create-online-accounts.md

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lesson	Create online account	Set up your account on GitHub and Learn the Web’s grade tracking service: Progressinator	true	title before notes Create a GitHub account Git is a version control system and GitHub allows us to host all our code & websites online. (More on this next week.)  1. Go to [GitHub](https://github.com/) and sign up for an account. *Choose whatever username and email address you’d like.* 2. Choose the *free* plan when you get to that screen. label text Remember Though it shouldn’t need to be said: remember your password! title before Put your name into GitHub After creating your account go to your user settings and input your full name—**this is the name that will be shown to me when I do marking.**  *Go to “Settings” in the user menu.*  *Input your full name for grading purposes.* title before Create your Progressinator account For the Web Dev courses you’ll be watching your progress & getting your grades on a application named Progressinator. Progressinator connects to Markbot and the Learn the Web website to track your progress and for submitting assignments.  *Go to [Progressinator](https://progress.learntheweb.courses/) and sign in using your GitHub account.* You don’t need a unique username & password for signing into Progressinator—it uses your GitHub account as the authentication mechanism. title before Set your current course & section Next up you can set your current course & section. This shows correct due dates in the grades list & allows the teacher to find you within the class list. **Click your username in the top right corner to visit your profile page.**  *Select your section from the list of available Web Dev 1 sections.* **And save.** title before Keep the profile tab open **Don’t close this profile tab.** Keep it open, we’re going to need it again in a few minutes.