Your dashboard is the first page you see after you log in. It answers three questions at a glance: what should I do next, what's due soon, and how am I doing? Everything on it is a shortcut, so you can jump straight into your course, your assignments or a simulator from here. To come back to it anytime, click Dashboard at the top of the menu, or the Intertwined logo.
The banner at the top
The colored banner greets you by name ("Welcome back, ...") and shows today's date. On the right are two buttons:
Continue (yellow): opens the next section you haven't finished in your main course. The small line under it names the section. It doesn't appear when you're all caught up or don't have a course yet.
Join a class ("Enter a class code"): opens a box where you type a class code to join another class. See Joining another class.
The four tiles
Under the greeting are four white tiles. Each one shows a number, a small chart, and sometimes a link that says what to do about it.
Course progress
How much of your main course you've finished, as a percentage, with a bar showing sections done and sections to go. If you have more than one course, a link like "1 more course" lists the others with their percentages. Click any of them to open that course.
Average quiz score
Your average on section quizzes, with a bar that sorts your quizzes into three groups: green for 80% or more, light blue for in between, and orange for under 55%. If some quizzes are under 55%, a link like "2 to review" lists them so you know what to go back over. Before your first quiz, the tile says "Shows after your first section quiz." Some classes don't show quiz scores here. If yours doesn't, the tile tells you so.
Due this week
How many unfinished assignments are due today or in the next 7 days. The little bars are one per day, starting with today, and the darker bar is the next day something is due. The line underneath names the next thing due. Click See it (or See all and the number) for a quick list, then click an item to go to your Assignments page. Overdue work isn't counted here; find it on your Assignments page.
Twine Town quality of life, or Portfolio value
The last tile depends on your class:
If you're in a class that plays Twine Town, you'll see your Twine Town quality of life out of 100, with five bars for the parts of your character's life. The lowest one is orange. The link tells you when your next payday comes and opens Twine Town.
Otherwise you'll see Portfolio value from the Investing Simulator, with your return and a small chart. It stays empty until your first trade.
My courses
The My courses card ("Pick up where you left off") shows up to three of your courses. Each one has:
The book cover, your class name, and the course name.
What's next ("Next: ..."), or "All caught up" when you've finished everything that's open.
Your percentage and a progress bar.
A yellow button: Start if you haven't begun, Resume if you're partway through, or Review if you've finished.
A link to your certificate, once you've earned one. See Earning your course certificate.
Click All courses to see every course on your My Courses page. If the card says "You aren't enrolled in any courses yet," your teacher hasn't added a course to your class yet. See I don't see my class, course, or assignment.
Twine Town, or New for you
Under My courses you'll see one of these:
Twine Town, if your class plays it. Twine Town comes with the Personal Finance Core Foundations course, unless your teacher has switched it off. The card shows your quality of life, your checking balance, what's left each month and when bills are due. Click Open Twine Town to play. See Twine Town: how to play.
New for you, if Twine Town isn't on. It points out newer things to try, like the Gradebook and the Economy Simulator.
Upcoming work and the calendar
Upcoming work ("Next 7 days") lists up to five assignments that are due soon and not finished yet, earliest first. Each row shows the date, the assignment, your class and the time it's due. Tags like Twine Town or Payday show up when an assignment is connected to Twine Town. When nothing's due, you'll see "Nothing due this week." Click See all to open your full Assignments page.
Below it is a monthly calendar. Today is the dark circle, and a small dot under a date means something is due that day. Click a date with a dot to see what's due. Use the arrows to move between months.
Your simulators
This row shows the simulators you're playing or have been assigned, with assigned work first.
An assigned simulator has a yellow strip like "Assigned · Due Friday." The strip turns red and says "Overdue" if the due date has passed.
Each card shows where you are (for example, a stage, a day or a round), your progress, and a button: Start, Continue or Review plus the simulator's name.
Simulators you haven't opened yet share one card called Haven't tried yet, each with a Start button.
Only simulators your class has show up here. Click All simulators to open the Simulators page.
Explore resources
At the bottom, Explore resources has quick links to the Calculators (Open calculators) and the Glossary (Open glossary). See Resources: calculators, glossary, and financial news.
Tips
Not sure what to do? Click Continue. It opens the next section in your course.
Check Due this week at the start of each class so nothing sneaks up on you.
Use "to review" on the quiz tile as a study list before a test.
On a phone, the tiles stack two across and the cards stack in one column. Scroll down to see everything.
Common questions
Why doesn't my dashboard show something my teacher just added?
Your dashboard may be showing what it loaded a few minutes ago. Refresh the page to load the newest version.
Why is the Continue button missing?
It only shows when there's an open section you haven't finished. If you've done everything your teacher has opened, there's nothing to continue yet.
I'm in two classes. Why do I only see one class's courses?
Your dashboard shows the courses and assignments from one of your classes. See Joining another class for what that means and what to do.
A simulator I know about isn't on my dashboard.
Only simulators your class has appear here. Open the Simulators page to see them all, or see A simulator is locked or won't load.