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Etech Lesson 9 Summary

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source LESSON 9:  Collaborative ICT Development   Web portal -  A web portal is a website that contains information from different sources and places them in a one location in a uniform way. An example of a web portal is Yahoo!     Portlet - Portlets are pluggable (interactive) user interface software components that are managed and displayed in a webportal. TOP WEB PORTALS source   Online Collaboration  - Allows a group of people to work as one; lets a group of people work together in real-time over the internet to achieve a common goal.   Online Conferencing   - hold live meetings, presentations and discussions through the internet.   Encryption - additional layer of security that makes content unreadable for people with malicious intent.   SSL (Secure Socket Layer)   - is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser.   Feautures of a Good Collaborative Tool - must fit your preferences - ease

Etech Lesson 7-8 Summary

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https://piktochart.com/ LESSON 7:  Online Platforms for ICT Content Development Online Platforms for ICT Content  D evelopment    1. Social Media Platforms - Websites like Facebook allow you to create personal accounts, pages and groups where you can share content. but the only downside of this is that you are restricted to Facebook's "one-size-fits all" design.     2.   Blogging Platforms   - Websites like Wordpress, Tumblr and Blogger focus on content and design. unlike facebook's "one-size-fits all" you can change/manipulate the way that your blog looks. though you can manipulate its design, Social media platform's popularity is still unrivaled.   Creating Your own Blog using Blogger 1. go to "Blogger.com" and click "Create your Blog", and log in with your Google account. 2. after logging in, type in the title that you want for your blog, insert the address/URL that you want and choose a temp