I’ve been checking out edublogs.org this evening as the Missouri Writing Project Network thought it would be good to create a blog to use as a networking tool for WP teachers. Andy and I are leading the blog project. We just need to test things and see how we like it before we open it up to other teachers to post.
So far, I’ve found using WordPress to be really easy. I like the using the tool. Plus, having the ability to assign categories to posts is a plus. Also, not having to cobble together comments and trackbacks is nice. Plus, I also like the WordPress feature where it sends me an email to let me know that someone has commented on a post. I know MT does these things, but Greymatter doesn’t–well, at least not easily and on my current hosting set-up.
If things work out, I just might think of switching. According to some of the stuff I’ve read, it’s possible to import my Greymatter blog into WordPress. Heck, I also have an old Blogger site that I could move as it would be nice to have everything in one place. With my current host and pricing plan, I’d have to pay more to have database functionality and WordPress. The pricing is based on bandwidth and I have no idea what I’d use.
Well, first things first. Get MWPN up and running and then figure out what to do with my stuff.