Emp-Tech 101

What is Empowerment Technology

Empowerment Technology is important for it is used as a source of communication. As years passed, lots of gadgets and other devices have improved its uses. Before, a cellular phone is only used for texting, calling and playing simple games. Now, due to technology convergence or the way technology changes or evolves its system, a cellular phone is not just used for texting, calling and playing simple games. It is now used for communicating people from other places by the use of the internet and applications or softwares such as Facebook, Messenger, Twitter, Viber and etc that is consistently been used by mostly everyone of us. Without these applications or softwares, we cannot communicate every day with the people who are far from us. Since Empowerment Technology is well-known among everyone of us, communication with other people who are far from us will never be a problem anymore. Friendships that has been broken by distance has now been rebuilt through the use of Empowerment Technology.

What is STEM ?

an educational program developed to prepare primary and secondary students for college and graduate study in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

The STEM strand is related to Empowerment Technology because it is about innovation and invention of new things which plays a role in the modernization of this time. In this strand, one can enhance their skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. By having Empowerment Technology as their subject, each individual can learn about the right way of using of technology, proper handling of gadgets and also widen their knowledge about the topics.

Filipino Words

1.Filipino word: Pook-sapot

English translation: Website

Definition:   A place on the World Wide Web that contains information about a person, organization.

2.Filipino word: Sulatroniko

English translation: E-mail

Definition: A system for sending messages from one computer to another computer

3.Filipino word: Yakis

English translation: “To sharpen”

Definition: To make (something) sharp or sharper

4.Filipino word: Pang-ulong hatinig

English translation: Headset

Definition: A device that holds an earphone and a microphone in place on a person’s head

5.Filipino word: Panginain

English translation: Browser

Definition: A computer program that is used to find and look at information on the Internet.

6.Filipino word: Pantablay

English translation: Charger

Definition: A device for charging storage batteries.

7.Filipino word: Miktinig

English translation: Microphone

Definition: An instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound 

8.Filipino word: Kawingan

English translation: Hyperlink

Definition: A highlighted word or picture in a document or Web page that you can click on with a computer mouse to go to another place in the same or a different document or Web page.

9.Filipino word: Initsigan

English translation: Thermodynamics

Definition: A science that deals with the action of heat and related forms of energy. 

10.Filipino word: Duyog

English translation: Eclipse

Definition: An occasion when the sun looks like it is completely or partially covered with a dark circle because the moon is between the sun and the Earth.