LESSON NO.

12
LESSON TITLE THE INFORMATION AGE
DURATION/HOURS
Specific Learning During the students' learning engagements, they will be able to:
Outcomes:  describe the inventions of information age such as computers and the world wide
web;
 scrutinized the reliability of the information sources; and
 exhibit the changes in the society in the idea of “then and now” as influence by the
information age inventions.
TEACHING LEARNING ACTIVITIES
INTRODUCTION

A highly modernized, automated, data-driven, and technologically advanced-these best describe our society
nowadays, as evidenced by how information transferred or shared quickly. The society has been influenced
tremendously in the field of communication, economics, industry, health and environment. Despite our gains due to
the growing development of information technology, the rapid upgrade of information also has disadvantages. And in
this topic you will learn about Information Age inventions and its impact to the different areas in our society.

Start by watching the videos on the link below and read important concept after.

1. Video about The Evolution of Traditional to New Media

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWJ3vE6-r8c

Guide Questions:
1. What are three distinct media ages evolution before the information age based on the video?
2. Give at least one prominent invention in each of the media ages.

2. Video about Information Age

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57X49fmC0qg

Guide Questions:
1. In what year does the information era or age started?
2. What are the advantage and disadvantages of information age?

Information Age is defined as a "period starting in the last quarter of the 20th century when information became
effortlessly accessible through publications and through the management of information by computers and computer
networks". The Information Age is also called the Digital Age and the New Media Age because it was associated with
the development of computers. As man evolved, information and its dissemination has also evolved in many guy
ways. We no longer kept them to ourselves; instead, we share them and manage them in different means.

In the 1990s, information became the currency in the business world. It was preferred medium of exchange and the
Information managers served as information officers. In the present, information has turned out to be commodity an
overdeveloped product, and mass-produced.

Different authors have diverse, contrasting ideas on the evolution of the information age. Information age will
continue to move forward and far greater than our minds could imagine. ROBERT HARRIS ("Truths of the
Information Age") Information must complete.
 Newer is equated with truer
 Selection is a viewpoint.
 The media sells what the culture buys.
 The early word gets the perm.
 You are what you eat and so is your brain.
 Anything in great demand will be counterfeited.
  Ideas are seen as controversial.
 Undead information walks ever on.
 Media presence creates the story.
 The medium selects the message.
 The whole truth is a pursuit

Learning Interactions:

 Picture Analysis using the prepared PowerPoint presentation about the types of Computer. Make use of the
LCD projector and laptop. Let the student guess or anyone could identify or describe a type of computer.

INVENTIONS OF INFORMATION AGE

I. COMPUTER. These is one of the most important advances in the Information Age to society A computer is an
electronic device that stores and processes data. It runs on a program that contains the exact, step by step directions
to solve a problem.

Types of Computer

A. Personal Computer (PC). It is a single-user instrument

were first known as microcomputers since they were a
complete computer but built on a smaller scale than the
enormous systems operated by most businesses.

B. Desktop Computer. It consists of a large box called the system unit

that contains most of the essential components. The monitor, keyboard,
and mouse all plug into it using cables (or in some cases, using a
wireless technology). Desktops offer a lot of computing power and
performance for the price, and they’re flexible because you can connect
whatever monitor, keyboard, and mouse you want to it, as well as install
additional storage drives, memory, and expansion cards that add new
capabilities e.g. workstation.

C. Personal Digital Assistants. These are tightly integrated

computers that usually have no keyboards but rely on a touch
screen for user input. These are typically smaller than a
paperback, lightweight, and battery-powered. a handheld device
that combines computing, telephone/fax, Internet and networking
features. A typical PDA can function as a cellular phone, fax
sender, Web browser and personal organizer. PDAs may also be
referred to as a palmtop, hand-held computer or pocket
computer.
Advantages of PDAs;
PDA is also created for people with disabilities; 1.organize daily schedules
PDAs offer varying degrees of accessibility for people with 2. take notes
differing abilities, based on the particular device and service. 3. record voice memos and lectures
People with vision, hearing, mobility, and speech impairments 4. write and rehearse PowerPoint
may be able to use PDAs on a limited basis, and this may be presentations
enhanced by the addition of accessibility software (e.g. speech 5. collect audit data in clinics
recognition for verbal input instead of manual input) 6. compile logbooks in clinics/theatre
 7. view journal articles, clinical photos and
movies

D. Server. It refers to a computer that has been

improved to provide network services to other
computers. Servers usually boast powerful processors,
tons of memory, and large hard drives.

E. Mainframes- these are huge computer

systems that can fill an entire room. They
are used especially by large firms to
describe the large, expensive machines
that process millions of transactions every
day.

F. Wearable Computers. They involve

materials that are usually integrated into
cell phones, watches, and other small
objects or places. They perform
common computer applications such as
databases, email, multimedia, and
schedulers.

Laptops- these are portable computers that integrate the

essential of a desktop computer in a battery-powered package,
which are somewhat larger than a typical hand cover book.

II. World Wide Web (Internet).

Several historians trace the origin of the Internet to Claude Shannon, an American Mathematician who’s considered
as the "Father of Information Theory”. He published a paper proposing that information can be quantitatively encoded
as a sequence of ones and zeroes.

Internet is a worldwide system of interconnected networks that facilitate data transmission among innumerable
computers. It was developed during the 1970s by the Department of Defense. Sergey Brin and Larry Page, directors
of Stanford research project built a search engine; the researchers launched their company in 1998. Google is now
the world’s most popular search engine, accepting more than 200 million queries daily.

Back then, new forms of communication were also introduced. Electronic mail, or email, was a suitable way to send a
message to fellow workers, business partners, or friends. Messages could be sent and received at the convenience
of the individual. A letter that took several days to arrive could be read in minutes. Internet service providers like
America Online and CompuServe set up electronic chat rooms. These were open areas of cyberspace where
interested parties could join in a conversation with perfect strangers. "Surfing the net" became a pastime in and of
itself. Companies whose businesses are built on digitized information have become valuable and powerful in a
relatively short period of time; the current information age has spawned its own breed of wealthy influential brokers,
from Microsoft's Bill Gates to Apple's Steve Jobs to Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

Internet created a technological divide that increased the gap between the members of the higher class and lower
class of society. Those who could not afford a computer or a monthly access fee were denied these possibilities.
Many decried the impersonal nature of electronic communication compared to a telephone call or a handwritten
letter. Pornography is one of a crime that is necessary to be protected and avoided especially from children. Crimes
in various forms are rampant because of the use of social media. Cyber bullying is an issue that poses alarm
worldwide.

The INTERNET is arguably the most prominent innovation of the Information Age. The internet changed the way
people do everything not. It has made people lazier, but it also makes a large amount of the population smarter. It
has made industrial countries stronger. With online companies being some of the most successful and economically
stimulating businesses out there, economies receive more from them and keep our the world turning. People are
becoming more mature and more educated due to things like the computer and the internet. This time period has
reshaped governments, with new technology being created every day. Government can now have more advanced
and effective militaries.

New laws had to be put in place to stop hacking, piracy, and identity theft. Impacts of the Information Age Information
age brought about many new inventions and Innovations. Many communication services like texting, email, and
social media developed and the world has not been the same since. People learn new languages easier and many
books have been translated into different language, so people around the world can become more educated
However, the Information Age is not all good. There are people in the world that believe they can live their entire life
through the internet. Also, huge criminal organizations rely on hacking into government systems and obtaining
confidential information to continue their way of life. Jobs have also become easier, and some jobs can even be done
from the comfort of your own home. The information age is also known as the Age of Entrepreneurship. Now
entrepreneurs can start and run a company easier than ever before. It also impacts our work ethics by distracting us
and causing us to lose the interest in the task we are doing.
Roles of Computers in Science and Research

There are various computer applications used in scientific research. Some of the most important applications used in
scientific research are data storage, data analysis, scientific simulations instrumentation control and knowledge
sharing.

Data Storage
Experimentation is the basis of scientific research. Every experiment in any of the natural sciences generates a lot of
data that needs to be stored and analyzed to derive important conclusions, to validate or disprove hypotheses.
Computers attached with experimental apparatuses, directly record data as it's generated and subject it to analysis
through specially designed software. Data storage is possible in SPSS data file, lotus spread sheet, excel spread
sheet, ASCII/DOS text file etc.

Data Analysis

Analyzing tons of statistical data is made possible using specially designed algorithms that are implemented by
computers. This makes the extremely time-consuming job of data analysis to be a matter of a few minutes. In genetic
engineering, computers have made the sequencing of the entire human genome possible. Data from different
sources can be stored and accessed via computer networks set up in research labs, which makes collaboration
simpler.

Scientific Simulations

One of the prime uses of computers in pure science and engineering projects is the running of simulations. A
simulation is a mathematical modelling of a problem and a virtual study of its possible solutions. Problems which do
not yield themselves to experimentation can be studied through simulations carried out on computers. For example,
astrophysicists carry out structure formation simulations, which are aimed at studying how large-scale structures like
galaxies are formed. Space missions to the Moon, satellite launches and interplanetary missions are first simulated
on computers to determine the best path that can be taken by the launch vehicle and spacecraft to reach its
destination safely.

Instrumentation Control

Most advanced scientific instruments come with their own on-board computer, which can be programmed to execute
various functions. For example, the Hubble Space Craft has its own on-board computer system which is remotely
programmed to probe the deep space. Instrumentation control is one of the most important applications of
computers.

Knowledge Sharing Through Internet

Lastly, in the form of Internet, computers have provided an entirely new way to share knowledge. Today, anyone can
access the latest research papers that are made available for free on websites. Sharing of knowledge and
collaboration through the Internet has made international cooperation on scientific projects possible. Through various
kinds of analytical software programs, computers are contributing to scientific research in every discipline, ranging
from biology to astrophysics, discovering new patterns and providing novel insights. When the work in neural network
based artificial intelligence advances and computers are granted with the ability to learn and think for them, future
advances in technology and research will be even more rapid.

Tools and Applications Used in the Research Process

Statistical Analysis Tool: SPSS

SPSS is the most popular tool for statisticians. SPSS stands for Statistical Package for Social Sciences. The latest
version of SPSS is IBM SPSS STATISTICS 20 (purchased by IBM after version 19).
It provides all analysis facilities like following and many more.
 Provides Data view & variable view
 Measures of central tendency & dispersion
 Statistical inference
 Correlation & Regression analysis
 Analysis of variance
 Non parametric test
 Hypothesis tests: T-test, chi-square, z-test, ANOVA, Bipartite variable.
 Multivariate data analysis
 Frequency distribution
 Data exposition by using various graphs like line, scatter, bar, give, histogram, pie chart.

Data Analysis Tool: SPREADSHEET PACKAGES

A spreadsheet is a computer application that simulates a paper worksheet. It displays multiple cells that together
make up a grid consisting of rows and columns, each cell containing either alphanumeric text or numeric values.
Microsoft Excel is popular spreadsheet software. Others spreadsheet packages are Lotus 1-2-3 Quattro Pro, Javeline
Plus, Multiplan, VisiCalc, Supercalc, Plan Perfect etc. Other Statistical Tools such as; SAS, S-Plus, LISREL,
Eviews etc.

Word Processor Packages

A word processor (more formally known as document preparation system) is a computer application used for the
production (including composition, editing, formatting, and possibly printing) of any sort of printable material. The
word processing packages are Microsoft Word, Wordstar, Word perfect, Softward, Akshar (Gujarati), Amipro etc.

Presentation Software

A presentation program is a computer software package used to display information, normally in the form of a slide
show. It typically includes three major functions: an editor that allows text to be inserted and formatted, a method for
inserting and manipulating graphic images and a slideshow system to display the content. The presentation
packages are Microsoft PowerPoint, Lotus Freelance Graphics, Corel Presentations, Apple keynote etc.

Database Management Packages (Dbms)

Database is an organized collection of information. A DBMS is software designed to manage a database. Various
Desktop Databases are Microsoft Access, Paradox, Dbase or DbaseIII+, FoxBase, Foxpro/ Visual Foxpro, FileMaker
Pro. Commercial Database Servers that supports multiuser are Oracle, Ms-SQL Server, Sybase, Ingres, Informix,
DB2 UDB (IBM), Unify, Integral, etc. Open source Database packages are MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird etc.

Browsers

A web browser is a software application which enables a user to display and interact with text, images, videos, music,
games and other information typically located on a Web page at a website on the World Wide Web or a local area
network. Examples are Microsoft Internet explorer, Mozilla firefox, Opera, Netscape navigator, Chrome (google
browser), Safari

Tools Through Internet

Search Engines (to search the information)

Google (popular search engine), Yahoo!, Webcrawler, Excite, Altavista

Online Data/Documentation Management (to manage your documents online)

Dropbox, Google Drive, Google Docs, MS Sky Drive (free), Microsoft 365 (paid version)
Online Data Collection (To collect data online from different users)
Online forms, Online questionnaires, Online surveys

Collaboration tools
1. Skype : Voice and video conferencing
2. Google Hangouts :Voice and video conferencing

Modern Research tools

Modern electronic research tools, like Zotero and Evernote, make the collection of research data, and collaboration
between colleagues possible, which that in the past would have been difficult, expensive, or even impossible. They
also save large amounts of time citing and creating bibliographies. Evernote allows the user to capture digital
content, including web pages, PDF files or snippets of web pages, organize them, annotate them, share them,
publish them and search them.

How to Check the Reliability of Web Sources

The Internet contains a vast collection of highly valuable information but it may also contain unreliable, biased
information that mislead people. The following guidelines can help us to check the reliability of web sources that we
gather. Who is the author of the article/site? Look for an About or More About the Author link at the top, bottom, or
sidebar of the webpage. If no information about the authors of the page, be suspicious.

How to find out?

Look at the domain name of the website that will tell you who is hosting the site. For instance, the Lee College Library
website is.: http://www.lee.edu/library. The domain name is "lee.edu." This tells you that the library website is hosted
by Lee College. What is the main purpose of the site? Why did the author write it and why did the publisher post it?
Who is the intended audience? What is the quality of Information provided on the website? Timeliness: When was
the website first published? Is it regularly updated? Check for dates at the bottom of each page on the site.

What is the importance of information age? It can improve the quality of human life because it can be used as
learning and education media, the mass communication media in promoting and campaigning practical and important
issues, such as the health and social area. It provides wider knowledge and can help in gaining and accessing
information. Changes of the Information Age. The information age has changed people, technology, science,
economies, culture, and even the way people think.

Fake News Detection Checklist

Don’t be fooled by fake news, ask yourself these questions:
1. Who says?
a. Scrutinize the publication sharing the story, and the sources they are quoting. Are they even giving
a source? Go to original source.
2. How do they know? What makes them an authoritative source?
a. Search the website’s “About” page.
b. Check the Center for Media & Democracy’s Sourcewatch.org page.
3. Is the source biased?
a. Does the story only present one side of a debate?
b. Check mediamatters.org (debunks conservative media) and newsbusters.org (debunks liberal
media).
4. Does this news turn up on any trusted sites?
a. Search fact-checking sites like Snopes.com to see if the claim has been proven or debunked.
b. Here’s a custom search engine of fact-checking sites, which you can search all at once:
bit.ly/factchecksites-search
c. Search reliable news sources to see what they are reporting on the issue or topic.
5. Do a Google search to see whether or how the news is being reported on legitimate journalism sites (but be
wary of mistaking quantity for quality – fake news tends to proliferate).
 6. Do a Google Scholar search to see what scholars and researchers say about this claim?
7. What don't I know?
a. Do other reliable sources challenge these facts?
b. What other facts are being left out?
8. Is this story making me upset or angry?
a. If so, it's probably designed to target your emotions and confirmation biases, and to bypass your
intellect. Take a breath and verify before you share it.
9. Does the story sound too crazy or outlandish to be true?
10. Then don't believe it, unless you've checked it out first with other, reliable sources.

STUDENT ACTIVITY

Group Activity about “NOON at NGAYON” / “THEN and NOW”

A. Groupings and discussion
1. Group your students into six (6) and do a draw lots to assign which of the aspect below to deal with.
2. Discuss to them what the activity is and though this is a group activity but the task in gathering information should
be done individually corresponding to the topic of the group. This will consider for step B.
3. Gather information about the impact of social media in the Philippine society as to:
 Culture
 Communication
 Transportation
 Economic trade
 science research
 Education.
4. There are varieties of ways to gather answers for this activity.
 Internet access you can search related information but make sure to include at least five references.
 You can post on Facebook or any social media platforms a questions like Can you compare the culture
before and now e.g. courtship & religious practice to gather ideas. How the communication change before
and today’s communication? You will collect at least five relevant comments.
 If you don’t have internet access, laptops use Text or call then select person or professional known either
your teacher in the school that could help you to provide answers at least five person.
5. Tabulate your data collected, handwritten or encoded are both accepted (see sample table below).

Impact of Social Media to Culture Resources

e.g.
Courtship
Before normally man visit the woman’s house Agoncillo, A. 2017. https://remit.com.au/dating-
“manliligaw, mamisita but today men or women in-the-hilippines-then-and-now/
engage themselves in dating online

Sauna mamisita karun chat chat nalang Juan Dela Cruz (fb account name, or twitter

Before penpal but today you hunt foreigner in the Mary Golloso 09nnnnnnnnn
skype account or facebook etc.

B. Consolidation of Data and Conceptualization and Practice for comical sketch

1. From the previous work, The group will consolidate data from the information or ideas they gather from step A
following the sample table above.
2. Then they need to evaluate why they accept the idea considering the guide on checking reliability of information.
3. Then conceptualize a comical sketch for demonstration about their topic. The comical sketch should exhibit the
“then and now” or “noon at ngayon” in 3 to 5 minutes only (note if they are familiar with the GOIN BULILIT” kid show
for how the idea looks alike). After the presentation the leader or any representative of the group will discuss why
they accept that fact or it is not fake.
C. Comical Sketch Presentation with rubrics

Attempted Accepted Good Very good Excellent

Criteria Total
(1-2) (3-5) (6-7) (8-9) (10)

Portrayed factual issues (40%)

Have clear understanding
of the topic (25%%)
Props and materials used (25%)
Cooperation of all members (10
%)
ASSESSMENTS
Short Quiz.

A. Matching Type. Match column A to column B. Write your answer on the separate sheet.
Write the letter and corresponding word/s of your answer.

Column A Column B
___1. Perform common computer applications A Mainframes
such as databases, email, multimedia, and
schedulers
___2. Are used especially by large firms to B Server
describe the large, expensive machines that
process millions of transactions every day that
occupies one room
___3. Refers to a computer that has been C Wearable
improved to provide network services to other Computers
computers.
___4. These are portable computers that D Personal Digital
integrate the essential of a desktop computer in a Assistants
battery-powered package
___5. Set up in a permanent given spot and E Laptops
offer more storage than, power, and versatility
than their portable versions.
___6. These are tightly integrated computers F Short
that usually have no keyboards but rely on a touch messaging
screen for user input and smaller than a
paperback, lightweight, and battery-powered
___7. A single-user instrument were first known G Personal
as microcomputers since they were a complete Computer
computer
___8. An example of new way of H iCore computer
communications to send document files.
I Desktop
Computer
J email
B. Modified True or False. Write True if the statement is True and False otherwise and
justify your answer in one or two sentence only.

1. Pornography is one of crimes that is necessary to be protected and avoided

especially from adult.
2. SAS is an example for data analysis in scientific research.
 3. Spreadsheets computer application used for composition, editing, formatting, and
possibly printing of documents while word processing simulates a paper
worksheet.
4. Evernote and Zotero basically used for documentation management
5. A web browser is a mobile software application which enables a user to display
and interact with text, images, videos, music, and games.
6. Firebird is an example of search engine.
7. Hubble Space Craft computer system which is remotely programmed to probe the
deep space is an example computer simulation.
8. Online questionnaires are used as collaboration tools in scientific research.
9. Internet created a technological divide that increased the gap between the
members of the higher class and lower class of society.
10. Worldwide system of interconnected networks developed by the Bill Gates.

ASSIGNMENTS
Answer the following question. Write your answer on separate sheet of paper.
From you activity Do you think your resources or sources of ideas in gathering the impacts
of social media you choose is reliable and why?

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