After signing in, you will automatically arrive at your very own EdGateway Homebase. This page will serve as the focus of your activity in EdGateway, conveniently linking you to any groups and overviews you may subscribe to, and keeping your personal calendar of EdGateway events. Your Homebase actually serves a dual purpose: as an information center for your use and as a way for others in the EdGateway community to get to know a bit about you and your professional interests. With that in mind, please take a moment to "Modify your Profile" (find this link in the bar above your name on your Homebase).     Some options you have while in "Modify your Profile": Change Password/Community Click on this link if you wish to change your password. Click on Change Primary Community if you want to change the community that you automatically go to when you enter EdGateway. Biography This is your opportunity to tell others about yourself. You may always come back to edit and update it. Include information here that will help others understand what you do and what you are interested in. For example, if your focus is improving the performance of inner city students in middle school math, then include that in your write-up. Interest Area Select one or more subject areas as your primary interests within EdGateway. Your selection here helps us gather information on our user base. It does not in any way prevent you from easily accessing other areas of EdGateway. Picture URL If you'd like to include a picture of yourself that is already published on the web, set a link here to that image file. Home Page Set a link to a personal Home Page or to your organization's web site in this window. When you finish modifying your profile, be sure to click the "Save" button.     Right now your EdGateway Homebase will be mostly empty. However, as you browse through the many groups participating in EdGateway, you may find an interesting group or particular event that you would like to participate in. Join these groups and activities as you come across them by clicking on the "Subscribe" button in the top menu bar-- they will appear thereafter on your Homebase (which you can always get to by clicking on "My Homebase" in the left menu bar). Once you have subscribed to a group and it is on your home page, you can go directly to it with one click right from your home page. It is just as easy to remove a group or an event from your home page, so don't worry about committing to a long-term relationship.