Introduction

There are three tiers for organizing classes: Subjects, Courses, and Course Periods.

• Subjects are used to identify and organize Courses. For example, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Pre-Calculus might be grouped under a Subject called Mathematics. For many schools, specific subject names are required so report cards can be generated properly.
• Courses are class offerings with a specific curriculum, that might be tied to a specific set of standards. For example, Algebra 1, American History, and Honors Literature are all Courses. 
• A Class Period is a specific instance or "section" of a course. For example Honors Literature might be taught 2^nd period by Mr. Smith and 4^th period by Ms. Sanders.  Each of these “sections” is a Class Period (also referred to as a "class" within Edsby)

Video Overview

Adding Subjects, Courses, and Classes

Adding Subjects:

1. Login to Twine at https://sis.choosetwine.com/ using your Twine administrator username and password. Once you are logged in, you will see the Twine main dashboard. 
2. From the side menu, select Scheduling > Courses
3. The Courses dashboard will show you a list of existing subjects: 
4. To add a subject, click on the + icon at the bottom of the Subject list: 
5. On the upper portion of the page you'll be presented with fields where you can enter details for the Subject you are adding:
6. Enter your new subject in the Title field
7. When finished click Save.

Adding Courses

1. Select a subject from the Subjects list, and a column for Courses will appear to the right:
2. To add a course, click on the + icon in the Courses column:
3. On the upper portion of the page you'll be presented with fields where you can enter details for the course you are adding:
4. Enter the course Title, and if required add details for Course ID, Credit Hours, and Course Credit.
5. There are cases where particular schools assign course IDs based on a particular standard according to structured data. 
   • For Ontario Schools, click on this article to know more about the standards: 
     Mapping courses to Ontario curriculum standards
   • For Common Core, click on this article to know more about the standards:
     Mapping courses to Common Core Standards
6. When finished, click Save

Adding Class Periods 

1. Select a subject from the Subjects list, and a course from the Courses column; an additional  column for Class Periods will appear to the right:
2. To add a class period, click the + icon in the Class Periods column:
3. Details for your New Class Period will appear at the top of the screen, where you can enter class details.
4. Fill out the desired details; required fields are indicated in red
   • To designate a teacher, click on the drop-down menu and select the name of the teacher you would like to add. Additional teachers may be added to the class in Edsby, once the class has synncronized.
   • Use Marking Period to designate the duration of your class. For example, use FY for a class that runs a Full Year; one-semester classes might be set to either Fall or Spring. You may also assign classes to a quarter or other term, depending on your school schedule. 
   • Indicate a Period that describes the time(s) when a class will meet. Click on the drop-down button above Period and select from the following available periods that correspond to your class schedule.
     • To the right of the Period drop-down, you will checkboxes for days of the week that the class will be conducted. Set the days for your class on or off as desired:
     • If your school uses "block" days rather than fixed days of the week for classes, please reference Setting block days in the Twine calendar
   • If attendance will be taken in this class period, tick the checkbox for Attendance.
5. When finished click Save