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The Power of WordPress

The Power of WordPress. An introduction to the open source content management system. Overview. What is WordPress ? What are its Qualities? What can it do? What can it do for you ?. WordPress is…. Content management system (CMS) Blogging Web Design

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The Power of WordPress

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  1. The Power of WordPress An introduction to the open source content management system

  2. Overview What is WordPress? What are its Qualities? What can it do? What can it do for you?

  3. WordPress is… Content management system (CMS) Blogging Web Design Open, Usable, Adaptable, Professional

  4. Open Where do I start? How much?

  5. Where do I start? • www.wordpress.org • Options for running WordPress • Web host • Self host • Wordpress.com

  6. How much? • Free! • Downloading WordPress • WordPress.com blog • Not Free! • Web hosting • Premium themes

  7. Usable Creating content Posts Pages Categories

  8. Posts • Delivering content • Best practices • Clear, concise, constructive • Update regularly • Enable comments

  9. Pages • Organizing content • Best practices • Major areas • For important material • Fewer, but enough

  10. Categories • Classifying content • Best practices • Like Subject headings • Broad, but informative • Include a map or list

  11. Adaptable Designing content Editing Themes Plugins

  12. Editing Visual editor – “WYSIWYG” HTML editor Centralized interface

  13. Themes Redesign in total, easily Customizable Free options

  14. Plugins • Add functionality • Easy to manage • Examples: • Widgets for displaying Twitter information • Site traffic stats • Adapt your site easily for mobile browsers

  15. Professional Reaching an audience Career development Instruction possibilities

  16. Audience Determine audience Structure site and content Tone

  17. Career development Online portfolio Professional topic Organization/Association

  18. Instruction possibilities • Specific class • Subject specific • Advantages: • Discussion • Group learning • Tech literacy

  19. Assessment Quiz – http://quizstar.4teachers.org/index.jsp (requires free login) Search for class – UNT GLA Training Survey - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KVNDJ2Q

  20. Further Study Sennema, G. (2007). Using WordPress for our Library Blogs. Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library & Information Practice & Research, 2(1), 1-2. Braender, L. M., Craig M., K., & Jeddel, Y. (2009). Using Web Technology to Teach Students about Their Digital World. Journal of Information Systems Education, 20(2), 145-153. Chase, D. (2008). Using Online Social Networks, Podcasting, and a Blog to Enhance Access to Stony Brook University Health Sciences Library Resources and Services. Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries, 5(2), 123-132.

  21. The End

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