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Creating and using groups in Wiggio

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  • Learner [1]

Creating a group in Wiggio

Note When you create a group, you are automatically the group's administrator.

  1. Click the Create a new group icon.
  2. On the Create a group page, enter a Group name and Password.
  3. Select how you want group members to receive emails:
    • Each post by email
    • Each post by email or SMS
    • A daily summary of posts by email
    • No mail
  4. Click Create.

Once you have created a group, you can further customize it's settings. See Editing settings for a group in Wiggio [2] for more information

See also

  • Editing settings for a group in Wiggio [2]

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  • Learner [1]

Creating a subgroup in Wiggio

Use subgroups to organize your group into smaller, specific groups. You can hold conversations just for subgroup members. See Adding a subgroup in Wiggio to a conversation [3] for more information.

  1. Click Subgroups in the group header.
  2. Enter a name in the Subgroup Name field and click Create.
  3. Select the members you want to add to the subgroup from the These members are not in the subgroup list, then click Add or Remove Members.

    Note To remove users from the These members are in the subgroup list, select the members you want to remove, then click Add or Remove Members.

See also

  • Adding a subgroup in Wiggio to a conversation [3]

Audience: 

  • Learner [1]

Adding users to a group in Wiggio

  1. Click on the group you want to add members to.
  2. Click the Add members link in the Members panel.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • In the Email tab, enter the email addresses of anyone you want to add to the group. You can also select recipients from your email address book(s) by clicking the email contacts link or import recipients from a spreadsheet by clicking the spreadsheet link.
    • In the Link tab, copy the group link provided. Share the link with anyone you want to add to the group.

      Note To disable this link at any time, change the password for your group.

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  • Learner [1]

Finding your group email address in Wiggio

Every group has a specialized group email address. When you send an email to the group email address, all group members receive it unless they have disabled their alerts.

Find your group email address

In the group you want to find the group email address for, click Mailing List. The group email address displays in the Mail address field.

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  • Learner [1]

Sharing a group in Wiggio

  1. In the group you want to share, click Share Group in the group header.
  2. Copy the provided link, and share it with users you want to invite to the group.

Notes

  • Clicking the link allows anyone to join the group. If you want to control who is able to join a group, add group members manually [4] instead of sharing a link.
  • To disable the group link at any time, change the password for the group [2].

See also

  • Adding users to a group in Wiggio [4]
  • Editing settings for a group in Wiggio [2]

Audience: 

  • Learner [1]

Joining a group in Wiggio

  1. Click the   Join an existing group icon.
  2. Enter the name and password for the group in the Name and Password fields.
  3. Click Join.

    Note If you do not have a group name and password for the group you want to join, the only other ways to join a group are to be invited via email by an existing group member or by clicking on a group link shared by a group member.

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  • Learner [1]

Leaving a group in Wiggio

Note Group administrators do not receive a notification when you leave a group.

  1. In the group you want to leave, click Leave Group in the group header.
  2. Click Ok.

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  • Learner [1]

Adding a subgroup to a conversation in Wiggio

You can specify subgroups you want to target in conversations. Only members of the subgroup can see the conversation.

Add a subgroup to a conversation in Wiggio

  1. Enter your message or click on a resource link in the Start a conversation area.
  2. Click Show Subgroups in the Members sidebar.
  3. Clear the Select All check box. Then, select the check box for the subgroup you want to include in the conversation. The names of the members of the subgroup will display beneath the Participants drop-down list.

Audience: 

  • Learner [1]

Source URL: http://staging.docs.d2l/en/Creating%20and%20using%20groups%20in%20Wiggio

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[1] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/taxonomy/term/3
[2] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/editing--settings-for-group-in-wiggio
[3] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-subgroup-to-conversation-in-wiggio
[4] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-users-to-group-in-wiggio