Creating groups and adding members

Creating groups and adding members

Student Groups will need to be set up by instructors before Activities can be assigned.

How to create a new group

1. In the top right hand corner of the Group dashboard is the option to Create a new Group. Click that button.

2. Give the Group a name when prompted. This new Group will be accessible in the Group tabs along the top of the Dashboard

3. The next step in setting up a new Group is to add members. At the bottom of the Group Members field on the left of the screen is a button to Invite Members.

Inviting group members

There are two methods for inviting members to join a group. These are:

Public Groups - Invite via link

1. Switch the private/public toggle to Public

2. Click the link to create a copy which can be pasted into an invitation email

Private groups - Invite via email

1. For Private Groups, you will need to invite members by entering their email address where you see Enter Email greyed out. Click anywhere on the line and enter an email address. You will need to press Enter when an email address is typed in the form for it to register

2. Below the line you’ll see three coloured bubbles which read ‘Already Subscribed’, ‘Valid Email’ and ‘Invalid Email’. When you press Enter after typing an email address, the address will display in one of these three colours. Unsubscribed email addresses will display as green, while email addresses typed incorrectly or otherwise invalid will be displayed in red, and will not trigger an invitation link

3. Enter email addresses as needed. Email addresses do not need to be typed manually, and can instead be copied and pasted in bulk. Addresses do not need to be separated commas or otherwise prepared, and can be copied straight from spreadsheets and documents

4. Once email addresses have been entered, click the Invite Members button in the right hand bottom corner of the form. Group member names will appear in the members column.