We use WordPress as the engine behind our school website and classroom blogs. It’s great because you can log in to the class website online and use the web interface to add contest to your website. But WordPress also allows you to set up various levels of access to your site by changing the user […]
Why we chose Bluehost to run our Classroom Blogs
UPDATE (Dec 2009): Why we’re thinking of leaving Bluehost. Paying for a web host to run your own self-hosted WordPress blog is not for everybody. In fact, it’s for very few teachers out there. If you’re new to blogging, start out with a free WordPress blog, either at WordPress.com or Edublogs.org. Try it out, create […]
Edublogs Scheduled Maintenance
We’re working on our free ebook with step-by-step instructions on how to set up a school website or classroom blog using WordPress, and hit a minor snag: Our edublogs.org account was down. Not a big deal, but what if you were in the computer lab and wanted to get your students to comment on each […]
Maintenance Mode – Hiding your school website while it’s under construction
Are you the teacher responsible for your school’s website? Perhaps you have a classroom blog. Either way, there will be times that you’re trying out new things on your site that you don’t want the rest of the world to see. Here are some scenarios: You’re flipping through a few new themes and layouts and […]
Why a Self Hosted WordPress Blog is better (4 Things You Can Do)
We’re writing our ebook with step-by-step instructios on how to make a school website or classroom blog and quickly remembering why we like self-hosted WordPress blogs so much. Lots of teachers start their classroom blogs using a free WordPress blog or Edublogs account. And quite frankly, that’s the right place to start: It’s free. There’s […]