To create groups, click the Participants tab.

From the dropdown menu below, select Groups.

Select Create group.

Name your group and (optional) type a description in the description box. Click the Save changes button at the bottom of the page.

On the next page that appears, click the Add/remove users button. The group you are adding to will be highlighted.

In the box on the right, which will display your registered students, click the name of the student you want to add and then click the Add button. That student will then appear in the box on the left. Repeat as needed. You can also set Group membership visibility on this page. Clicking the Back to Groups button will allow you to see the group you just created.

You may then want to set up Groupings. Groupings will allow you to change the group participants for different projects, e.g., Project 1 = Groups A + B and C + D but Project 2 = Groups A + C and B + D.

Select Groupings from the same dropdown menu as before.

Click the Create grouping button

Name your Grouping and click the Save changes button.

Click the user icon (farthest icon on the right) in your Grouping row to add members.

Select the membership group you already created to be a part of this grouping Highlight the potential member and click the Add button.

If you go back to Groupings by clicking the button on the bottom left of the page, you will return to the Groupings page where your change will be displayed.

You are now ready to assign groups for different activities in your course. Note the user icon changes based on group assignment.

You can edit your Groups by again selecting Groups from the dropdown menu under the Participants tab, clicking the Edit group settings button with the specific group highlighted. Make your changes, e.g., password for group, group name, et cetera, on the page that appears.

After selecting the Groupings option from the dropdown menu under the Participants tab, you can edit your groupings by choosing the pencil icon.