Interactive Multimedia and ICT as Platform for change

 INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA

Interactive multimedia is any computer- delivered electronic system that allows the user to control, combine, and manipulate different types of media, such as text, sound, video, computer graphics, and animation.

Multimedia Content

1.Videos

Through video hosting sites, you can take a video and show it to the entire world (e.g. YouTube)

2.Sound,Music or Audio

If videos are too much for you, you can always record sounds. You can share your sound bites to the entire world (e.g. SoundCloud).

3.Online Games

Game developers now create what is called "browser-based games." You do not need to install these games to your computer as they run in most updated web browsers (AdventureQuest, Farmville, Candy Crush, BigFish)

4.Online Test

Online survey forms and tests that automatically display the results when finished (Online IQ and Personality Tests).

5.Courseware

Online courses that simulate the classroom online (e.g., E-learning Courses using a Learning Management System)

6.Podcasts

An episodic series of audio or text files streamed online (e.g., Stuff You Should Know, TED Talks, The Starters, Ear Biscuits).

7.Vodcasts

An episodic series of video streamed. online (e.g., YouTube series/shows like Video Game High School, Good Mythical Morning).

Inserting YouTube Videos on your Blog Post

You will have to create a blog post about any significant OPM (Original Pilipino Music) that you like. Any music will do just as long as it does not have any swears or inappropriate messages.

1. Search any OPM songs of your choice on YouTube.com. You can use an official music video or someone else's upload.

2. Go to the bottom of the video and click the Share button.

3. Click on Embed.

4. Copy the code similar to the screenshot below.

5. Create a new post on your WordPress then on the editor, paste your code for the Embed Video.

6. Click the Preview tab, and update or publish the content.

The existence of ICT tools made an enormous impact to the society. It is a good tool to use to promote a social change that can be achieved through a mass participation of an advocacy using different types of media.

Throughout recent history, the Philippines has been one of a few nations that demonstrates unity for a call to action or social change. These campaigns for social change would have not been successful if it were not for ICT.

ICT AS PLATFORM FOR CHANGE

EDSA (PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION)

A major protest that took place along EDSA from February 22 to 25, 1986 involving 2 million Filipinos different sectors. from

EDSA DOS

EDSA Dos Also known as 2001 EDSA Revolution

Happened during Jan 17-21, 2001

- It was fueled after 11 prosecutors of then President Joseph Estrada walked out of the impeachment trial. As a result, the people in EDSA grew over the course of a few days through text brigades.

YOLANDA PEOPLE 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 their relatives. This proved to be successful and is now adapted by more organizations to help people track relatives during calamities.

MILLION PEOPLE MARCH

Million People March - a series of protests that mainly took place in Luneta Park from Aug 22 to 26, 2013. There were several demonstrations that happened around the key cities in the Philippines and some locations overseas. It was to condemn the misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

Though dubbed as the Million People March, the number of total attendees was only around 400,000. The organizers and promoters of the protest used Facebook and Change.org as their mediums.

ICT AS MEDIUM FOR ADVOCACY

What is an Advocacy?

Advocacy is a process of supporting and enabling people to express their views. and concerns, access information and services, defend and promote their rights and responsibilities.

CHANGE.ORG

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.

Its mission is to help people from around the world create the change they want to see.

Sample petitions raised were: economic problems, criminal injustice, abuse of human rights, lack of education, environmental concerns, animal abuse, human health concerns and world hunger.

Signing an Online Petition

1. Visit Change.org.

2. If this is your first time to use Change.org, click Sign up or log in with Facebook. Otherwise, just input your log-in details.

3. You can then start your own petition, but for now, click on any petition you want under trending petitions.

4. 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 

5. Share the Petition on Facebook to promote it.

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP 

Digital Citizenship is referring to the utilization of information technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and government. K. Mossberger, et al. define digital citizens as "those who use the Internet regularly and effectively".