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    Assigning Students to a Group

    • Automatically
    • Manually

    Once you create groups in a group set, you can randomly automatically assign students to those groups. Alternatively, you can choose to manually assign students to groups or create and assign students to groups by importing a CSV file.

    1. In Course Navigation, click the People link.

    People Index Page

    2. Click the name of the group set tab [1].

    3. Confirm you have created all the groups for this group set [2]. If you need more groups, you can create additional groups manually [3].

    Open Group Set and Confirm Groups

    4. Click the Options menu [1], then click the Randomly Assign Students link [2].

    Randomly Assign Students_Groups

    5. If you want to require group members to be in the same section, select the Require group members to be in the same section checkbox.

    Require Group Members to be in the same section

    6. Click Okay.

    View the group assignments. You can move students between groups if necessary.

    As an instructor, you can manually add students to a group in both published and unpublished courses. Alternatively, you can choose to automatically assign students to groups or create and assign students to groups by importing a CSV file.

    Note: In group assignments, all students should be assigned to groups before the assignment is published. Grades and submissions may be affected for students who were not in a group at the time of assignment submission but who were later added to a group.

    1. In Course Navigation, click the People link.

    People Index Page

    2. Click the name of the group set tab [1].

    3. Confirm you have created all the groups for this group set [2]. If you need more groups, you can create additional groups manually [3].

    Open Group Set and Confirm Groups

    Manually Assign Via Drag and Drop

    In the Unassigned Students section, find the student you want to add to a group [1]. Click the student's name and drag it to the group [2].

    Manually Assign via Drag-n-Drop_Groups

    Manually Assign via Add Icon

    You can also click the student name Add icon [1] and select the group name [2].

     

    Manually Assign via Add Icon_Groups

    Canvas will update the member count for that group to show the student has been added [1].

    Continue to manually add students to groups until all students have been added.

    To expand the group and view all group members, click the arrow icon next to the group name [2].

    You can also move students between groups if necessary.

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