MAKE SURE THAT YOUR ARDUINO IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE COMPUTER,THEN PLACE A LED IN A BREADBOARD AND CONNECT THE SHORT PIN TO GROUND(GND) AND THE LONG PIN TO PIN 6 OR ANY PIN, MAKE SURE TO CHANGE THE PIN OUTPUT IN THE PROGRAM, AND ADD A RESISTER. OPEN THE ARDUINO IED AND GO TO EXAMPLE PAGE AND SELECT BLINK AND UPLOAD IT. WATCH IT BLINK!!