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Educational Roundtable Sharing Multi-user blogs for education. Christopher Tan http://christophertan.wordpress.com 26 Feb 2009. Introduction to Wordpress. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Educational Roundtable SharingMulti-user blogs for education
Christopher Tanhttp://christophertan.wordpress.com
26 Feb 2009
Introduction to Wordpress
• “WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time.”
• Can be used for multiple purposes – Website, Blog, Podcast with multiple authors.\
• Two versions exists – Wordpress and WordpressMU
Wordpress website www.wordpress.org
WordpressMU downloadhttp://mu.wordpress.org/download/
Hosting Options
• Free hosting at www.wordpress.com, but restrictions apply - Can’t install your own plugins, can’t upload certain file types, etc..
• A better solution – self host on your own domain. I’m using hostgator.com which allows unlimited websites and space and bandwidth.
• Allows you full control and flexibility.
Wordpress as a Websitehttp://www.beansprout-pillow.com
Sonic Escapadehttp://www.sonicescapade.com
Wordpress as a multi-user bloghttp://ddm.polywebs.com
Great Radio Gamehttp://www.mediacorpradio.sg/radiogame/
WordpressMU multi-user bloghttp://pod.musictec.edu.sg
Wordpress as a Podcasthttp://www.mrbrownshow.com
Educational Value of a Blog
• A semi-formal/informal publishing platform which is accessible 24/7.
• Encourages students to write and make comments.
• As easy to use as writing an email.• Can be used even by Primary School students.
My daughter’s Pri school bloghttp://6bnavigators.blogspot.com
Book Reviews submitted online
• Teacher makes a post asking students to submit book reviews.
• Students access the website, and adds a comment. Keys in book review as a comment.
• Students are able to read each others book review.
• Since reviews can be read by one another, students take more care in their writing.
Multimedia Content
Multimedia Content can be seamlessly added to the posts
• http://pod.musictec.edu.sg/bpgh/• Photos• Video• Audio• Text• Comments can be moderated. Students just
need to key in a Name, Email and write a comment. No account necessary.
Wordpress Plugins
Wordpress Plugins
• Thousands of free plug-ins available to add functionality to your Wordpress installation.
• http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/• Can be auto-installed and updated within the
lastest version of Wordpress 2.7.1
Wordpress Manage Plugins
Wordpress Themes
• Change the look and feel of your website at the click of a button, without changing the contents.
• http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/• Thousands of free themes available.• Themes can be self designed as well.
Wordpress Theme Directory
Books on Wordpress
Conclusion
• Installation of Wordpress is not difficult.• The difficulty lies in finding a good educational
use of Wordpress, and in getting students to use the platform.
• Start by making posts can get students to comment on these posts.
• It can serve as a good supplement to Blackboard.