Empowerment Technologies
Quarter 2 – Module 1:
The Nature and Purposes
of Online Platforms and
Applications
Definition of Terms
Online Platform- is technologies that are grouped to be used as a base upon which other applications
processes or technologies are developed.
Presentation/Visualization- communicates information clearly and efficiently via statistical graphics, plots and
information graphics.
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.
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.
Web Page Creation- encompasses a number of important elements including color, layout, and overall
graphical appearance.
File Management- is the storing, naming, sorting and handling computer files.
Mapping- a transformation taking the points of one space into the points of the same
or another space.
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
SlideShare – to build quickly from concise, well presented content from top experts
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:
1. WordPress (wordpress.com)
2. Blogger (blogger.com or blogspot.com)
3. Medium.com
4. Squarespace.com
5. Tumblr
