This document discusses online platforms and tools that can be used for developing ICT content. It describes different types of online platforms including presentation/visualization tools, cloud computing, social media, file management, mapping, and web page creation tools. It also discusses Google applications such as Docs, Sheets, and Slides that allow online content creation. Basic web design principles and elements like color, layout, links, buttons and images are also covered. The document provides examples of specific online tools for each category like Slideshare, Google Drive, Tumblr and Wix.

1. Online Platforms as Tools
for ICT Content Development
Chapter IVof Empowerment Technologies

2. 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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3. 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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4. The nature and purposeof
Online platforms and applications

5. What is online platforms
• An online platform is a base
of technologies designed to
run within an online
environment and provides
interactive online services.
• 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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6. 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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8. 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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10. Social media
• Computer-mediated tools that
allow large group of people to
create, share or exchange
information, interest and
• The information shared can
in the form of ideas, pictures,
videos or anything that you
want to create and share to
virtual communities.
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12. 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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14. 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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16. 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
they provide a drag and drop
interface and free hosting as
well.
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18. WEB TEMPLATESAND
WYSIWYG PLATFORMS

19. 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
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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20. BASIC WEBDESIGN
PRINCIPLESAND ELEMENTS

21. 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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22. 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 images on 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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23. BASIC WEB DESIGN ELEMENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS & STYLES
• Illustrations include lines, shapes, texture and color which are
fundamental elements that should not be overlooked.
• Lines are used to organize, connect, and separate information and
design elements. Combined with shapes, color, and texture they
us a visual grammar which you can use to communicate.
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24. 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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25. 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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26. 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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27. ONLINE CRATION
TOOLS

28. Online Creation Tools
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• 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.

29. Online Creation Tools
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• Tumblr – you can use this to
share text, photos, quotes,
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.

30. Google application
Bundle & useful apps

31. Google apps
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• My Account – gives you an
access to your Google account
settings and tools.
• Search – is a web search engine
of Google that allows you to find
anything you can think of.
• Maps – is a desktop web
mapping service of Google that
provides information about
geographical areas around the
world.
• YouTube - is a video-sharing
website of Google.

32. Google apps
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• Play - is the official app store of
Google for Android smartphones
and tablets.
• News - is a computer-generated
news site of Google whose news
aggregated from sources all over
the world.
• Gmail - is a free, advertising-
supported email service provided
by Google.
• Calendar - is a time-
management web application
mobile app by Google.

33. Google apps
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• Google+ - is an interest-based
social network by Google.
• Translate - is a multilingual
service provided by Google to
translate text, speech, images,
or real-time video from one
language into another.
• Photos - is the newest app of
Google which provides a
photograph and video sharing
and storage service for Google
users.

34. Google file creation
Word, spreadsheet & presentation

35. Google file creation
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• Google Docs is a web word processing application of Google which allows
you to create web-based documents with its smart editing and styling tools.

36. Google file creation
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• Google Sheets is a web spreadsheet application of Google.

37. Google file creation
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• Google Slides is a web presentation application of Google.

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