Difference between revisions of "Curricular WordPress Sites"

• Ease of use. WordPress is renowned as one of the easiest web authoring platforms to get started with. At the same time, a huge selection of additional functionality is available via plugins when you’re ready to take the next steps.
• WordPress sites look good. Theme selection and the ability to easily customize the look and feel of your site are is as good as it gets without having to hire a developer.
• Mobile ready. Most newer themes are designed to be responsive and adjust to work well on any size device.

WordPress at Evergreen

How is sites.evergreen.edu different from wordpress.evergreen.edu?

sites.evergreen.edu

• focused on supporting faculty and staff work
• websites must be requested from Academic Computing

wordpress.evergreen.edu

• is dedicated to student work
• students can self-create a site after logging in

Group website

Group sites have multiple authors writing to the same site. Coordination and organization up front are the keys to a successful group site.

Example: Group Project Website

Animal Others - the eBestiary
Anne DeMarken and Ruth Hayes

• Each student was a contributor and added a post with their content
• text plus rich media (images and video)
• categories were used to structure the site
• student "Wranglers" went through each post and helped other students with formatting and other issues

Birds of Evergreen
Alison Styring

• Each student was a contributor and added a post with their content
• text plus rich media (images and audio)
• categories were used to structure the site

How do I request a site?

Faculty may request a WordPress course site via the Academic Technologies resource in my.evergreen.edu or by submitting a technology support request.

What else can I do with WordPress?

• Add geo-location data to your posts. Examples include:
  • Dryfalls - a group WordPress site created by the Landscapes of change students Fall 2012.
  • Summer Sustainability - a student blog exploring sustainability in an urban setting from the program Summer in the City.
• Image galleries