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Contents 1 Using Groups in Blackboard 2 How to Set Up Groups 2.1 Add Users 2.2 List Users 2.3 Remove Users from Group 2.4 Remove an Entire Group 3 Where can I get help?

Using Groups in Blackboard

Using Blackboard's Groups tool allows a faculty member to divide up a large class into smaller collaborative groups. A group can then collaborate on projects, have their own Discussion Board and a private space to exchange documents. Some ideas for using groups include:

• Encourage peer review of papers before submitting them to the instructor.
• Keep the Discussion Board manageable with small groups of students, rather than keeping track of whole-class repsonses. This is especially unwieldy with classes larger than 10 or 12 students.
• Allow students to collaborate on a presentation.
• Facilitate debate between different groups assigned to a particular side of an argument.

How to Set Up Groups

1. Go into your course, and click "Control Panel."
2. In the "User Management" box, in the top right of the screen, click "Manage Groups."
3. Once there, click "Add a Goup" button in the top left.
4. Name your group, and check the boxes that you want them to have access to: Group Discussion Board, Virtual Classroom, Group File Exchange, and/or Group Email.
5. Click "Submit" and then "OK."

Add Users

1. Next to the name of the group, click "Modify."
2. Click "Add Users to Group."
3. Click the "List All" tab. One the next screen, click "List All" button.
4. Check the boxes of the students you'd like to assign to this group and click "Submit."

List Users

1. Next to the name of the group, click "Modify."
2. Click "List Users in Group."
3. Click "OK."

Remove Users from Group

1. Next to the name of the group, click "Modify."
2. Click "Remove Users From Group."
3. Click the "List All" tab, then click the "List All" button.
4. Check the boxes of the students you want to remove.
5. Where prompted, type the word "Yes" and click "Submit."
6. A prompt will appear telling you that this action is final and cannot be undone. Click "OK."
7. Click "OK" on the following Blackboard page.

Remove an Entire Group

1. Next to the name of the group you want to remove, click "Remove."
2. A prompt will appear telling you that this action is final and cannot be undone. Click "OK."

Where can I get help?

Faculty Computing Services is here to help you!

• Email: [[1]]

• IM Username: HofstraFCS

• Phone: 516-463-6894

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