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WordPress for Education

By : Adam Scott
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WordPress for Education

By: Adam Scott

Overview of this book

WordPress is typically known as a platform for blogging. However, the versatility and simplicity of WordPress makes it the perfect solution for the needs of professional educators. WordPress for Education guides readers through the practical applications of WordPress in a classroom setting. Readers will gain an understanding of the WordPress platform and how it can be used to create powerful classroom websites. WordPress for Education guides educators through the process of setting up a typical class website, creating student blogs, and using WordPress to power a learning management system. WordPress for Education provides clear and practical examples for using WordPress within the classroom. It will empower educators to create useful and engaging e-learning websites. Through the examples given in the book, you will gain an understanding of how to use WordPress to build an engaging and easy to update e-learning website. You will also learn about a variety of WordPress plugins that extend its abilities and usefulness in an educational environment, such as creating student blogs, keeping track of classroom events, managing coursework, and developing a classroom social network.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)

Help and support


The BP Courseware plugin is in active development and evolving to meet the needs of a diverse set of educators. ScholarPress, the group behind the BP Courseware plugin, provides a number of resources including a BuddyPress Courseware Handbook (http://coursewa.re/handbook), user support forums (http://buddypress.org/community/groups/buddypress-courseware/forum/), and a list of recommended additional plugins. We can access this information through the Help button located at the top of the BuddyPress Courseware settings screen on the WordPress dashboard. For the latest BP Courseware updates and project news, visit the ScholarPress BuddyPress Courseware site (http://coursewa.re).