11/12

Empowerment
Technologies
Quarter2 – Module1:
The Nature andPurposes
of Online Platforms and
Applications
Empowerment Technologies– Grade 11/12
Self-Learning Module (SLM)
Quarter 1 – Module 9: The nature and purposes of online platforms and applications
First Edition, 2020

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Empowerment
Technologies
The Nature and Purposes
of Online Platforms and
Applications
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Empowerment Technologies Grade 11/12 Self-Learning Module

(SLM) on The Nature and Purposes of Online Platforms and Applications!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators

both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in
helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while
overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.

This learning resource hopes to engage the learners into guided and independent
learning activities at their own pace and time. Furthermore, this also aims to help
learners acquire the needed 21st century skills while taking into consideration
their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box in the body
of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This containshelpful tips or strategies
that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing
them to manage their own learning. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage
and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

For the learner:

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Welcome to the Empowerment Technologies Grade 11/12 Self-Learning Module
(SLM) on The Nature and Purposes of Online Platforms and Applications!

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competencies you are expected to learn in the module.

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answers correct (100%), you may decide to skip this module.

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What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be introduced to
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What is It This section provides a brief discussion of the lesson.

This aims to help you discover and understand new concepts and
skills.

What’s More This comprises activities for independent practice

to solidify your understanding and skills of the topic. You may check
the answers to the exercises using the Answer Key at the end of the module.

What I Have Learned This includes questions or

blank sentence/paragraph to be filled in to process what you
learned from the lesson.

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which will help

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into real life situations or concerns.
Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate your level of
mastery in achieving the learning competency.

Additional Activities In this portion, another activity will be given

to you to enrich your knowledge or skill of the

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 lesson learned. This also tends retention of
learned concepts.

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module.

At the end of this module you will also find:

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this module.

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activities included in the module.
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hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you
are not alone.

We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master The Nature and Purposes of Online Platforms and Applications. The scope
of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons
are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in

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which you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you are
now using.

The module has one lesson, namely:

 Lesson 9 – The Nature and Purposes of Online Platforms and Applications

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. Differentiate the platforms available in developing web content;

2. Understand the purpose of these platforms and know the basic of using
them; and
3. Enhance one’s knowledge in the world of cloud computing.

Definition of Terms
Online Platform- is technologies that are grouped to be used as a base upon
which other applications processes or technologies are developed.
Presentation/Visualization- communicates information clearly and efficiently
via statistical graphics, plots and information graphics.
Cloud Computing- the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on
the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local server or a
personal computer.
Social Media- 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.
Web Page Creation- encompasses a number of important elements including
color, layout, and overall graphical appearance.
File Management- is the storing, naming, sorting and handling computer files.
Mapping- a transformation taking the points of one space into the points of the
same or another space.

What I Know

Write PV if the Online Platform example is a under Presentation/Visualization, CC

for Cloud Computing, SM for Social Media, WP for Web Page Creation, FM for
File Management, and M for Mapping.

_______1. Zoho

_______2. Dropbox

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 _______3. Wix

_______4. Zamzar

_______5. Google Maps

_______6. word2pdf

_______7. Weebly

_______8. Twitter

_______9. Google Drive

_______10. Prezi

Lesso Nature and purposes

Of online platforms
n 9 and applications

What’s In

Basic principles of graphics and layout include balance, emphasis, movement,

pattern, repetition and rhythm, proportion, and variety. Balance deals with the
visual weight of objects, texture, colors, and space. Emphasis is the area

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designed to attract the viewer’s attention. Movement guides the viewer’s eye
around the screen. Pattern, repetition, and rhythm are visual elements that are
repeated to create unity in the layout of the image. Proportion includes visual
elements that create a sense of unity where they relate well with one another.
Lastly, the various use of several design elements to draw the viewer’s attention.

Online Platform is technologies that are grouped to be used as a base upon

which other applications processes or technologies are developed some of the
examples of an online platform are Presentation/Visualization, Cloud Computing,
Social Media, Web Page Creation, File Management and Mapping.

Notes to the Teacher

Provide additional hand
-out for the students to easily grasp
the lesson.

What’s New

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Activity 1
List down at least 5 examples of Social Media platforms.
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
List down at least 5 examples of the Blogging Platform.
1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
Activity 2
Among the two mentioned online platforms which do you think is more superior?

Why?

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What is It
Online Platforms for ICT Content Development

Online Platform is technologies that are grouped to be used as a base upon

which other applications processes or technologies are developed

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Examples of Online Platform

a. Presentation/Visualization
b. Cloud Computing
c. Social Media
d. Web Page Creation
e. File Management
f. Mapping

a. Presentation / Visualization- communicates information clearly and

efficiently via statistical graphics, plots and information graphics
Examples of Presentation / Visualization
Prezi – helping to reinvent the art of presentation

Zoho – an online project management app that helps

you plan your work and keep track of your progress

SlideShare – to build quickly from concise, well

presented content from top experts

MindMeister – an online mind-mapping tool that

lets you capture, develop and share ideas visually
b. Cloud Computing- the practice of using a network of remote servers
hosted on the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a
local server or a personal computer
Examples of Cloud Computing:
Google Drive – keep all work in one secure place
with online file storage

Dropbox – keeps your files safe, synced, and easy

to share

c. Social Media- 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

• Twitter – online social networking service that enables users to send

and read short 140- character messages called “tweets”.

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 •Facebook – is for-profit corporation and online social networking
service d. Web Page Creation- encompasses a number of important
elements including color, layout, and overall graphical appearance.
Examples Web Page Creation
• Wix -a cloud-based web development platform that allows users to
create HTML5 websites and mobile sites through the use of their
online drag and drop tools
• Weebly – a web-hosting service featuring a drag and-drop website
builder.
e. File Management- is the storing, naming, sorting and handling computer
files
Examples of File Management
• Zamzar – web application to convert files
• word2pdf – convert Word files to PDF (Portable Document Format) with
this online tool
f. Mapping- a transformation taking the points of one space into the points of
the same or another space.
Examples of Mapping
• Google Maps – a desktop web mapping service developed by Google
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) - is a computer application
(sometimes online or browser based) that allows you to publish, edit and
manipulate, organize and delete web content. CMS is used in blogs, news
websites, and shopping

Blogs- is a discussion or informational website published on the web consisting of

discrete, often informal diary-style text entries ("posts"). Posts are typically
displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post appears
first, at the top of the web page

Examples of Blogging Sites:

WordPress (wordpress.com)

Blogger (blogger.com or blogspot.com)

Medium.com

Squarespace.com

Tumblr

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 What’s More

Read and answer each question concisely

1. What are the different online platforms that can be used for ICT content
development?

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2. Differentiate the different online platform available to be used for ICT content
development.

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3. Among the mentioned Online Platform for ICT development which do

you think is more superior? Why?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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What I Have Learned

Read and answer each question concisely

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 1. What are other blogging platforms besides WordPress that awaken your
interest? Why?
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___________________________________________________________________________

2. Besides Google Drive, what is the other cloud computing software you
have used so far?
___________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________

3. What is your commonly used social Media Platform? Why?

___________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________

4. Among the aforementioned example of Presentation / Visualization,

what software did you used so far?
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5. Why large companies opt to use cloud computing in storing data?

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What I Can Do

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 1. Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast Social Media Platforms
and Blogging Platforms.

Assessment

Test I. MULTIPLE CHOICES

Direction: Read each question carefully and write the letter of the best answer.
1. What should be the proper information to be posted on social media
and blogging platforms?
a. valuable and worthwhile

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 b. comments that would sometimes lead to bullying
c. anything that you desire
d. vague ideas
2. It is an application used by blogs, news and shopping websites.
a. Content Management System
b. WordPress
c. Facebook
d. Hypertext Markup Language
3. The following are advantages of blogging platforms except
a. allows to share information
b. focus on design
c. one-size-fits-all design
d. users are given options to change the design to their liking
4. Which of the following statements is not true about cloud computing
applications?
a. Cloud computing applications are readily available over the
Internet.
b. These are the applications which do not need any installation.
c. These applications do not require software like a browser.
d. Users do not have to update cloud computing applications because
They update automatically.
5. Which of the following statements is not true about WordPress?
a. It is one of the most popular blogging platforms
b. It allows users to create their blogs for free.
c. WordPress is a very good example of blogging and social
media platforms.
d. WordPress is one of the examples of cloud computing
applications.
Test II- Fill-in the blank: Choice your Answer from the data bank below.
_______6. It refers to a computer application that allows you to publish, edit,
manipulate, Organize, and delete content.
_______7. It refers to a platform that focuses on content and design. It typically l
looks like a newsletter where you are given options to change the
design you are liking.
_______8. It refers to a platform that is computer-mediated tools that allow
people, companies and other organizations to create, share, or
exchange information, career interests, and ideas.
_______9. A free blogging platform.
_______10.It refers to the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on
the internet to store, manage, and process data, rather than a local
server or a personal computer

Data Bank
Content Management System(CMS) Cloud Computing

Blogging WordPress

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 Social Media Platforms

Additional Activities

1. Create a blog using WordPress.

2. Research ten uncommonly used Filipino words, their definition, and

example for each when used in a sentence.
3. Create a blog post about these words using the blog you created.

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 Answer Key

Computing
. Cloud 10
. WordPress 9
Platforms
. Social Media 8
. Blogging 7 . PV 10
. CC 9
System(CMS)
. SM 8
Management . WP 7
. Content 6 . FM 6
.A 5 .M 5
.C 4 . FM 4
.C 3 . WP 3
.A 2 . CC 2
.A 1 . PV 1

Assessment I Know What

References

Empowerment Technologies First Edition.(2016).Sampaloc Manila:Rex Bookstore,

Inc.

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