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developed by Google
THE NATURE AND PURPOSES OF ONLINE PLATFORMS
AND APPLICATIONS CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS)
- is a computer application (sometimes online or browser
Online Platform - is technologies that are grouped to be based) that allows you to publish, edit and manipulate,
used as a base upon which other applications processes or organize and delete web content. CMS is used in blogs,
technologies are developed. news websites, and shopping.
Examples of online platform: Blogs - is a discussion or informational website published
A. Presentation/Visualization - Communicates on the web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-
information clearly and efficiently via statistical style text entries ("posts"). Posts are typically displayed in
graphics, plots and information graphics. reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post
a. Prezi - helping to reinvent the art of presentation, appears first, at the top of the web page. (Examples:
he presentation software that uses motion, zoom, WordPress
and spatial relationships to bring your ideas to life Blogger, Medium, Squarespace, Tumblr)
and make you a great presenter.
b. Zoho - an online project management app that WEB DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
helps you plan your work and keep track of your Website Template - Also known as web template is a
progress. predesigned webpage, simply by adding your text and
c. SlideShare - to build quickly from concise, well- customization to create your desired web page. It is usually
presented content from top experts built with HTML and CSS code.
d. MindMeister - an online mind-mapping tool that HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) - is the standard
lets you capture, develop and share ideas visually markup language for documents designed to be displayed
B. Cloud Computing - the practice of using a network of in a web browser.
remote servers hosted on the internet to store, WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) - This means
manage, and process data, rather than a local server or that whatever you type, insert, draw, place, rearrange, and
a personal computer. everything you do on a page is what the audience will see.
a. Google Drive – keep all work in one secure place It shows and prints whatever you type on the screen. It
with online file storage. allows you to create and design a web page without any
b. Dropbox - keeps your files safe, synced, and easy coding knowledge
to share Jimdo is WYSIWYG web hosting service
C. Social Media - are computer-mediated tools that Search Engine Optimization - feature of Jimdo so visitors
allow people, companies and other organizations to can easily locate you website.
create, share, or exchange information, career Web Portals - is a specially designed website that provides
interests, ideas, and pictures/videos in virtual information catered from various sources such as emails,
communities and network online forums, search engines on one platform, in a
a. Facebook - is for-profit corporation and online uniform way.
social networking service Microsoft Network (MSN) - is a collection of Internet
b. Twitter - online social networking service that services and apps for Windows and mobile devices,
enables users to send and read short 140- provided by Microsoft where news, email, weather, etc.
character messages called “tweets”. are found on one page.
D. Web Page Creation - encompasses a number of Online Collaborative Tools – is the process of connecting
important elements including color, layout, and overall users digitally to communicate in an online space. Online
graphical appearance. collaboration is usually supplemented using a software
a. Wix - a cloud-based web development platform system that lets team members chat using video, audio
that allows users to create HTML5 websites and and text.
mobile sites through the use of their online drag a. Facebook - You can use Facebook groups to create a
and drop tools group page that will allow people in your group to
b. Weebly - a web-hosting service featuring a drag communicate your ideas and send files
and-drop website builder. b. G Suite (Google Suite) - It is a suite of cloud computing,
E. File Management - is the storing, naming, sorting and productivity and collaboration tools, software and
handling computer files products developed by Google. G Suite comprises
a. Zamzar - web application to convert files like Gmail, Hangouts, Calendar, and Currents for
videos, audios, pictures and e-books. communication; Drive for storage; Docs, Sheets, Slides,
b. word2pdf - convert Word files to PDF (Portable Keep, Forms, and Sites for productivity and
Document Format) with this online tool collaboration
F. Mapping - a transformation taking the points of one c. Microsoft Teams - is a unified communication and
space into the points of the same or another space. collaboration platform that combines persistent
 workplace chat, video meetings, file storage, and 3. Ensure your choice has scheduling features to help keep
application integration. projects on track.
d. Dropbox - It is a simple, reliable file-syncing and 4. Choose a dynamic file-sharing solution.
storage service with enhanced collaboration features. 5. Choose a product with real-time collaboration.
Dropbox lets anyone upload and transfer files to the INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA
cloud, and share them with anyone. - is any computer delivered electronic system that allows
e. Lark - combines a multitude of essential collaboration the user to control, combine, and manipulate different
tools in a single interconnected platform, including types of media, such as text, sound, video, computer
Chat, Calendar, Creation and Cloud storage. graphics, and animation.
f. Trello - offers an online to-do checklist for your team. Multimedia Content
Users can create their task boards with different 1. Videos - Through video hosting sites, you can take a
columns and move the tasks between them. Typically, video and show it to the entire world like Youtube
columns include task statuses such as To Do, In 2. Sound, Music or Audio - If videos are too much for you,
Progress, Done. you can always record sounds. You can share your sound
g. WordPress - The open-source software that allows bites to the entire world (e.g. SoundCloud)
multiple contributors to easily create a beautiful single 3. Online Games - Game developers now create what is
website or blog. called “browser-based games.” You do not need to install
h. Yammer - is a freemium enterprise social networking these games to your computer as they run in most updated
service used for private communication within web browsers (AdventureQuest, Farmville, Candy Crush,
organizations. Access to a Yammer network is BigFish)
determined by a user's Internet domain so that only 4. Online Tests - Online survey forms and tests that
individuals with approved email addresses may join automatically display the results when finished (Online IQ
their respective networks. and Personality Tests).
Collaboration is the situation of two or more people 5. Courseware - Online courses that simulate the
working together to create or achieve the same thing. classroom online (e.g., E-learning Courses using a Learning
More and more people, especially at this time are going Management System) like Google Classroom
digital and enabling partially or completely remote 6. Podcasts - An episodic series of audio or text files
workforces. streamed online (e.g., Stuff You Should Know, TED Talks,
ADVANTAGES OF USING ONLINE COLLABORATIVE TOOLS The Starters, Ear Biscuits).
a. A Centralized hub for files, announcements, 7. Vodcasts - An episodic series of video streamed online
calendars, etc. Collaboration solutions innately (e.g., YouTube series/shows, Netflix, Disney+,)
offer a centralized hub wherein all data is located ICT AS PLATFORM FOR CHANGE
and from which it is all accessed by the team. It EDSA (PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION) A major protest that
also makes things more effective such as took place along EDSA from February 22 to 25, 1986
announcements and calendars, as everyone can involving 2 million Filipinos from different sectors to end
coordinate deadlines, milestones, appointments, the dictatorship of President Ferdinand E. Marcos and
and personal availability without fail begin a new era marked by true freedom and democracy.
b. File Sharing. Since everyone with access can write Radio Veritas - was the key ICT figure that strengthened
in the same document together in real-time, the fight of EDSA People Power Revolution.
instant change reflection is possible across all EDSA DOS EDSA Dos – Also known as 2001 EDSA
shared documentation. Revolution – Happened during Jan 17-21, 2001 – It was
c. Host Online Meetings. Online tools promote fueled after 11 prosecutors of then President Joseph
better participation in collaborative decision- Estrada walked out of the impeachment trial. As a result,
making. Arranging these meetings requires only the people in EDSA grew over the course of a few days
marking the calendar and announcing them once. through text brigades.
People can attend the meetings via their laptop, YOLANDA PEOPLE FINDER Recent storms in the Philippines
their mobile device, or even their smart TV gave birth to the People Finder database powered by
d. Live Chat. Chat and messaging tools are built-in Google. During typhoon Yolanda, the People Finder was a
features of most collaboration platforms currently vital tool for people across the globe to track the situation
on the market. With real-time communication tied of their relatives. This proved to be successful and is now
directly into the platform, it’s easy to coordinate adapted by more organizations to help people track
properly and all conversations are properly and relatives during calamities.
securely logged for later recall. MILLION PEOPLE MARCH – a series of protests that mainly
TIPS TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATIVE TOOL: took place in Luneta Park from Aug 22 to 26, 2013. There
1. Choose easy, intuitive online collaboration tools to were several demonstrations that happened around the
increase adoption. key cities in the Philippines and some locations overseas. It
2. Pick a collaboration tool that supports all was to condemn the misuse of the Priority Development
communication methods. Assistance Fund (PDAF). Though dubbed as the Million
People March, the number of total attendees was only
around 400,000. The organizers and promoters of the 1. Project Information / Description - This section is meant
protest used Facebook and Change.org as their mediums to provide an overall picture of the project that can be
Advocacy - is a process of supporting and enabling people seen at glance as well as convey important project details.
to express their views and concerns, access information a. Project Title: (PROJECT TITLE);
and services, defend and promote their rights and b. Type of Project: (education-training/health-
responsibilities. medical mission/art exhibit, etc.);
Change.org - is dubbed as the “world’s platform for c. Project Proponent/s: (Name of organization/
change” where anyone from online community can create name of the people involves);
a petition and ask others to sign it It gives access to more d. Project Beneficiaries: (Urban poor, women,
people by allowing the online community to affix their youth, etc.);
digital signatures on a petition. Its mission is to help people e. Date of Implementation/Duration: (Start
from around the world create the change they want to see. date/number of implementation days);
Sample petitions raised were: economic problems, criminal f. Budget Requirement: (overall amount of budget
injustice, abuse of human rights, lack of education, requirement);
environmental concerns, animal abuse, human health g. Project Contacts: (List of individuals involved
concerns and world hunger with the project.)
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP - is referring to the utilization of 2. Project Background - explains what needs/ problems
information technology (IT) in order to engage in society, you are trying to solve, and why these needs/ problems are
politics, and government. K. Mossberger, et al. define worth solving. The project’s brief history, references, and
digital citizens as "those who use the Internet regularly and other supporting documentation may also be provided
effective here.
3. Project Objective - The goals of the project should
ICT PROJECT CREATION PROCESS already be set from the beginning.
ICT Project For Social Change - offers a facility for easy 4. Desired Impact and Outcome of the Project - describes
dissemination of information, a platform for volunteers the long-term effect of the project and specific measures
and the leaders of the organization. to sustain it.
Demographics information is described as factual 5. Risk Management Plan - it includes the risks and factors
information that is gathered from users of the ICT that may hamper or hinder the successful implementation
application. The information can be categorized into of the project activities and the achievement of project
different labels such as age, gender, income, religion, and outputs. This also includes measures to mitigate the effects
profession. of project risks encountered.
Psychographic information is described as noncountable 6. Project Organization and Staffing - describes the people
information from people such as interests, opinions, and involved and their responsibilities in the project.
insights. Furthermore, psychographics can describe and 7. Work Plan - a detailed project schedule. It is a list of
capitalize on the interest of the subject by observing tasks that will be performed for the project. The work plan
certain information. is a means to expose the project’s risks which could be
ICT PROJECT PROCESS used to make reasonable estimates of the man hours
1. Planning Phase - From the word itself, this phase required to complete it. A milestone chart can also be used
involves conceptualizing the project, determining the in this section to monitor work progress at any given time.
goals, and analyzing the information available. 8. Budget Requirement - A detailed line item budget that
2. Analysis and Requirement Definition Phase - This phase includes the cost needed for every part of the project. The
focuses on analyzing the function, project requirements, following table may be used to repeat budget requirement.
target users, and impact of proposed project. 9. Other Relevant Information - includes any information
3. Design Phase - Describes the architectural phase of an that will support a request for funding such as brief
ICT project. The desired features and operation in detail, enumeration of stakeholders’ pledge and lined-up projects
process diagrams, and documentation are contained to complement the current.
within this stage. 10.Conclusion - a short summary that explains the
4. Testing Phase - This phase involves testing the results or potential value of the project.
the performance of every phase before it. 11. Appendix - refers to additional charts, graphs, reports,
5. Release and Promotion Phase - Encompasses the actual etc. that we are cited in the proposal, but were not
roll out and release of the project to be used by the users. appropriate to be placed in the main body of the
6. Maintenance Phase - This phase comprises the document.
correction, modification, and updating for improvement of
the project. Responding to user feedback is also a part of Designing and Copywriting for ICT Projects
this maintenance. Upon the creation of content in an ICT application, there
Writing a Project Proposal are various process that must be done before it is
Part of project planning is writing a project proposal which published or uploaded. The most important process in
is a detailed description of the series of activities involved post-development is quality check and error checking. The
in the project.
process of checking ICT content for errors is called society starts with avoiding cruelty to animals.
copywriting. Furthermore, the Web site of PAWS is used as a facility
To do copywriting and produce error-free outputs, be to disseminate on taking care of pets, as well as the
guided by these tips and pointers laws that protect the welfare of animals.
• Split paragraphs into shorter and fewer sentence.
• Split complex sentences into simpler ones. Traction Tools for Validation and Feedbacks
• Highlight keywords. 1. LinkedIn - is a social networking site designed
• Use subheadings to identify subsections of the specifically for the business community. The goal of the
application or Web site. (for web creation only) site is to allow registered members to establish and
Here are some examples of using ICT for social change: document networks of people they know and trust
• Philippines Say NO to Drugs - This is a nonprofit professionally.
organization and an arm of the Dangerous Drugs Board 2. Google AdWords - is an advertising service by Google for
under the Office of the President of the Republic of the businesses wanting to display ads on Google and its
Philippines. ICT application was used by his advertising network.
organization primarily by setting up information 3. Reddit - is an American social news aggregation, web
sources under the Web site of the Dangerous Drugs content rating, and discussion website. Registered
Board. members submit content to the site such as links, text
Under Philippines Say NO to Drugs posts, and images, which are then voted up or down by
• Barkada Kontra Droga (Peer Group against Drugs) other members.
• National Youth Congress on Drug Abuse 4. Facebook ads are purchased on an auction basis, where
Prevention and Control advertisers are charged based on either clicks, impressions
• Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Program or actions.
• Kids Against Drugs Program
• Drug Abuse Prevention Program for the Transport Web Analytics - Web analytics is the process of collecting,
Groups reporting, and analysing website data. It provides insights
• Nationwide Caravan of Youth Against Drugs that can be used to provide users a better experience
when visiting a website. Analytics platforms or tools are
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) - used to measure activity and behavior on a website. For
This is a United Nations (UN) member organization example, it measures the number of users visited a
dedicated to the issues brought upon by drug website, how long the users stay, how many pages they
trafficking and drug abuse. visited and whether they follow a link or not.
Under United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
• World Drug Campaign – This is the campaign done Web Analytics Tools or Platforms
to save the youth from drug abuse and help them 1. Google Analytics – It provides real-time statistics and
say no to drugs. analysis of user interaction with the website. It enables
• International Anti-Corruption Campaign – This is website owners to analyze their visitors, with the objective
one of the campaigns of UNODC in collaboration of interpreting and optimizing website’s performance. It
with the United Nations Development Program can also track all forms of digital media and web
(UNDP) to fight corruption and power abuse destinations, advertisements, e-mail and integrates with
around the world. other Google products.
• Blue Heart Campaign Against Human Trafficking – 2. Facebook Analytics – With Facebook analytics you can
This is a campaign that aims to involve everyone to see the ways to take action right away. It creates the
condemn human trafficking around the world. overview dashboard where you can see the number of new
Furthermore, the campaign encourages everyone users, the number of unique users, and the percentage of
to help victims of human trafficking. people who return to your site. Facebook Page Statistics
∙ Overview – contains the summary of statistics about your
• National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections page.
(NAMFREL) – This is an election watchdog organization ∙ Post Reach – gives you more insights on which recent
formed to ensure peaceful and truthful elections. This post reached the most people.
agency conducts its own count of votes. In the national ∙ Organic Reach – your posts seen through the page’s wall,
election in 2010, NAMFREL was not credited to shares by users, and newsfeed.
conduct campaign ―Bantay ng Bayan‖. ICT was used ∙ Paid Reach – your posts seen through paid ads.
by NAMFREL through SMS and social media, calling out ∙ Post Clicks – number of clicks done to your posts.
volunteers to help in guarding the credibility of the ∙ Likes, Comments, and Shares – actual interaction done
election results. by your audience either though liking the post,
commenting on it, or sharing it on their walls.
• Philippines Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) – This is a ∙ Page Visits – contains data of the number of times your
nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the page tabs are visited.
welfare of animals. PAWS believes that peace in
∙ People – contains statistics about your audience’s
demographics (age, gender, income, location, gender, and
language,).
3. Clicktale – It allows you to know how your customers or
visitors are interacting with your site and you can literally
view exactly what interactions they have had with your site