Group settings can be changed by a Group Moderator through the Group’s Setup form at any time.
From the home screen, click the Group name in the My Groups panel. Next, click Setup in the top right corner of the Group page.
The Group Setup form will appear. From here, the Group Name, Group Type, Show To, Membership, and Permission fields can be changed.
Group Setup Form
Name |
Choose a name for the group. |
Type |
Regular Group, Club, & Team have the same functionality. A Professional Learning Community includes a Planner like that found in a class. A Badge groups awards and tracks certification and badges. A List group can include students without the student knowing they belong to a group. Changing the group type to Archive will remove it from the home screen of moderators and members. A Study Group is setup by Te Rito and automatically enrols students and teachers in a group if they are teaching or taking the same course. A Professional Development Group enables people to take a professional development training. Moderators are content creators and facilitators. Members are participants. Contains a Course Builder. Learning Object Repository enables people to share files. |
Picture |
Use the standard group icon or choose the group’s icon by clicking Browse and locating a jpg or png file from your computer. Drag and drop is also supported. The image file will automatically scale to the dimensions of the group icon. |
About this group |
Add a brief description about the focus of the group. |
Moderators |
Type in the names of additional Moderators. Moderators automatically see the group in the My Groups panel. |
Show to |
Choose which type of users can see the group name when they click on the More Groups link in the You Might Like… panel. |
Membership |
Choose whether the group has an open or closed membership.
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Add Tags & Search Terms |
Add relevant Subjects, Year Levels, and Interests to your group to help users find it. |
Permissions and Options |
This section is collapsed initially; click the blue arrow to expand the section. |
Invite People |
Controls who can invite other people to this group. |
Make Posts |
Controls who can post Notes and create Polls. |
Reply to Posts |
Controls who can reply to Notes and participate in Polls |
Edit Knowledge Base |
Controls who can create, edit, and delete Knowledge Base entries. |
Edit Calendar |
Controls who can create, edit, and delete Calendar Events. |
View Members |
Controls who can see the Members panel. |
Enable Attendance |
Organisations that use the Te Rito Attendance system for classes can also take attendance for groups. When enabled, an attendance link will appear within the group if the group has a student as a member. |