Lesson 7

Online Platforms as Tools for ICT Content and Development 

In this lesson I've learned a lot of platforms that we can used and some of them are every one know and others are not.

Online Platform- a computer connected to the internet through which the user can access and participate in many networked sites, including social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, blogs, and various web pages. 

EXAMPLES OF ONLINE PLATFORMS

1.Social Media- websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking.

a) Twitter- is an online news and social networking site where people communicate in short messages called tweets. 

b) Facebook- is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family, and colleagues.

c) Tumblr- lets you effortlessly share anything. Post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos from your browser, phone, desktop, email or wherever you happen to be.

2. Blogging- focuses on the content and design. It typically looks like a newsletter where you are given options to change the design to your liking. 

a) Wordpress-  an online, open source website creation tool written in PHP. 

b) Tumblr- is a popular microblogging platform designed for creative self-expression.

c) Blogger- is a blog-publishing service that allows multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries.

3. Presentation/Visualizations- a primary goal of this is to communicate information clearly and efficiently via statistical graphics, plots and information graphics.

a) Prezi-  the presentation software that uses motion, zoom, and spatial relationships to bring your ideas to life and make you a great presenter

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b) Zoho-  is a cloud software vendor that ships Saas products from its development centres in India, its biggest centre is near Chennai in South India.

c) Slideshare- is a hosting service for professional content including presentations, infographics, documents, and videos.

d) Mindmeister- is an online mind mapping application that allows its users to visualize, share and present their thoughts via the cloud.

4. Cloud Computing-  is the delivery of computing services—servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, intelligence and more—over the Internet (“the cloud”) to offer faster innovation, flexible resources, and economies of scale.

a) Google Drive- is a free cloud-based storage service that enables users to store and access files online.

b) Dropbox- is a home for all your work. You can store and share files, collaborate on projects, and bring your best ideas to life—whether you’re working alone or as part of a team.

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

a) Wix- is an Israeli cloud-based web development platform that was first developed and popularized by the Israeli company also called Wix.

b) Weebly- is one of the most popular mobile-responsive website builders out there. 

6.Files Management-  is the storing naming, sorting and handling computer files.

a) Zamzar- a web application to convert files.

b) word2pdf- convert WORD files to PDF with this online tool.

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

a) Google Maps- offers powerful, user-friendly mapping technology and local business information — including business locations, contact information, and driving directions.

b) Wikimapia- is a multilingual open-content collaborative map, where anyone can create place tags and share their knowledge.