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TRENDS, NETWORK AND

CRITICAL THINKING
IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Quarter 4 – Module 3c:
ICT Tool Weaknesses
Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century – Grade11
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 4 – Module 3c: ICT Tool Weaknesses
First Edition, 2020

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 What I Need to Know

This Learning Module is an alternative instructional design that uses

developed instructional materials which are based on the needs of the students. They
are encouraged to independently work for the different activities which will develop
them to be productive people in the society.

This course presents some relevant information about “ICT Tool Weaknesses”
which can be applied in facing challenges in our world today. You shall be able to
learn some skills and ideas that you may use for your daily living in this fast-
changing world. By studying this module, you will learn not to abuse the
independence that you have and appreciate its value. You will also become a
productive citizen by understanding your role in this democratic world. Thus, you
could be an influence of “change for the better” in this challenging world.
Happy learning!

Content Standard
The learners understand the meaning and dimensions of democracy.

Performance Standard

Using any form of oral presentation, the learner explains creatively the ill
effects of undemocratic practices related to factors such as gender biases, poverty,
political marginalization, racial inequality, cultural domination, crisis of
representation and politics of recognition.

Most Essential Learning Competency

The learner is expected to:

Explain the weakest link in a system using strategic and intuitive
thinking (HUMSS_MCT12-IId-f-4)

At the end of the module, you should be able to:

K: Identify various ICT tool weaknesses;
S: Explain how Information Communication Technology can facilitate
relationships; and
A: Appreciate the value of technology in today’s modern world despite
its weaknesses.

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 What I Know

Direction: Read each item carefully and write the answer in your activity
notebook.

Write Advantage if you agree and Disadvantage if you disagree

with the following statements:

1. My phone is the most important gadget that I have.

2. Internet connection makes me happy.
3. Facebook is a huge part of my daily activities.
4. Technology can be used in various ways to facilitate business
5. We cannot live without technology.
6. Students can use ICT in organizing their work.
7. ICT encourages collaborative work, so students can work together.
8. Internet can lead children to access unsuitable sites.
9. ICT tools have led to the creation of new and interesting jobs.
10. Video conferencing saves money especially when it comes to travel
expenses and accommodation.

What’s In

"It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our
humanity" (Albert Einstein)?

1. Do you think the statement holds true today?

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2. Give at least 2 real life examples in connection to the statement given
by Albert Einstein.
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 What’s New

Picture Analysis:
Direction: Study and analyze the pictures, then answer the questions below.
Write your answers in your notebook.

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1. What can you say about the pictures? Describe the two pictures above.
2. In your own point of view, do human beings really need these
technologies today?

What is It

School doors around the world have been closed for several months to
contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this crisis, we have
seen an incredible number of large-scale efforts to use technology in support
of remote learning. At the same time, this crisis has exposed the challenge in
integrating technology in education, including many inequalities starting with
the lack of access to computers and the internet. Because of its far-reaching
impact, the COVID-19 pandemic has given us massive insights into how the
role of technology can radically shift to reach the learners and how to adapt
new normal teaching strategies in these challenging times.
Digital technology in education enables us to find answers to existing
societal problems especially in these difficult times. On top of that, technology
can help boost the learners’ capacity in terms of answering their modules.
The new advancements brought by the emergence of technology remain
beneficial to human life in several domains, whether it’s in medical,
educational, or political aspect. As far as the medical field is concerned, this
last one remains a major factor in treating peoples’ lives and consequently

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saving their lives through combating viruses and serious diseases. Not to
mention enhancing communication and making business transactions more
efficient. Also, connected with foreign investors is now becoming easier with
the aid of ICT. More tasks are now being accomplished efficiently with less
time and effort.
Technology has also increased productivity for almost all companies
worldwide. If we look at it closely, new innovations are emerging every day.
Let’s have “Smart Cities” as our example, making optimal use of all the
technologies available for better and more comfortable life in the cities along
with optimizing the use of limited resources. On the other hand, the fast
evolution of technology has certainly several disadvantages that are quite
alarming, especially when it comes to its rampant usage. Today, people no
longer need to think or even analyze that much because of the existence of
several devices/gadgets like the calculator, computer, smart phones, tablets,
etc. People no longer need to memorize stuffs because the machines and
devices can record things for their convenience. The major decline of human
capital remains an alarming topic to which attention should be seriously
directed.
Most technological discoveries focus more on saving time and money as
well as human efforts, which implies that more work is done by machines,
and that equates to more unemployment. Therefore, the use of technology,
without a doubt, needs to be regulated and needs to fall under new laws.
Among the means to regulate the behaviour of people in general and
companies in particular is to resort to consultancy which aims to dictate what
is right, when and how to apply technology in the most efficient and less costly
way possible.

Disadvantages and risks of technology

The evolution of modern technology has disadvantages. One example is
one’s excessive dependence on new technologies. Man no longer needs to
think. Even if the calculator is a good invention, man no longer makes mental
calculation and no longer harnesses his mathematical skills. The decline of
human capital implies an increase in unemployment. In some areas, devices
can replace the human mind.

General Benefits of ICT Usage in Teaching and Learning

One of the popular tools which is commonly adapted in the teaching of reading
and writing is the use of blogs. Blogging offers a real-world digital medium for
communication. It is multi-dimensional in that it does not just offer a ‘container’
for writing but has the possibility of multiple audiences and access points. In a research
conducted on the effectiveness of using the ‘online writing’ approach in teaching

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writing, Kelly & Safford (2009) drew upon data from a research project undertaken
by studying learners in 6 classrooms within 2 years during the 2006 World Cup, to
analyze how children used complex sentence structures in their writing on a football web-
log. They explored how the confluence of a temporary, popular, global event and
an online forum for communication created a moment of linguistic empowerment
where pupils began to use high-level forms of language. This research shows
positive findings in terms of the students’ interest in presenting ideas and
responding to their classmates’ ideas by commenting on blogs. Online blogs allow
students to get feedback from more than one person, and this type of peer feedback may
be more effective than traditional self-editing (Holder, 2006). It gives the implication
towards the positive interactivity for the teaching and learning of sentence grammar, by
using blogs in the teaching of writing.
The use of technology certainly needs rules and new laws. For example,
the use of internet also needs to be regulated as much as possible. However,
the invention of the atomic bomb is now becoming a country’s prerogative and
stopping its continuous production is becoming impossible. In fact,
regulations are difficult to implement when these technologies are introduced
– such as regulations surrounding the impending arrival of autonomous
vehicles.

RISKS AND CHALLENGES

#1: Distance learning will reinforce teaching and learning approaches

that we know do not work well.
Countries are shifting to distance learning approaches, whether
through distributing physical learning materials for students or through
using technology to facilitate online learning. And there are real risks because
many of these approaches can be very solitary and didactic when you’re just
asking students to sit and quietly watch videos, read documents online, or
click through presentations—that’s really dull. The worst form of learning is
to sit passively and listen, and this may be the form that most students will
receive during school closures. It serves no one well, especially those who are
the furthest behind.
#2: Educators will be unsupported in performing their jobs well.
Teachers had little or no notice about their schools closing and shifting
to online learning—this can be challenging for anybody. They’ve shared that
they are overwhelmed with all sorts of materials and products, and we are
seeing educators begin to push back and request help filtering through all the
resources to find those that are quality. At the same time, teachers are just
like the rest of us in that they are experiencing this strange new world as
mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. They are trying to deal

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with their individual lives and take care of their kids and find new ways to
make sure that learning continues.
#3: The protection and safety of children will be harder to safeguard.
Schools have safeguard measures in place to ensure that predators
toward children, such as pedophiles, can’t access young people. Now, once
you move to online learning in a home environment, you can’t safeguard
against this. People have to be mindful about the design of online learning so
that bad individuals don’t get to children outside of their home.
#4: This crisis will help us come together across boundaries.
We would be remiss if we take away a greater sense of empathy for each
other—the idea that we can work through anything together from this crisis.
It’s an opportunity for the education sector to unite, forge connections across
countries and continents, and truly share what works in a global way. Prior
to this crisis, we’ve been able to do well, and we will miss a big opportunity if
we don’t try to do that now.
Finally, as most technological discoveries aim to reduce human effort,
it would imply that more work is done by machines. This equates to less work
for people: the human is becoming ever so obsolete by the day, as processes
become automated and jobs are made redundant. The negative impact of the
influence of technology on children should not be underestimated as well.

Online teaching during COVID-19 school closure

The COVID-19 pandemic situation has posed unprecedented

challenges requiring teachers to adapt to teaching online. Until March 2020,
the typical teaching situation at school was characterized by students who
convened in classrooms according to their timetables and teachers who
covered their subjects’ standard content, frequently through formal lecturing.
Students were required to listen to their teachers, work individually or in
groups, and predominantly reproduce knowledge in assessments (e.g.,
Lipowsky 2015). By contrast, ICT use was limited (Fraillon et al. 2014, 2019;
GEW (Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft) 2020). The school
lockdown confronted teachers, students, and parents with an entirely new
situation (Huber and Helm 2020). Continued teaching and learning was only
possible through alternative means of schooling. Teachers had to change to
online teaching, requiring them to use various digital tools and resources to
solve problems and implement new approaches to teaching and learning
(Eickelmann and Gerick 2020). Beyond instructional goals, teachers were
also required to maintain contact with their students to account for the social
integration of their learning groups.

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ICT Transformation Process in Educational Systems

Although the transition to online teaching was unexpected and rapid

due to COVID-19, it took place amid a wider ICT transformation process in
educational systems (Selwyn 2012; McFarlane 2019). Digitalization in schools
has recently attained prominence. A key argument relates to closing the ‘gap’
between students’ conventional learning and development at school and ‘the
experiences and skills that our youth need to enter the information economy’
(Kozma 2011, 106): the school curriculum should increasingly be interwoven
with ICT, and students should be given opportunities to use advanced
technological tools and digital resources for creative and innovative problem
solving (Kozma 2011, 115).

Digital technology has revolutionized almost every aspect of people's lives

in recent decades (Goodman, 2019). Office work, shopping, music, movies,
television, photography, travel, transport, and long-distance communications
are just some areas that have been transformed. It has become increasingly
rare to find an electronic device or large machine that doesn't incorporate
digital technology in some way.

What’s More

Task 1. Direction: Identify at least 3 disadvantages of ICT tools and suggest

possible solutions with regards to these problems. Have this in your activity
notebook.
Disadvantages of ICT Tools Possible Solutions for ICT-related
Problems

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 What I Have Learned
Task 2. Direction: Write your own reflection using the template provided below.
Have this in your activity notebook.

I have learned that ______________________________________________

I have realized that ______________________________________________

I will apply _____________________________________________________

What I Can Do

Task 3
Direction: Briefly answer the following:
1. As a student, give instances where you never used any of your gadgets
in one day.
2. What gadget would you like to have in this time of pandemic? Why?
3. What technology you see today you think is okay if not invented?

Assessment

Direction: Read each item carefully and write the answer in your activity
notebook.

Write Advantage if you agree and Disadvantage if you disagree

with the following statements:

1. My phone is the most important gadget that I have.

2. Internet connection makes me happy.
3. Facebook is a huge part of my daily activities.

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4. Technology can be used in various ways to facilitate business.
5. We cannot live without technology.
6. Students can use ICT in organizing their work.
7. ICT encourages collaborative work, so students can work together.
8. Internet can lead children to access unsuitable sites.
9. ICT tools have led to the creation of new and interesting jobs.
10.Video conferencing saves money especially when it comes to travel
expenses and accommodation.

Additional Activities

Direction: Write a 100-word composition on how mobile phones and other

gadgets shaped your relationship with your classmates and peers in this
pandemic time.
Rubrics:
Content/Relevance 20
Mechanics 15
Organization 15
Neatness 10
Total 60

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 Glossary

The following terms used in this module are defined as follows:

1. Information Communication Technology (ICT) - is an extensional term

for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified
communications and the integration
of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and
computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware,
storage and audio-visual systems, that enable users to access, store,
transmit, and manipulate information.
2. Electronic device - An electronic device
has transistors or silicon chips which control and change
the electric current passing through the device.
3. Human capital - Human capital is an intangible asset or quality not
listed on a company's balance sheet. It can be classified as
the economic value of a worker's experience and skills. This includes
assets like education, training, intelligence, skills, health, and other
things employers value such as loyalty and punctuality.
4. Blog - a blog was more of a personal diary that people shared online. In
this online journal, you could talk about your daily life or share about
things that you were doing. Then, people saw an opportunity to
communicate information in a new way online.
5. Humanity - is the human race, which includes everyone on Earth. It’s
also a word for the qualities that make us human, such as the ability
to love and have compassion, be creative, and not be a robot or alien.
6. Gadgets - an often small mechanical or electronic device with a
practical use but often thought of as a novelty
7. Smart City - In general, a smart city is a city that uses technology to
provide services and solve city problems. A smart city does things like
improve transportation and accessibility, improve social services,
promote sustainability, and give its citizens a voice.
8. Albert Einstein - was a German-born theoretical physicist who
developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern
physics
9. Digital Technology - Digital technologies are electronic tools, systems,
devices and resources that generate, store or process data. Well known
examples include social media, online games, multimedia and mobile
phones.
10. Video conferencing - Video conferencing is a technology that
allows users in different locations to hold face-to-face meetings without
having to move to a single location together. ... Uses for video
conferencing include holding routine meetings, negotiating business
deals, and interviewing job candidates

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

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%20areas.

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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/v/video-
conferencing.asp#:~:text=Video%20conferencing%20is%20a%20technology,to%20a%20single%20lo
cation%20together.&text=Uses%20for%20video%20conferencing%20include,deals%2C%20and%20i
nterviewing%20job%20candidates.

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https://www.brookings.edu/blog/education-plus-development/2020/04/10/top-10-risks-and-
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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02619768.2020.1809650

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