Join Chris Mattia for an in-depth discussion in this video Choosing a course theme, part of WordPress for Education.
- Choosing a theme for your course will likely be…the one decision that you agonize the most over…when setting up your course using WordPress.…There are literally thousands of themes to choose from,…so how do you find the right one…that's going to perfectly fit your vision for your course?…How do you decide if a basic free theme…will be right for you,…or should you shell out some of that hard-earned paycheck…for the premium theme that has all the bells and whistles?…First, you need to figure out what are your must-haves…and what are your nice-to-haves?…For my classes, when I'm looking for a theme,…the first thing that I look for is to make sure…that that theme is accessible ready.…
When teaching on the web, it's really important to make sure…that your content is accessible to all learners.…So this is one the most important criteria to look for.…The next item on my must-have list is responsive layout.…I know that my students are showing up more and more…with mobile devices,…be them cell phones, tablets, or even laptops.…
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10/12/2015- Improving WordPress accessibility
- Configuring WordPress for a class
- Designing a course site
- Strategies for choosing a theme
- Creating pages, categories, and menus
- Managing the flow of course content
- Subscribing to student blog feeds
- Password-protecting posts
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome47s
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Using the exercise files2m 16s
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1. Why WordPress?
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Why WordPress?3m 10s
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2. Establishing Your Course Site
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Which account?3m 28s
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Just enough administration3m 10s
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Choosing a course theme2m 37s
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3. Building Your Course Structure
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Building static pages4m 37s
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Creating categories4m 16s
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Creating tags2m 8s
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Creating menus6m 29s
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Connecting to an LMS2m 5s
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Creating a test data matrix6m 13s
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4. Syndicating Student Blogs
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Subscribing to student feeds6m 49s
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5. Testing and Refining
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Excluding syndicated content3m 42s
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Featuring posts4m 59s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye2m 11s
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