IMAGING ICT CONTENT USING ONLINE PLATFORMS
Online Platforms –are integrated set of Internet based technologies and applications which provide tools in creating information for ICT contents and presentation.NATURE AND PURPOSE OF ONLINE PLATFORM • Enable collaboration
•Knowledge and Information sharing
•Provide facility to create ICT content
•Increases access to open
•Makes information available
•Establish connection to people of the same interest
•Provides information needed by many people
CLASSIFICATION OF ONLINE PLATFORMS(SERVICE)
•Search Engines platforms (Google,Yahoo,Bing)
•E-Commerce
•Social network platforms ( Facebook,LinkedIn,Twitter)
•Collaboration platform (GoogleDrive,Dropbox)
•Learning platforms (Blackboard,Edmodo,GoogleClassroom
•Music and Video-sharing platforms (Youtube)
COMMONLY USED APPLICATIONS FOR ICT CONTENT DEVELOPMENT:
– Blogs
-Google apps(Google Docs,spreadsheets,slides)
-Office 365
-WIX/Wordpress
REQUIRED TOOLS WHEN USING ONLINE PLATFORMS:
– Computer
-Internet Connection
-Browser
IMAGE AND DESIGN EDITOR APPLICATIONFOR PHOTO EXAMPLES:
-PICSART
-ADOBE PHOTOSHOP
-GIMP
-SNAPSEED
-VSCO
FOR VIDEO EXAMPLES:
-VLOGIT
-QUIK
-VIVA VIDEO
-FILMORA