WordPress in K12: Winning Hearts and Minds

This presentation tracks the way we implemented WordPress in a fiercely conservative k12 school system. The presentation follows “Bob” as he progress from paranoid doubter to full-fledged power user. We’ll cover how we scaled the use of blogs from a teacher-driven, one-way communication tool all the way up to community-driven sites based around communication and composed of student-created content. Along the way, we’ll discuss common roadblocks, fears and ways to deal with administrative paranoia.

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