Could be great for blogging responses to literature and facilitating student discussions

WordPress is an ideal website for bloggers, writers, etc. It is also a realistic teaching tool. I think the students enjoy tinkering with the features, especially those who are technologically savvy. I keep a blog as well because I think as a teacher I should model what I desire from my pupils. I find WordPress relatively intuitive, but a bit clunky with images. That could be my user error, however.

If you are looking for a user-friendly place for students to blog, Wordpress.com is a great option. It's not as customizable as the paid site (Wordpress.org), or other custom domains, but if you need basic functions and lots of plugin options, Wordpress.com has more than enough features. Plus, it's so easy and quick to set up, you can test it out on your own (or model the set-up live for your students).

WordPress has many features and is very powerful. The final product can be very impressive and with alot of templates, widgets and features, you can create blog, webpages, etc. that really suit your vision. It is also very easy to maintain and change skins, with many templates available. However, while the initial set up was quick, I found the learning curve intense to get the page set up the way I wanted, taking some time with many things to get used to. My more tech minded students took to it quickly, however, some others really took a long time to get going. But once set up, the students were pleased with their final product and that was an incentive to continue using it.