What are custom groups and how can I create them?

What are custom groups and how can I create them?

Only district level managers can create a custom group. School site managers can add and remove users to/from a custom group - but only users that are in their school group.
While teachers can create classes to group their students together, it can be be beneficial to create custom groups to view a larger set of students at the school level (ie. all the SpEd Students or Tier 2/Tier 3).

Create a Custom Group

1. Click your name in the top right then click Manage Classworks.


Click on the Groups sub-tab.


2. Click on the Create Custom Group button.


3. Enter the name of the custom group in the Group Name box. 


Follow steps 4-10 below to add students to the custom group.


4. Click the Add/Remove button.


5. Search for users to add to the custom group.


On the right-hand side of the screen, enter your search criteria and click Search.


Search criteria include: 

  • Search within the user's current school group 

  • Search by user last name 

  • Search by grade level 

  • Search by demographic


6. Select the users for the custom group on the right side by placing a check beside the student(s) name(s), then click Add Users to Group.


7. (Optional) Reset the search as needed by clicking the Reset Search button. Then repeat steps 5-8 above.


8. Once you've added all your students to the group, click Save.

Note: To remove a user from the custom group - Hover your mouse over the user’s name; click on Remove.


Edit Custom Group Details


1. Optional: 

From the Administration page > Groups sub-tab: 

  • Expand the Custom Group section by clicking on the + symbol. 

  • Click on the name of the custom group you wish to edit. 

You can: 

  • Change group name. 

  • Add additional users to a group by clicking the Add/Remove button. 

  • Remove users from a group by clicking the Add/Remove button.


2. Click the Save button if changes were made.

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