To create a “local” Voices account and a blog

1. Go to https://voices.wooster.edu/
2. Click the “Register” link in the upper left corner on the toolbar.
3. Fill in the following information:
   • Username:  This will be your username for the voices.wooster.edu blogging site. It does not need to be the same as your Wooster username. 
   • Email Address: This must be an @wooster.edu email address
   • Password: This will be your password for the voices.wooster.edu blogging site. It will not sync with your Wooster password and will not change when you change your Wooster password.
   • Name: Your Name (this technically does not need to be your full or legal name)
   • Dept/Major: These are optional
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4. Yes I’d like to create a new blog:  Select this button if you would like a blog (Refer to images above).
   • Site Domain: The text you type in this box will be the Site URL followed by “voices.wooster.edu” to act as the web address for your site. For example, if “mycourse” were typed into this box, the address for your site would be https://mycourse.voices.wooster.edu/.
   • Site Title: This is the name of your site and will be displayed at the top of your site pages. It can be changed later along with a tagline.
   • Privacy: I would like my site to appear in search engines, and in public listings around this site: It’s a good idea to have search engines index your site. This helps protect you by archiving your work in case a severe issue with your site occurs.  If privacy is a must, then check “No”.
   • Select a template: If you are creating a course site, consider selecting a Course template. If you plan to import a course, choose the same template as the old site.
5. Once you have completed these steps, click “Complete Sign Up.”
6. An email will be sent to your Wooster email account with a link to activate your Voices account. Follow the link and then click “Log In” from the navigation bar at the top of the screen or use the login widget in the right sidebar.