Creating and Managing Groups in Canvas

Canvas Guides offers a plethora of trainings available when it comes to navigating and managing Groups in Canvas. Start with the video to get an overview of how to create group sets and then use the following links to fill the gaps for your specific needs. 

Getting Started with Groups

 

 

Additional Resources

Basics What are Groups? Links to an external site. How do I view all groups in a course as an instructor? Links to an external site. How do I view my Canvas groups as an instructor? Links to an external site. How do I add a group set in a course? Links to an external site. How do I edit a group set? Links to an external site. How do I automatically create groups in a group set? Links to an external site. How do I manually create groups in a group set? Links to an external site. How do I create self sign-up groups? Links to an external site. How do I automatically assign students to groups? Links to an external site. How do I manually assign students to groups? Links to an external site.

Advanced Features How do I assign a student leader to a group? Links to an external site. How do I message students who have not signed up for a self sign-up group? Links to an external site. How do I prevent students from switching groups in self sign-up groups? Links to an external site. How do I move a student into a different group? Links to an external site. How do I view student activity within a group as an instructor? Links to an external site. How do I start a collaboration with a student group as an instructor? Links to an external site.

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