How do I change the settings of a group?

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.

  • Open = Visible in groups list, anyone can join
  • Closed = Visible in groups list, must ask moderator to join

    Add Tags & Search Terms

Add relevant Subjects, Year Levels, and Interests to your group to help users find it.

   Permissions and Options

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   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.