I'm an IGNITE Chapter Administrator and I'm new here. How do I use the website to manage my IGNITE chapter?

It's finally here! The new IGNITE website, www.ignite-us.org, is live on the Web and ready to assist you. IGNITE is proud to offer you, as a Chapter Administrator, a powerful set of tools that will help you effectively manage your IGNITE Chapter.

Below is a brief set of instructions that will help get you started on IGNITE-us.org:

1. Log In

If you're already an IGNITE Chapter Administrator, you most likely already have an account on this website, with all of the privileges and access of an IGNITE Chapter Administrator.

You can login to the website by entering your username and password in the login box. If you can't remember your password, click "Request New Password" and we'll email it to you.

If you're not yet an IGNITE Chapter Administrator and you'd like to start a local IGNITE Chapter in your area, please contact us so we can assist you!

2. Connect with your students

The primary benefit of using the IGNITE-us.org website to manage your IGNITE Chapter is the ease of staying in touch with your students. Many of your IGNITE students are already using the website to sign up for events and field trips.

Managing IGNITE Field Trips, Conferences, Presentations, and Events

All IGNITE events are posted on the Events Calendar. To see the calendar, click on the "Events" menu at the top of any page on the site, or simply click here. Also, make sure you login to the site first, or else you won't be able to see everything.

To view the details of an event, click on the title of the event that shows on the date your event occurs.

The page that comes up will show date, time, location, and the list of users who have signed up.

Your Member School discussion group

Each IGNITE Chapter also has its very own discussion group on the IGNITE-us.org website. When students sign up on the website, they also join the discussion group for their school. These groups are powerful tools that you can use to stay in touch with your IGNITE students. You can post upcoming events for them to see, or post reminders about upcoming deadlines and opportunities, or just use it to keep track of who your IGNITE students are.

You can access your Member School group by clicking on "Member Schools" in the sidebar on the far left side of the website, then clicking on the "My Schools" tab in the middle of the page. Alternately, you can go there by clicking here.

Click on your school's name, and it will bring up the details for your Member School group, including events and messages related to your school. There are many different options available on this page for managing your IGNITE Chapter (and depending on your own style, you might use all or just a few of these tools), so we encourage you to explore this area and let us know if you have any questions or require any assistance.

3. Get help

We want to help you in any way we can. If you have any questions about the instructions above, or how to use the website, or something just doesn't make sense to you, we have resources that can help you out. There is an online FAQ located here, which is updated periodically as new questions are answered. You can also ask the IGNITE administrators a question by filling out our contact form.

On behalf of Cathi Rodgveller and the entire IGNITE Team, welcome to IGNITE-us.org!