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For activity #5 — you will create an online word processing account with WRITELY – www.writely.com.

If you already have an account, then go ahead and help others.

Directions:

1. Open a new TAB – (Ctrl + T) then go to www.writely.com on that other tab. Keep this blog on this tab so you can go back and forth between instructions and work area.
2. If you have a GMail account or a Google account, then enter that information in the upper middle right side of the page.
3. If you DO NOT have a GMail account or a Google account, then sign up for one. Click on the link “Create a Google Account” in the lower right side of the page.
4. You need to enter a current email address (Yahoo Mail, Gaggle, etc.)
5. Then choose a password that YOU WILL REMEMBER and enter it twice.
6. Then type in your FIRST name then LAST name in the spaces.
7. Then you’ll see a graphic image — which is actually a word. Type that word in the space provided — letters are NOT case-sensitive so you can type in upper or lower case.
8. Once everything has been entered, click on the button: “I accept. Create my account.”
9. A new account will be created for you.
10. You then have to go to your current email address (the one you typed in the page above) to check your email. Look for an email from Google and click on the verification link. This will verify that you actually signed up for a Google account. Once you do this, you will be able to login to WRITELY — which is actually owned by Google.
11. Once you successfully sign in, you will see an editing screen that looks like a typical word processing program.
12. Wait for instructions at this point.
13. If you come across problems at any point above, ask your seatmate or me for assistance. Try to solve things on your own first, then ask for help if stuck.

Having an online word processing account is very handy. You can go into the internjet anytime to access your files online. JUST MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOUR USERNAME and PASSWORD SAFE! You don’t want anyone snooping in your account and messing around with your files. Also, LOGOUT once you’re done working on a computer.

With an online word processing service, you can easily create files as if it were a program on a typical computer. The great thing is the ability to save somewhere on the internet! Your files need not be stored in flash drives that could get lost or erased — and you can access your files in whatever computer that has internet access.

Try to use your WRITELY account in school. Then blog about your experiences.

1. As you begin to use this online word processing program, what are the benefits that you can see in such use?
2. What are the challenges in using an online word processing service?
3. What do you like about it?
4. What don’t you like about the idea and service?
5. What could you do to improve on this concept / service?
6. Do you know of any other online word processing service out there? (I’d like you to stick to this one — WRITELY — a.k.a. – Google Docs. But I’d like you to search for other online word processing services. Blog about these services — write a little bit about these, include links to the services.