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The Course Groups feature allows Instructors instructors and students to create groups of students within a Course. These Course Groups have their own area on Blackboard. These spaces are equipped with tools that can assist in this collaborative process: Blogs, Journals, file sharing and Group Assignments.
Steps
Tool Availability for Groups
Group Blog: In the Group area, all members of a Group can create entries for the same Blog, building upon one another. Any course member can read an comment on a Group Blog, but cannot make entries if they are not a member of the Group
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Group Journal: When used in the Group area, all members of a Group can view each other's others entries, but the Group Journal can only be viewed by the Group and the Instructor.
Group Tasks: The Group Tasks page organizes projects or activities (referred to as tasks) by defining task priority and tracking task status.
Create a
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Group
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Set
1. Begin by selecting Users and Groups from the Control Panel
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5. Follow the steps below corresponding to the type of group you want to make....
Self-Enroll/Sign-up Sheet
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1. Give the Group a name and description
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7. You will return to the Groups page and should see a green bar indicating success and see the groups listed
Manual-Enroll
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1. Give the Group a name and description
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10. You will return to the Groups page and should see a green bar indicating success and see the groups listed
Random-Enroll
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1. Give the Group a name and description
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7. You will return to the Groups page and should see a green bar indicating success and see the groups listed
Edit Group Members
Add or remove users from existing groups:
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6. Use the right/left arrows to change the membership
7. Click Submit to save
View a Group
1. Start on the Groups page
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This is similar to what students see in the Groups Area of the Course Menu
Create a Single Group
Single groups are created using the exact same steps used to create Group Sets but only create one group at a time. Only Self-Enroll and Manual Enroll options are available. Group Sets will typically be used more often but groups can be created individually as well.
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