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Lesson 1: Information and Communication Technology covering the topics

of:
The current state of ICT technologies (i.e., Web 2.0, 3.0,
convergent
technologies, social, mobile, and assistive
media)
ICT (information and communications technology - or technologies)
is an umbrella term that includes any communication device or application,
encompassing radio, television, cellular phones, computer and network
hardware and software, satellite systems and so on, as well as the various
services and applications associated with them, such as videoconferencing
and distance learning. ICTs are often spoken of in a particular context, such
as ICTs in education, health care, or libraries.
Web 2.0 is the term given to describe a second generation of the World
Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share
information online. Web 2.0 basically refers to the transition from static HTML
Web pages to a more dynamic Web that is more organized and is based on
serving Web applications to users.
Other improved functionality of Web 2.0 includes open communication with
an emphasis on Web-based communities of users, and more open sharing of
information. Over time Web 2.0 has been used more as a marketing term
than a computer-science-based term. Blogs, wikis, and Web services are all
seen as components of Web 2.0. Web 2.0 was previously used as a synonym
for Semantic Web, but while the two are similar, they do not share precisely
the same meaning.
Web 3.0 is the term used to describe the evolution of the Web as an
extension of Web 2.0. This definition of Web 3.0 is the popular view held by
Tim O'Reilly, the founder of O'Reilly Media (formerly O'Reilly & Associates)
and the one who popularized the terms open source and Web 2.0. In
contrast, Nova Spivack defines Web 3.0 as connective intelligence;
connecting data, concepts, applications and ultimately people. While some
call the The Semantic Web 'Web 3.0', Spivack's opinion is that The Semantic
Web is just one of several converging technologies and trends that will define
Web 3.0. Spivack is a technology futurist, serial entrepreneur, angel investor,
and one of the leading voices on the next-generation of search, AI, big data,
and the Web. He was recently ranked in the top 20 futurists based on an
analysis of social and Web influence.
A huge benefit of Web 3.0 is the move towards being able to access data
from anywhere. This is mainly being driven by the heavy usage of smart
phones and cloud applications. The idea here is to make sure that the user
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can access as much data as possible from anywhere, not just their home.
Technology is trying to expand this idea in ways that allow TVs to pick up on
user data, and allowing smart phones to access data on your computer.
Convergent technologies is a company formed by a small group of people
who left Intel Corporation in 1979. Convergent Technologies' first product
was the IWS (Integrated Workstation) based on the Intel 8086, which ran
Convergent Technologies Operating System - their first operating system.
Unisys bought Convergent Technologies in 1988.
Some that evolved from convergent technology are iphones, mini laptops,
electrical vehicles, facebook, and myspace.
Social media is the collective of online communication channels dedicated
to community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.
Websites and applications dedicated to forums, micro blogging, social
networking, social bookmarking, social curation, and wikis are among the
different types of social media. Some of the most popular examples are
facebook, twitter, google+, Wikipedia, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Pinterest.
Mobile media
In a very short period of time, mobile telephony, tablets, and other hand-held
devices swept the world. The worlds first cellular network was created in
1977, but the mobile phone has made history as one of the fastest diffusing
communication technologies, reaching nearly six billion subscribers by 2011.
The time is right to define mobile media in an effort to better understand
mobile communication technologies and their broad implications for the
fundamental meanings of media, communication, community, social
institutions, and especially society. Mobile media-supported communication,
such as mobile news and mobile tweets, has accelerated what
communication scholars have described as the end of mass
communication.
Assistive Media was founded by David Erdody in 1996 and was the first
Internet-based spoken-word audio reading service for persons with print
reading barriers thereby opening a unique avenue of accessibility for many
individuals with cognitive, physical, and communication disabilities. Used in a
variety of environmental settings (home, school, community, work place),
Assistive Media provides a solution that allows individuals with disabilities
access to previously inaccessible literary materials leading to greater
independence and integration into the mainstream of society and community
life.

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