Your courses are where the learning happens: short lessons, with a quiz at the end of each section. This article shows you where to find your courses, what the course page tells you, and how to pick up right where you left off.
Before you start: You'll only see courses your teacher has added to your class. If you've joined a class and still see nothing, your teacher may not have added a course yet.
Find your courses
In the menu on the left, open Curriculum and choose Courses.
You'll land on My Courses. The line under the title tells you how many courses you have, how many are in progress, and how many you've completed.
Each course shows up as a card with its book cover, the name of your class, the course name, and a progress bar with your percentage.
Your courses are grouped so the ones you're working on come first: In progress, then Not started, then Completed. If you only have one course, you'll see one card and no group headings.
Each card has one button that tells you the next step:
Start means you haven't finished any lessons in the course yet.
Resume means you're part of the way through.
Review means you've finished every lesson. You can still go back in and reread anything.
If you have seven or more courses, a Search your courses box appears at the top so you can find one by name or class.
The course page
Tap or click a course card to open its course page. Here's what you'll find, from top to bottom.
The header
The top of the page shows the course cover and name, plus a few quick facts: how many units, lessons and quizzes the course has, and sometimes about how long it takes. A small label tells you where the course comes from: Intertwined course for courses written by Intertwined, or OpenStax textbook for free college-level textbooks your teacher can add. To get back to your list, use All courses in the top corner.
The Up next card
This card is your shortcut. It names the section you're on (for example, "UP NEXT · UNIT 3"), shows which lesson you're up to, and shows your Course progress as a percentage.
Click Resume learning to jump straight to the lesson you need next.
The lesson opens with the list of lessons for that unit beside it. See Working through a lesson for what to do there.
If the card says ALL CAUGHT UP, you've finished everything your teacher has opened so far. New sections will show up there as your teacher opens them.
In some classes you'll see more cards under Up next. If your class is using Personal Finance Core Foundations (3rd Edition), a Certificate card shows how close you are to earning a course certificate (see Earning your course certificate). If your class plays Twine Town, a Twine Town card may appear too (see Twine Town: how to play).
The course outline
Under Course outline, every unit in the course is listed as a card. The unit you're working in opens by itself.
Click a unit to open it and see its sections. Click it again to close it.
Each unit shows a small progress bar and a count like 3/8, which means you've finished 3 of its 8 sections.
Click Open unit to go to the first section you can open in that unit.
Inside a unit, each section shows how many lessons it has and whether it has a quiz. Its button tells you where you stand: Start, Continue (the section you're in now), or Review (finished).
A section gets a green check once you've finished all of its lessons and its quiz.
Locked units and sections
Your teacher can open a course a little at a time, so the class moves through it together. Units and sections that aren't open yet stay on the outline so you can see what's coming, but they're grayed out with a lock.
Locked means your teacher hasn't opened it yet.
Opens with a date (for example, Opens Nov 3) means it will open by itself on that day.
If you hold your pointer over a locked section, you'll see "Your teacher hasn't opened this section yet". There's nothing you need to do. Keep working on what's open, and ask your teacher if you think something should be open already.
How your progress is counted
Your course percentage counts the lessons you've finished out of every lesson in the whole course. Your progress saves each time you finish a lesson, so you can stop at any point and come back later on any device. When you return, Resume learning takes you back to the right spot.
Tips
Start from the course page each time. Resume learning always knows your next lesson, so you never have to hunt for it.
Use Review before a test. Finished sections stay open, and you can reread any lesson as many times as you like.
If you're in two classes that use the same course, you'll see a card for each. Check the class name at the top of the card so you open the right one.
Long reading is most comfortable on a laptop or Chromebook, but everything works on a phone too. See Using Intertwined on a phone, tablet, or Chromebook.
Common questions
Why don't I see any courses?
If My Courses says "You aren't enrolled in any courses yet.", your teacher hasn't added a course to your class yet, or you haven't joined the class. Check with your teacher. I don't see my class, course, or assignment walks through the usual reasons.
I've done everything my teacher assigned. Why is my percentage so low?
Your percentage counts every lesson in the whole course, including units your teacher hasn't opened or isn't using this year. A low number doesn't mean you're behind. The Up next card and your Assignments page are better guides to what your teacher expects.
Can I skip ahead to a later unit?
You can open any unit or section your teacher has opened. Inside a section, lessons open one at a time, in order. The course is built so each section leads into the next, so going in order usually makes things easier.
What does the OpenStax label mean?
OpenStax books are free, college-level textbooks. Your teacher may add one for extra depth. They work the same way as other courses. The note at the bottom of My Courses explains the license they're shared under.
Will I lose my progress if I log out?
No. Every finished lesson and quiz is saved to your account right away. If something looks wrong, see My progress or quiz didn't save.