you can make a pipe out of a can (http://www.smokingwithstyle.com/canpipe.htm) and smoke your bud from there. just remember to break dat shit up and hold your hits in.... and actually INHALE at that. there's other ways of making pipes on that site as well, so you have some options on what would work best for you.
as to how much, i'd say you shouldn't need much, maybe enough for 10 hits max since it's your first time. but who knows, you might need a lot more or a lot less, just take a few hits and wait to see if you get high off them... you can always smoke more, but smoking too much would probably make it too intense for you to fully enjoy and appriciate.

enjoy your experience!!