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• Plugin to import a list of users into WordPress http://www.dagondesign.com/articles/import-users-plugin-for-wordpress/comment-page-5/ #
• Plugin to hide the dashboard from students in wordpress http://www.kpdesign.net/wp-plugins/wp-hide-dashboard/ #
• Plugin to deactivate comments from the admin page for students contributors in WordPress http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/adminimize/ #
• Plugin to remove some of the post features so students don't get distracted http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-cms-post-control/ #
• Could you keep track of student attendance (at a homework club or detention) by having students log in/out of a site? #
• You can update WordPress through the website admin panel. You need to FTP files to update phpBB. #

Other posts:

1. Building Self Esteem – Using Blogs to Send Compliments Building self-esteem in our students is something that teachers are often looking for ways to do. We already use blogs to publish student work online… so why not use blogs...
2. How to Hide Unmoderated Comments from Students in WordPress Many teachers are blogging in the classroom. It’s authentic writing that hooks struggling readers and writers, especially boys. However, there is one huge flaw with using WordPress or Edublogs in...
3. Maintenance Mode – Hiding your school website while it’s under construction Are you the teacher responsible for your school’s website? Perhaps you have a classroom blog. Either way, there will be times that you’re trying out new things on your site...
4. 4 Extra Things That You Can Do With a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog (that you can’t do with a Free WordPress blog) We’re writing our ebook with step-by-step instructios on how to make a school website or classroom blog and quickly remembering why we like self-hosted WordPress blogs so much. Lots of...
5. Geotag Your Classroom Blog – Show Off Where Your Visitors Come From Geotagging is the art and science of adding geographic information to stuff on the net. It’s interesting for teachers because it gives you a way to show your students who...