Online Tools for Content Development
Runtime Environment – are platforms
Online Platforms and Applications
Platform – refers to a program created by
developers that can be modified or
reprogrammed by outside users.
Online platforms – are online websites created
to aid users in creating their web content and
cater to different kinds of information such as
tests, images, and videos.
- Another unique feature of online
platforms is the ability to program,
modify, and access the application
remotely using the Internet
The first effort of humans to create development
platforms and online platforms can be traced to
the start of programmable computers.
FORTRAN (Formula Translating System) –
the first successful commercial programming
language compiler, helped humans give
instructions and interact with customers without
altering the hardware component of the
computer.
- This offline feature was broken when
Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World
Wide Web. The sudden demand for
online information grew.
APIs (Application Programming Interface) –
is a set of governing protocol or rules on how
software elements should communicate and
interact with one another for building software
applications.
- API is used in developing the GUI.
a. Access API – this type of API runs in a
remote machine, server, or computer,
and the application is accessed
remotely by a guest user application to
draw data and services.
b. Plug-in API – this is mostly used in the
user end. Generally, different
developers create different applications
that can be integrated or “plugged in” to
a core application and/or the GUI of
these applications. Typical examples
are the plug-in programs for Web
browsers.
c.
for developing different applications,
wherein programs or application codes
are evaluated and compiled in the said
APIs.
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
Common web sites that use plug-in APIs are
presented here:
a. YouTube – is a Website dedicated to
hosting video clips for public and private
viewing. Most of the Web sites integrate
videos into other developing Web sites.
To capitalize this website, an API tool is
created to enable developers to embed
the YouTube video player and play any
YouTube content on their Web sites.
b. Flickr – is a Website that caters to the
hosting of images. An API is created to
enable a Web site developer to embed
or use images on Flickr.
c. Twitter – is a social networking service
that enables users to send and read
short messages with 140 characters
(called tweets). There are Web sites
using Twitter API to display information
or messages from a certain user
commonly governing those Twitter
accounts.
d. Facebook – is a social networking Web
site that requires the user to register an
account and create a user profile.
Facebook API 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.
e. Google Maps – Google Maps’ APIs are
one of the most used APIs by Web site
developers. Its API are used to indicate
a location of an establishment describes
on a Web site.

WEB DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS
- to create an effective Web site or Web
page, the designer of the Web site must
instill a number of pointers.
- The designer should also make the Web
site eye- catching.
- The Web site should make site visitors
curious so that the information
presented on the Web site is widely
disseminated.
FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE
GOAL:
Purpose
- A Web site can be categorized primarily
in terms of the goal it aims to fulfill.
- In creating a web page, the designer
should define first the purpose of the
web page to determine the theme of the
site.
- This will help the developer create a
more organized and relevant site.
Communication
- the information on the website should be
concise and is direct to the point.
- use headings, subheads, or bullets to
organize, also outlining will avoid fuzzy
and long sentences.
Typefaces
- the most dominant and noticeable in
terms of visual
- the appearance of text can greatly
contribute to the perception of the
visitors
Colors
- enhance the experience of visitors of the
web pages
- colors can introduce the perception of a
modern or classic look, border colors of
images or buttons colors can define the
mood that the web site reflects
Images
- images can deliver a complete message
that the web sites wish to communicate
- the most commonly used image are
infographics.
- images with proper balance, color, and
contrast accompanied by text can
deliver great impact and information to
the audience.
Navigation
- refers to the facility the audience can
use through the web site and its
subpages
- THREE CLICK RULE: find the prospect
information within 3 mouse clicks
- Hierarchical organization of information
- Placing buttons or links
- Search bars
Layouts
- Categories that classify a layout
o GRID – enable the creation of
sections or groups
o F-PATTERN – human vision
flows like the letter F
o MOBILE – display devices vary
depending on the system an
individual use
- Limit the elements as much as possible
- place the majority of the website
elements
Load Time
- minimize the elements in a web page
and remove elements that are not
important
- optimize the size and resolution of the
image
WEB DESIGN USING TEMPLATES
HTML (hypertext markup language)
- plain text code language that is used to
allow web browsers to render web
pages as designed.
- The basic building block of the web
- Generally used to describe a web
page’s
Web template
- A pre designed webpage on set of html
web pages that can use to” plug-in “and
website templates allow anyone to setup
a website
 HTML templates
 PSD templates
 Flash Templates
 Flash into templates
WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get)
- An application used to create a website
either online or offline
- This type of application uses the
capability of directly handling the
component of website
ADOBE DREAM WEAVER
- An offline propriety web development
tool offered by adobe systems
- Presents a wide range of tools for the
drag and drop
- drag and drop is a pointing device
gesture in which the user selects a
virtual by grabbing it and dragging it to
different location or onto another virtual
object
AMAYA
- Open source web site development tool
used to update documents directly on a
running web site
- It enables continuous browsing and
editing of a website
MICROSOFT EXPRESSION WEB
- A propriety website development tool
created by Microsoft
- Simply drag and drop the elements to
create the layout and function of web
site
IM CREATOR
- Caters to both experienced and
unexperienced users and to creators of
website of websites and web pages
- Offers a pre designed template
WIX
- Allow its users to create or develop their
own web site
- Also offers a wide range of templates
and a drag-and-drop facility
ONLINE PRESENTATION TOOLS
- These application offer the function of
an image and presentation software
without the trouble of purchasing and
installing the presentation software on
your device. It also offers online storage
for saving created files.
Google Slides – features rival those of premium
presentation software tools. This real time
collaboration tools make it ideal for times
- You can use it offline.
Power point presentation – turn your ideas
into a compelling presentation in minutes using
professional templates all for free
- You can add any animations, transition,
photos, and online videos
Keynote – it’s also available to download
- The users can view or edit keynote
presentation online with the iCloud
website
- It is easy to incorporate image and
multimedia into presentation
Prezi – is a cloud-based application dedicated to
help you create a presentation.
- Offers an offline version that can be
installed.
- Story-telling type of presentation
- Primary flow of the presentation is
zooming in or out in a display
LinkedIn Slide share – a free presentation
sharing software tool
SlideShare – 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.
Zoho show – offers quite a bit of support, with
acknowledge base, articles and more
Mind Meister – an online mind-mapping tool
that lets you capture develop and share ideas
visually
- No download and updating
CLOUD STORAGE
- The online space that a user utilizes to
keep their data. While most users keep
their vital information on physical
devices such as flash drives or external
hard disks, they can also store it
remotely in which case they would do so
with cloud storage.
- Also known as online storage or virtual
drive, solutions are provided by
companies that use cloud computing
facilities to manage and organize the
storage space.
How does it work?
- The providers access the remote
servers via the internet (or the cloud) to
store data for their clients. It is their duty
to manage, operate, and maintain the
storage space.
Kinds of Cloud Storage
Public Cloud – the most distinguished factor of
public cloud storage is the sharing of computing
resources among a network of users, allowing
for greater flexibility and cost savings for you.
 - Your data is stored in the provider’s data
center and the provider is responsible
for the management and maintenance
of the data center.
Private Cloud – also known as an internal or
enterprise cloud, resides on company’s intranet
or hosted data center where all of your data is
protected behind a firewall.
- Private clouds offer an increased level
of security and they share very few, if
any resources with other organizations
- Private cloud storage can be costlier –
it’s a large initial expense plus the
added investment required as more
capacity is needed and new equipment
is added
MAPPING APPLICATIONS
Web mapping is the process of using
the maps delivered by geographic information
systems (GIS) in World Wide Web. A web
map on the World Wide Web is both served and
consumed, thus web mapping is more than
just web cartography, it is a service by which
consumers may choose what the map will show.
Web sites developed from geographical
information systems’ (GIS)data
- use GIS to create a graphical and illustrative
representation to easily visualize maps
- not only for directions and locations but also to
track consumer activity and to locate stores and
establishments
- in short: MAP
GIS (geographical information system
* A geographic information system (GIS)
is a computer system for capturing,
storing, checking, and displaying data
related to positions on Earth's surface.
By relating seemingly unrelated
data, GIS can help individuals and
organizations better understand spatial
patterns and relationships.
* Web maps are classified into two:
* There are two broad kinds of web
mapping applications: static and
interactive.
* Static maps displayed as an image on a
web page are quite common. If you
already have a digital map (e.g., from
scanning a document), you can be up
and running very quickly with a static
map on your web page. Basic web
design skills are all you need for this
because it is only a single image on a
page.
* Web maps are classified into two:
* Interactive maps aren’t as commonly
seen because they require specialized
skills to keep such sites up and running
(not to mention the potential costs of
buying off-the-shelf software). The
term interactive implies that the viewer
can somehow interact with the map.
TYPES OF WEB MAPS
SIMPLE PIN MAPS - One of the simplest maps.
REGIONAL HEAT MAP - Allow geographic
locations to be colorized to reveal different levels
of intensity of a dataset value.
TERRITORY MAP - territories can be formed by
combining small geographic boundaries (zip
codes) or large boundaries (countries)
ROUTE MAP - they help you to plot any route
on the map
NEAREST NEIGHBOR
EXAMPLES OF MAPPING APPLICATIONS
Google Maps and Wikimapia