This document provides an overview of how to build a WordPress site and highlights its benefits for sharing content like photos, videos, and research with students, family, and friends. Key aspects covered include registering for WordPress, using the dashboard to manage posts, media, themes, and settings, adding content and links to posts, and moderating comments. The goal is to illustrate how WordPress can be easily used to create an accessible blog to eliminate paper, allow two-way communication, and increase learning outside the classroom.

1. WordPress Impress your family, friends, and students By Toni Olivieri-Barton

2. “ Take Aways” Why build a site? How to build a site? Create posts (content) Change the look (theme) Adding images More...

3. Why build a WordPress site?

4. Wordpress can display photos, videos, and more.

5. Your students are already using it http://devin2015198.wordpress.com / www.noodlescape.com http://www.aboundlessworld.com / http://rurusofficialblog.wordpress.com /

6. Your colleagues are already using it already using it pd.scisdragons.net/aholst msmslearning community.blogspot.com coolcatteacher.blogspot.com

7. Uses Easily accessible Guide research Eliminate paper Two-way communication Increases learning outside of class Fun!

8. Wordpress Open Source Blogging Platform Accessible worldwide without a password Easy to navigate

9. Register or Login

10. The Dashboard

11. The Dashboard consists of Posts, Media, Links, Pages, Comments, Feedbacks, Polls, Ratings, Appearance, Users, Tools, Settings.

12. Themes are under Appearance

13. Settings = Defaults

14. Categories

15. Tags

16. Posts

17. Adding stuff to your posts(photos, music, video)

18. Adding links

19. Highlight the word you wish to link

20. Click the link button

21. Enter the link ( copy and paste works best)

22. DONE!

23. Posts v. Pages

24. Posts are listed in reverse date order

25. Pages are static and not listed by date.

26. Adding a Blogroll

27. Editing and tags and categories (shoot, I forgot to add one!) (shoot, I forgot to add one!)

28. Discussions are under Settings

29. Moderating Comments

30. More Help Found at And at http://en.support.wordpress.com/

31. Remember to Update Everyone likes An Updated Blog