2 3 ICT as Platform for Change
2 3 ICT as Platform for Change
C H A N G E
GUESS THE WORD!
A D V O C A C Y
ICT AS
PLATFORM
FOR CHANGE
FOR A MOMENT!
IMAGINE THAT YOUR SCHOOL’S SSG
OFFICERS WILL CONDUCT AN
ONLINE ELECTION OF OFFICERS
FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEAR. WHAT
PLATFORMS CAN BE USED TO
DISSEMINATE INFORMATION FOR
THE SAID EVENT.
WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA?
(ACCORDING TO TECHTARGET
NETWROK, AS POSTED BY MARGARET
ROUSE) IS A COLLECTIVE TERM FOR
WEBSITE APPLICATIONS WHICH FOCUS
ON COMMUNITY-BASED INPUT,
COMMUNICATION, INTERACTION,
CONTENT-SHARING AND
SOCIAL MEDIA
THE MOST POWERFUL
PLATFORM TO USE IF YOU
WANT TO GENERATE INSTANT
AND MASSIVE PUBLIC
REACTIONS TO WHATEVER
CONCERNS OR ISSUES
SOCIAL MEDIA AS A
PLATFORM FOR
ADVOCACY, ONE SHOULD
ALSO REALIZE THAT
FOLLOWING PROTOCOLS
AND COMPUTER
ETIQUETTES SHOULD BE
WHAT IS THE ROLE
OF ICT IN THE
RECENT HISTORY?
THE ROLE OF ICT IN THE RECENT
HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINES HAS
BEEN ONE OF THE FEW COUNTRIES
SHOWN UNITY AND DEMOCRACY
FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. THESE
ADVOCACY FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN POSSIBLE
WITHOUT THE ROLE OF ICT.
EDSA (PEOPLE POWER
REVOLUTION)
A MAJOR PROTEST
TOOK PLACE ALONG
EDSA FROM
FEBRUARY 22-25,
1986 INVOLVING
TWO MILLION
FILIPINOS FROM
DIFFERENT REGIONS
EDSA (PEOPLE POWER
REVOLUTION)
CARDINAL SIN
ENCOURAGED THE
FILIPINOS TO HELP END
THE REGIME OF THEN
PRESIDENT FERDINAND
MARCOS.
RADIO BROADCAST
HELPED CHANGE THE
COURSE OF HISTORY
EDSA II
ALSO KNOWN AS
THE 2001 EDSA
REVELOTION
WHICH
HAPPENED
DURING JANUARY
17-21, 2001
EDSA II
IT WAS FUELED AFTER 11
PROSECUTORS OF THEN
PRESIDENT JOSEPH
ESTRADA WALKED OUT IN
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
AS A RESULT, THE
PEOPLE IN EDSA GREW
OVER THE COURSE OF
FEW DAYS THROUGH
TEXT BRIGADES
MILLION PEOPLE MARCH
A SERIES OF
PROTEST THAT
MAINLY TOOK
PLACE IN LUNETA
PARK FROM
AUGUST 22-26,
2013.
MILLION PEOPLE MARCH
THERE WERE ALSO
SEVERAL
DEMONSTRATIONS THAT
HAPPENED IN KEY CITIES
IN THE PHILIPPINES AND
SOME LOCATIONS
OVERSEAS. IT
COMDEMNED THE
MISUSE OF THE PRIORITY
DEVELOPMENT
MILLION PEOPLE MARCH
AS THE MILLION PEOPLE
MARCH, THE NUMBER OF
TOTAL ATTENDEES WAS
ONLY AROUND 400,000
THE ORGANIZERS AND
PROMOTERS OF THE
MILLION PEOPLE MARCH
USED FACEBOOK AND
CHANGE.ORG AS THEIR
MEDIUMS
YOLANDA FINDER
RECENT STORMS IN THE
PHILIPPINES GAVE BIRTH TO
THE PEOPLE FINDER
DATABASE POWERED BY
GOOGLE.
DURING TYPHOON
YOLANDA, THE PEOPLE
FINDER WAS A VITAL TOOL
FOR PEOPLE ACROSS THE
GLOBE TO TRACK THE
SITUATION OF TEHIR
ICT AS MEDIUM
FOR ADVOCACY
WHAT IS AN ADVOCACY?
IS A WAY OF EXPRESSING VIEWS,
OPINIONS, CONCERNS
INFORMATION ACCESS AND ON
ESTABLISHING TO ALL ONE’S
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
THROUGH ANY POSSIBLE MEANS
OR WAYS
ICT as Medium for Advocacy
CHANGE.ORG
IS DUBBED AS THE “WORLD’S PLATFORM
FOR CHANGE” WHERE ANYONE FROM
ONLINE COMMUNITY CAN CREATE A
PETITION AND ASK OTHERS TO SIGN IT
IT GIVES ACCESS TO MORE PEOPLE BY
ALLOWING THE ONLINE COMMUNITY TO
AFFIX THEIR DIGITAL SIGNATURES ON A
PETITION
ICT as Medium for Advocacy
CHANGE.ORG
ITS MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE FROM
AROUND THE WORLD CREATE THE CHANGE
THEY WANT TO SEE.
HOSTED SEVERAL PETITIONS RAISED WERE:
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, CRIMINAL INJUSTICE,
ABUSE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, LACK OF
EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS,
ANIMAL ABUSE, HUMAN HEALTH CONCERNS
SIGNING AN ONLINE PETITION
VISIT CHANGE.ORG
IF THIS IS YOUR FISRT TIME TO USE CHANGE.ORG, CLICK SIGN
UP OT LOG IN WITH FACEBOOK. OTHERWISIE, JUST INPUT YOUR
LOG-IN DETAILS.
YOU CAN THEN START YOUR OWN PETITION, BUT FOR NOW,
CLICK ON ANY PETITION YOU WANT UNDER TRENDING
PETITIONS.
READ THE PETITION DESCRIPTION TO SEE IF THIS PETITION
MATTERS TO YOU. IF IT IS, SIGN THE PETITION BY FILLING UP
THE INFORMATION ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
SHARE THE PETITION ON FACEBOOK TO PROMOTE IT.
WHAT IS DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP?
REFERS TO THE
UTILIZATION OF
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY (IT)
IN ORDER TO
ENGAGE IN
SOCIETY, POLITICS
AND GOVERNMENT
WHAT IS DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP?
ACCORDING TO K.
MOSSBERGER, ET.
AL. DEFINE
DIGITAL CITIZENS
AS THOSE WHO
USE THE INTERNET
REGULARLY
EFFECTIVELY
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
IS THE NORMS OR APPROPRIATE,
RESPONSIBLE TECHNOLOGY USE
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR
TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION
(ISTE) HAS DEFINED NINE KEY
ELEMENTS
IT IS ORGANIZED 3 CATEGORIES:
RESPECT, EDUCATE AND PROTECT
THREE CATEGORIES
RESPECT
EDUCATION
PROTECT
NINE ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL
CITIZENSHIP
RESPECT
DIGITAL ACCESS
EQUAL DIGITAL RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION TO
BECOME PRODUCTIVE NOT FOR DOING HARM
RESPECT
DIGITAL ETIQUTTE
RULES AND POLICIES SHOULD BE FOLLOWED WHEN USING
INFORMATION FOUND ON THE NET AS WELL AS
COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER USERS
RESPECT
DIGITAL LAW
USERS MUST TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR
ACTIONS WHILE USING THE TECHNOLOGY AND MANIFEST
ETHICAL ISE AND NOT CAUSING DAMAGE TO ANOTHER
EDUCATE
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION
USER NEED TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE APPROPRIATE
DECISIONS AS TO WHAT AND HOW TO APPROPRIEATELY
USE A SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION
EDUCATE
DIGITAL LITERACY
TEACH SCHOOLS HOW TO LEARN IN A DIGITAL SOCIETY
EDUCATE
DIGITAL COMMERCE
AS USERS MAKE MORE PURCHASES ONLINE, THEY MUST
UNDERSTAND HOW TO BE EFFECTIVE CONSUMERS IN A
DIGITAL ECONOMY
PROTECT
DIGITAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
USERS MUST BE INFORMED OF THEIR BASIC DIGITAL
RIGHTS TO PRIVACY, FREEDOM OF SPEECH, ETC.
PROTECT
DIGITAL SAFETY AND SECURITY
DIGITAL CITIZENS NEED TO KNOW HOW TO PROTECT
THEIR INFORMATION FORM OUTSIDE FORCES THAT
MIGHT CAUSE HARM
PROTECT
DIGITAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS
AWARENESS ON HEALTH RISKS OF TECHNOLOGY
RANGING FROOM PHYSICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS
REPITITIVE STRESS SYNDROME TO PSYCHOLOGICAL
ISSUES, LIKE INTERNET ADDICTION
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP
PRINCIPLES
ENGAGED POSITIVELY
KNOW YOUR ONLINE
WORLD
CHOOSE CONSCIOUSLY
ENGAGED POSITIVELY