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How to customise the greeting on Wordpress admin pages, changing ‘Howdy’ to something more locally appropriate.

Wordpress 2.7.1 has a redesigned dashboard which makes the writer’s task easier and removes a former barrier for teachers learning how to use blogging software.

What makes a game enjoyable and engaging might not be quite the same thing as what makes learning enjoyable and engaging. Because games do not necessarily represent reality well, how we incorporate games into learning experiences can be all-important.

The Scotch Proverbs plugin incorporates over 800 Scottish proverbs from a collection dating from 1663, and displays a random proverb on admin screens. While I’m still scratching my head over the meanings of some, others provide valuable words of wisdom for bloggers.