Introduction

This page will help you learn how to create and manage student groups in your Canvas course.

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Create student groups automatically or manually
Edit student groups

Create student groups automatically or manually

In order to create groups, you must first create a group set. Group sets allow you to manage different categories of groups within a single Canvas course. For example, you may have one group set called "Presentation," in which there are five groups, and a second group set called "Group Project," in which there are seven groups with a different configurations of students.

Watch a short video or read a tutorial to learn the basics of group creation and management in your course:

Groups: Overview

How do I create a new group set?

Next, read the following tutorials to manage student self-sign up for groups, or to allow students to create their own groups.

How do I create self sign-up groups in a group set?

How do I message students who have not signed up for a self sign-up group?

How do I prevent students from switching groups in self sign-up groups?

How do I allow students to create their own student groups?

One you have created a group set, use either of the following tutorials to automatically or manually create groups within a group set:

How do I automatically create groups in a group set?

How do I manually create groups in a group set?

Edit student groups

Use the following resources to edit, delete, and manage student groups in your course:

How do I edit a group set?

How do I move a student into a different group?

How do I delete a group set?

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