Welcome to the Math B Blog!!!

Hello Visionaries!

As a class, we now have our very own Math B blog. A blog is a web log, which will serve as a journal (diary) for all the work we do in class this year. The activity you will be working on in the laptop lab today will be is to create your own professional gmail account and introduce yourself on our blog.

This year you will have the opportunity to create a new, unique Math B blog. The purpose of this website is twofold: to post projects on the world wide web for you to share with your peers (and the world!), and also to serve as a study aide as you prepare for tests and the Regents exam.

Today you need to first go to www.gmail.com, to create a PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL EMAIL ACCOUNT that will be used for this class and when you apply to college. Getting a gmail account is FREE, and you NEVER have to delete any emails! To set up this email account, go to:
www.gmail.com

For your USERNAME, type your FIRST and LAST NAME:

Examples:
diamondvalles@gmail.com
marcussmith@gmail.com

If your username is taken, add some numbers at the end (marcussmith11@gmail.com). This is a SCHOOL email address that colleges will see, so you need to be formal and professional. Choose a password that you are going to REMEMBER!

Then, send out your first gmail to Mrs. Collins at mrs.collins@gmail.com. In this email, send your username and password (just in case one day you forget!).

You will then receive an email inviting you to join our Math B blog. Clink on the link, and then follow these steps to set up your blog profile.

1. To become a member of our Math B blog, click the underlined link ONCE. It will take you to another web page to invite you to be a member of the Math B blog.

2. Type in your password from before.

Display Name: Your First Name (REAL name, not a nickname)

Email address: yourfirstandlastname@gmail.com

3. Once you have become a member of the blog, you can create your first post! Click on 'create', and in the Title section write your first name.

4. Write 1 paragraph (5-15 sentences) introducing yourself to the blog community, with such info as your name, year in high school, school, hobbies, favorite classes, zodiac signs, etc. Conclude with your thoughts on what a math blog is and your goals for your freshman year of high school.

Remember two things:

(1) Our Math B blog will help you on your road to AP Calculus and AP Statistics.
(2) Blogging + Math B = 100% Success!

Happy Blogging!
Mrs. Collins