Empowerment Technology Group 1 St. Maria Goretti

- Marc Cliff Binangbang

A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing. Streaming applications and podcasting services provide a convenient and integrated way to manage a personal consumption queue across many podcast sources and playback devices. There also exist podcast search engines, which help users find and share podcast episodes.

Podcasting is the preparation and distribution of audio files using RSS feeds to the devices of subscribed users. A podcaster normally buys this service from a podcast hosting company like SoundCloud or Libsyn. Hosting companies then distribute the these audio files to Apple and Spotify and other streaming services, which users can listen to on their smartphones or digital music and multimedia players, like an iPhone.

A podcast series usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. Discussion and content within a podcast can range from carefully scripted to completely improvised. Podcasts combine elaborate and artistic sound production with thematic concerns ranging from scientific research to slice-of-life journalism. Many podcast series provide an associated website with links and show notes, guest biographies, transcripts, additional resources, commentary, and even a community forum dedicated to discussing the show's content.

A report about the growth of bacteria in varying temperature with summarization of results in table and graphs.

-Ivan Dango

an infographic showing government expenditures on President Rodrigo Duterte's administration on different sectors

-RICHMOND RONDINA

• a poster created on a word processing editor displaying an image of an animal cell with labels and functions.
(John Louie Lagura)

Do's and Don'ts of a Responsible Internet User

Internet as a powerful tool, used to promote business, gain new friends, and stay in touch with old ones. It can be a source of entertainment through games, online communities, and everything in between. But most like things in the world, there is always the "other side of the coin". The internet is one of the dangerous places, especially if you don't know what you are doing with it. Here are the do's and dont's of a responsible internet user:

Richele Antoni Fabiano

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are those tools necessary for information processing, especially the use of computers, communication devices and software applications to convert, store, protect, process, transmit and retrieve information from anywhere at any time. It is a new concept and a new technical field formed by the fusion of information technology and communication technology.

In today's society, the importance of measuring communication with ICT is huge as it affects sectors such as education or relationships. For example, it affects new ways of learning and education, healthcare, new ways of socializing, etc. The development of new technology has always tested on answering one question: how can this help humankind? After all, when the internet was invented, it was initially used as a way to share information between researchers in an office. But now, it has become an almost living specimen of its own, one that continues to grow and expand as more people continue to go online.

Because of the dynamic nature of the concepts, methods and applications that ICT encompasses while ICT is still evolving, its importance cannot be defined. ICT affects almost every aspect of everyday life and has become one of the highest priorities in both formal and non-formal education. Its scope is not limited to the field of education, as ICTs have become key factors in culture, economy and politics, and they have a profound impact on the world's population even in remote and underdeveloped regions that do not directly use technology.

The role of ICT in promoting economic growth is:
(1) manifested in the development of the ICT industry itself, that is, the productivity of ICT products and service sectors first increases
(2) manifested in the application of ICT products in various industries, which promotes the ICT investment of enterprises in various sectors of the national economy ;
(3) the development of the ICT industry and the wide application of ICT technology have improved the structure of various sectors of the national economy; (4) the wide application of ICT technology has promoted the improvement of social labor productivity.

ICT also has a great impact to our society. In all walks of life, transactions become easy, fast, and reliable like in sending messages, money transfer, delivery of services, relief and rescue operations providing early warning in case of disasters and calamities to ensure safety of the society. But we cannot conclude that ICT only produce advantages to the society, it also has disadvantages. It can be a distraction, detract students from social interactions, and can foster cheating.

In this generation, people are dependent on the internet. Like how people socialise face to face, we should follow etiquettes at all times as it mirrors our personality. Being on different platforms, we should be aware of our actions and protect ourselves at the same time. The main goal of ICT is to empower individuals and become independent for the betterment of society. The technological revolution has profoundly changed many aspects of everyday life, facilitating communication, socialization, and the development of long-distance relationships.

-Zaenab Nicollai H. Bulala

An online presentation exhibiting graphic organizers done with visualization tools of the genus, family, and species of anima;

-Khen Nicolai M. Bigno

a newsletter on a collaboration tool with information about winnings of competitions

Jona Marie C. Aparicio