Creating a Group (inc. Group Settings)

VIDEO: How to manage groups and students: for teacher users

Or for written instructions:

Creating a 'Group'

Any Administrator or Teacher user can create a Group, such as a work group, class etc. These Groups form the basis for managing the program. 

1. Sign in and select 'Groups & Users' from the main dashboard menu

2. Click on 'Manage Groups' tab   

3. Click on the button lower down on the screen 'Add New Group'  

Once you have created a new group

1. you can assign a teacher (or multiple teachers) to the group
   

1. you can add students to the group - Want to add students now? Click here.

1. you can enable/disable 'Free Play' and other settings for the whole group (Free Play setting can be adjusted at individual student level if required)
   

PEEPS:  Default set to allow students to see the word - only available in certain games i.e. Find Word, Sharks and Salvage.  Note 'peeps' are recorded in student records.

Free Play: Changing Courses and Word Lists

The default setting for a new group is for Free Play to be turned off. For information on how to allow access to the other courses please see: Switch on access to all courses for students (Free Play)

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