Team+Blog

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**1. Create Team a Blog**
Since you have already created an account with Dr. Theresa, go to # 4 and one team member will set up the blog for your team.
 * Go to www.blogger.com and click on create an account.** (Click on the big orange arrow.)

**2. Create an account**
a. Type in an email address of yours that really works. Remember which email address you picked as this is what you will use to log in. (If you have a gmail account or a Google account, you can use that and you only have to type a login name and not an email address.) b. Choose a password. This will be the password that you will use every time you log in. c. Retype your password in the space provided. d. Choose a display name. This will be the name that everyone sees on your blog. Please have your first name be a part of your user name. Be sure to keep it professional. e. The word verification part is to keep spammers from electronically creating bogus accounts. f. Check the “I accept” box (assuming you accept) and click the orange continue arrow.

**3. Activate your account**
a. check your email that you entered as your email address. There should be an email from blogger.com. Click on the URL in the email. this will activate your account. If you don't see it after a while, check your Junk Mail box or your Spam box. You can continue with today's activities, but you won't be able to log back in after logging out today without having activated the account from the email.

**4. Name your blog**
a. Create a title for your blog, for example, “Team 1 Book Blog" "Team 2 Book Blog" "Team 3 Book Blog" "Team 4 Book Blog" b. Enter a name that you can type in as an address (for example, “Team1edu221sp08") in this box. Using the name you picked, people can access your blog by typing in http:/ /team1edu221sp08.blogspot.com c. Next type in the letters that you see displayed (this is a security device to keep machines from setting up numerous blog accounts that could be used for spam). d. Click the orange continue arrow.

**5. Choose a template**
a. Choose a layout that you want for your background and text in your BLOG. You can change it later, so this is not a permanent decision. b. Click on the small button in your template and click the orange continue arrow.


 * 6. When Armadillo gets to your team, put the URL for your Team Blog on the class wiki artifact page.** Invite your team members to join the blog by emailing them. Members of the team will need to accept the invitation, in order to be able to post your chapters from each book.

Note: Remember to write down your username (email address), password and the URL for your blog some place safe but some place where you can find it again because you need this blog for our class.