A N I N T R O D U C T I O N T O T H E O P E N S O U R C E C O N T E N T M A N A G E M E N T S Y S T E M

The Power of WordPress

• WHAT IS WORDPRESS?• WHAT ARE ITS QUALITIES?• WHAT CAN IT DO?• WHAT CAN IT DO FOR YOU?

Overview

WordPress is…

Content management system (CMS)BloggingWeb DesignOpen, Usable, Adaptable, Professional

• WHERE DO I START?• HOW MUCH?

Open

Where do I start?

www.wordpress.orgOptions for running WordPress

Web host Self host Wordpress.com

How much?

Free! Downloading WordPress WordPress.com blog

Not Free! Web hosting Premium themes

• CREATING CONTENT• POSTS• PAGES• CATEGORIES

Usable

Posts

Delivering contentBest practices

Clear, concise, constructive Update regularly Enable comments

Pages

Organizing contentBest practices

Major areas For important material Fewer, but enough

Categories

Classifying contentBest practices

Like Subject headings Broad, but informative Include a map or list

• DESIGNING CONTENT• EDITING• THEMES• PLUGINS

Adaptable

Editing

Visual editor – “WYSIWYG”HTML editorCentralized interface

Themes

Redesign in total, easilyCustomizableFree options

Plugins

Add functionalityEasy to manageExamples:

Widgets for displaying Twitter information Site traffic stats Adapt your site easily for mobile browsers

• REACHING AN AUDIENCE• CAREER DEVELOPMENT• INSTRUCTION POSSIB IL IT IES

Professional

Audience

Determine audienceStructure site and contentTone

Career development

Online portfolioProfessional topicOrganization/Association

Instruction possibilities

Specific classSubject specificAdvantages:

Discussion Group learning Tech literacy

QUIZ – H T T P : / /Q U I Z S TA R . 4 T E A C H E R S . O R G / I N D E X . J S P

( R E Q U I R E S F R E E L O G I N ) S E A R C H F O R C L A S S – U N T G L A T R A I N I N G

SURVEY - H T T P : / / W W W. S U R V E Y M O N K E Y. C O M / S / K V N D J 2 Q

Assessment

S E N N E M A , G . ( 2 0 0 7 ) . U S I N G W O R D P R E S S F O R O U R L I B R A R Y B L O G S . P A R T N E R S H I P : T H E C A N A D I A N J O U R N A L O F L I B R A R Y & I N F O R M A T I O N P R A C T I C E & R E S E A R C H , 2 ( 1 ) , 1 - 2 .

B R A E N D E R , L . M . , C R A I G M . , K . , & J E D D E L , Y. ( 2 0 0 9 ) . U S I N G W E B T E C H N O L O G Y T O T E A C H S T U D E N T S A B O U T T H E I R D I G I T A L W O R L D . J O U R N A L O F I N F O R M A T I O N S Y S T E M S E D U C A T I O N , 2 0 ( 2 ) , 1 4 5 - 1 5 3 .

C H A S E , D . ( 2 0 0 8 ) . U S I N G O N L I N E S O C I A L N E T W O R K S , P O D C A S T I N G , A N D A B L O G T O E N H A N C E A C C E S S T O S T O N Y B R O O K U N I V E R S I T Y H E A L T H S C I E N C E S L I B R A R Y R E S O U R C E S A N D S E R V I C E S . J O U R N A L O F E L E C T R O N I C R E S O U R C E S I N M E D I C A L L I B R A R I E S , 5 ( 2 ) , 1 2 3 - 1 3 2 .

Further Study

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