You may create groups in your site in several different ways:
Once groups are created, group aware tools such as Assignments, Email, Resources, or Tests & Quizzes have options for restricting access by group.
Select the Site Info tool in the Tool Menu of your site.
Select Create New Group.
Tip: You may select more than one name at a time in the participant list by using SHIFT+Click to select a range of consecutive names, or CTRL+Click to select more than one non-consecutive name.
Select Create New Joinable Set.
Optionally, you may also select any of the following options:
Note: Students will need access to Site Info to see and join any joinable sets of groups.
Select Auto Groups.
Select one or more roles from which you would like to create groups, and then click the Continue button.
Tip: Click the Role checkbox to select all roles at once; click the checkbox again to de-select.
Choose the sections to be included in your groups. If your site has no sections, then all site participants will be included.
First, you need to select if you want your groups to be created across roles and/or sections, or within roles and/or sections.
Select Bulk Creation.
There are two methods to create or update multiple groups at once: