Managing here includes content management systems (CMS) that manage content for publication or distribution. Functionality usually includes the ability to create, retrieve, update and delete (CRUD).
Drupal is a free and open-source content-management framework written in PHP. It is used as a back-end framework for at least 2.1% of all Web sites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and government sites including WhiteHouse.gov and data.gov.uk. It is also used for knowledge management and business collaboration.
Drupal must be installed on the web server hosting the needed content. UNCC has Drupal hosting as a service which is described here.
WordPress is a powerful web content management system (CMS) that allows users flexible web design, abilities, and extensibility without necessarily learning to code a programming language. Since WordPress is open source and open for development thousands of templates, plugins, modifications, and extensions have been developed, and some have been brought into the core product. Wordpress installations serve an estimated 23% of the world’s most popular websites. In fact, this website uses WordPress.
WordPress gives users the ease of making quick website changes using a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) rich text editor and easy link and image placement. Users can also choose from thousands of community templates and layouts which provide a professional look and feel without having to use code. Plugins can be added to provide additional functionality such as wiki functions, multimedia embedding, permissions control, shopping carts, checkout systems, and much more. All code within WordPress can be edited by advanced users.
The Office of Academic Technologies in CLAS uses CLAS Pages as their standard Wiki platform, which makes deploying new instances very quick and easy.
Netop School is a comprehensive classroom management solution. Engineered to help teachers engage the entire class, ignite interest, and guide student learning, Netop classroom management software offers a powerful set of teaching technology. Features include high speed screen sharing, web filtering, on-screen annotation and much more.