Manage Groups

The Manage Groups feature allows instructors to build study or project groups within courses. You can create Groups and distribute Users into Groups for a particular course. Additionally instructors can give members of a Group access to Group Tools. Modifications of group functions as well as group membership are also made from this page. 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.

Where to Manage Groups?

1. Click on Control Panel link on the left side of the course site.
2. Click on Manage Groups under the User Management section to open the Manage Groups page.

How to Add a New Group?

1. Go to Manage Groups page by following above steps.
2. Click the  icon to open Add Group page.
3. In the Main Group Information section, type in a group name and description.
4. In the Group Options section, choose the desired options.
5. Select Yes for the Make group visible now choice if you want the group visible to students.
6. Click the Submit button.

Note: Once a group is created, students must be added. You need to use Modify function to add users to the group. Please refer to the following information to see how to add users to a group.

How to Add or Remove Users from an Existing Group?

1. Go to Manage Groups page by following above steps.
2. Click on the Modify button next to the name of desired group.
3. To add users, select Add Users to Group.

• Use the SEARCH, A-Z/0-9, or LIST ALL to find users you want to add.
• Click the Add box next to the user you wish to add.
• Click on the Submit button.

4. To remove users, select Remove Users From Group.

• Use the SEARCH, A-Z/0-9, or LIST ALL to find users you want to remove.
• Click the Remove box next to the user you wish to remove
• Click the Submit button.

Note: Only 20 names will appear on a page, if more than 20 users are found, multiple pages may be viewed. Instructors may only selected and add or remove users from one page at a time. For example, if there are three pages of users listed, the instructor must select the users to add or remove on the first page and click the Submit button before continuing to the next page.

How to Modify Properties for the Groups?

1. Go to Manage Groups page by following above steps.
2. Click on the Modify button next to the name of desired group.
3. Select the Group Properties.
4. Complete the page.
5. Click the Submit button at the bottom of this page.

How to Delete an Existing Group?

1. Go to Manage Groups page by following above steps.
2. Click the Remove button next to the name of the group you wish to remove.

1. Once I add a student into a group, can I move him/her into another?

No or Yes, you can not move the student directly from one group to another. However, you can Remove the student from the current group and then add him/her back into another group.

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

2. How to view all users in a group?

To view users in a group, you need to use the List Users function. To do so, go to Manage Groups page and then click the Modify button next to the name of the desired group. Then select the List Users link.