Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Signing up for NaNoWriMo!!!

Happy Tuesday!
Today we are going to set up our accounts for NaNoWriMo. Please follow the steps below to do that:

  1.  Determine a word count goal for your novel by clicking HERE to view teacher recommendations.
  2. Then, visit the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program page by clicking HERE.
  3. Select "Sign In"  in the upper right corner.
  4. VERY IMPORTANT - For your User Name, please use your period, last name and first name initial. For example, if I was a student in period 1, my user name would be 1davenportj.
  5. Complete the rest of the sign up info - make sure you select the correct grade level (high school) and Young Writer (not Educator) for the account type.
    •  Please make sure to WRITE DOWN your log-in and password info. I will NOT have access to this information and will NOT be able to help you if you forget them.
  6. Once you account has been created - go to "Edit Novel Info" and enter your word count goal. You can also enter other information about your novel.
  7. On the left hand menu, you should see "Virtual Classroom," and below that "Join a Classroom." Select "Join a Classroom," and then search for "Ms. D's Wordbusters."  When it shows up in the bottom window select it and click "Join."
  8. Finally, feel free to browse the website and enter in your own personal info under "Edit Author Info."

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