Online platforms allow users to create and share content, and serve as bases for developing applications and technologies. Examples of online platforms include presentation tools like Prezi, cloud computing services like Google Drive, social media sites like Twitter and Facebook, web page builders like Wix and Weebly, and file management and mapping tools. Platforms provide online tools and services across various categories like visualization, file storage, social networking, website creation, and more.

2. THE NATURE AND PURPOSE OF
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND
APPLICATION
• TO BE ABLE CREATE A GOOD ONLINE PRESENTATION, WEBPAGE AND
CONTENT, YOU SHOULD KNOW THE PRINCIPLE AND TECHNIQUES OF DESIGN
USING ONLINE CREATION TOOL, PLATFORM AND APPLICATION TO DEVELOP
ICT CONTENT.

3. WHAT IS AN OLINE PLATFORM?
.ARE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE GROUPED TO BE USED AS A BASE UPON WHICH OTHER APPLICATIONS PROCESSES OR
TECHNOLOGIES ARE DEVELOPED.

4. EXAMPLES OF ONLINE PLATFORMS
• A. PRESENTATION/VISUALIZATION
• B. CLOUD COMPUTING
• C. SOCIAL MEDIA
• D. WEB PAGE CREATION
• E. FILE MANAGEMENT
• F. MAPPING

5. A. PRESENTATION/VISUALIZATION
• COMMUNICATES INFORMATION CLEARLY AND EFFICIENTLY VIA STATISTICAL GRAPHICS, PLOTS AND INFORMATION
GRAPHICS.

6. EXAMPLES OF PRESENTATION/VISUALIZATION
• 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.
• SLIDESHARE- TO BUILT QUICKLY FROM CONCISE, WELL PRESENTED CONTENT FROM TOP EXPERTS.
• MINDMEISTER- AN ONLINE MIND MAPPING TOOL THAT LETS YOU CAPYURE,DEVELOP AND SHARE IDEAS
VISUALLY.

7. B. CLOUD COMPUTING
• THE PRACTICE OF USING A NETWORK OF REMOTE SERVERS HOSTED ON THE INTERNET TO STORE, AND PROCESS
DATA, RATHER THAN A LOCAL SEVER OR A PERSONAL COMPUTER.

8. EXAMPLES OF CLOUD COMPUTING
• GOOGLE DRIVE- KEEP ALL WORK IN ONE SECURE PLACE WITH ONLINE FILE STORAGE.
• DROPBOX- KEEP YOUR FILES SAFE, SYNCED, AND EASY TO SHARE.

9. C. SOCIAL MEDIA
• ARE COMPUTER-MEDIATED TOOLS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE, COMPANIES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE,
SHARE, OR EXHANGE INFORMATION, CAREER INTERESTS, IDEAS, AND PICTURES/VIDEOS IN VIRTUAL COMMUNITIES
AND NETWORKS.

10. EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
• TWITTER- ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE AND ENABLES USERS TO SEND AND READ SHORT 140- CHARACTER MESSAGE CALLED
“TWEETS”
• FACEBOOK- IS FOR PROFIT CORPORATION AND ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE.
• -ALLOWS YOU TO CREATE NOT ONLY PERSONAL ACCOUNTS BUT ALSO PAGES AND GROUPS WHERE YOU CAN SHARE CONTENT. THE
ONLY DOWNSIDE OF THIS IS THAT YOU RESTRICTED TO THE FACEBOOK’S “ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL” DESIGN.
• IT IS THE BIGGEST SOCIAL NETWORK OF STUDENTS, AND IS GAINING GROUND AMONG PROFESSIONALS TOO. FACEBOOK APPLICATION
ENABLES YOU TO ADD NEW WAYS FOR USERS TO INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER. ON THE PLUS SIDE, FACEBOOK HAS A LOT OF USERS.

11. • TUMBLR- A MICRO BLOGGING PLATFORM AND SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE.
• LINKEDIN- IS A SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. THE GOAL OF THE SITE IS TO
ALLOW REGISTERED MEMBERS TO ESTABLISH AND DOCUMENT NETWORKS OF PEOPLE THEY KNOW AND TRUST PROFESSIONALLY. IT IS
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE WHERE IT'S FOCUS ON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING.
• WHAT IS LINKEDIN AND HOW CAN IT HELP YOU?
• LINKEDIN IS THE LEADING PROFESSIONAL NETWORK ON THE WEB
• CONNECT WITH CLASSMATES, FACULTY, AND FAMILY PROFESSIONALLY
• FIND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR INTERNSHIPS AND FULL TIME POSITIONS
• MANAGE WHAT POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS LEARN ABOUT YOU FROM THE INTERNET
• FING KEY CONTACTS AT COMPANIES THAT INTEREST YOU.

12. D. WEB PAGE CREATION
• ENCOMPASSESA NUMBER OF ELEMENTS INCLUDING COLOR, LAYOUT, AND OVERALL GRAPHICAL APPEARANCE

13. EXAMPLES
• 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.
• WEEBLY- A WEB-HOSTING SERVICE FEATURING A DRAGAND-DROP WEBSITE BUILDER.

14. E. FILE MANAGEMENT
• IS THE STORING, NAMING, SORTING AND HANDLING COMPUTER FILES.

15. EXAMPLES OF FILE MANAGEMENT
• ZAMZAR- WEB APPLICATION TO CONVERT FILES.
• WORD2PDF- CONVERT WORD FILES TO PDF (PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT) WITH THIS ONLINE TOOL.

16. MAPPING
• A TRANSFORMATION TAKING THE POINTS OF ONE SPACE INTO THE POINTS OF THE SAME OR ANOTHER SPACE.

17. EXAMPLES
• GOOGLE MAPS- A DESKTOP WEB MAPPING SERVICE DEVELOPED BY GOOGLE.