Create Schema via PL/SQL block from textbox

I'm trying create a user based on a text box that the user/dba will enter. Is there not a way to use a bind variable for what is entered into the textbox, here is my pl/sql block:
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'create user :SCHEMA identified by :SCHEMA
DEFAULT TABLESPACE USERS
     TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP
     QUOTA 0 ON SYSTEM
     QUOTA UNLIMITED ON USERS
     PROFILE DEFAULT';
end;
Any help is appreciated!

Ok, This work for creating the user now:
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'create user &SCHEMA. identified by &SCHEMA_PWD.
DEFAULT TABLESPACE USERS
TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP
QUOTA 0 ON SYSTEM
QUOTA UNLIMITED ON USERS
PROFILE DEFAULT';
END;
All I did was change the textbox to just a textbox w/o submit and made the password a submit password and it worked, now I am getting insufficient priviledges when I try to add in:
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'create user &SCHEMA. identified by &SCHEMA_PWD.
DEFAULT TABLESPACE USERS
TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP
QUOTA 0 ON SYSTEM
QUOTA UNLIMITED ON USERS
PROFILE DEFAULT';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'GRANT CONNECT,RESOURCE TO &SCHEMA.';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'ALTER USER &SCHEMA. DEFAULT ROLE ALL';
END;
I have disabled Authentication and made it DAD..which is the HTMLDB_PUBLIC_USER which has dba role..but still gives me insufficient priviledges. Any help is appreciated!

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      v_result NUMBER;
   BEGIN
      v_sql := 'SELECT F_TEST1() + F_TEST2() FROM DUAL';
      EXECUTE IMMEDIATE v_sql
         INTO v_result;
      dbms_output.put_line(v_result);
   END proc_test;
END pack_test_functions;
/into v_result you have the result of the operation.
Regards,

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