Stephen Downes

According to this short item, "WordPress.com maker Automattic is expanding into education with a new, free product designed for teachers and their classes called WordPress.com Education. The suite for classrooms includes a full WordPress.com domain for each student, plus free domain names (on the .blog or .art domains) and plug-in support." See also this item on TechCrunch. Reclaim Hosting, of course, has been offering Domain of One's Own for years, and Edublogs (Incsub) a similar service for even longer.