Schoology

Cross-Listing and Section Linking

Understanding the Difference Between the Two

DO NOT ADD COURSE MATERIAL UNTIL THESE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED!!

Cross-Listing: Combining two separate sections and possibly two separate courses into one Schoology section

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This has two options:

Mandatory district Cross-Listing of courses

Optional teacher selected Cross-Listing of courses

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Section Linking: Combines the materials for multiples of identical courses so that you only have to create the assignments once

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This is completed after any Cross-Listing has been completed.

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An Example

• A high school teacher, Mr. Wilson, teaches two periods of 9th grade Geometry. Those periods are denoted by "B block" and "E Block" on the schedule.
• The two periods have completely separate enrollments, but he teaches the same exact material to two different groups of students every day for the whole marking period.
• The two periods are listed under the same course and same course code in your SIS, but have different section codes.
• There are three 8th graders who join his E block section of 9th grade Geometry because they are advanced. These three 8th graders are listed in and report their grades to the Middle School. Therefore, these three 8th graders are listed in a completely different course and section that is associated with the Middle School in the SIS.

The solution here would be to cross-list the 8th graders' section(s) into the 9th grade E block section. The 9th Grade E block Geometry section would be the target section. The section(s) in which the 8th graders are enrolled in the SIS are the cross-listed section(s). The System Administrator, or the person who manages Schoology enrollments, might handle the cross-listing of these sections.

Then, Mr. Wilson could link his two periods - B block and E block - together in Schoology. Since he teaches the same material to both periods, linking his sections together would allow him to create materials for both sections at once. The enrollments and gradebooks for each of these periods would remain separate.

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Timeline

Aug 8th: District Mandatory Course Cross-Listing

Aug 10-13th: Optional teacher created Cross-Listing

Aug 15th: Teacher Section Linking

Aug 15-17th: Teacher Course Building Window

• View courses to confirm Cross-Listing
• Renaming of Sections if necessary
• Section Linking of identical Sections

Aug 18th: Section Linking turned off Cross-Listing and Section Linking must be completed prior to creating content to avoid the content being lost.

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Optional Cross-Listing:

You must take care of this in this window

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Aug. 10th - 13th

Cross-Listing:

Mandatory District Cross-Listing

Aug 8th

Optional Teacher Cross-Listing

Aug 10th - 13th

How to link

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Different sections put together

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MUST be done prior to Section Linking

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Section-Linking:

You must take care of this in this window

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Aug. 15th - 17th

Link Sections: Done by Teachers

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This is for combining the same content within Schoology across different periods

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For more info Contact your friendly ITS Staff

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