Creative Writing Tutorial: Setting up Your UMW Blogs Account/Site

Creating an Account and Blog
In order to participate in the online activities for this class, you will need to create an account and blog on UMW Blogs.
 * If you already have an account on UMW Blogs and you know your password, please skip to the next topic, "Adding a Blog to an Existing Account."
 * If you already have an account on UMW Blogs but you've forgotten your password, please skip to the topic, "Resetting Your Password'
 * 1) Go to the UMW Blogs home page.
 * 2) In the Login box in the upper-right hand corner, click on Create a new account.
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 * 1) Enter a Username and Email Address. NOTE: You MUST use your UMW email address to set up your account.
 * 2) Agree to the Terms of Service and choose Gimme a site!
 * 3) Click Next.
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 * 1) Fill out a Domain and Site Title for your site.
 * 2) Your "Domain" is the part of the url that will precede "umwblogs.org." For example, if you enter a domain of "mydomain" then the URL of your blog will be "mydomain.umwblogs.org."
 * 3) Your "Site Title" is just a description of your site. It can be changed later.
 * 4) Make sure you have Privacy set to Yes. If you do not select this option, your blog will not work properly with the course site!
 * 5) Click Signup.
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 * 1) UMW Blogs will generate an email to you with instructions on how to confirm your account.

NOTE: Frequently, these emails end up in the junk/spam folder of the student email system. PLEASE CHECK JUNK/SPAM FOLDER IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR EMAIL IN 30 MINUTES.

Make sure you know your username, your password (you will have this once you complete the confirmation process), and your site's URL when you come to class on Monday!!

Adding a Blog to an Existing Account

 * If you do not have an account yet, please refer to the topic "Creating an Account and Blog
 * If you have an account but you do not remember your password, please refer to the topic "Resetting Your Password." When you are done with those steps, return here.


 * 1) Go to the UMW Blogs Home Page.
 * 2) In the Login box in the upper-right hand corner, fill in your username and password. Click Login.
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 * 1) Once you login, you will be returned to the UMW Blogs home page. The login box will have changed, reflecting that you are now logged into the system. Click on Get Another Blog on UMW Blogs!
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 * 1) Fill out a Domain and Site Title for your site.
 * 2) Your "Domain" is the part of the url that will precede "umwblogs.org." For example, if you enter a domain of "mydomain" then the URL of your blog will be "mydomain.umwblogs.org."
 * 3) Your "Site Title" is just a description of your site. It can be changed later.
 * 4) Make sure you have Privacy set to Yes. If you do not select this option, your blog will not work properly with the course site!
 * 5) Click Create Site.
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 * 1) UMW Blogs will confirm your new site with an email.

Make sure you know your username, your password (you will have this once you complete the confirmation process), and your site's URL when you come to class on Monday!!

Resetting Your Password

 * 1) Go to the UMW Blogs Home Page.
 * 2) In the login box in the upper-right hand corner, click 'Lost Your Password?
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 * 1) In the box that appears, enter your username or email address. Click Get New Password.
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 * 1) UMW Blogs will generate an email with instructions on how to complete the process of obtaining a new password.

NOTE: Frequently, these emails end up in the spam folder of the student email system. PLEASE CHECK THIS SPOT IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE YOUR EMAIL IN 30 MINUTES.

When you have your password reset, return to the topic "Adding a Blog to an Existing Account.

Make sure you know your username, your password (you will have this once you complete the confirmation process), and your site's URL when you come to class on Monday!!