Porfolio Assignment for Feb. 24 — WordPress

In class on Feb. 19, 2009, we will:

1. View a web hosting administration panel, including its process for installing wordpress.
2. Set up your own wordpress website, located at: http://thinking.creative.com/firstnamelastname
3. Login to your wordpress, update the profile password, and add me as a user.
4. View the import options, in case you should want to import information from another blog.
5. Practice downloading, uploading, and activating a theme. (We’ll use this one today.)
6. Investigate how themes work and experiment with customization.
7. Practice creating posts with content and images.

By class time on Feb. 24, 2009:

1. Download, upload, and install a theme you think you *might* be able to use for your online portfolio, assuming you can customize it at least a little.
2. Post at least three posts and two pages of sample content and images.
3. Experiment with customization, testing to see how easy or difficult it may be to make this theme do what you want it to do.
4. Post a reply to this message in our project log with: 
   • a link to your online portfolio
   • a list of the things you like
   • a list of your concerns or the things you would like to modify
5. Come ready to show and report your findings on Tuesday.