“Reflection Paper”

It is undeniable how computer technology has greatly affected the society. This impact reaches
people from different walks of life. Even children who are younger than kindergarten age
interact with different devices from telephone, mobile phone, tablet, television, and desktop
computers. With the rapid change of technology, it a must to educate the young learners with
the foundations and concepts underlying the digital technology. Computer literacy is proven
not enough to prepare them with the challenges that the fast-paced development digital
technology undergoes. Every Filipino learner needs to master computer fluency. Furthermore, I
become more aware on the issues going on to our society because of the use of Social Media.
Through social media, a lot of people share and spread widely the occurrence on the problems
of the world, such as the argument of the Cayatano and Velasco about Speakership in the
senate, with that, a lot of netizen particularly the youth reacted on their arguments and we are
being aware of that issue. ICT does not only focus in the awareness of the issue yet the
awareness of advertisement and announcement of certain notice. ICT has helped so much in
the improvement of means and speed of communication. It has become such an important part
of modern life that living without it would be almost as of we’re going back to our old strenuous
ways of communicating with other people who are away from us. It’s also a great help to us
when solving real life problems. Besides the opportunities, there were challenges that I faced
during the ICT integration this Senior High School such as low Internet connection and spending
too much time to help teachers on handling the visual aids produced. About the low Internet
connection, we are having a difficulty to search and send files to the teachers because we
cannot connect quickly and spending too much time on low connection, which sometimes
distracts the schedule of discussion. The second challenge is for to help teachers handle their
visual aids because sometimes the projector was having a trouble flashing the presentation,
which usually waste the time of discussion. Even so, there are still ways I responded to avoid
the troubles. To avoid having a hard time in searching and sending files, I usually go to the
library to find books and send my files using their computers. While on the other problem, I
sometimes suggest to call the computer technician to avoid this kind of problem. Students get
way too deep into social media and the world wide web that it disharmonizes their learning
process. School and education are set aside for the sake of surfing the web. Their sleeping
routine is messed up. Eye bags are heavier and more prominent. Their health deteriorates.
Grades go down. The world is in hunger. There is chaos everywhere. ICT helps, but also
destroys. Don’t let it take control of you. Take control of it.