Creating Groups with Sign-Up Sheets
Step 1: Under Instructor Tools, select Group Manager (see figure below). Note: When working with the Group Manager tool, you must be within the Teach Tab.
Step 2: From the Group Manager page, click the Create Groups button (see figure below).
Step 3: When asked how you would like to add members to the groups (via Custom, Multiple, or Groups with Sign-Up Sheets), select Create Groups with Sign-Up Sheets and click the Continue button (see figure below).
Step 4: The Create Groups with Sign-Up Sheets screen will appear (see figure below). Within the Group Settings section, enter the number of groups you would like to create within the Number of Groups text box.
Step 5: Type a unique word or phrase with which all group names will begin in the text box; i.e., if you enter the word Team, resulting group names will be Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, etc.
Step 6: (OPTIONAL) Add a description in the Default Description text box.
Step 7: Enter the Maximum students per group in the corresponding text box.
Step 8: If you would like to allow those students who have NOT yet signed up for a group to see the names of other students already on the sign-up sheet, check the box next to Student View.
Step 9: Within the Sign-Up Sheet Settings section, enter a Title and Instructions (optional) in the corresponding text boxes.
Step 10: Select aLocation for the link to the sign-up sheet within the
Step 11: Click the Continue button.
Step 12: The Confirm Created Groups screen appears (see figure below). If necessary, edit the group names, descriptions, and/or maximum number of students per group.
Step 13: Click the Save button to save the groups.