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ACU Blogs<\/strong> grew out of a desire among faculty at Abilene Christian to make course sites easier to update and more accessible from mobile devices.\u00a0<\/span>In the fall of 2009 WordPress<\/strong> became the blog solution for class blogs and campus blogs helping departments and groups communicate more easily with students and alumni.\u00a0<\/span>In 2011 student portfolio blogs were added to provide instant publishing and archiving of student work over multiple semesters.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.12″]<\/p>\n Getting Started<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n STEP 1<\/b>: To create your first class blog on MyACU, \u00a0<\/span>Get started here<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n STEP 2<\/b>: If you\u2019re new to WordPress, read through\u00a0<\/span>Class Blogs: The Basics<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to introduce key concepts like posts, pages, and widgets through short video tutorials from WordPress.tv.<\/span><\/p>\n STEP 3<\/b>: After reviewing the basic features, see\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Class Blogs: Advanced Tips<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>for introductions to post by email or other easily overlooked tools on ACU Blogs.<\/span><\/p>\n