When logged in to https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ci:

1. Click “My Sites” in the upper left-hand corner.
2. Hover over your site and reveal the option to go to the Dashboard.
3. In your site’s dashboard hover over My Class.
4. Click Join a Class.
5. In Join a Class find the Search for a Site textbox and enter: ci
6. After hitting the Search button you should see the Class Blog, click the link to “Send a request to join”

see also this youtube video: