Groups

Create a Group
Create a Group Activity

Create a Group

1. In the Administration block on your course home page, click on Groups.
2. Click on the Create group button.
   
   
3. In the Group name field, enter a name for the group.
4. Click on the Create group button at the bottom of the page.
5. Click on the Add/remove users button.
   
   
6. In the Potential users column, click on the name of a student that you want to add to the group.
7. Click on the Add button. The student's name moves to the list of existing members on the left side of the page.
8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 for each student that you want to add.
9. When you are finished adding students to the group, click on the Back to groups button at the bottom of the page.

Create a Group Activity

1. Click on the Turn editing on button in the upper-right corner of your course home page.
2. In the desired week or topic section, click on the Add an activity... down arrow and select the desired activity.
3. Specify the activity's options.
4. Click on the activity's group mode down arrow and select Visible groups or Separate groups. (In the Visible groups mode, each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups. In the Separate groups mode, each group can only see their own group.)
   
   
   
   Note: To specify a group mode after you've created the activity, click on the Turn editing on button and use the Group mode tool to select Visible groups or Separate groups.