# 1.4 Navigating the Gateway Page
After completing email verification, you'll be redirected to the IDEALS Portal Gateway Page. You'll see a welcome message: **"Welcome back to IDEALS, \[Your Name\] 👋"**
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If you're a teacher at EdCity and haven't verified your email, you will not be able to access this page. Please complete step 1.3 first.
### For Teachers
On the Gateway Page, you will see two options to access different platforms:
1. **Design learning with AI facilitator** (Blue icon)
- Description: "Plan learning activities for specific topics and outcomes, guided by pedagogical frameworks."
- Click this card or the **"Learning Design Studio (LDS)"** link to access LDS
2. **Go to the e-learning platform** (Orange icon)
- Description: "Access your courses, manage assignments, assessments, and interact with students."
- Click this card or the **"Interactive Learning & Assessment Platform (iLAP)"** link to access iLAP-IDEALS
### For Students
If you're a student at EdCity, you will see only the **"Go to the e-learning platform"** option to access iLAP-IDEALS.
Stay on this screen and continue to the next step.
**Note:** The login session expires after 1 day, and you'll need to log in again.