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title: "Shortcuts to Entering Curriculum (Video Tutorials)"
slug: "shortcuts-to-entering-curriculum-video-tutorials"
updated: 2025-05-16T23:16:02Z
published: 2025-05-16T23:16:02Z
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> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://support.eduphoria.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Shortcuts to Entering Curriculum (Video Tutorials)

This article provides a general guideline for creating a curriculum in Forethought. Your curriculum might differ from the examples below based on your district's needs, but overall, this is a good guide for delegates or curriculum managers entering the curriculum for Forethought.

Navigate to **Manage**tab > **Manage Learning Standards**>**Courses**to get started.

## **Updating Learning Standards in Courses**

- Go to **Check**> **Select**>**Import**.
- Importing selected standards adds a folder of learning standards to the course for Forethought.
- Keep learning standards for Aware Tests selected.

[Embedded content](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Xzu_DBZo-sc)

## **Copying a Template into Courses**

- **Control/Command** key for selecting multiple folders.
- Select (CTRL-Click), **Copy**, select the course, select the target folder in the course, **Paste**.
- Copy more units as needed.

[Embedded content](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/RD21WrTGlnM)

## **Editing Folders and Groups**

- **Double-click** to edit.
- Rename **Units** and add **# Days**. (This feature is utilized in the lead4ward package for curriculum views.)

[Embedded content](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/uMpmkNrBAIU)

## **Deleting Folders and Groups**

- Select (CTRL-Click), **Cut**, select the **Trash**course, select the target folder in the course, **Paste**.
- **When cutting a folder from one course to another, select the target folder before clicking Paste.**

[Embedded content](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/xAi2aEyHzCw)

## **Creating a Trash Course**

1. Go to the **Manage**tab >**Manage Course Tree**.
2. Click on the name of the district.
3. Click**New Course.**
4. Type**Trash**and click**Save**.
5. Click**Cancel**to stop entering new courses.
6. Click **Publish Tree**in the bottom right corner.
7. Go to **Manage Learning Standards**.
8. Click on the new **Trash** course that you created.
9. Click **New Group**.
10. Title it ***Click HERE first, then click Paste. Do not publish this course.***
11. **Publish** the course now.
12. When your **Trash** gets full, click **Discard**. All of those folders and standards added since the last publish date will be deleted, and you will save yourself a ton of time!

## **Changing the Order of Folders and Groups**

- Click and drag to change the order of folders and groups in the course.

[Embedded content](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/zqprzNI6SmU)

## **Publishing a Course**

- Each course is published individually.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/d6ce927e-20b2-40ab-af8d-ea0afbbc28f7/Images/Documentation/screen_shot_2015-03-26_at_11.png)

## **Adding Activities and Resources**

1. On the**Scope and Sequence** tab, select the course and drill down to the standard.
2. **Right-click** and select **Add New Activity**.
3. Enter a title.
4. **Save**, **Publish**, and**Submit** (SPS).

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## **Publishing Activities**

- Activities only have to be published once. Save for any future changes.

## **Primary Learning Standard**

- Right-click on a standard to move it to the first position in the list to make it the primary standard.

> [!NOTE]
> **Notes:**
> 
> - Keep the number of attachments per activity to a minimum.
> - Copying and pasting from other types of documents can lead to formatting errors.

[Embedded content](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/wo55cjoH3e8)