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Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Accessing groups 1.2 To access groups with the Site Editor tool 1.3 To create a new group 1.3.1 Create a new group manually 1.3.2 Auto Groups 1.4 To edit a group 1.5 To delete a group 1.6 Things to Consider 1.7 Related Articles

Overview

Groups are subsets of participants for a given site. Groups are not preloaded with official course data, and can therefore be created by the instructor. Groups are useful to organize study groups, project teams, and other non-official subsets of participants. Groups can be created based on individuals or by role.

Currently, the following tools are "Group Friendly:"

• Announcements
• Assignments
• Discussions
• Forums
• Calendar
• Site Editor - Manage Groups
• Sections (will create, manage, assign students and TA's)

Accessing groups

You can access groups with the Site Editor and Worksite Setup in My Workspace tools.

To access groups with the Site Editor tool

1. In your site's left menu click Site Editor.
2. Click Manage Groups.

To create a new group

Create a new group manually

This method allows an instructor to assign specif individuals and/or roles to a specific group.

1. In Site Editor select "`Manage Groups'".
2. Click Create New Group.
3. In the "Title" field, enter a title for your group (e.g., Project team 1). You may also add a text description.
4. From the window on the left, select a site participant to add to the group, and then click Add to group. Repeat this step until you've added all the members you wish to the group. To select more than one member at a time, hold down the on Windows, on a Mac, and select the members you wish to add.
5. Alternatively, click >> to move all site participants to the right-hand window, select any participants you do not want in the group, and click < to remove them.
6. When you're finished, click Update.

Note: It is not possible to create a new group based on existing group (i.e., duplicate an existing group). Groups are subsets of participants for a given site. Groups are not preloaded with official course data, and can therefore be created by the instructor. Groups are useful to organize study groups, project teams, and other non-official subsets of participants.

Auto Groups

This method allows an instructor to create a group based on a role, for example all students or all TAs..

1. In Site Editor select Manage Groups.

To edit a group

1. Access the groups area of your site (see above).
2. Next to the group title, click Edit.
3. You may revise the "Title" and "Description" fields. You may also add or remove group members by clicking Add to group or Remove.
4. When you're finished, click Update.

To delete a group

1. Access the groups area of your site (see above).
2. Next to the group you wish to remove, check the box under Remove.
3. Click Remove Checked.
4. To confirm removal, click Remove.

Things to Consider

The Manage Groups tool can create groups where a student can belong to more than one of the groups.

The Sections tool enables students to be in only one type of group, and the interface shows which students have yet to be assigned. If you have multiple groups to create, where you don't want to miss a student in the list and they will only be in one group at a time, the Sections tool may better serve you.

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