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Module 4 Empowerment Technologies
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Module 4 Empowerment Technologies
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT
MODULE 4
The term “platform” refers to a program created by
developers that can be modified or reprogrammed by
outside users.
Runtime Environment
these APIs are platforms for developing different applications, wherein programs
or application codes are evaluated and compiled in the said APIs.
Most of the time, this API is hosted in a remote area and requires the services of
the internet.
COMMON WEB SITES THAT USE PLUG-IN API
YOUTUBE
Is a Web site dedicated to
hosting video clips
To capitalized this Web
site, an API tool is created
to enable developers to
embed the YouTube video
player and play any
YouTube content on their
Web sites.
FLICKR
Is a web site that caters to
the hosting of images.
An API is created to
enable a Web site
developer to embed or
use images in Flickr.
The image slide player
API of Flickr can further
organize the presentation
of images in a slide show
fashion.
TWITTER
Is a social networking
service that enables users
to send and read short
messages from 140
characters to 280
characters.
In using Twitter API, users
can find a facility to create
messages and tweet those
messages.
FACEBOOK
Is a social networking Web site
that requires the user to
register an account and create
a user profile.
Facebook APIs are used to
connect an individual’s wall or
an organization’s Facebook
account so that the audience
and users can easily access
Facebook services connected
to a Facebook account
GOOGLE MAPS
Google Maps APIs are one of
the most used APIs by Web site
developers.
Google Maps APIs are used to
indicate a location of an
establishment described on a
Web site.
WEB DESIGN PRINCIPLES
AND ELEMENTS
In creating a Web page, the designer should define
first the purpose of the Web page to determine the
theme of the site.
• Is an open source Web site development tool used to update documents directly
on a running Web site.
• Amaya enables continuous browsing and editing of a Web site.
WIX
• Is another Web site that offers its users to create their own Web site.
• The advantage of using Wix is that knowledge of Web site programming is not a
prerequisite.
• Is a cloud-based application dedicated to help you create a presentation.
• The primary flow of presentation is zooming in or out in a display.
• This is considered as one of the earliest forms of online presentation media.
• The primary function of this Web site is to provide a facility for uploading and
sharing presentation files.
This is a storage application
developed by Google.
Google drive provides tools such
as word processing, spreadsheets,
presentation slides, and other
common file types for
collaboration and storing.
This is a file hosting and storage
service developed by Dropbox,
Inc.
It offers a facility to synchronize
and create folders for file
organization.
This is an online note-taking and
archiving application service.
The notes created by the user can
be archived or saved in the
application’s storage.
This is a Web mapping application developed by Google.
This is a collaborative open content mapping application.