Mac Mini Microphone

I have a new Mac Mini. I have plugged in external speakers and they work just fine. I bought a Logitech microphone (a model with a stand that sits on the desk) and I cannot get input audio to work. I have it plugged into the jack next to the speaker jack in the back. I tried a different device and still no results. What could I be doing wrong? I did go into system prefs and selected input, no movement on the input slider and it still shows built in audio (as it does for the speakers).
Thanks

that input is a line level input: You either need an USB mic, an additional mic amplifier or such an animal http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/imic

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