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School-level feature — managed within your school portal at yourschool.deandesk.com.

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Video walkthrough

This walkthrough uses the real DeanDesk interface with the fictional Northstar Academy demo school and a calm, AI-generated English voice. Payments and outside services are not connected in the demo.
Screenshots use fictional Northstar demo data. Create a course from the course management area, or use the Bulk Edit Courses spreadsheet to add and update many courses. Schools using class terminology see Class in place of Course.

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Create a course

Open Academics → Courses → Create Course. Admins can start with a blank course or template. When copying an existing course, review which reusable content to include.
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Basics

Choose Start with a blank course, start from a course template, or copy an existing live course. Set the required Course Title and Description, then click Choose Course Image to add an image. Add Tags, and scroll below them to set the Course Status. Complete required fields before clicking Next.
Northstar demo: Courses — Basics

Northstar demo — Courses — Basics

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Staff & Term

Choose the Course Instructor, optional Course Assistants, Academic Term, course dates, and capacity. Admins can assign staff; teachers create courses under their own account.
Northstar demo: Courses — Staff & Term

Northstar demo — Courses — Staff & Term

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Schedule

Under Weekly Schedule, click Add Time and set the Day, Start, and End for each session, plus a Location or Online meeting details. Under Schedule Overrides, click Add Override to set a temporary weekly schedule. Admins can use the Teacher/TA picker to assign a teacher or TA to individual sessions.
Northstar demo: Courses — Schedule

Northstar demo — Courses — Schedule

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Features

Turn Publish course on or off, choose which learning sections appear under Course Sidebar, and set up the Welcome Email. Review available sections before inviting learners.
Northstar demo: Courses — Features

Northstar demo — Courses — Features

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Access and Pricing

Set the Enrollment Code and, when appropriate, turn on Create Product to set up a course product and Pricing Options. See Courses for course access and Products for pricing. Review your choices, then click Create Course.
Northstar demo: Courses — Access and Pricing

Northstar demo — Courses — Access and Pricing

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Use Back to review an earlier step. Cancel closes an unsaved course. Creating the course shell is the start of setup; review its learning material and enrollments before inviting learners.

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Bulk Edit Courses

The Bulk Edit Courses spreadsheet sits below the Create Course button on the Courses page. It handles both existing courses and new rows. Search and filter the list, edit cells, and click Add Draft Row for new courses. Use Reload to refresh the list, Changed only to show just the rows you’ve edited, and Full Screen for more room. Columns include title, description, status, publication, instructor, assistants, term, dates, code, grading configuration, and schedule. Use the schedule editor for recurring sessions and temporary overrides. An override replaces the default schedule within its date range; an empty override pauses meetings. Save a new course row before uploading its image.
Northstar demo: Courses

Northstar demo — Courses

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Save and review results

Auto-save is on by default and saves changed rows once their required details are valid. The grid distinguishes new, changed, saving, and failed rows. You can also click Save to submit pending changes; the button shows how many rows have changed. After saving, review the counts of updated and created courses and any row-specific failures. Correct failed rows and save again.

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Export course packages

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Choose courses

Click Export and select saved courses. Search or use Select matching. A package can contain up to 100 courses.
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Choose content

Course details are always included. Optionally include Materials, Assignments, Surveys, and Curriculum.
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Download

Export the DeanDesk course package for later import. It contains reusable teaching content rather than student records.
Packages exclude students, grades, submissions, survey responses, enrollment codes, and meeting credentials.

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Import course packages

Click Import and choose a DeanDesk course package in JSON format, up to 10 MB. Wait for verification, review included courses and content, and assign an eligible instructor to every course. You can assign all courses at once and override individual assignments. Imported courses are new unpublished drafts. Inspect their schedules, staff assignments, content, and enrollment settings before publishing. Review any warnings and partial failures in the import result.

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Next steps

Manage courses

Add curriculum, materials, students, and live sessions.

Configure grading

Set points or weighted grading and your school’s grade scale.

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Guided course dialog

Open Academics → Courses → Create Course. The dialog has five steps: Complete required details before Next becomes available. Use Back to review your choices before creating the course. Cancel closes an unsaved course. Creating the course shell is the start of setup; review its learning material and enrollments before inviting learners.