Setting Up Groups in D2L

Emily Evans, Center for Applied LinguisticsJanuary 2007New Jersey Department of Education

Developed by the Center for Applied Linguistics

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Objectives of this TrainingObjectives of this Training

To learn how to group your Test Administrators’ records within the D2L system

To learn how to view your group’s grades separately from the rest of the state

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How and why would I create groups?How and why would I create groups?

As an ACCESS Test Facilitator, you have “WIDA Instructor” status

This status gives you certain access privileges in D2L that Test Administrators (“D2L students”) do not have Enrolling Test Administrators Access to Gradebook functions

In its default setting, your state’s Classlist and Gradebook will show all the students enrolled in the state course

Because there could be thousands of teachers enrolled in your state, sorting by group will come in quite handy when you are verifying grades

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Before you get started…Before you get started…

Alphabetize your list of people you want to group, and decide what you want to name your group (e.g., District 26, or Johnson County Public Schools, or 526)

Please note: To add someone to a D2L Group, this person must already be registered in the D2L course for your state

For instructions on enrolling test administrators, please see the Preparing to Conduct ACCESS for ELLs® Testing PowerPoint presentation in this toolkit

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Step 1: Locate the ClasslistStep 1: Locate the Classlist

While logged in as a WIDA Instructor/Facilitator, click on Classlist

Classlist is in red text, located in the uppermost portion of the gold band where your state course title is, next to My Home

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Step 2: Click on Manage GroupsStep 2: Click on Manage Groups

On the first screen within Classlist, click Manage Groups

The Manage Groups button is in the top middle portion of the screen

MANAGE GROUPS

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Step 3: Locate your State DistrictsStep 3: Locate your State Districts

After clicking the Manage Groups button, you will see the Group Type

There is only one Group Type for your state; it is called New Jersey School Districts

Group Type is the highest level of the Groups Hierarchy in D2L and it is pre-set by WIDA for your purposes; Please note: These instructions are for adding a GROUP, not a GROUP TYPE. If you click Add Group Type, these instructions will not make sense.

Click on New Jersey School Districts

Our state’s districts

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Step 4: Add a GroupStep 4: Add a Group

Now you will add a group to the pre-set Group Type New Jersey School Districts

Click on Add Group in the upper right hand corner of the Manage Groups box

ADD GROUP

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Step 4: Fill in your group’s informationStep 4: Fill in your group’s information

Make sure the group you are adding belongs to your state’s group of districts; you should see New Jersey School Districts in the Group Type field above the Group Name field

Name your group, and provide a brief description; you do not need to assign a code in the Group Code field; you may leave this field blank

When you are finished, click Add

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Step 5: Enroll people in your groupStep 5: Enroll people in your group

After clicking Add, you will see your new group listed under the group type New Jersey School Districts

Now you are ready to enroll people in your group

Begin by clicking the Enroll icon (it looks like a small person) to the right of your group name

ENROLL

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Step 5 cont’d: Enroll people in your groupStep 5 cont’d: Enroll people in your group

After clicking Enroll, you will see a list of all participants in your state

Beneath your group name (in the right hand column) you will see a small box that you can click to place a check mark in it

Group Name

Enrollment check box

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Step 5 cont’d: Enroll people in your groupStep 5 cont’d: Enroll people in your group

You can scroll through the entire alphabetical list of test administrators in your state to put checkmarks in the enrollment boxes of those people in your group

OR you can use the ‘Control Find’ shortcut to quickly locate the next person on your list

Simultaneously hold down the Control key and the F key

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Step 5 cont’d: Enroll people in your groupStep 5 cont’d: Enroll people in your group

When a ‘Find’ box appears, type the last name you are looking for

The screen will now “jump” to that name and highlight it

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Step 5 cont’d: Enroll people in your groupStep 5 cont’d: Enroll people in your group

When that person’s full name appears (there may be several people with that last name), click the enrollment box to reveal a check mark

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Step 6: Update your groupStep 6: Update your group

Continue to locate all the members of your group by using Control+F

Click the box next to each person’s name to reveal the checkmark

Scroll to the bottom of the screen using the scrollbar on the right hand side of your browser window and click Update UPDATE

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Step 6 cont’d: Update your groupStep 6 cont’d: Update your group

After clicking Update, you will return to the Manage Groups screen

You should now see the number of users in your group to the right of the group name

Number of users in your group

Your group name

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Step 7: View your groupStep 7: View your group

Now when you return to Classlist, click on the Groups tab to the right of the Staff and Students tabs

You should see your group listed under New Jersey School Districts

Your group name

Your group members

Groups tab

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Step 8: View your group’s progressStep 8: View your group’s progress

Next click on Grades in the upper right corner of your screen (make sure your browser window is maximized or the Grades button may not be displayed)

Beneath the Grades List icon on the left, locate the View By drop-down menu

Click the down arrow next to Users and switch to Groups

View by Groups

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Step 8 cont’d: View your group’s progressStep 8 cont’d: View your group’s progress

In the Groups view, your group’s grades should now appear in a separate list from everyone else in your state

If you want to add another group, return to the Classlist and repeat these steps starting on slide 6 of this presentation Your group’s grades

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