Ways to collaborate as a group...

There are several ways you can collaborate as a team using various group communication tools within and without Canvas.

For example:  

If you want your students to be in control of creating their own groups, with the ability to add group members by themselves, (with or without you being involved - you can be completely hands off if you wanted to) then suggesting your students use the "Conferences" feature might the best option.

1.     Use e-mail and create a "distribution" group.  Click here for instructions:  Create a contact group in Office 365.docx

2.     Use the Canvas Inbox to send Canvas-only communications to the group you created. Here is a link to the Canvas Guides for the Communications/Inbox.

3.     Use the Canvas Chat (on navigation bar to the left).  Here is a link to the Canvas Student Guides for the Chat link.

4.     Use the Canvas Conferences (on navigation bar to the left).  Here is a link to the Canvas Guides for the Conferences link.

5.     Use the Canvas Collaborations (on navigation bar to the left).  Here is a link to the Canvas Student Guides for using the Collaboration link.