The students in my Blogging 2 Learn class will create their blogs on WordPress.com. Why did I choose WordPress and not one of the other free blogging sites, like Blogger or HomeschoolBlogger?
Well, for one thing, I’ve been blogging on WordPress since 2006, so I am comfortable here. And WordPress offers a number of features that make starting a new blog easy and fun for students:
7799 themes (the “skin” of a blog) to choose from.
(This is probably the most important factor from the kids’ point of view.)- No HTML required.
- Great visual editing interface, and it automatically saves while you write.
- Integrated statistics.
- Akismet spam filter for comments.
- Fantastic support system, in case we have problems.
- Lots of sidebar widgets to play with.
- The ability to write static pages as well as blog posts.
- Easy posting of photos and video, plus tons of storage (3GB per blog).
- A variety of privacy options to keep parents happy.
For more information about blogging with WordPress, take a look at these pages:
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