empowerment technologies online platfomrs

1. Online Platforms as
Tools
for ICT Content Development
Quarter 3 Week 7 of Empowerment Technologies

2. Establishing purpose
•What are some of your
most visited online
platform?
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3. review
•What are the purpose of
Infographics?
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4. Learning competencies
•Evaluate existing online creation tools,
platforms and applications in developing ICT
content for specific professional tracks.
•Apply web design principles and elements
using online creation tools, platforms, and
applications to communicate a message for a
specific purpose in specific professional
tracks.
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6. examples 06

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10. Topic outline
• The nature and purposes of online platforms and
applications
• Different types of Online Platforms
• Presentation/Visualization
• Cloud Computing
• Social Media
• File Management
• Mapping
• Web Page Creation
• Basic web design principles and elements
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11. The nature and purpose
of
Online platforms and applications

12. What is online platforms
•An online platform is a base of
technologies designed to run within an
online environment and provides
interactive online services.
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13. What is online platforms
Online platforms currently include, but are not limited to:
•Presentation or Visualization
•Cloud Computing
•Social Media
•File Management
•Mapping
•Web Page Creation
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14. Presentation/visualization
•Allows you to present and
share presentations,
infographics and videos with
other people.
•Use to communicate
information clearly and
efficiently.
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16. Cloud computing
•Simply called as “The cloud”
•Access anytime, anywhere.
•The practice of using a network of
remote servers hosted on the
internet.
•Instead of using your computer’s
hard drive, you store and access
your data and programs over the
Internet.
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17. Advantages of Cloud
computing
•Back-up and restore data
•Improved collaboration
•Excellent accessibility
•Low maintenance cost
•Mobility
•IServices in the pay-per-use model
• Unlimited storage capacity
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18. disAdvantages of Cloud
computing
• Internet Connectivity
•Vendor lock-in
• Limited control
•Security
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20. File management
•The storing, naming, sorting
and handling of computer
files
•Allows you to convert and
manage files without
downloading the software
tool.
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22. mapping
•A transformation taking the
points of one space into the
points of the same or another
space.
•Uses GPS to detect location
and used for navigation.
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23. Group activity
•Choose any topic from today's lesson. Create a
Venn diagram showing similarities and
differences between them. Present it in front of
the class.
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25. ONLINE CRATION
TOOLS

26. Online Creation Tools 28
•Slideshare – you can use this to upload
and share your professional videos and
slide presentations.
•Google Drive – you can use this to
backup your files in the cloud and
access them anywhere. You can also
use other applications of Google along
with Google Drive.

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•Tumblr – you can use this to share text,
photos, quotes, links, music, and videos
from your browser, phone, desktop, email
or wherever you happen to be. This is a
microblogging service that has recently
become a popular social media site.
•Wix – you can use this to create your web
site or mobile site.

28. Web Page Creation
•Encompasses a number of
important elements including color,
layout, and overall graphical
appearance.
•The platform does not require any
web programming skill as they
provide a drag and drop interface
and free hosting as well.
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30. WEB TEMPLATES
AND
WYSIWYG PLATFORMS

31. Web Templates and WYSIWYG Platforms
• WYSIWYG = “what you see is what you get”
• In this kind of platform, no coding skills are required. Instead, you
manipulate with design components using an editor window and get the
chance to choose what elements are placed on your page.
• Web templates are unique full page layout that contains generic
information which can be replaced by the users with their own personal
information.
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32. BASIC WEB DESIGN
PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS

33. Basic web design principle
• PRINCIPLE #1 VISUAL LANGUAGE
• Color Scheme
• Focus of Content using Contrasting color
• Use of consistent font size and color
• Make important links or menus noticeable
• Use high quality pictures that follows the rule of third
• PRINCIPLE #2 BALANCE
• PRINCIPLE #3 PARADOX OF CHOICE
• “The more choices you provide, the easier for others to choose nothing.”
• Focus on Users need
• Design Sites for multiplatform and multiscreen
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34. Basic web design principle
• PRINCIPLE #4 FOCUS ON CONTENT
• Know the purpose of your web page so you could match the content with the
purpose.
• Include imageson your content not just pure text.
• Content should be spellchecked.
• Content should be organized.
• Content should be updated.
• Principle #5: Simplify
• Keep content simple.
• Use minimal animated graphics.
• Maintain a look and feel across all the web pages.
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35. BASIC WEB DESIGN ELEMENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS& STYLES
• Illustrations include lines, shapes, texture and color which are fundamental
elementsthatshould not be overlooked.
• Lines are used to organize, connect, and separate information and design
elements. Combined with shapes, color, and texture they give us a visual
grammar whichyou can useto communicate.
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36. BASIC WEB DESIGN ELEMENTS
LINKS
• Links are the most basic interface on web pages. Links should be
distinctive in color from other types of text in a webpage. Keep links and
regular text styled consistently to avoid users from thinking whether or
not the text is a link.
• Make sure your links are working.
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37. BASIC WEB DESIGN ELEMENTS
BUTTON AND MENUS
• Just like links, buttons and menus are also essential to web pages and they
too need consistent styles.
• Buttons and menus should be well-organized.
• Button labels and menus should be clear and easy to understand.
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38. BASIC WEB DESIGN ELEMENTS
IMAGES
• Images also aids in communicating your message to the viewers. Aside
from being used as fillers, images also helps in leaving a lasting first
impression.
• Use specific images that are related to your content so that it will draw
attention not only to the content but to your web page as a whole.
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39. Thank you
For listening