Gateway to 21st Century Skills

Joining as a State Editor

Each state must designate one or more official editors responsible for providing state-specific materials displayed through the state’s customized view of the Gateway. 

Steps in joining:

1. An official account has already been created in the Gateway for each of the state.
2. Access to the state editor account requires a login ID and a password.
   1. Login IDs have been created using the name of the state. Where the state name consists of more than one word, spaces have been removed from between the words--e.g., "NewJersey," "NorthDakota," and "DistrictOfColumbia." Note that login IDs and passwords are case sensitive so the capitalization of each word in the login is critical.
   2. The initial password for each account has been set to the word "password"--all in lower case. Once you have logged into the affiliate account, you should change the password to something more secure.
3. Go to the Gateway at http://www.thegateway.org.
4. On the homepage of the Gateway, click on the "log in" link near the upper right-hand corner of the page.
5. Fill in the login ID and password for your state account as described above.
6. Once you have logged in, the "login" and "join" links will be replaced with "log out" and additional functions including "preferences."
7. Click on the "preferences" link.  The next screen provides links to "Change Password" and "Personal Preferences." 
   
8. Click on the "Personal Preferences" link and change the email address (set to a default of "example@example.org" to your email address so you can be contacted by GEM administration if necessary.  After changing the email address, click the "save" button at the bottom of the form.
   
9. Now, use the "Change Password" link to change your password to something secure.  Click the save button at the bottom of the "Change Password" page to save your additions and changes.