Every classroom has a class code: eight letters and numbers with a hyphen in the middle, like ABCD-1234. Students use it to put themselves into your class, either while creating their Intertwined account or, if they already have one, from their dashboard. The same code also works as a link you can post or send, which is often the smoothest way to get a whole class in.
This is the right method when your students have an email address and can sign up on their own. If they don't, see Creating student accounts for your class instead.
Find your class code
Click Classrooms in the sidebar and open the class.
Click Share Class Code in the class header. It's there on every tab.
The Share class code window shows the code in large type under CLASS CODE, along with a reminder that students join by entering it at https://app.intertwinedfinance.com/register. Under the code you'll find three buttons:
Copy code copies the code so you can paste it anywhere. You'll see "Copied to your clipboard!" for a moment.
Share link opens your device's share menu with a join link for this class, ready to send by email, message or another app.
New code makes a fresh code for the class (more on this below).
Option 1: Students enter the code when they sign up
Students who don't have an account yet go to https://app.intertwinedfinance.com/register, choose Student, and fill in the form. They'll need their first and last name, their school (the Institution Name field), a username, an email address, the Class Code, and a password with at least 8 characters including an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a number and a symbol. They tick the box to agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and click Join class. They're in your class the moment the account is created.
Students who already have an Intertwined account (from another class or an earlier year) should not make a new one. They log in, click Join a class on their dashboard, type your code and click Join class. Their walkthrough is in Joining another class.
Option 2: Send the join link
The join link is the code in link form: https://app.intertwinedfinance.com/join/ followed by your code. You can get it from Share link, or type it yourself from the code you see in the window. Here's what happens when a student opens it:
No account yet, or signed out: they land on the student sign-up form with your class code already filled in.
Already signed in as a student: they see a Join your class page showing the code, and click Join class. They see "You've joined the class." and go to their dashboard. Not now leaves without joining.
Signed in as a teacher: they see "This link is for students", so you can safely test your own link without joining your class by accident.
The code in the link was changed or cut off: they see "That link doesn't look right" and are asked to get the link from you again.
Joining always takes a click from the student. That's on purpose: link previews in email, chat apps and school safe-link scanners open links automatically, and they should never be able to add someone to your class.
Tip: if Share link shows "Sharing is not supported in your browser.", your browser can't open a share menu. Copy the code instead and paste it onto the end of https://app.intertwinedfinance.com/join/ to make the link.
What happens when you click New code
New code creates another code for the same class and shows it in the window from then on. Students who join with the new code land in the same class as everyone else; nothing about your roster or their work changes.
Important: making a new code does not switch off the old ones. Class codes don't expire, so anyone who has an earlier code or link can still use it to join. If someone joins who shouldn't be in your class, remove them from your roster (see Removing students and students in more than one class).
A new code is still useful when you want a clean code for a new term's handouts, or when an old one has been shared somewhere you'd rather not point people to.
Sharing the code in your LMS or on day one
Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology and other LMSs: post the join link as a link or announcement. Students click it, sign up or sign in, and they're in. Add the code in the text too, for anyone whose link gets mangled.
In the room: project the code and the address app.intertwinedfinance.com/register, and leave it up for the whole period. Students who hit a snag during sign-up will need it again.
Students who join late: send the link by email or message. The code works all year.
Students without email: they can't use the code, because sign-up needs an email address. Create accounts for them instead with Creating student accounts for your class.
What you'll see as students join
New students appear in your class right away. Open the Students tab to see them, and the count in the class header goes up. If you had the class page open already, refresh it to see the latest arrivals. See The Students tab: your roster and each student's page.
Tips
Before class, open your join link in a private browser window. You'll see exactly what a signed-out student sees.
Students in more than one of your classes need each class's code. Joining one class doesn't add them to another.
Ask students to write down their username and the email they used. Their email is how they reset a forgotten password.
Co-instructors on the class see the same Share Class Code button and code.
Common questions
Does the class code expire?
No. A class code keeps working until the class is deleted, even after you make a new one.
A student says the code "does not exist or is expired". What's wrong?
That message appears when a student tries to join with a code that doesn't match a class, or when they're already in the class they're trying to join. Check the code letter by letter with them, and check your Students tab to see whether they're already there. More fixes are in A class code or join link isn't working.
A student opened the link but ended up on the sign-up form, and they already have an account. What now?
Signed-out students always land on sign-up, because most students opening a join link are new. They should click Log in next to "Already have an account?", sign in, and then either open the link again or use Join a class on their dashboard.
Can a student join more than one class with the same account?
Yes. Each class keeps its own progress and its own simulator games for that student. See Removing students and students in more than one class.
Do I need to approve students before they join?
No. Anyone with the code can join, so share it only with your students and check your roster after the first day.