Don Watkins (He/Him/His)

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Franklinville, New York

Educator, entrepreneur, open source advocate, life long learner, Python teacher. M.A. in Educational Psychology, M.S. Ed. in Educational Leadership, Linux system administrator.

Open Source Star People's Choice Award Social Sharer Award 2014 Conversation Starter Award 2015 Best Interview Award 2016 Best Interview Award 2017 Moderator's Choice Award 2018 Moderator's Choice Award 2019 Author Comment Gardener Open education 100+ Contributions Club Contributor Club

Authored Content

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8 must-have WordPress plugins for virtual classrooms

Gain the most benefit from WordPress for educational purposes by mastering its many add-on features.

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Follow these simple steps to customize WordPress for use in the classroom using free open source software.

How to create a bootable USB drive for Linux

Give an old desktop machine a Linux makeover with this simple set-up process.

Why I use WordPress for education

This flexible publishing platform can replace traditional word processing in classrooms and educational settings.

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Catch up on the biggest open source headlines from the past two weeks.

Authored Comments

Don Watkins

10 Feb 2022

6 Linux metacharacters I love to use on the command line

Thanks for sharing that. I learn something new nearly everyday.

Don Watkins

10 Feb 2022

6 Linux metacharacters I love to use on the command line

Good catch! You're right. Thank you :)