Create and reuse groups for assignments

Create a collaboration group

Select the student dropdown under Assign to. By default, All Students is selected. Select Collaboration groups.

Choose whether you want to create groups Manually, Randomly, or Reuse existing.

If you choose Randomly group students

1. Enter the number of groups, and then select Create groups.

2. Review the groups you created.

   

   Select Edit    to change group names or members. You can also delete the group.

   Select Recreate groups to start over.

   Select + New group to add another group.

   Note

   To add a new group with students, remove those students from their current groups first. Each student can only be in one collaboration group.

3. When everything looks good, select Done.

   If you need to make more edits, go back to the assignment creation form and select Collaboration groups to revise.

4. Finish adding details to your assignment, and then select Assign.

   Tip

   You can preview how your assignment will look to students by opening the assignment and selecting More options > Student View.

If you choose Manually group students

1. Select Create groups.

2. Edit the default group name, if desired.

3. Find the students in either of these ways:

   • Use the search box to find specific students by name.
   • Scroll through the full class roster.

   Then select the checkboxes next to the students you want to add to this group.

   

4. Select Create.

5. When you're done, select + New group and repeat Steps 2 and 3 until all students are assigned to a group.

6. Review the groups you created.

   To change group names or members, select Edit  . You can also delete the group here.

   To start over, select Recreate groups.

7. When everything looks good, select Done.

   If you need to make more edits, go back to the assignment creation form and select Collaboration groups to revise.

8. Finish adding details to your assignment, and then select Assign.

If you choose Reuse existing

Save time by reusing collaboration groups from a previous assignment instead of creating new groups each time.

Prerequisite: Reuse existing only works if you already created a previous assignment with collaboration groups. If this is your first group assignment, choose Manually or Randomly.

How reuse works: Reuse copies the full group structure and student membership from the previous assignment.

1. Select Use groups from a previous assignment.
2. Choose the assignment with the collaboration groups you want to reuse.
3. Review and confirm the groups.
4. If needed, select Edit to update group names or membership.
5. When everything looks good, select Done.
6. Finish adding details to your assignment and select Assign.

Move students between groups (before submissions)

1. Open the assignment.
2. Select Manage collaboration groups.
3. Select the student you want to move.
4. Choose their new group from the dropdown.
5. Select Save.

The student is notified of the change, and their submission is associated with their new group.

Additional resources for educators

Create Learning Groups

Use Learning Groups when you want to give different resources to groups of students while keeping submissions and grading individual.

1. Navigate to your desired class, and then select Assignments.
2. Select Create > Assignment.
3. Open the student dropdown under Assign to. Choose the groups option, and then select Learning Groups.
4. Select Create new group.
5. Enter a group name and select the students to add.
6. Select Create.
7. Repeat these steps for each group you need.
8. Review the group names and membership. Select Edit to make changes before you publish the assignment.
9. Select Done.

Add different resources to Learning Groups

You can make a resource available to everyone or assign it to one Learning Group.

1. Add a resource to the assignment.
2. Choose whether the resource is for all students or for a specific Learning Group.
3. Repeat these steps to add the resources each group needs.
4. Open Student View and preview the assignment for each Learning Group.
5. Confirm that each preview includes resources for all students and only the resources intended for the selected group.
6. Finish the assignment details, and then select Assign.

For setup details for supported Learning Accelerators, see:

• Getting started with Reading Progress in Teams
• Getting started with Speaker Progress for educators

Reuse Learning Groups

Reuse Learning Groups from a draft or published assignment in the same class when you want to start with the same group names and membership.

1. Create another assignment and select Learning Groups.
2. Select the option to use groups from a previous assignment.
3. Choose the source assignment.
4. Review the copied groups and edit names or membership as needed.
5. Select Done.
6. Add resources for the new assignment, and then select Assign.

Only group names and membership are copied. Resources from the source assignment aren't copied. Changes to the copied groups don't affect the source assignment.

Additional resources for educators

Assign to individual students

Select the student dropdown under Assign to. By default, All Students is selected. Select student names or type to search for a student.

1. After you select the students, finish adding details to your assignment.
2. Select Assign. The students you chose are notified of their new assignment.

Additional resources for educators