Every assignment in Intertwined sits in one of three statuses. The Assignments tab uses these to organize your view, with tabs across the top showing the count in each category.
The Three Statuses
Pending The assignment exists but hasn't been published yet. Students cannot see it. This happens when:
You created the assignment with a future Publish Date
You scheduled assignments in advance for an entire unit or week
Active The assignment is currently visible to students and the due date hasn't passed yet. This is the working state — students can complete the lessons, and their progress flows into your Gradebook.
Complete The due date has passed. The assignment remains visible to students (so they can complete late work), but it's no longer in your "current workload" view. Grades for the assignment are finalized in the Gradebook.
Reading the Status Tabs
At the top of the Assignments page, you'll see:
All (12) — Total count of every assignment ever created in this classroom
Pending (3) — Future-dated assignments waiting to publish
Active (0) — Currently published, not yet past due
Complete (9) — Past due, archived
Click any tab to filter the list to just that status.
How Statuses Change
Statuses change automatically based on dates. You don't manually set status — Intertwined does it for you based on the publish and due dates you assigned.
The transition looks like:
[Create assignment] → Pending → (publish date hits) → Active → (due date hits) → Complete
If you set the publish date to today, the assignment skips Pending and goes straight to Active. If you set both dates to today or earlier, it goes straight to Complete.
Using Statuses for Workflow
Plan with Pending At the start of a unit or week, create all your assignments at once with staggered publish dates. They'll sit in Pending and release on schedule — no need to log in every day to publish.
Focus on Active The Active tab shows what students are currently working on. Use it during a teaching period to quickly see what's "live" and where students should be focused.
Audit with Complete The Complete tab is your historical record. Use it for parent-teacher conferences, grade audits, or to remind yourself what you covered earlier in the year.
Changing an Assignment's Status
You can't directly change a status, but you can:
Re-open an assignment by extending the due date (moves Complete → Active)
Pull an assignment back by changing the publish date to the future (moves Active → Pending)
Delete an assignment if it's no longer needed (see 5.4 Editing or Deleting an Assignment)
Related articles:
5.1 Creating Your First Assignment
5.3 Setting Publish Dates and Due Dates
5.4 Editing or Deleting an Assignment