WordPress for Storytelling
Prof Joline Blais
UMaine New Media
jblaisATmaineDOTedu
Wordpress Introduction
Here you can see a few sample sites where my students post their own materials and assignments.
On the NMD 341 site, students post the favorite photos taken and update this regularly.
NMD 341:Photography and Storytelling
On NMD 200, students can view and contribute to interactive class materials on the Schedule page, see assignment instructions, post Journal assignments, and Projects, and view (private) grades and comments directly after their posts.
NMD200: New Media Strategies
Finally, we’ve created an online student magazine to showcase student stories created with a variety of storytelling tools.
Student Stories: Tributaries
Tributaries Showcase
In NMD 343 Digital Storytelling, and NMD 443, Digital Storytelling II, students create stories in a variety of rich media formats, using photos, images, video, audio, HTML, CSS and Javascript coding, and some imagination.
Some of their projects can be seen below:
Aesop Story Engine
One of the main tools students used to create these stories is the Aesop Story Engine, a free WordPress Plug-in.
You can learn more about Aesop Story Engine:
Other Tools
WordPress.org
Adobe Spark Page
Twine for interactive, non-linear stories
Getting Started with WordPress
WordPress is now the most dominant CMS on the market
wordpress.com vs wordpress.org
How to Start a WordPress Blog the RIGHT WAY in 7 Easy Steps
How to Stat a WordPress Blog video
