WHOLE BRAIN LEARNING SYSTEM

OUTCOME-BASED EDUCATION
TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL AND LIVELIHOOD
GRADE
EMPOWERMENT
12
TECHNOLOGIES

LEARNING SEMESTER FIRST

MODULE WEEK
7

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 MODULE IN EMPOWERMENT
TECHNOLOGIES
SHS

QUARTER 1
WEEK 7

ONLINE PLATFORMS FOR ICT CONTENT

DEVELOPMENT

Development Team

Writers: Michael G. Calipjo Maureen L. Sacupaso

Editor: Eliza G. Salvador

Reviewer: Florendo D. Damaso, Jr.

Illustrator: Michael G. Calipjo

Layout Artist: Michael G. Calipjo.

Management Team:

Vilma D. Eda Arnel S. Bandiola

Lourdes B. Arucan Juanito V. Labao

Marju R. Miguel

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 WHAT I NEED TO KNOW

What this module is about?

This module is a SELF-PACED learning material for you to continue your
studies in the comfort and safety of your home. This discusses the different
platforms available for developing web content. Activities are found in every lesson
to check your understanding and that will let you evaluate existing online creation
tools, platforms and applications in developing ICT content for specific professional
tracks and creates an original or derivative ICT content to effectively communicate
or present data or information.

Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC):

1. evaluate existing online creation tools, platforms and applications in
developing ICT content for specific professional tracks and creates an
original or derivative ICT content to effectively communicate or present data
or information;
2. 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; and
3. create an original or derivative ICT content using online creation tools,
platforms, and applications to effectively communicate messages related to
specific professional tracks.

What are you expected to learn?

After going through this module, you are expected to:
 differentiate the platforms available for developing web content;
 understand the purpose of these platforms and know the basics of using
them;
 enhance one’s knowledge in the world of cloud computing.

Important Reminder
DO NOT WRITE ANYTHING ON THIS MODULE. This module is
government property and other learners will still use this. You may use any clean
sheet of paper that is available in your home for your answers in the given activities.
The rubrics and answer key for the activities are found in the latter page of this
module for you to self-check your answers. This module will be retrieved by the
end of the week.

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At the end of this module:
You are expected to create a blog as an application of what you will learn in this
module. This will serve as your week 7 output. The rubric for this output is located
at the latter part of this module.

Have fun while learning with this module! It will totally be of great use whichever
strand you may belong because ICT is for everybody.

Lesson
ONLINE PLATFORMS FOR ICT
7 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

WHAT I KNOW

Pretest.
Direction: Rearrange the following steps in chronological order by numbering them
from 1 to the last number of the steps. Write X if the step does not belong. Write
your answers in any clean sheet of paper.

A. Setting up a free website using WordPress

_____ Create a free WordPress account
_____ Fill up details about the new website such as Site Title, tagline and
Language.
Click on Save settings after filling up all these details
_____ Get your Site a Domain by entering the site’s name that describes the
website
_____ Update your Home page
_____ Launch your site
_____ Confirm e-mail
_____ Pick a blog address and name
_____ Create a site menu

B. Posting Blog using WordPress

_____ Type the content of your blog
_____ Click Write blog post to start writing the content of your blog
_____ Customize WordPress theme
_____ Click Preview to view the content of the blog before it or becomes
generally known and available.

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 _____ Go to the browser and give your complete domain name (Website’s
URL). You would be able to view your website
_____ Disable Auto-sharing
_____ Click Publish so that others may access your site.

WHAT’S IN

Lesson Motivation
Search information about social media platforms and blogging platforms and
take down notes about the advantages of each platform.

In any clean sheet of paper, answer this question:

Which platform is superior? Why do you say so?

WHAT IS IT

Lesson Discussion
This time, we will take a more in-depth approach on online platforms for ICT
content development and when to use them. Is there a superior platform? We are
here to find out.

Online Platforms for ICT Content Development

We will focus on platforms that will allow us to share our own content to the
rest of the world.

1. Social Media Platforms. These are websites and applications that enable
users to create, share content or to participate in social networking.
Examples are Facebook with billions of users, Linkedln where its focus
is on business and professional networking. Other examples are
WhatsApp, WeChat, Tumblr, Instagram, Twitter, Google+, Skype, Viber,
Pinterest, Reddit.

2. Blogging Platforms. They are broadcast-style communications systems

that enable authors to publish articles, opinions or product reviews, which
can be delivered through stand-alone websites, email, feed syndications

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 systems and social networks. Examples are WordPress, Tumblr, and
Blogger which focus on content and design. It typically looks like a
newsletter where you are given options to change the design to your
liking. Though you can manipulate the design, social media platform’s
popularity is still unrivaled. The amount of customization in blogs is also
unrivaled depending on the content management system implemented
by the provider.

Content Management System

A Content Management System (CMS) is a computer application that allows
you to publish, edit and manipulate, organize and delete web content. CMS is used
in blogs, news websites, and shopping.

Creating Your Own Blog Using WordPress

Step 1: Signup to WordPress.com

First you need to signup at WordPress.com so go to http://wordpress.com/

you would find a screen like the below one. Click on Get Started. You would
be redirected to a signup page.

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Fill out the signup form. The fields you must need to
provide are E-mail Address, Username, Password.
Click on Create your account.

Step 2: Confirm email

Once you are done with step 1, you would be asked

you to confirm your E-mail Address.

Step 3: Get your Site a Domain

Enter the site’s name that describes it to get started. You can choose a domain
name with registration fee or free custom domain by clicking Start with a Free Site
Step 4: Setting Up and Launching your Site

Complete the seven steps to set-up and launch your

site.

Step 5: Setup your blog

Once you are done with step 4, you would be asked for
the few details about your new website such as Site Title,
tagline and Language. Click on Save settings after filling up all these details.

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Step 6: Write your Blog
Click Write blog post to start writing the content of your blog.

Click Change theme to customize WordPress theme.

Step 7: Choose and Customize WordPress theme

In this step you must need to choose a theme for your website. There you would
find free and premium themes both. Choose any of the free theme, select it and
head over to the next step. You can also browse more free themes at
http://theme.wordpress.com/themes/sort/free/.

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Step 8: Launch the site
Click Launch site so that others may access your site.

Step 9: Visit your newly created Website

Go to the browser and give your complete domain name (Website’s URL). You
would be able to view your website

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Change the Page Settings
In order to change the appearance of your newly created
blog. Click on Settings on top.

Visibility – Public-post is visible to everyone, Private –

only visible to site admins and editors, Password
protected – only those with the password can view the
post
Publish - displays the date the blog was published
Page layout – change the lay-out of the page.
Permalink – the address of the view page
Featured image – lets you select featured image on the
page
Excerpt - Excerpt is an optional text associated to a Post. Most of the time, it is
used as the Post summary
Discussion – allow comments on the post
Page Attributes - set page parents and templates, and to change the order of
your pages

Cloud Computing
We already have stumbled upon the term “cloud computing” in the previous
discussions. From the past lessons, including this one, you have already used the

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“cloud” in producing outputs for this class. Give yourself a minute to think about the
outputs that used “Cloud Computing.”
We use the editor from WordPress for making your own blog and creating
your first post. These are referred to as cloud computing because we do not need
to install any software in our computer. The software is in the “cloud” or over the
Internet. Here are some advantages and disadvantages of cloud computing:

Advantages
1. No need to install
2. Saves hard disk space
3. Easy access to your software/files;
can be ran anywhere as long as
there is internet connection
4. Saves your money from buying
software licenses and additional
hard disk space
5. No need to update because it
updates automatically
6. Minimum system requirements
7. Back up and data recovery are
relatively easier than on a physical
device.
Disadvantages
1. Can be hampered down by slow
internet speed; no connection, no
cloud computing
2. May still require compatible
software like a browser
3. You do not own the software; you
are simply renting it
4. Security risk of doing things over the
internet as opposed to your
personal computer alone
5. More prone to hacking
6. Limited control over the
infrastructure itself.

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Online platforms that you can use for ICT content development are social
media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, and blogging platforms like
WordPress, Tumblr, and Blogger. Social media are hampered by low customization
but are strengthened by their popularity. On the other hand, blogging platforms are
not as popular but are highly customizable.

In this lesson, we discussed the WordPress as one of the most popular

blogging platforms. WordPress allows you to create your blogs for free and use its
wide selection of free themes. The WordPress post editor is an example of a cloud
computing software.

Cloud computing applications are those that do not need any installation and
are readily available over the internet. You just need an internet connection to
access it. Cloud computing has its pros and cons, but it is up to us on what we want
and how we want to use it.

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 ASSESSMENT

Post-test.
Direction: Rearrange the following steps in chronological order by numbering them
from 1 to the last number of the steps. Write X if the step does not belong.

A. Setting up a free website using WordPress

_____ Create a free WordPress account
_____ Fill up details about the new website such as Site Title, tagline and
Language.
Click on Save settings after filling up all these details
_____ Get your Site a Domain by entering the site’s name that describes the
website
_____ Update your Home page
_____ Launch your site
_____ Confirm e-mail
_____ Pick a blog address and name
_____ Create a site menu

B. Posting Blog using WordPress

_____ Type the content of your blog
_____ Click Write blog post to start writing the content of your blog
_____ Customize WordPress theme
_____ Click Preview to view the content of the blog before it or becomes
generally known and available.
_____ Go to the browser and give your complete domain name (Website’s
URL). You would be able to view your website
_____ Disable Auto-sharing
_____ Click Publish so that others may access your site.

WEEK 7 OUTPUT
1. Research ten uncommonly used Filipino words, their definition, and example
for each when used in a sentence.
2. Create a blog post about these words.
3. Choose three of these words and video someone or yourself to pronounce
these three words using all of them in individual sentences. Upload these
videos and embed them as part of your post.

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Here is the rubric for your Week 7 output:

Category 4 3 2 1
Skills All skills in Most skills in Some skills in Few or no
creating blog creating blog creating blog skills from
are applied. are applied. are applied. creating blog
are applied.

Content The output The output is The output is The output is

exceeds the complete. somewhat incomplete.
expectations. complete.

Correctness The output is The output The output has The output
free from contains several errors. contains sp
errors. minimal errors. many errors.

Efficiency The output is The output is The output is The output is

done in the done in the done but used done with the
most effective projected methods that least efficient
way without amount of consumed method.
wasting time time. more time or
and effort. resources.

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ASSESSMENT
POST TEST
Direction: Rearrange the following steps in chronological order by numbering them from 1 to the last
number of the steps. Write X if the step does not belong.
C. Setting up a free website using WordPress
__1___ Create a free WordPress account
__2___ Confirm e-mail
__3___ Get your Site a Domain by entering the site’s name that describes the website
__4___ Fill up details about the new website such as Site Title, tagline and Language. Click on
Save settings after filling up all these details
__5___ Update your Home page
__6___ Create a site menu
__7___ Launch your site
__X___ Pick a blog address and name
D. Posting Blog using WordPress
__1___ Click Write blog post to start writing the content of your blog
__2___ Type the content of your blog
__3___ Customize WordPress theme
__4___ Click Preview to view the the content of the blog before it or becomes generally known
and available.
__5___ Click Publish so that others may access your site.
__6___ Go to the browser and give your complete domain name (Website’s URL). You would be
able to view your website
__X___ Disable Auto-sharing
WHAT I KNOW
Pretest.
Direction: Rearrange the following steps in chronological order by numbering them from 1 to the last
number of the steps. Write X if the step does not belong.
A. Setting up a free website using WordPress
__1___ Create a free WordPress account
__2___ Confirm e-mail
__3___ Get your Site a Domain by entering the site’s name that describes the website
__4___ Fill up details about the new website such as Site Title, tagline and Language. Click on
Save settings after filling up all these details
__5___ Update your Home page
__6___ Create a site menu
__7___ Launch your site
__X___ Pick a blog address and name
B. Posting Blog using WordPress
__1___ Click Write blog post to start writing the content of your blog
__2___ Type the content of your blog
__3___ Customize WordPress theme
__4___ Click Preview to view the the content of the blog before it or becomes generally known
and available.
__5___ Click Publish so that others may access your site.
__6___ Go to the browser and give your complete domain name (Website’s URL). You would be
able to view your website
__X___ Disable Auto-sharing
ANSWER KEY
References
BOOK
Empowerment Technologies: Innovative Training Works, Inc., pages 123 – 137.
Rex Book Store, 2016

ONLINE
Gartner Glossary. Blogging Platforms https://www.gartner.com/en/information-
technology/glossary/bloggingplatforms#:~:text=Blogging%20platforms%20are%2
0broadcast%2Dstyle,syndications%20systems%20and%20social%20networks.
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