What are student groups and how do students interact with groups in Canvas?

In this blog, we will show you the basics of what students groups are and how students interact with groups inside their Canvas courses.

What are Student Groups?:

Groups are like a smaller version of your course and can be used as a tool for students to work together on projects and assignments.  For example, if an Instructor wanted to create groups specific for Discussions, they could create several small student groups to discuss specific topics assigned to them.

How do students interact with their groups:

First, select the People tab:

Next, select Groups:

Then, locate your group and enter your group by clicking Visit:

To then collaborate with your group members (in this case with a discussion) click the Discussions tab on the left & then select the "+ Discussion" tab

To go back to the course’s home page, navigate backwards by selecting the blue hyperlinked icons until you reach the course name:

For a more in depth look on Student Groups, please visit the Canvas guides article here:  https://goo.gl/mAK6kr