The menu on the left side of the screen is how you get everywhere in the Student Portal. It's the same on every page, so once you know it, you can't get lost. This article walks through each item, from top to bottom, and explains how the menu works on a phone.
The menu, top to bottom
The menu has three groups, separated by thin lines, plus two items at the very bottom.
Your home base
Dashboard: your home page, with what's next, what's due, your progress and your simulators. See Your student dashboard.
Reports: your own report card for coursework, assignments and simulators. If you're in more than one class, you can pick which class to look at. See Your Reports page.
Finn AI: a helper you can ask money questions, like "What's a credit score?" See Finn AI: your financial literacy helper.
Your classwork
Curriculum: click it to open or close a short list with two items. Your choice is remembered next time.
Courses: your My Courses page, with every course your teacher has added. See Opening your courses.
Assignments: everything your teacher has assigned, with due dates. See Your Assignments page.
Simulators: one page listing every simulator, with your progress and what's assigned. This item stays highlighted while you're inside a simulator, so you always know how to get back. See The Simulators page.
Twine Town: shows up when you're in a class that uses the Personal Finance Core Foundations course, unless your teacher has switched Twine Town off. If you don't see it, your class isn't using it right now. See Twine Town: how to play.
Tools
Resources: one page with cards for the Calculators, the Glossary and financial News. See Resources: calculators, glossary, and financial news.
At the bottom
Support Center: opens these help articles in a new tab.
Your name (with your initials in a circle): opens your profile, where you can change your details, reset your password and log out. See Your profile and account settings.
The page you're on is highlighted in the menu. Clicking the Intertwined logo at the top always takes you to your Dashboard.
Make the menu smaller
Want more room for a lesson or a simulator? Shrink the menu to a narrow strip of icons.
Click the panel button next to the Intertwined logo at the top of the menu.
The menu shrinks to icons only. Hold your pointer over an icon to see its name.
Click the Curriculum icon to get a small menu with Courses and Assignments.
Click the panel button again to bring the full menu back.
On a computer, you can also press Ctrl+B (Cmd+B on a Mac) to open and close the menu.
The menu on a phone or small tablet
On a narrow screen, the menu starts as the strip of icons so the page gets as much room as possible.
Tap an icon to go to that page. The icons are in the same order as the full menu.
Want to see the names? Tap the panel button at the top of the strip to open the full menu.
After you pick a page, tap the panel button again to close the menu. It doesn't close by itself, and while it's open it takes up most of a phone screen.
For more on small screens, see Using Intertwined on a phone, tablet, or Chromebook.
Tips
Lost? Click the Intertwined logo to get back to your Dashboard.
Inside a lesson, use Back to course at the top of the lesson list to return to the course page, or the menu to go anywhere else.
Your browser's back button works too, if you want to return to the page you were just on.
Bookmark app.intertwinedfinance.com/dashboard so you can get straight back in.
Common questions
Where did the Gradebook go?
It isn't in the menu, but your scores are on your Reports page. You can also reach the Gradebook from the New for you card on your Dashboard when it's showing.
Why don't I see Twine Town?
Twine Town goes with the Personal Finance Core Foundations course. It appears in the menu when you're in a class that uses that course, unless your teacher has switched it off. If you think it should be there, ask your teacher.
Why does a menu item open a "Something went wrong" page?
Click Try again first. If it keeps happening, see A simulator is locked or won't load or Getting help when you're stuck.
Is there a chat button for help?
No. Students get help from their teacher. See Getting help when you're stuck.