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 Description

WordPress is a blog creation tool.  WordPress started as just a blogging system, but has evolved to be used as full content management system. You can even manage or create your WordPress blog or website right from your iOS device: view stats, moderate comments, create and edit posts and pages, and many more.  Sign up account at http://wordpress.org/.


 Features
  • Blogs can be made public or private with password-protection.
  • Enables uploading of blog posts using email.
  • Add audio, video and other media objects to your blog.
  • Set up an individual blog or a class blog.
  • WordPress makes it easy for you to manage your content. Create drafts, schedule publication, and look at your post revisions.

 Affordances
  • Flexible. With WordPress, you can create any type of website you want: a personal blog or website, a photoblog, a business website, a professional portfolio, a government website, a magazine or news website, an online community, even a network of websites.
  • Simplicity makes it possible for you to get online and get publishing, quickly.
  • Publish with ease If you’ve ever created a document, you’re already a whizz at creating content with WordPress. You can create Posts and Pages, format them easily, insert media, and with the click of a button your content is live and on the web.
  • Built-in Comments Your blog is your home, and comments provide a space for your friends and followers to engage with your content. WordPress’s comment tools give you everything you need to be a forum for discussion and to moderate that discussion.
  • Extend with Plugins WordPress comes packed full of features for every user, for every other feature there’s a plugin directory with thousands of plugins.

 Limitations
  • Cannot upload plug-ins.
  • Cannot upload themes.

 Educator Usage

Create a class website or blog on this free, easy-to-use site. Teachers of younger students can keep parents informed of class activities and upcoming events. Teachers of older students can link to interesting websites, launch online discussions, and post study guides. Some teachers foster writing and technology skills by requiring each student to write a blog post.

Below are some possible use of the tools:

- Students can upload videos and photos from their field trips or projects and curate resources for future referencing.

- Students can be asked to synthesize the blog comments by consolidating the ideas.

- Students can critique or provide alternative perspectives to ideas presented in the blog post with the commenting feature.

64 Interesting Ideas for Class Blog Posts


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