Lesson 7

ONLINE PLATFORMS
FOR ICT CONTENT
DEVELOPMENT
What is an Online Platform?
 a group of
technologies that are
used as a base upon
which other
applications, processes
or technologies are
developed.
Social Media Platforms
 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
platforms
Blogging Platforms
 A blogging platform is the
software or service that you
use to publish your content
onto the internet in the form of
a blog. A blog platform is a
specific form of a content
management system.
Websites
like WordPress,Tumblr,
and Blogger focus on the content
and design. It let you create blog
or websites that you can use for
different purposes. It typically
looks like a newsletter where you
are given options to change the
design to your liking.
 The amount of
customization in blogs is
also unrivaled
depending on the
content management
system implemeted by
the provider.
Word Press
Tumblr
Blogger
 Content Management
System
 A Content Management
System (CMS) is a computer
application (sometimes online
or Browser-base) that allows
you to publish, edit and
manipulate, organize and
delete web content. CMS is
used in blogs, news websites,
and shopping.
How to create
your own blog
using
WordPress?
The steps
of creating
1.If you do not have a
WordPress account
yet, sign up by
visiting
https://wordpress.co
m/.
 2.If it is your first
time to visit the site,
create your first
blog. If you already
have a blog, there is
no Need to delete it.
WordPress allows you
to create multiple blogs
simply click Register
Another Blog under
My Blogs in the
dashboard.
 3.Pick a blog address.
Name your blog then
click Create Blog (choose
the free option). Once
done, you will get the
following confirmation:
4.Click on Change Your
Blog Description or
Permissions. The general
settings page will
appear:
Set ytour site tittle and
tagline. Set the time zone
to Manila. You may also
insert a blog picture or
icon on the right side.
(Tip: You can search
icons at
www.iconarchive.com)
You may change the
other settings
according to your
preference. When
done, click on Save
Changes located at the
bottom of the page.
1.On the left
menu, choose
Appearance>
Themes.
 6.On the
Themes page,
select Free to
filter out the
paid themes.
7.Select any theme you want
by hovering the mouse
pointer over it then click
Activate.

Tip: if you are happy

with the current theme, just
hover over the theme, just
hover over the theme then
click Customize.
 8.Once this
dialog box
appears, click
Customize Your
Site.
9.You will be
directed to a
page where you
can edit your
website.
a.Preview Window-
shows you how the
website would look
like with the
applied changes.
b. Preview Selection-allows
you to select what the
preview window is
showing. You can preview
how your site would look
like in a PC/Mac, a tablet,
or a mobile phone
(respectively).
c. Customization Tools-
allows you to customize
the design (limited for free
users), change the color
and header, select a front
page,add site widgets, and
change the site title.
10.Customize the
theme to your
liking. Once done,
click on Save on
the buttom of the
customization
 Posting on
Your
WordPressBlog
 It is now time for us
to add content to our
WordPress blog.
Follow this easy step
on these how to post
for the first time.
 1.On your
dashboard, go
to Posts>Add
new.
 2.Creating a post is pretty
straightforward in
WordPress. Just type a title,
customize the URL
(optional), then post in the
editor.
 3.Compose a
welcome message for
your future readers
with the minimum of
one hundred words.
4.You may replace the
format of your post to a
standard post,an
image, video, aside,
qoute, or link. For now ,
keep it on Standard.
 5.You may also add a
category so that your post
are organized. Add tags
so that others can easily
search your posts using
the tags you specified.
 6.Once done, you
may preview your
post. Once satisfied,
click on Publish to
post it on your
website.
 7.Submit the
URL of your
website to your
teacher.
 What is
cloud
computing?
 Cloud computing is a
practice of using network of
remote servers hosted on the
Internet to store, manage,
and process data, rather than
a local server or a personal
computer.