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Creating and Managing Groups
The Manage Group function allows instructors to build study and/or project groups, add users to these groups, remove users, and modify group properties.
How do I Add a Group to my Course Site?
- Log in to the Blackboard Course Management System using your NetID and
Password
- From the My Institution tab, locate and click on your course link where you
would like to create a student group
- Click the Control Panel button
- From the Control Panel, select Manage Groups, found in the User
Management module
- Click on the Add Group button
- Enter a name for the group and a brief description
- Notice you have four communication tools which you can make available to
students
- Click on Submit to save these choices for your group
- A receipt page will appear indicating whether you were successful in
creating your user group. Click on OK if the attempt was successful.
How do I Add Users to my Group?
- From the Control Panel, select Manage Groups, found in the User
Management module
- Click on Modify for the group where you want to add users
- Notice that you have four options for modifying the group
- Click on Add Users to Group
- Search for the user(s) you want to add
- Select the check box next to the user(s) to be added to the group and click
on Submit
- Click on OK after you receive acknowledgement of a success. Repeat the
process if necessary until all users have been successfully added to the
group.
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