project.

 

3. Design Phase – describes the architectural phase of an

ICT project. The desired features and operation in detail,

process diagrams, and documentation are contained within

this stage.

 

4. Testing Phase – This phase involves testing

the results or the performance of every phase

before it.

 

5. Release and Promotion Phase –

encompasses the actual roll out and release of the

project to be used by the users.

 

6. Maintenance Phase – This phase comprises

the correction, modification, and updating for

improvement of the project. Responding to user

feedback is also a part of this maintenance.

 

    Writing a Project Proposal 

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1.Project Information / Description – This

section is meant to provide an overall picture

of the project that can be seen at glance as

well as convey important project details.

 

It may include the following:

a) Project Title: (The title of the project)

b) Type of Project: (education-training/ health-medical

mission/ art exhibit, etc.);

c) Project Proponent/s: (Name of organization/ name of

the people involved);

d) Project Beneficiaries: (Urban poor, women, youth, etc.);

e) Date of Implementation/ Duration: (Start date/ number

of implementation days);

f) Budget Requirement: (overall amount of budget

requirement);

g) Project Contacts: (List of individuals involved with the

project.)

 

2. Project Background – explains what needs/ problems you are trying

to solve, and why these needs/ problems are worth solving.

 

3. Project Objectives – The goals of the project should already be set

from the beginning.

 

4. Desired Impact and Outcome of the Project – describes the long-

term effect of the project and specific measures to sustain it.

 

5. Risk Management Plan – it includes the risks and factors that may

hamper or hinder the successful implementation of the project activities

and the achievement of project outputs. This also includes measures to

mitigate the effects of project risks encountered.

 

6. Project organization and Staffing – describes the people involved

and their responsibilities in the project.

7. Work Plan - a detailed project schedule. It is a list of tasks that will be

performed for the project.

 

8. Budget Requirement – A detailed, line-item budget that includes the

cost needed for every part of the project.

 

9. Other Relevant Information – includes any information that will

support a request for funding such as brief enumeration of stakeholders’

pledge and lined-up projects to complement the current.

 

10.Conclusion – a short summary that explains the potential value of

the project.

 

11.Appendix – refers to additional charts, graphs, reports, etc.

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Publishing and Sustaining ICT Project 

Website Management

A website management platform is an integrated set of tools

that allows teams to create, design, develop, launch,

manage, administer, and monitor website contents.

 

Web Content Management System (WCMS) is a software

content management system (CMS) specifically for web

Content.

 

Examples of Web Management Platforms:

1. WordPress -Is a free and open-source content

management system (CMS) based on PHP and

MySQL.

 

2. Drupal -A free and open-source content-

management framework written in PHP and

 

distributed under the GNU general public license.

3. Joomla -Is a free and open -source content

management system (CMS) for publishing web

 

content. Joomla is written in PHP, uses object-

oriented programming (OOP) techniques.

 

PROMOTIONS

 

1. Use Multimedia- there should first be a way on how the teaser

will encounter your post. One way is to blend search, social and

e-mail, created in different channels and formats to stay

connected to different kinds of audiences in different ways.

2. Use various online tools - create headlines to grab in attention

in email , Twitter and Facebook post.

3. Use images - create images in Pinterest, Instagram, SlideShare

and YouTube what will catch the attention of viewers.

4. Use blog-use your blogs to frequently connect with other

people and build relationship and network.

5. Collaborate- collaboration with friends, influencers, readers will

strengthen your network.

6. Update - Always have a fresh content and regularly update post,

news, write ups, or images.

 

       TRACTION TOOLS

1. LinkedIn is a social networking site designed specifically

for the business community.

 

2. AdWords (Google AdWords)- is an advertising service by

Google for businesses wanting to display ads on Google and

its advertising network.

 

3. Reddit (/ˈrɛdɪt/)- is an American social news

aggregation, web content rating, and discussion

Website.

 

4. Facebook Ads- are purchased on an auction

basis, where advertisers are charged based on

either clicks, impressions or actions. ... The ads

are delivered all across Facebook, and some

formats are eligible to show in the Facebook News

Feed

 

 

      Sustaining and Reflecting ICT Projects for Social Change

 

1. Update Contents Regularly.

2. Update Links

3. Reply to Inquiries

4. Maintaining Your Site

 

An effective ICT execution should provide the following

benefits:

1. Better income and business climate

2. Superior help system

3. Improve educational system

4. Constant information campaign

5. Participative decision-making for constituents

6. Equitable sharing and utilization of resources