What Does it Take to be an ICT Student?

        Now that our world has reached the "Computer Age", we are now experiencing some changes. Our life became more convenient and easier as hi-tech gadgets and many inventions took place. People are fond of these inventions and now, students have been learning one subject concerned about computers- ICT

        We see the letters ICT everywhere, but what does it mean? ICT is an acronym that stands for Information Communications Technology. However, apart from explaining an acronym, there is not a universally accepted definition of ICT because the concepts, methods and applications involved in ICT are constantly evolving on an almost daily basis. It's difficult to keep up with the changes - they happen so fast. A good way to think about ICT is to consider all the uses of digital technology that already exist to help individuals, businesses and organizations using information. ICT covers any product that will store, retrieve, manipulate, transmit or receive information electronically in a digital form. So, ICT is concerned with the storage, retrieval, manipulation, transmission or receipt of digital data. Importantly, it is also concerned with the way these different uses can work with each other. So, what does it take to be an ICT student? Well, you don't need to be an expert of the computer. Here, you will be able to tackle things about it and all you have to do is to be patient, to have optimism, hardwork, and willingness to learn. If you let yourself do these things within your passion, you can easily learn it. If you don't put any effort, you will not be able to understand fully what your teacher is teaching to you. ICT is full of hands-on activities. You have to listen carefully on what you'll going to do and be a responsible one to finish it. In our ICT class, one problem we often encounter is our requirements which are uncomplete or unfinished. It is a must that an ICT student should be systematic and organized on what he/she is doing so that everything will be done on time. From our discussions about the Internet, HTML Tags, and now on Adobe Photoshop, I can say that ICT is such an enjoyable subject. We were able to know how our so called "Internet" began, who are the people behind them, what are attributes, and how were pictures were edited and made perfect through Photoshop. Also, masterpieces can be made in this amazing program; actually, I see it as a very hard and complicated one. Yes it is, but as long as you let yourself explore and discover how it is being used, you will realize that it is actually fun! Although I am not still good at it, I really enjoy doing some scrawl drawing. All I need to do is to laugh at it but it makes me feel proud when I was able to do a particular part. I appreciate my effort of course- self appreciation.

        Just remember that all things must be done with full effort and passion. Great results will come out if you do things with all your heart. I am just glad that I was able to be a part of Mrs. Vera Cruz' ICT Class. It really helped me with the things I am not doing before. Just one month before graduation and I hope the things that I learned in Ilocos Sur National High School will be helpful enough for my entrance to college. Especially in ICT, all that I learned in here are very important so I will definitely remember them as I leave this institution.