To Be An ICT Student

            

                Manipulating a computer is never new to me. In fact, I have been in to technology since I had the sense and capability to think. But, is expertise to computer same as familiarity with Information Communication Technology?

            What is Information Communication Technology or ICT anyway? Well, according to techtarget.com, ICT  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. The term is somewhat more common outside of the United States.

According to the European Commission, the importance of ICTs lies less in the technology itself than in its ability to create greater access to information and communication in underserved populations. Many countries around the world have established organizations for the promotion of ICTs, because it is feared that unless less technologically advanced areas have a chance to catch up, the increasing technological advances in developed nations will only serve to exacerbate the already-existing economic gap between technological "have" and "have not" areas. Internationally, the United Nations actively promotes ICTs for Development (ICT4D) as a means of bridging the digital device.

            For me, expertise in computer is different from knowing ICT; because you don’t have to know everything about computer to be an ICT student at Ilocos Sur National High School. 

                 It has already been about 9 months since I first entered the door of computer room 3. Well at first, I wasn't comfortable dealing with a new teacher. Aside from our teacher is Mrs. Evelyn VERA CRUZ, she is also a fashionista, and a talented teacher. But as time flew, I got myself in to the system of having a new teacher and in to the system of having an ICT subject. It wasn't really that hard. Our lessons can be easily understood (for me). The blogging, html tags, links, and Adobe Photoshop to name a few. Not because I said it is not hard, doesn't mean no-need-to-review-my-lessons. To be an ICT student, one must have the fiery desire to learn. One must be patient, willing, and focused on the subject. 

                 I only have a month left in ISNHS, the times when I laugh, sing, talk loudly, and giggle in the computer room 3 will soon be called MEMORIES. But before it comes, I would like to thank my classmates and ICT teacher for being of great assistance and help in my learning process about ICT. Thank you!