ICT RAISES THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

Technology runs in the veins of society. It is the fuel that drives our lives. It is an integral part of daily life. It has definitely benefited the society. It has brought luxury in the life of the common man....

Computer is also a part of a technology that has brought about a positive changes in our life and specially for us students.

The computer technology, needless to say, has changed the face of the world and most of all we the students. Computer can store, organize & manage huge amounts of data. They can process large amounts of information. So students can easily search information, can get full information in their mind & it widens the knowledge of a students.

The internet that suded from the computer networking concepts in the most effective communication platform & the largest information base existing today. Using internet, lessons from books can reach the masses within seconds over the internet. Students can communicate easily to their teachers, classmates with the use of computer, thanks to technology...

Technology is a friend because it is designed to strengthen human, the society, economic status & the education of the students.

ICT INTERGRATION

ICT Integration

"So far, yet so close" is all I can say when it comes to ICT Integration because we already knew that computer can communicate in other people around the globe by means of Internet.

Social websites were spreading through the Internet and the most popular of it is FACEBOOK. There, you can make or find friends that you didn't even knew, as well, you can chat with them. And I think, the biggest reason why millions of people are getting into it or should I said addicted to it is the games that you can play for free.

Here in the Philippines, "Yahoo! Messenger" or commonly called Y.M. is also popular especially to those overseas workers. There, you can see your relatives or other person who are far away from you by using webcam. Also, you can talk to them not just only chatting.

Online dating and match making websites are getting popular too. You can found true love right there. Like in my case, I fell in love with a girl through the Internet but it only wasted because we can't be. Waaaaaaaaaah! T_T

Back to the topic, modernization is invading the whole world. Albert Einstein said that imagination encircles the world and I think computer encircles the world too. Technology made people get close together eventhough that they are far from each other.

NBN ZTE DEAL 

HISTORY:
In April 2007, Philippine Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza and ZTE Vice President Yu Yong entered into a US$329.5 million contract for a National Broadband Network (NBN) that would improve government communications capabilities.[1]

On August 29, Nueva Vizcaya Congressman Carlos Padilla hinted in a privilege speech that Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairman Benjamin Abalos went to China to broker a deal for the NBN project. The following day, Abalos denied brokering for the NBN project, although he did admit going to China four times.[1]

On September 5, Senator Aquilino Pimentel called for a Senate investigation about the NBN project.[1] As a result, three committees held joint hearings about the issue: the Accountability of Public Officers & Investigations (aka the Blue Ribbon Committee) headed by Alan Peter Cayetano, the National Defense and Security committee headed by Rodolfo Biazon and the Trade and Commerce committee headed by Mar Roxas.

The Philippine National Broadband Network controversy (also referred to as the NBN/ZTE deal or NBN/ZTE mess) involved allegations of corruption in the awarding of a US$329 million construction contract to Chinese telecommunications firm ZTE for the proposed government-managed National Broadband Network (NBN).

The contract with ZTE was signed on April 20, 2007 in Hainan, China. Following the emergence of irregularities, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo cancelled the National Broadband Network project in October 2007. On July 14, 2008, the Supreme Court dismissed all three petitions questioning the constitutionality of the national broadband deal, saying the petitions became moot when the project was cancelled.

JUDGEMENT:
President Arroyo decided to cancel the National Broadband Network project on October 2, 2007 in a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao.[20] On July 14, 2008, the Supreme Court dismissed all three petitions questioning the constitutionality of the national broadband deal, saying the petitions became moot when President Arroyo decided to cancel the project.

REACTIONS:
Following the testimony of Jun Lozada, several sectors and prominent people such as Joey de Venecia and Senator Panfilo Lacson have called for President Arroyo's resignation, while Senate President Manuel Villar and senator Alan Peter Cayetano called for her to take a leave of absence.[21][22] Vice President Noli de Castro has said that President Arroyo and other government officials "should be charged" if they would be found directly involved in the alleged anomalies.[23]

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines called an emergency meeting on February 25, 2007 wherein they formed a collective stance which refused to call for Arroyo's resignation, instead calling on her to be part of a "moral reform process".[24]

On February 29, 2008, a rally was held in the Makati City central business district to protest corruption and call for the resignation of President Arroyo.[25] The rally's attendees, which included former Presidents Corazon Aquino and Joseph Estrada, were estimated by police and rally organizers to be around 15,000 people.

DISADVANTAGES | ADVANTAGES:

Advantages: Cheap, rotating camera, light weight, can watch TV.
Disadvantages: Poor picture quality. Lacks a lot of features.

ex:  ZTE F866