Using the Course/Section Menu
 
To access Active Courses:

1. Click on the “Course/Section” drop-down menu at the upper right side of your main dashboard.
2. Click on the target course.
3. After the selected course/section loads in the dashboard, click on one of the management area menus to work in the course.

To access Active Sections:

1. Click on the “Course/Section” drop-down menu.
2. Click on the target section.

To access Old Courses/Sections:

1. Click on the “Course/section” drop-down menu.
2. Select “Show older courses.”
3. Select a target year from the “Show courses from” list.
4. Click on the target course or section.

Using Dashboard Menus and Panels to Quickly Assess Your Course

To view a course:

1. Select a course from the menu on the left-hand side of your Courses dashboard.
   
   
2. Click one of the section’s panels on the right-hand side of the Courses dashboard.

a. Section average: Open the Gradebook
b. Students: View the roster
c. Next due date: View the Calendar
d. Assignments to Grade: Open the Grading page
e. Students need help: Open the student requests page. 

To view a section:

1. Select a section from the menu on the left-hand side of your Courses dashboard to see more details about the section.
   
   
2. Click on one of the panels on the right-hand side of the Courses dashboard.

a. Section and Category averages: Open the Gradebook
b. Individual Students: View individual students listed or the complete Gradebook
c. Next due date: View the calendar
d. Assignments to Grade: Begin grading an individual assignment or open the Grading page.
e. Students need help: View processed and pending requests (Help requests, Score reviews).
You may also click on the blue link "change this setting". This will take you to the "edit course | content section."

Using the Management Area Menus to Access a Course or Section

1. Select the target course or section from the course/section drop-down menu or from the Dashboard’s left-hand menu.
2. Click on one of the management area menus: Content, Calendar, Grades, Communication (or Courses, if you are not already on the Courses dashboard).
3. Click an item in the selected menu.