Creating a teacher account takes a few minutes and costs nothing. This article walks through the sign-up form field by field, explains the confirmation email (and why you don't have to wait for it), covers accounts that were set up for you by our team, and shows what you'll see the first time you log in.
Before you start: use your school email address if you can. It's the address we'll send account emails to, and if your school or district has a plan with Intertwined, your school email is one of the ways we recognize you (see School and district licenses: how coverage works).
Sign up as a teacher
Go to app.intertwinedfinance.com/register. (The sign-up button on our website leads to the same page.)
On the Welcome, let's get started! screen, choose the Teacher card (I'm running a class) and click Continue as teacher. The Student card is only for students joining a class with a code.
Fill in the Create your teacher account form. The fields are described below.
Tick the box to agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and confirm you're an educator. The button stays gray until you do.
Click Create classroom. Despite the name, this step creates your account; you'll make your first class right after you log in.
You'll see Registration Successful! Click Go to Login and sign in with your new username or email and password.
What each field is for
Title (optional): Mr., Ms., Dr. and so on. Leave it on None if you prefer.
First Name and Last Name (required): how you appear to students and co-teachers. Middle Name is optional.
Institution Name (required): your school's name. Type it in full, the way your school or district would write it (for example, "Lincoln High School" rather than "LHS"). If your school or district has a plan with us, this name is one of the ways your account gets linked to it.
Username (required): something short and memorable. You can log in with either your username or your email.
Work Email (required): where account emails and password resets go.
Phone (optional).
Password and Confirm Password (required): at least 8 characters, with an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a number, and a symbol.
If you see "An account with this email already exists. Please log in using this email, or reset your password if you forgot it.", you (or someone at your school) already created an account with that address. Use the Log in or Forgot password? buttons that appear under the message instead of making a second account.
The confirmation email
Right after you sign up we send two emails from [email protected]: a welcome note, and one titled "Confirm Your Email - Intertwined Finance" with a CONFIRM EMAIL link. Click the link within 24 hours and you'll see Email Confirmed!
Good to know: you don't have to confirm your email to log in or to use Intertwined. You can sign in and start setting up straight away. School email filters sometimes hold or block messages from outside senders, so if the email never arrives, nothing is broken. If you'd still like your address confirmed, resetting your password confirms it automatically.
If the link says "There was a problem verifying your email address. The link may be expired or invalid.", it has probably passed its 24 hours. You can carry on using your account as normal.
If our team created your account for you
Sometimes we set up teacher accounts ahead of time, for example when a school or district starts with Intertwined. In that case you won't fill in the sign-up form. Instead:
Look for "Confirm Your Email - Intertwined Finance" in your inbox and click CONFIRM EMAIL.
Once you've confirmed, we send a second email, "Set Your Password - Intertwined Finance". Click SET PASSWORD.
Enter your email address and choose a password, then log in.
Both links work for 24 hours. If either has expired, or the emails never arrived, go to app.intertwinedfinance.com/forgot-password, enter your school email, and use the reset link to set your password. That works whether or not you ever confirmed your email. The full steps are in Managing your profile, password, and sign-in.
If a colleague invited you
If another teacher sent you an invitation, click Accept your invitation in their email. The sign-up form opens with your email and school already filled in, and if they chose a class, you'll be added to it as a co-instructor when you finish. See Inviting other teachers to Intertwined.
What you'll see when you first log in
After you sign in you land on your Dashboard. With no classes yet it's mostly empty, and that's expected. You'll see:
A welcome message with your name, and a Your Classrooms button.
A Finish setting up your classroom reminder with a Continue setup button. It opens the Onboarding checklist, which is also in the bottom of the sidebar.
A No classrooms yet card with a Go to Classrooms button.
A chat bubble in the corner of the screen. That's how you reach our team while you're signed in.
Your account starts on the Free plan unless your school already covers you. From here, the quickest path is Your first week with Intertwined: a setup checklist.
Tips
Pick a username you'll remember. Teachers who sign up in a hurry often forget whether they used their username or email; either one works on the login page.
When you log in, check there's no space after your email or username. A stray space at the end makes a correct password fail.
Write your school name the same way your colleagues do. It helps us connect everyone at your school to the right plan.
Students don't use this form. They join with your class code or with logins you create (see Class code or teacher-created accounts: which should I use?).
Common questions
Can I sign up with a personal email address?
Yes, any working email address is fine. If your school or district has a plan with us, a school address makes it easier for us to recognize you, because some school agreements cover everyone with the school's email domain. A personal address can still be covered through your school name; see School and district licenses: how coverage works.
Can I change my email address later?
Not on your own. Your profile shows your email as "contact support to change". Message us and we'll update it for you.
Does it cost anything to sign up?
No. Every teacher account starts on the Free plan, and you're never charged unless you choose to subscribe to Intertwined Solo yourself. See Intertwined plans explained.
My school uses Intertwined already. Will my account know?
Usually, yes, as long as your email address or school name matches what's on your school's agreement. If you're not seeing what your colleagues see, read School and district licenses: how coverage works.