Online Platforms for

ICT Content
Development
 Online Platform
- Are technologies that are grouped to be used as a
base upon which other applications, processes or
technologies are developed.
 Examples of Online
Platform
a. Presentation/Visualization
b. Cloud Computing
c. Social Media
d. Web Page Creation
e. File Management
f. Mapping
 Presentation / Visualization
- communicates information clearly and efficiently via
statistical graphics, plots and information graphics
 Examples of Presentation /
Visualization Platform
• Prezi
• Zoho
• SlideShare
• Mindmeister
 Cloud Computing
- the practice of using a network of remote servers
hosted on the internet to store, manage, process and
access data, rather than a local server or a personal
computer
 Examples of Cloud
Computing
• Google Drive
• Dropbox
 Social Media
- websites and applications that enable users to
create and share content or to participate in social
networking.
 Examples of Social Media
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Tumblr
 Web Page Creation
- encompasses a number of important elements
including color, layout, and overall graphical
appearance.
 Examples of Web Page
Creation
• Wix
• Weebly
 File Management
- is the storing, naming, sorting and handling
computer files
 Examples of File
Management
• Zamzar
• word2pdf
 Mapping
- a transformation taking the points of one space
into the points of the same or another space
 Example of Mapping
• Google Maps
 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 ("posts"). Posts are typically
displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the
most recent post appears first, at the top of the web
page
 Example of Blogging Sites
• Wordpress (wordpress.com)
• Blogger (blogger.com)
• Blog.com
• Medium.com
• Squarespace.com
 Web Design Principles and
1.
Elements
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.
 Web Design Principles and
Elements
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.
 Web Design Principles and
Elements
12. Make the site’s home page as useful a starting
point as possible.
13. Make sure the text is legible.
14. Make sure the site is platform independent.
15. Consider the needs of the viewers.
16. Thoroughly test the site and carefully proofread.
 Website Template
- is a discussion or informational website published
on the web consisting of discrete, often informal
diary-style text entries ("posts"). Posts are typically
displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the
most recent post appears first, at the top of the web
page
 WYSIWYG
- the acronym for “What You See Is What You Get”
• this means 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.
Creating a Website using Microsoft Word

1. Open Microsoft Word.

2. Type anything on the page like “Welcome to my
Website.”
3. Click on File > Save As > Browse.
4. On the Save As dialog box, locate your activities folder
and create a new folder named “Sample Webpage.”
5. Specify the filename “Sample Webpage.”
6. On the Save As type, select “Web Page (*.htm; *.html).”
7. Click the Change
Title button.

8. Input the title

as seen
below, then
click OK then
Save.
9. Check the files on your Sample WebPage folder. You will
see a new folder generated including your htm/html file.

10. Open the Sample WebPage.htm file and you will

see that you just created a webpage using MS Word.