Item: WordPress
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with WordPress

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use [WordPress] in the classroom to assist students with becoming familiar with the platform and sharing their ideas. The class is an AP Computer Science Principles class and we try to expose the students to a wide variety of technologies and platforms. I like [WordPress] because we can lock it down and have their posts visible only to the teacher and other students in the class without exposing their information to the world at large.

Pros and Cons

Pros

GUI is easy to use
Security is easy to implement
Mobile and browser-based platforms improve accessibility
Themes and other creative elements are an excellent way for students to express themselves

Cons

A bit more scrutiny on extensions would be helpful, especially where there are multiple vendors with similar products
A clearer delineation between free and premium ($$) features/extensions (I need to keep everything free for students in the classroom)

Key Insights

Do you think WordPress delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with WordPress's feature set?

Yes

Did WordPress live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of WordPress go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy WordPress again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Blackbaud NetCommunity, Blackboard Learn, Veracross

Likelihood to Recommend

I am not only likely to recommend [WordPress], I have done so. It's a reach for many teachers to extend the classroom in non-traditional ways (though that changed dramatically with COVID-19) and [WordPress] is a fairly easy (and securable) way to accomplish this. It allows students to be creative and yet still comply with a set rubric.

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WordPress in the classroom... a winner!