Using Course Planner in Xello, students can create their course plans for 7th and 8th grade. By picking their classes in middle school, they can gain confidence and familiarity for when it's time to build their high school course plans.

How students in middle school build their course plans in Xello:

1. They open Plans and click Course Planner.
   

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   Note: 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.
2. On the Course Planner page, there is a column for each grade. For previous grades, they'll be able to view their marks in each subject.
   

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3. To simplify the page, they can click the Requirements dropdown and narrow the planner to one subject.
   

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4. They click the plus sign next to a requirement to open a list of courses that satisfy that requirement.
   

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5. They click on the course name to see information about the course including course description, required prerequisites, and future courses that students may take once they complete the course. Prerequisites in green indicate that the student has completed the required prerequisite.
   

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6. Once they've chosen the course they want, they click Add. A green checkmark and tag confirm that the course was added to their plan.
7. To navigate to the next requirement or elective, they click the subject name next to the current subject title.
   

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8. When they're done adding courses, they click Done.
9. When they've finished adding the courses for a grade, they click Ready to submit.
   • If there are any alerts or issues, they'll get a message before they submit with what needs to be fixed. Check out Course Planner alerts to learn which alerts they may get.