Scott WordPress for Education

Create interactive and engaging e-learning websites with WordPress book and ebook
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-84951-821-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 144 Seiten

Create interactive and engaging e-learning websites with WordPress book and ebookKey Features - Develop effective e-learning websites that will engage your students
- Extend the potential of a classroom website with WordPress plugins
- Create an interactive social network and course management system to enhance student and instructor communication
Book DescriptionWordPress 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.What you will learn - Install and configure WordPress
- Set up a standard course website with WordPress
- Install and manage a variety of useful education plugins
- Create a network of student blogs or portfolios
- Install a classroom social network with BuddyPress
- Use Open Courseware to turn WordPress into a learning management system
- Maintain, backup, and secure a WordPress installation
Who this book is forWordPress for Education is written for educators and education personnel interested in implementing WordPress in a classroom setting. You are not required to have previous experience of WordPress or any other content management system.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scott, Adam

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

Scott Adam :

Adam D. Scott is an educator, designer, digital book developer, husband, and father living in Connecticut. He has been a classroom teacher for six years, where he focuses on web technologies with project based outcomes. Adam writes about the intersection of design, technology, and learning on his personal site, www.adamdscott.com.