Lesson 5: Online Platform As Tools For Ict Content & Development
Lesson 5: Online Platform As Tools For Ict Content & Development
OBJECTIVES:
Identify the nature and purpose of online platforms and applications
Apply web design principles & elements using online creation tools, platforms, and application.
ONLINE PLATFORMS
These are technologies that are grouped to be used as a base upon which other applications processes or
technologies are developed.
Purpose:
Create and share materials and information which can be accessed online
Publish plans and other resources online enabling users to access them anywhere.
Access a variety of material that can be customized.
Increase ICT competence & confidence.
Objective. Consider the audience and goals. It is better to plan before creating a site.
Lay-outing. Strive for consistency, provide rich sets of links within the site and never hide important
information.
The Web Medium. Provide opportunities for interactions and avoid text-only web page. Always provide
a link for every URL used in the site.
The Front Door. Give descriptive title about the website like doing a brief introduction.
Accessibility. Make sure the text use is legible and the platform site is independent.
The End Game. Thoroughly test the site and proofread before posting any materials.
Did you
know? Terms to Know
Website Template. A predesigned webpage usually built with HTML and CSS code
Web Portal. A website that contains information from different sources and places them in one location in a
uniform way (Yahoo! is an example of a web portal).
WYSIWYG stands for “What You See Is What You Get”, is a system in which editing software allows content
to be edited in a form that resembles its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product, such
as a printed document, web page, or slide presentation.
Advantage Disadvantage
You don’t need any scripting/coding A lot of HTML code churned out by the
experience. editors is superfluous which makes the web
It’s simple and easy for beginners. pages bulky in file size
Everything moves fluently, and you can WYSIWYG editors let you ignore certain
easily preview what you want. aspects that are important.
WYSIWYG editors simply do not provide
enough support and help in optimizing your
web site for search engines.
PSD (Photoshop)
PSD (Photoshop Document) is an image file format native to Adobe’s popular
Photoshop Application. It’s an image editing friendly format that supports
multiple image layers and various imaging options. PSD files are commonly
used for containing high quality graphics data. A PSD file is capable of holding
30,000 pixels in both height and width and the size of the file can extent to 2 gigabytes. Graphic
Designers, Publishers, Producers, and many other professionals uses PSD files for finalizing templates,
exporting printable, graphics and so on. CorelDRAW is a great application for handling PSD files.
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ACTIVITY/ EXERCISE:
See Quiz 1
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