Teacher Groups

IN THIS ARTICLE Create a Teacher Group Edit a Teacher Group Manage a Teacher Group Delete a Teacher Group

Teacher groups can be used for sharing assignments so all teachers in the group can administer the assignment to any of their classes and the data can be shared by the group. Sharing permissions are set for the whole group at the time the assignment is shared.

Create a Teacher Group

Create a teacher group to share assignments to teachers associated to the group.

1. Within Admin Mode, select the More tab from the Admin home page and then select Groups from the list.
   
2. Select New Teacher Group from the New drop-down menu.
3. Enter a Name for the group and select a school from the list. Select Save.
   
4. Use the filters to locate staff. Add to the group by placing a check in the box next to each name.
   

Edit a Teacher Group

The name or school association can be edited for a teacher group.

1. Click the check box before the group name and select Edit from the toolbar.
2. Make changes to the name or school association, then Save.
   

Manage a Teacher Group

Once a Teacher Group has been created, teachers can be added to or removed to the group.

Note: If assignments are shared to the group prior to adding or removing selected staff in the group, the sharing permissions used for the group for the assignments will automatically be associated to the newly added or removed teachers. The owner of the assignment can access the data in Reports. Staff with permission to School Reporting can view data for the assignment.

1. Click on the name of the teacher group to open the Manage window. Tip: Use the search area to locate a group if needed.
   
2. Select Manage to add or remove staff from the selected group.
   
3. Check and uncheck the boxes in front of the staff to either add or remove teachers from the teacher group. Then select Save.
   

Delete a Teacher Group

Deleting a teacher group will remove all sharing permissions from members for any assignment shared with the Teacher Group. The owner of the assignment can still access the data in Reports. Staff with access to School Reporting Mode can also view data for the assignment.

1. Click the check box before the group and select Delete from the toolbar.
2. Select Delete from the toolbar and confirm that you what to delete the group.
   

NOTE: A teacher group can NOT be undeleted. The teacher group would need to be created again and assignments shared to the group if the group is accidentally deleted.

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