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Nature and purposes Of online platforms and applications

 Online Platforms for ICT Content Development

Online Platform is 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


a. Presentation / Visualization- communicates information clearly and efficiently via statistical graphics, plots and information graphics 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 build quickly from concise, well presented content from top experts



MindMeister an online mind-mapping tool that lets you capture, develop and share ideas visually



b. Cloud Computing - the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server. or a personal computer

Examples of Cloud Computing:

Google Drive keep all work in one secure place with online file storage



Dropbox keeps your files safe, synced, and easy to share



c. Social Media- are computer-mediated tools that allow people, companies and other organizations to create, share, or exchange information, career interests, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual communities and networks

Examples of Social Media

•Twitter online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140- character messages called "tweets".

•Facebook-is for-profit corporation and online social networking service

d. Web Page Creation- encompasses a number of important elements including color, layout, and overall graphical appearance.

Examples Web Page Creation

•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 drag and-drop website builder.

e. File Management- is the storing, naming, sorting and handling computer files

Examples of File Management

•Zamzar-web application to convert files

•word2pdf-convert Word files to PDF (Portable Document Format) with this online tool

f. Mapping-a transformation taking the points of one space into the points of the same or another space.

Examples of Mapping

•Google Maps-a desktop web mapping service developed by Google

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

Examples of Blogging Sites:

WordPress (wordpress.com)






Blogger (blogger.com or blogspot.com)





Medium.com




Squarespace.com




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