WordPress Basics

Guiding Questions1.) What are some of the goals of this part of the

process?2) What are some of the strengths of WordPress?3)How can I change the appearance of my e-

Portfolio?4) What are categories and how can I use them in

my e-Portfolio design5) How can I restrict the privacy levels in my

WordPress site?

What is an e-Portfolio?

• Personalized web-based collections of work, responses to work and reflections that are used to demonstrate key skills and accomplishments for a variety of contexts and time periods.

• Lorenzo & Ittelson (2005)

The e-Portfolio Process

• RSS

Categorizing

Tagging,Hyperlinking

AggregatingMany Ways to Increase Interaction

Changing the Theme Changes the Look and Feel of your Site

CustomizableHeader

Different Sidebars for Different Themes

Post

Page

You can choose multiple categories for a single post

Privacy

Tasks• 1. Change the appearance of your site. • A) Choose a theme that has customizable image headers

and change the header• B) Select a two column theme and modify the sidebar

• 2. Page and Post• A) Create a page and add a title and a paragraph

introducing it.• B)Write a post and categorize it. • C) Add an image to the post

• 3. Set your privacy so that only registered edublog users can view your site?