Updating Content Using FTP
Manager Application
How do we
update
web
contents?
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How is this
beneficial for
ICT projects
for social
change?
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Access your most used
social media account. Try
to access your profile
information and security
options. Check if there are
pieces of information that
need to be updated.
Reflect on how often you
update your social media
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Guide Questions
1. What have you noticed about the way
you
update your social media accounts?
2. Is there something you want to change in
the
way you present your social media accounts
to
the public? Why or why not?
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Guide Questions
3. In your opinion, how often should one
person
update the information and security of their
social media accounts?
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Guide Questions
4. What do you think is the advantage of
regularly
updating your social media accounts?
5. What do you think is the disadvantage of
regularly updating your social media
accounts?
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What is File
Transfer Protocol
(FTP)?
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File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used to
connect the computer with the web hosting provider
to update web contents over the internet.
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What Are the Features of FTP?
A software called, FTP client, would allow
for accessing web contents through the
FTP. Listed on the next slides are the
features and examples of software.
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FTP client can allow the user do the following:
● Edit files manually
● Back-up important files
● Upload large batches of files
● Edit, delete, and create directories
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FTP Clients
Filezilla
A straightforward and free FTP client that is
intended for beginners.
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FTP Clients
WinSCP
An advanced FTP client for power users who prefer
automate processes.
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FTP Clients
Free FTP
An FTP client for previewing images and editing files
without using additional program.
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FTP Clients
Cyberduck
An FTP client used to connect with some favorite
cloud storage platforms.
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Do you know any other FTP client? If
yes, can you name some?
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How do you update a website
and its contents?
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Two Ways to Update Website and its Contents
● Creating and editing HTML
pages then uploading it to a
web server using FTP
Client
● Creating and editing web
pages then uploading it to a
web server using CMS
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A Content Management System or
CMS is a software that helps to create and
modify content on a website without the
need for specialized technical knowledge.
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How to Update a Website Using FileZilla?
After Installing Filezilla, click new then ‘Site
manager’ to enter all the necessary information
of your website including Host, User ID, and
Password.
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How to Update a Website Using FileZilla?
Once done, click ‘Connect’ to connect to
the web server.
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How to Update a Website Using FileZilla?
Use drag and drop to transfer files and folders
between the local (left-panel) and remote (right-
panel) computers. Once done, test the website to
check the updated contents.
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How to Update a Website Using FileZilla?
To rename or delete a file or folder, find it in
the right-hand panel, then right-click and
select ‘rename’ or ‘delete’.
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How to Update a Website Using FileZilla?
Watch the video to give you a more in-depth
demonstration of installing and configuring
FileZilla for updating websites and its
content.
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Keep a backup of the website and its
contents on the local computer for future
use and reference.
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Activity 1
Create a mind map flowchart
about updating the website
and its contents using FTP.
Write FTP at the center and
work your way through it by
adding important keywords.
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Activity 2
Draw an illustration that
represents what first comes in
your mind when you hear the
word “update”.
It should be a single image.
Provide a short explanation with
at least two sentences below the
illustration. Put your answers in
the box.
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Answer the questions
entirely in your own
words:
1. What is the FTP?
2. Give and explain the
two ways to update a
website and web
contents.
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Answer the questions
entirely in your own
words:
3. What is the
importance
of updating the web
contents use for an
ICT
project? 29
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FTP stands for File transfer protocol. It is the method of
updating web contents over the Internet.
To access web contents through the FTP, use a special
program called an FTP client. It is a software designed to
carry on tasks for updating the website and web contents.
You can either update a website and its contents through
FTP or CMS. If the website is static, use FTP. However, if the
website is dynamic, go for CMS.
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