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A Flash Movie of this tutorial is also available here or at http://www.csupomona.edu/~ehelp/blackboard/faculty/step_bb7/usermanagement/swf/Create_Groups.swf.

The Manage Groups feature allows instructors to create Groups within courses. This gives members access to a private group Discussion Board, Virtual Classroom, File Exchange, and Email. Instructors or administrators can create Groups and distribute Users into Groups for a particular course on the Blackboard system. Additionally instructors can give members of a Group access to Group Tools. Modifications of group functions as well as group membership are made from this page.

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on Manage Groups in the User Management section.
   
2. Click on the Add Group button.
   
3. Type in a group name and description.
   
4. Choose the desired options.
   
5. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button.

To Add Users and Set Properties for the Groups:

From the Control Panel:

1. Click on Manage Groups in the User Management section.
   
2. Click on the Modify button next to the desired group
   
3. Select the modification function as follows:

   Group Properties

   1. Click on the Group Properties link.
      
   2. Modify the group information and options.
   3. Scroll down to the bottom and click on the Submit button.

   Add Users

   1. Click on the Add Users link.
      
   2. Click Search.
      
   3. Check the Add box next to the user you wish to add.
   4. Scroll down to the bottom and click on the Submit button.

   List Users

   1. Click on the List Users link.
      
   2. Choose how you want to have users listed.
   3. Click the OK button.

   Remove Users

   1. Select the Remove Users button.
      
   2. Search the student(s) you wish to remove
   3. Click the Remove box next to the user you wish to remove.
   4. You must type, "Yes" in the box above the Submit button.
      
   5. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Submit button.

   Remove Group

   1. Click on Manage Groups in the User Management section.
      
   2. Select the Remove button next to the group you wish to remove.
      

More Information

Q: Why would I use this tool?

A: This is a great tool to allow your students to work in groups. With the Blackboard group tools the students can share files, discuss, email, and chat in their own private collaboration tools.

Q: Once I add a student into a group, can I move him/her into another?

A: No, you can not move the student. You would need to Remove the student and then Add him/her back into the correct group.

Note: Do not remove the student if they have participated in any of the tools (discussion, chat, or file exchange). All information connected to that student will be lost.

Q: What if I make a mistake?

A: This action is permanent and cannot be undone. The user will have to be recreated.

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