View and share the course guide
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Xello's course guide takes the course data that's already been entered into Xello by the school or district and provides a quick, navigable, and shareable URL link to view the full list of courses available. This link can then be shared with educators, students and families.

noteNote: The course guide is available for schools and districts who have Xello's Course Planner tool enabled.
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About the course guide

The course guide is created by those with administrator access to provide an easily accessible document that summarizes all the courses available.

The guide is organized by discipline. Each discipline lists the courses available. The course information will include a short description, the number of credits, the grade, any course notes, and any prerequisites.

To skip through and view the disciplines and courses you're most interested in, use the table of contents on the left side of the page.

View and share the course guide

The course guide is accessible to educators, students, and families. There are several places to access the course guide. Once opened, there's a Share link with a URL so everyone can easily view the courses available.

Students

Students are able to view the course guide from their Course Planner page. Once they've opened the guide, they can copy and share the link.

How students view and share the course guide: 

  1. They click My goals.
    A student's dashboard in Xello. The cursor is clicking My Goals.
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    A student's dashboard in Xello. The cursor is clicking My Goals.
  2. Under Course Planner, they click Make a plan.
    The Goals and Plans page in a student account in Xello. The cursor is the section called Course Planner and is clicking a button called Make a plan.
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    The Goals and Plans page in a student account in Xello. The cursor is the section called Course Planner and is clicking a button called Make a plan.
    noteNote: Students will only see Course Planner if the feature setting is turned on for their grade. Check out Change Course Planner settings to learn more.
  3. From the top of the screen, they click Course guide.
    A student's course planner is open. The Course guide link is highlighted and a cursor is selecting it
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    A student's course planner is open. The Course guide link is highlighted and a cursor is selecting it
    • The course guide page opens in a new tab.
  4. From the top right of the page, they click Share.
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Educators

To view and share the course guide:

  1. From your educator account, click Features and select Course Planner.
    Features menu open with Course Planner highlighted
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    Features menu open with Course Planner highlighted
  2. Click Course guide.
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  3. The course guide page opens in a new tab.
  4. Use the table of contents on the left side of the page to navigate to different sections and courses.
  5. From the top right of the page, click Share. Copy the link and send it to educators, students, and families.
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Xello Admin

To view and share the course guide:

  1. From your educator account, click Features and select Course Planner.
    Features menu open with Course Planner highlighted
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    Features menu open with Course Planner highlighted
  2. Click Course guide.
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    • The course guide edit page opens.
  3. Click Preview & share to open the guide in a new tab.
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    noteNote: If you're logged in at a region with multiple schools, clicking Preview & share will open a page with the option to view the course guide for the whole region or you can choose a single school.
  4. Use the table of contents on the left side of the page to navigate to different sections and courses.
  5. From the top right of the page, click Share. Copy the link and send it to educators, students, and families.
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Additional resources

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  • short videoPDF
    PDFParent/guardian course plan approval for 5th grade students

    A quick guide to be shared with parents/guardians of students in 5th grade to walk them through approving their child's course plan in Xello.

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    PDFCourse Planner annual tasks guide

    Download this guide for helpful reminders on what to review and update in Xello's Course Planner each year.

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