I'm a student and I'm new here. How do I begin using the IGNITE website?

First of all, welcome to IGNITE-us.org! Let us help you get started.

1. Register

You can create an account by going to http://www.ignite-us.org and clicking on "create new account" on the left side of the page (below the login box).

Or you can click on the direct link here.

Fill in the requested information, including your school name and that you are a student. When you're done, click the Create New Account button at the bottom of the page.
The next page will ask you to Choose Your Role. Click on "Student."
The next page will prompt you to...

2. Connect with your Member School discussion group

Every IGNITE Member School has its own discussion group where IGNITE events and messages from the Chapter Administrator are posted. Joining up with your Member School discussion group and checking often for new posts is a great way to be the first to know about special field trips and job shadows in your area.
When you've finished creating your account by following the directions above, you'll be prompted to choose your school's discussion group. Find your school in the list and click on the Join link to the right of your school name.

3. Start signing up!

Congratulations! You're well on your way to participating in all of the programs IGNITE has to offer. You may be interested in signing up for a job shadow, or attending an IGNITE field trip with your school. You can do all of these things through the website.
You can find a complete listing of events on the IGNITE Calendar (click on "Events" at the top of any page on the website to bring up the calendar). You can also find events specifically for your school posted to your Member School discussion group (click on "Member Schools" on the left sidebar, and then click on your school to see all events for that school).

Once you've found an event you'd like to sign up for, click on the title of the event to bring up the signup page. Click on the "Sign up" link and enter in the requested information to sign up.

Job Shadows work a little bit differently. To sign up for a Job Shadow, you will need to fill out a Job Shadow Request form on the site. They are located here . Please answer the questions in the form so IGNITE can match you up with a professional in your area who shares your interests. Once you submit the Job Shadow Request form, an IGNITE administrator will be in contact with you to work out the details about the date, time, and location of the job shadow.

4. 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 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, located here.