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23 March 2011, 8:13

Good morning,

So I've created a group (PSY307-20322) so that I have all my students in one area sharing; however, as I select on each name within the "my Students" area, they all come up not having a page. I have asked each student to "friend" me so that we are one step closer to all being on the same page, literally.

Is there a way to make these work vs. me having to search for each individual and "asking" them to join the group? Can a link be created that I can pop into a class email which will take them to a page generate as in to "join the group"?  

23 March 2011, 11:28

Hi Dan,

You can only view your students' ePortfolios via the  "My Students" tab, if they have made at least one of their pages completely public. Even if you are their friend, or they have given access to logged in users, the link via My Students only reads public pages.

You can more efficently have students join your group by setting the group to "Request Permission to Join Group". Then you can simply give students the name of the group, have them search for the group under the "Groups" tab, and request to join. You as the admin will then simply accept the requests. To change the group settings, click the title of your group in the yellow box on the right that has your profile picture, then click the edit button. Let me know how this works!

24 March 2011, 8:19

Hello Sam,

I selected the group link and went to settings and it is set to "Request Membership". What I'm curious about is having a link generated that I could simply share with the class for the access point or membership request. 

So for first time users already reluctant to try something new and not log in and try to navigate something unfamiliar, I could email them a "Group" link, they would log in, select request to add to join group and log out.

In its current state, if I'm correct, a person would only need to have logged in once for me to be able to search them and an 'active' account isn't needed. Regarding class, once I have students logging in for the actual project I can get them place within the environment and their own settings. My troublesome task is getting them all to join/log in for the first time. The assignment was to be done over spring break; less than half have joined. The demonstration was through the Blackboard tab. I started early expecting this delay. Students will need to post their projects in 3 weeks.  

24 March 2011, 17:43

Hi Dan,

It was a good idea to start this process early. I understand the concern about sending students through an unfamiliar platform to join a group. There is a tutorial to guide them through this process, so I will email it to you. The link NJ pointed out may only work if you switch the setting to "publically viewable". However, I am not quite sure what that means, so I have steered clear of it for now.

30 March 2011, 12:55

Hi Dan,

I just read the emails last week regarding the group link. For some reason, the link in the email you received was not the correct link. The link is: https://eportfolio.pace.edu/group/view.php?id=112 (trust me, this link works). You can email this link to anyone, and it will direct them to your course group. If it doesn't work, please let me know.

23 March 2011, 11:56

Hi there,

Your groups appear on your profile page by default. If your students are having trouble locating your group, they can look for on your profile page, under 'Prof. Daniel Molina's Groups'. Also, you can certainly email your students the URL of your group (in this case, the URL is https://eportfolio.pace.edu/group/view.php?id=112). If they are not currently a member of the group, they will a link that says "Request to Join Group".