Lesson 1.1: Opening and authenticating a user account at WordPress.com

Content Overview: Social media allow communication between and among individuals, communities, and institutions. The type of social media you will use to create your portfolio is a blog, or weblog [1] Basic elements of blogs include written posts, multiple pages, visual content, and commentary from visitors. The ways in which these elements are organized are important, as the organization of content is as significant as the content itself.

Let's get started! Read ALL directions to Activity 1.1.A before you start it.

Activity 1.1.A: To open your WordPress account, do the following.

1. Open a new tab, then click back on this tab;

2. Use the new tab to go to the WordPress site (WordPress.com) and toggle back and forth to this site as needed;

3. Refer to this .pdf document for step-by-step directions for opening a user account: File:WordPress Account Setup.pdf

Lesson 1.1 Self-Check: Where you successful in opening a WordPress account? For additional support, visit "Get Started" at WordPress.com. [2]. Make sure to scroll down to "Signing up and the basics".

Next steps: Go to Lesson 1.2: Using the WordPress dashboard to create posts and pages

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