ONLINE PLATFORMS FOR ICT CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
What is an online platform?
Are technologies that are grouped to be used as a base upon which other applications
processes or technologies are developed
An online marketplace that places one party in touch with another, such as buyers and
sellers.
Examples of online Platform
Presentation / visualization
Cloud computing
Social media
Web page creation
File management
Mapping
Presentaion / Visualization
Communicates information clearly and effectively via statistical graphics, plots and
information graphics
Examples:
Prezi – helping to reinvent the art of presentation.
Zoho – an online project management app that helps you plan your work and keep track
of your progress.
Slide Share - to build quickly from concise, well presented content from top experts.
MindMeister – an online mind –mapping tool that lets you capture, develop and share
ideas visually.
Cloud Computing
The practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage and
process data, rather than a local server or a personal computer.
Examples:
o Google Drive – keep all work in one secure place with online file storage
o Dropbox – keeps your file safe, synced and easy to share.
Social Media
Area computer –meditated tools that allow people, companies and other organization to
create, share, or exchange information, career interests, ideas, and pictures / videos in virtual
communities and networks
Examples:
o Twitter - online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140
character messages called “tweets”
o Facebook – is for profit corporation and online social networking service.
o Tumblr – a micro blogging platform and social networking website.
Webpage Creation
Encompasses a number of important elements including color, layout, and overall graphical
appearance.
Examples:
o Wix - a cloud based web development platform that allows users to create HTML5
websites and mobile sites through the use of their online drag and drop tools
o Weebly – a web hosting service featuring a drag and drop website builder.
File Management
is storing, naming, sorting and handling computer files.
Examples:
o Zamzar - web application to convert files.
o Word2pdf – convert word files to PDF (Portable Document Format) with this online tool
Mapping
A transformation taking the points of one space into the points of the same or another space
Google Maps – a desktop web mapping service developed by Google
Content Management System (CMS)
Is a computer application (sometimes online or browser based) that allows you to publish, edit
and manipulate, organize and delete web content. CMS is used in blogs, news websites and
shopping
Blogs
Is a discussion or informational website published on the web consisting of discrete, often
informal diary – style text entries (“post”). Posts are typically displayed in reversed chronological
orders, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page
Example of Blogging sites
o WordPress (wordpress.com)
o Blogger (blogger.com or blogspot.com)
o Blog.com
o Medium.com
o Squarespace.com
Web Design Principles and Elements
1. Consider the audience and goals.
2. It is advisable to plan the site on paper first.
3. Strive for consistency
4. Provide a rich set of links within a site
5. Don’t hide important information
6. Provide opportunities for interaction
7. Avoid text only pages
8. Don’t sacrifice elegance
9. Provide a link for every URL used in the Site
10. Give a descriptive title of the site
11. Include a brief introduction
12. Make the site’s home page as useful as a starting point as possible
13. Make sure the text is legible
14. Make sure the site is platform independent
15. Consider the need of the viewers
16. Thoroughly test the site and carefully proofread
Website Template
Is a pre designed webpage, simply by adding your text and customization to create your desired
web page. It is usually built with HTML and CSS Code.
WYSIWYG
The acronym for “what you see is what you get”
This mean that whatever you type, insert, draw, place, rearrange and everything you do on a
page Is what the audience will see. It shows and prints whatever you type on the screen
Search Engine Optimization of SEO
A feature that maximize the search engine optimization feature so visitors can easily locate your
website.
